A new Pentagon assessment of the human costs of the nation’s post-9/11 wars shows mental casualties growing far more rapidly than any kind of physical wound
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Caroline Kennedy May Be the Latest Presidential Kid to Turn Diplomat
The daughter of former President John F. Kennedy has been rumored to be Obama’s next ambassador to Japan. If she gets the job, she will join John Quincy Adams, Robert Todd Lincoln and other presidential children who had served as diplomat
The Boston Bombings: Peculiar Benefits of the 9/11 Wars
Dealing with stray IEDs at home will never be easy. But, in a strange way, having those skilled in handling such horrors far from home can help those caught in their crossfire here at home fare better…
From Jerusalem to Boston: Learning to Live With the Threat of Urban Violence
The Daily Worry: how I learned to live with bombs in Turkey and Israel
U.S. Defense Cuts Lead to First Drop in Global Arms Spending in 15 Years
A new report says the world spent $1.75 trillion on military spending last year, and the gap between the U.S. and the rest of the world is narrowing.
Republicans Fear Clinton in 2016
Republican leaders plotted their party’s political comeback on Thursday with plans to court minority voters and modernize their political operations. But some wondered if one person could make it all for naught: Hillary Clinton.
Why the North Korean Crisis Demands a New Diplomatic Approach
Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Seoul as evidence is found of North Korea’s nuclear capability
The Pentagon’s 2014 Budget: The Joint Chiefs of Chaff
The Joint Chiefs hope that a budget deal will be struck that will give them the $526.6 billion they asked for Wednesday, and not the roughly $475 billion they’re slated to get.
Take Cover! It’s NoKo New Year
North Korea’s cult of personality explains the latest provocations from Pyongyang
10 Years After the Fall of Baghdad: A Cautionary Tale
TIME International Editor Bobby Ghosh recalls a harrowing experience in Saddam Hussein’s occupied palace. Ghosh was TIME’s Baghdad bureau chief from 2006-2011.
Pentagon Budget Day: President’s Chopper
The Pentagon rolls out its 2014 fiscal budget today. All eyes should be on what happens to the President’s Marine One.
Kerry’s Asian Crash Course
Amid North Korea’s threats of war, Secretary of State John Kerry is making his first trip to Asia, a place his is less familiar with than Europe or the Middle East.
Clinton Insiders: Hillary Needs $100 Million
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will need to raise $100 million over the next 20 months if she hopes to clear the field of serious Democratic challengers