NATO chief’s playbook with Trump: Show him the money Politico | Defense By: By Paul McLeary and Jack Detsch 26 June 2026 at 17:00 Mark Rutte's visit to Washington foreshadows the upcoming alliance summit, which will likely try to paper over U.S. antagonisms. © Jacquelyn Martin/AP
Pentagon officials stunned by Hegseth decision on troops in Poland Politico | Defense By: By Paul McLeary and Jack Detsch 15 May 2026 at 05:05 It wasn’t clear why the Defense secretary issued the order not to send troops on a routine mission to a country the administration refers to as a “model ally.” 💾© Sean Gallup/Getty Images
Hegseth says battle for Hormuz is ‘separate and distinct' from the Iran war Politico | Defense By: By Paul McLeary and Jack Detsch 5 May 2026 at 22:41 The Defense secretary distanced Project Freedom, the latest effort to reopen the strait, from the rest of the Iran war. © Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP
‘Seems like losing’: What the US hasn’t won in Iran Politico | Defense By: By Paul McLeary and Jack Detsch 9 April 2026 at 06:07 As negotiations begin this weekend in Pakistan, the war has reaffirmed Iran’s regional significance. © Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP
Hegseth gutted offices that would have probed Iran school strike Politico | Defense By: By Paul McLeary and Jack Detsch 11 March 2026 at 06:19 The number of Pentagon employees who focus on mitigating civilian casualties has dropped from 200 people to less than 40. © Amirhossein Khorgooei/ISNA via AP
‘Old wine in a new bottle’: Greenland negotiations resemble an earlier deal Politico | Defense By: By Paul McLeary and Jack Detsch 23 January 2026 at 07:29 A 1951 treaty between the U.S. and Denmark already covers much of what a potential agreement on the island would include. © Jim Watson/AP
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