How Trump’s attack on Iran risks dragging US into Middle East ‘quagmire’ as.ft.com/r/52b183ff-d...

US intelligence analysts view the size of Iran’s highly enriched uranium stockpile as the key indicator for how close Iran is to a nuclear Trump said the war was necessary to ensure Iran never gets a nuclear weapon. So why doesn’t Trump have a plan to retrieve it? as.ft.com/r/480a3bb0-a...

Donald Trump struggles to explain why he launched another Middle Eastern war as.ft.com/r/fa7460b4-0...

‘Crisis of his own making’: Donald Trump weighs another war with Iran as.ft.com/r/95e807c3-e...

Trump’s inaugural Board of Peace mtg was emblematic of the new world order that he has sought to cultivate, in which peace, trade, $$ are all intertwined. He emphasised the benefits of being in his favour, the power of his office & the risks of ignoring his threats as.ft.com/r/cfa6609b-5...

Marco Rubio skips Ukraine meeting with European leaders - in move that one official calls “insane” story from Munich with @hauslohner.bsky.social as.ft.com/r/0b367f9b-4...

Marco Rubio, Trump’s diplomat www.ft.com/content/c33b... with James Politi & Amy Mackinnon

Rubio skips Ukraine meeting with European leaders in Munich with @henryjfoy.ft.com as.ft.com/r/2892678d-f...

What are Donald Trump’s options in Iran? From me and Steff Chavez www.ft.com/content/6979...

“There are few channels to the throne. But having to deal with a state where personal linkages matter more than anything is not unfamiliar to many in our region.” www.ft.com/content/05bd... The Trump back channel: how diplomacy works in Washington

on.ft.com/4qWgzNQ “There seems to be some . . . conviction that regional peace equates to having diplomatic relations with Israel.” The split screen narrative on how to get to peace, as Trump pushes to expand Abraham Accords and Arab countries balk via @FT

SCOOP: Saudi Arabia in talks for US defence pact t.co/BnH9qCaETo

NEW: Will Donald Trump follow through on his plan for Gaza? via @FT t.co/er16dlZ3wH

In @financialtimes.com today, Andrew England & I take a look at the next critical step of Trump’s Gaza plan, which hinges on a security force that is yet to take shape. on.ft.com/4qlsmFs

Hamas has agreed to some main components of Trump's Gaza peace plan, wants to continue to negotiate others on.ft.com/4nXOl2Z

Our profile of Mike Huckabee: www.ft.com/content/a7a2...

Belatedly sharing some stories from the past week: on.ft.com/3KioggE

Trump envoy Boulos says deal to break Sudan siege imminent— A UN investigation this month concluded that both Sudan’s military government and the RSF had perpetrated war crimes and… www.ft.com/content/1c4a... @hauslohner.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Netanyahu vows to prevent Palestinian state in UN address—Israel’s increasingly isolated prime minister, speaking ahead of a meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington… www.ft.com/content/fe6d... @hauslohner.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Personal news! www.linkedin.com/posts/abigai...

Hegseth, Democrats accuse the other of politicizing military www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Trump’s top general contradicts his assessment of Putin, L.A. unrest www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Veterans recoil at Trump plan to end Afghans’ deportation protection - from me and Emily Wax www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

In pro-military Nebraska, a lawmaker’s stand over Hegseth tests the GOP www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Trump is taking credit for Middle East deals that predate his presidency www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Democrats eager to grill Waltz during confirmation hearing for U.N. post www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Trump weighs U.S. troop drawdown in Syria as allies boost new government www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

DOGE fires nearly all staff at U.S. Institute of Peace headquarters www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

In Trump’s GOP, a twist on Reagan’s ‘peace through strength’ www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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GOP lawmakers scramble to protect foreign aid as food relief languishes www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

Republicans learn to adapt to Trump’s blizzard of foreign policy ideas www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Tulsi Gabbard passes Senate committee vote, paving way to DNI confirmation www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, has passed a key procedural vote by the Senate Intelligence Committee. Next she heads to the Senate floor for a full confirmation vote

GOP fails, for now, in bid to sanction International Criminal Court www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Congress moves to sanction #ICC in retaliation for Israel arrest warrants, as top European allies warn the move will “cripple” the world’s preeminent international court, enable war criminals to act with impunity, and degrade the West’s moral authority. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...