USA TODAY interviewed experts about what is happening in the world, and how it should be described. Here’s what they said.

Dan Caldwell is a former senior adviser at the Defense Department and a veteran of the Iraq War. Jennifer Kavanagh is a ...

On June 19, false reports of an Israeli strike on Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant sparked alarm across the Gulf. Though denied ...

Get ready to head back to the Persian Gulf War, as one of the most underrated war films of the 21st century has found a new ...

Desert Storm is an interesting chapter of U.S. military history that doesn't get a lot of attention.On the Price of Freedom, a solider who was there shares how ...

Inspired by the Gulf War, A Sivathanu Pillai envisioned a supersonic cruise missile for India, consulting with Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam and seeking Russian collaboration. This led to a partnership with NPO ...

"The Iranian strike on the American base in Qatar demonstrated how beholden the Gulf Arabs are to the United States." ...

The fall of the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has opened a window for wealthy Gulf countries to expand their influence as ...

Iranian attack on US base in Qatar reminded the Gulf nations of how dependent they were on the US safety net and shattered ...

The countries have long worried about being sucked into regional war as they juggle relations with Washington, their security ...

For the first time in a generation, Arab rulers got to see how Israel fared in a conventional conflict. Now, their leverage ...

Overhanging the 1991 debate was the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which formed the base rationale for U.S. involvement in ...