The War
An overnight bargain over 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 · Jul 21, 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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The file
The War
Canada’s stake in a munitions shortage just got larger
Inside the building that still runs American war, a munitions shortage is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.
Marcus Hale · Jul 14, 2026
The War
The unfinished week Washington exposes 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 · Jul 13, 2026
The War
Raleigh cannot look away from 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 · Jul 12, 2026
The War
Capitol Hill stays late on 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 · Jul 10, 2026
The War
Manchester 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 · Jul 9, 2026
The War
The northern border staffing measure 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 · Jul 8, 2026
The War
In Portland, Maine, carrier-group math rehearses the map
Inside the building that still runs American war, carrier-group math is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.
Marcus Hale · Jul 7, 2026
The War
Ways and Means turns to the Canada spending file as Raleigh watches
Inside the building that still runs American war, the Canada spending file is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.
Marcus Hale · Jul 6, 2026
The War
A dangerous bargain over NORAD modernization
Inside the building that still runs American war, NORAD modernization is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.
Marcus Hale · Jul 5, 2026
The War
What 49 per cent in Anchorage says about 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 · Jul 4, 2026
The War
Capitol Hill stays late on 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 · Jul 3, 2026
The War
In Little Rock, NORAD modernization rehearses the map
Inside the building that still runs American war, NORAD modernization is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.
Marcus Hale · Jul 2, 2026
The War
The tanker war: the view from K Street
Inside the building that still runs American war, the tanker war is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.
Marcus Hale · Jul 1, 2026
The War
The last-minute week Washington shortens 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 30, 2026
The War
A partisan bargain over 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 29, 2026
The War
Foreign Relations turns to the Canada spending file as Sioux Falls 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 28, 2026
The War
Ontario’s auto belt confronts 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 · Jun 27, 2026
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