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SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Why James Mattis Deserves Praise, Not Scorn
James Mattis is promoting his new book, and he is satisfying nobody. This is a terrible reflection on…
AUGUST 27, 2019
Military Action Against Venezuela? It’s Harder Than Trump Thinks.
Lindsey Graham has proposed a military bluff against Venezuela. The problem is that Venezuela will call it. Over the weekend,…
AUGUST 26, 2019
Trump Is a Terrible Commander in Chief for a Trade War
It’s reasonable to put pressure on China for its revisionist behavior. But the president is not getting anything right.
AUGUST 25, 2019
Today marks the first anniversary of the passing of John McCain. By the virtue of going to college in Arizona,…
AUGUST 16, 2019
The Taliban Is Getting Sick of #Winning
Whatever else you think of him, Donald Trump’s great strength was supposed to be dealmaking. His administration is nearing a…
AUGUST 11, 2019
The Case for Returning the National Security Council to Its Original Role
John Gans’s new book, White House Warriors, argues that the NSC is in desperate need of reform.
AUGUST 8, 2019
Trump Is Politicizing the Military, Too
Last week, President Trump tweeted that he had ordered Secretary Richard Spencer (no, not that Richard Spencer) and Admiral…
AUGUST 6, 2019
Elizabeth Warren’s Nuclear Policy Would Make the World More Dangerous
During her time on the Detroit debate stage, Elizabeth Warren pledged that her administration would adopt a no-first-use (NFU) policy…
JULY 26, 2019
America’s Dangerous Love Affair With Sanctions
Dinging other countries economically can be a good way of dealing with adversaries in the short-term. Over the long haul? Not so much.
JULY 24, 2019
No, Trump Could Not “Wipe Afghanistan off the Face of the Earth”
On Monday, President Trump said, “I have plans on Afghanistan that if I wanted to win that war, Afghanistan would…
JULY 10, 2019
JUNE 21, 2019
The Iran Crisis Demands a Coherent Response
It’s dangerous for the U.S. not to respond. It’s even more dangerous to have an incoherent strategy.
