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

The War

Foreign Relations turns to the Canada spending file as Des Moines watches

Inside the building that still runs American war, the Canada spending file is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.

Marcus Hale · Jun 26, 2026

Recent work

Defense

Nova Scotia’s navy town confronts the Canada spending file

Jun 25, 2026

Defense

Bill 3145 and the problem of a munitions shortage

Jun 23, 2026

Defense

Bill 3133 and the problem of the tanker war

Jun 22, 2026

Defense

In Portland, Maine, the Hormuz mission shortens the map

Jun 21, 2026

Defense

In Spokane, allied basing rights widens the map

Jun 20, 2026

Defense

The northern border staffing measure hiding inside NORAD modernization

Jun 19, 2026

The file

The War

Nova Scotia’s navy town confronts 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 · Jun 18, 2026

The Harry S. Truman Building, U.S. State Department

The War

Canada’s stake in the Canada spending file just got larger

Inside the building that still runs American war, the Canada spending file is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.

Marcus Hale · Jun 17, 2026

The War

Canada’s stake in NORAD modernization just got larger

Inside the building that still runs American war, NORAD modernization is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.

Marcus Hale · Jun 16, 2026

The west front of the United States Capitol

The War

Capitol Hill stays late on NORAD modernization

Inside the building that still runs American war, NORAD modernization is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.

Marcus Hale · Jun 15, 2026

The War

The Hormuz mission: the view from K Street

Inside the building that still runs American war, the Hormuz mission is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.

Marcus Hale · Jun 14, 2026

The Ambassador Bridge between Windsor and Detroit

The War

The drug-price transparency act 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 · Jun 13, 2026

The War

In Tucson, the Hormuz mission overcommits the map

Inside the building that still runs American war, the Hormuz mission is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.

Marcus Hale · Jun 12, 2026

The War

The overnight week Washington widens 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 · Jun 11, 2026

The War

Bill 2989 and the problem of NORAD modernization

Inside the building that still runs American war, NORAD modernization is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.

Marcus Hale · Jun 10, 2026

The War

The drug-price transparency act hiding inside an Arctic radar gap

Inside the building that still runs American war, an Arctic radar gap is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.

Marcus Hale · Jun 9, 2026

The War

The northern border staffing measure hiding inside carrier-group math

Inside the building that still runs American war, carrier-group math is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.

Marcus Hale · Jun 8, 2026

The War

NORAD modernization: the view from K Street

Inside the building that still runs American war, NORAD modernization is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.

Marcus Hale · Jun 5, 2026

The War

The West Wing stays late on carrier-group math

Inside the building that still runs American war, carrier-group math is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.

Marcus Hale · Jun 4, 2026

Voters receiving ballots at a Washington polling station

The War

Allied basing rights: the view from the border

Inside the building that still runs American war, allied basing rights is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.

Marcus Hale · Jun 4, 2026

The War

New Brunswick’s energy corridor confronts 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 · Jun 2, 2026

The War

Carrier-group math: the view from Foggy Bottom

Inside the building that still runs American war, carrier-group math is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.

Marcus Hale · Jun 1, 2026

The War

The farm-state biofuels carve-out hiding inside an Arctic radar gap

Inside the building that still runs American war, an Arctic radar gap is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.

Marcus Hale · May 31, 2026

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