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A Culture of Silence: The Real Crisis Behind the Army Secretary’s Exit

Dan Driscoll just resigned as Army Secretary after eighteen months — the shortest tenure in the role's modern history. That alone is a story. But he's the latest name on

Iran Has Put America in a No-Win Scenario | Robert Pape

Six months into the Iran war, the exchange of fire over the Strait of Hormuz just restarted. Professor Robert Pape returns to break down why the U.S. strike on Larak Isla

The 82nd Airborne Just Revealed How Long This War Could Last

We're Not Leaving: What the 82nd Airborne's Year-Long Extension Tells Us About the Iran War The 82nd Airborne Division exists to deploy anywhere in the world within 18 h

Trump's Trade War Could Starve His Own War Machine

Trump just invoked a Depression-era tariff statute that's never been used at this scale — against the one G7 ally that's a sole-source supplier for the U.S. Army's artill

Trump’s Economic D-Day Will Backfire | Robert Pape

The ceasefire MOU with Iran has expired, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has launched what he's calling an "economic D-Day" — the same day Iran's new National Securi

Washington Is Watching. Iran Is Moving. | Robert Pape

Iran has moved from survival to ambition to hard power — and it's reshaping the balance of power in the Middle East while Washington stays on the sidelines. University o

"This Is Strategic Paralysis" | Robert Pape on the Power Vacuum in the Persian Gulf

This is the latest episode in The Escalation Trap, an ongoing series with Robert Pape of the University of Chicago tracking the war with Iran in real time — and the first

Former Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs: “The Colossus Is Awake”

America Can't Build Weapons Fast Enough | The Pentagon's Former Acting Chairman Explains Why Admiral Chris Grady (Ret.) spent over 40 years in the Navy, commanded at eve

You Can’t Bomb Iran Into Surrender | Robert Pape

This is the latest episode in The Escalation Trap, an ongoing series with Robert Pape of the University of Chicago tracking the war with Iran in real time. Pape recorded

This Should Be Illegal. It's Not

Cities and towns across America are signing non-disclosure agreements with corporations — and in some cases, officials aren't even allowed to tell the public an NDA exist

The War Is Spiraling | Robert Pape on Iran and the Escalation Trap

The war with Iran has entered what Robert Pape, Professor at the University of Chicago, calls the "spiral phase" — a dynamic that's both vertical, with harsher strikes on

"Iran's Supreme Leader Just Called for Attacks on Americans Worldwide" | Robert Pape

The war with Iran is back on, and according to Robert Pape, Professor at the University of Chicago, we are now knocking on the door of the most dangerous stage of the con

Joe Kent: 'Israel Drove This Decision, Not Us'

Joe Kent spent 21 years in Army Special Forces and the CIA before becoming President Trump's Director of the National Counterterrorism Center — then walked away from it,

Iran's Funeral Just Changed the War | Robert Pape's Warning to Washington

Just days after President Trump's Fourth of July weekend, Iran held a massive funeral for its slain leadership — and millions turned out. In this week's installment of ou

Iran Is Not Deterred | Robert Pape on the Escalation Trap

This is the latest episode in The Escalation Trap, an ongoing series with Robert Pape of the University of Chicago tracking the war involving the United States, Israel, a

The Future of PTSD Treatment Is Already Here. Why Can’t Veterans Access It?

In the final episode of our PTSD series, Scott speaks with Dr. Jessica Maples Keller of Emory University about the future of psychedelic-assisted therapy for PTSD.Emory h

The Deal Is Signed. The War Isn’t Over. | Robert Pape on Iran

This is the latest episode in The Escalation Trap, an ongoing series with Robert Pape of the University of Chicago tracking the war with Iran in real time. The U.S. and

Why Veterans Are Going Overseas for Psychedelics | PTSD Part 2

Why Veterans Are Going Overseas for Psychedelics In part two of our PTSD series, Scott speaks with Jesse Gould, founder of the Heroic Hearts Project and a former Army Ra

A Deal Doesn’t End This War | Robert Pape on Iran

This is the latest episode in The Escalation Trap, an ongoing series with Robert Pape of the University of Chicago tracking the war with Iran in real time. Reports sugge

Surviving War Was Only the Beginning | PTSD Part 1

Surviving war is only the beginning for many veterans. In Part 1 of this series on post-traumatic stress disorder, At the Water’s Edge examines what PTSD is, why it is s