It's unpopular at home and abroad, and regional politics don't favor it. But we should take neocons like Bolton at their word.
Regions / Iran
The forever war in the Middle East is far from over.
To keep U.S. troops in Syria now implies a forever war, with no realistic ending imaginable, and no authorization from Congress.
Americans — including those in the White House — know little about Iran and its history with the United States. A new book wants to change that.
Despite the bloody headlines, a slow-motion alignment of interests could mean peace in Afghanistan — if the Trump administration cooperates.
A bloody siege looms over Idlib, the U.S. is digging into the east, and conflict between Iran and Israel may put Syria in the crosshairs.
Trump's bullying worked with Canada, has half-worked with Iran and North Korea, but has had nothing but malign impact on Israeli-Palestinian relations.
Alliances and rivalries are reshuffling as Asian countries try to make sense of the Trump administration's belligerent and erratic foreign policy.
The media treated Trump's petty snub of John McCain as a bigger controversy than the $717 billion Pentagon bill named for the Arizona senator.
Division in the ranks of the conservative movement is a critical sign that a war with Iran isn't inevitable.