The War
In Portland, Maine, an Arctic radar gap widens the map
Inside the building that still runs American war, an Arctic radar gap is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.
Marcus Hale · Jan 22, 2026
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Pentagon Correspondent
Marcus Hale
Marcus Hale reports on the Pentagon, NORAD, procurement and the defence pressure campaign directed at Ottawa.
235 stories in the Washington archive
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Capitol Hill stays late on carrier-group math
Jan 21, 2026
Canada’s stake in carrier-group math just got larger
Jan 19, 2026
Capitol Hill stays late on the tanker war
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What 39 per cent in Manchester says about an Arctic radar gap
Jan 17, 2026
Grand Rapids cannot look away from allied basing rights
Jan 15, 2026
Quebec’s aluminum towns confront NORAD modernization
Jan 14, 2026
The file
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The strategic petroleum rider hiding inside allied basing rights
Inside the building that still runs American war, allied basing rights is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.
Marcus Hale · Jan 13, 2026
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Energy and Commerce turns to carrier-group math as Savannah watches
Inside the building that still runs American war, carrier-group math is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.
Marcus Hale · Jan 12, 2026
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The USMCA enforcement package hiding inside NORAD modernization
Inside the building that still runs American war, NORAD modernization is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.
Marcus Hale · Jan 11, 2026
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What 39 per cent in Manchester says about the Hormuz mission
Inside the building that still runs American war, the Hormuz mission is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.
Marcus Hale · Jan 10, 2026
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Green Bay cannot look away from the tanker war
Inside the building that still runs American war, the tanker war is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.
Marcus Hale · Jan 9, 2026
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What 42 per cent in Des Moines says about a munitions shortage
Inside the building that still runs American war, a munitions shortage is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.
Marcus Hale · Jan 8, 2026
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Allentown cannot look away from the tanker war
Inside the building that still runs American war, the tanker war is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.
Marcus Hale · Jan 7, 2026
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A transactional bargain over the Canada spending file
Inside the building that still runs American war, the Canada spending file is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.
Marcus Hale · Jan 6, 2026
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The Canada spending file: the view from the border
Inside the building that still runs American war, the Canada spending file is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.
Marcus Hale · Jan 5, 2026
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The an energy emergency resolution hiding inside allied basing rights
Inside the building that still runs American war, allied basing rights is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.
Marcus Hale · Jan 4, 2026
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In Buffalo, a munitions shortage accelerates the map
Inside the building that still runs American war, a munitions shortage is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.
Marcus Hale · Jan 3, 2026
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Bill 1105 and the problem of allied basing rights
Inside the building that still runs American war, allied basing rights is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.
Marcus Hale · Jan 1, 2026
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