America Pours Billions Into the Military. We Don’t Know Where It All Goes. NYT | Opinion By: The Editorial Board 10 December 2025 at 18:02 Wasteful spending and byzantine regulations keep the U.S. military stuck in a failing status quo.
China and Japan, With Trump in the Middle, Are in a Showdown NYT | China By: Keith Bradsher and River Akira Davis 26 November 2025 at 01:38 With Japan’s new leader refusing to back down from China’s show of force and claims on Taiwan, Xi Jinping picks up the phone to try to pry the U.S.-Japan alliance apart.