July 8, 2026 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

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Pentagon Promotes a Revamped Monroe Doctrine in Latin America

On July 8, 2026, in Cusco, Peru, Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby told the Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas that the administration is pursuing a revamped Monroe Doctrine — informally dubbed the...

July 1, 2025 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

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Pentagon Halts Patriot Missiles and Artillery for Ukraine, Then Trump Reverses It a Week Later

On July 1, 2025, the Pentagon paused deliveries of some already-approved munitions to Ukraine, including Patriot air-defense interceptors, precision artillery rounds and missiles for Ukraine's F-16s. Reporting attributed...