The extremely positive and productive — and calm — visit of Germany’s new Chancellor Friedrich Merz with President Donald Trump received relatively little media emphasis.

With New START set to expire in February, and U.S. policymakers facing pressure to avoid exceeding treaty limits by uploading new warheads, a new nuclear deal is critical. However, policymakers should not rush to meet Putin’s eagerness for a deal without thoroughly questioning his motives. 

Instead of exalting victimhood, we could champion resilience, agency and gratitude. We could honor past struggles while embracing present freedoms. In doing so, we might discover that victory — over adversity, over our limitations — carries far greater virtue than victimhood ever could.

Enforcement of a proficiency requirement to curb capacity will come back to bite the industry when demand inevitably rebounds.

The U.S. House of Representatives’ recent passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) marks a big step toward rolling back discriminatory regulations that stifle higher education competition and student choice, especially for military and veteran students.

According to the Israel Defense Forces, Israel deployed approximately 200 fighter jets in a major aerial operation, striking more than 100 targets across Iran.

The U.S. can neither ignore nor change nemawashi, but it can mitigate its negative effects on operational timelines through preparation and adroit diplomacy.  

The U.N. must vet corrupt corporations involved in their initiatives.

Now Trump needs to take the next step and agree to withdraw the remaining 1,500 or so U.S. troops still in Syria. This will encourage regional cooperation and allow the U.S. to pivot to more pressing global challenges.

The new Memorandum of Understanding between DOD and VA is a missed opportunity that fails to mention support for veterans to connect with family-sustaining civilian jobs.