Background Briefing

William Arkin / Halie Soifer / Johnathan Buma

The Pentagon’s Slow Learning Curve on Asymmetrical Warfare, Which Ukraine’s Attacks on Russian Bombers and the Kerch Bridge Just Demonstrated
The Latest Attacks on Jewish Americans As Our President, who Weaponizes Antisemitism, Continues to Signal his Antisemitic Leanings
A Former FBI Counterintelligence Whistleblower on the Wrecking of the FBI by Patel and Bongino


Background Briefing

Alexander Motyl / Asher Kaufman / Patrick Bond

Trump’s Deference to Putin and His Unwillingness to Press For a Ceasefire and Sanction Russia Stuns European Leaders
As the UK, France, and Canada Condemn Israel’s Gaza Offensive and the Starving of Children, Trump Does Not Come To Netanyahu’s Defense
A South African Perspective on Trump’s Welcoming of Its White “Refugees”