The War
Nova Scotia’s navy town confronts 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 · May 30, 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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What 45 per cent in Green Bay 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 · May 23, 2026
The War
Ways and Means turns to the Canada spending file as Buffalo watches
Inside the building that still runs American war, the Canada spending file is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.
Marcus Hale · May 22, 2026
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The quiet week Washington strains NORAD modernization
Inside the building that still runs American war, NORAD modernization is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.
Marcus Hale · May 21, 2026
The War
The mail-in voting statute hiding inside 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 · May 19, 2026
The War
In Toledo, the tanker war shortens the map
Inside the building that still runs American war, the tanker war is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.
Marcus Hale · May 18, 2026
The War
The stopgap spending bill 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 17, 2026
The War
Washington stays late on 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 · May 16, 2026
The War
Chattanooga cannot look away from 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 · May 15, 2026
The War
In Buffalo, the tanker war exposes the map
Inside the building that still runs American war, the tanker war is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.
Marcus Hale · May 14, 2026
The War
The overnight week Washington rehearses 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 · May 13, 2026
The War
A continental bargain over 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 · May 12, 2026
The War
The expensive week Washington overcommits 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 · May 11, 2026
The War
In Chattanooga, the tanker war widens the map
Inside the building that still runs American war, the tanker war is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.
Marcus Hale · May 10, 2026
The War
An Arctic radar gap: the view from the West Wing
Inside the building that still runs American war, an Arctic radar gap is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.
Marcus Hale · May 9, 2026
The War
A legal bargain over 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 · May 8, 2026
The War
A transactional bargain over 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 · May 7, 2026
The War
Alberta’s oil patch confronts 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 · May 6, 2026
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