Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will travel to Europe on Tuesday for meetings with NATO leaders as Russia added more military forces around Ukraine’s border for an invasion that is expected any day. Austin will first meet with NATO defense ministers in Belgium, and then travel to Poland on the alliance’s eastern flank, where he will … Read more
Today marks a historic occasion in the UK’s history as it is two years since the country left the European Union. Following the vote on the matter in 2016, Britons voted by 52 percent to 48 percent to quit the bloc after four decades. But the UK never left the EU immediately. After years of … Read more
President Bush declares the end of major combat in Iraq as he speaks aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in May 2003. (Larry Downing / Reuters) EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com. Subscribe to The Nation Subscribe now for as … Read more