SecurityCommentary
We Shouldn’t Be So Worried About Killer Robots
Intelligence failure—it’s one of the most common mistakes in war. And recently we learned that it led to the deaths of two Western hostages—one American,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How the Next President Can Improve Politician-Military Relations
Relations among political leaders, civilian agencies and the military blow hot and cold. At this point, things are rather chilly. For more effective coordination between… Read More
SecurityNews
Remembering the Vietnam War, 42 Years After US Troops Withdrew
On this day, in 1973, the last of the U.S. troops withdrew from South Vietnam. The eight-year war was over. Sort of. Two months earlier,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Bowe Bergdahl Charged: Where Do We Go From Here?
Yesterday, the Army announced its intention to charge Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy and has served him with those two… Read More
SecurityCommentary
On National Medal of Honor Day, Reflecting on Sacrifice and Selfless Service
Today we celebrate National Medal of Honor Day—a tribute to those “who distinguish themselves through conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How Serious Is ISIS Threat Against Military Families?
Our military and their families carry a heavy burden on behalf of all of us. That makes the threat against them by a shadowy outfit… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Military Exercises Do Not Violate Posse Comitatus Act
Recent reports that several of the U.S. military’s various Special Operations elements may be participating in exercises in areas that are not on existing military… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
The World Is Becoming More Dangerous. So Why Are We Letting Our Military Power Decline?
The world seems to be becoming more dangerous these days. Not so coincidentally, America’s military power continues to decline rapidly. Before considering how and why,… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Russia and China Aren’t Less Committed to Nuclear Force. So Why Are We?
As Russia and other nations around the world flex their “nuclear muscles,” when it comes to the United States, maintaining a credible nuclear force is… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Is Our Military Ready?
Most of us take it on faith that our military is the best in the world. But if asked to state in detail how ready… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
As US Grapples With Global Threats, This Is How We Should Approach National Security
In one of his first actions as secretary of defense, Ashton Carter met over the weekend with top U.S. officials to determine a path forward… Read More
SecurityNews
The History of Defense Spending in One Chart
Last week, President Obama outlined his budget proposal for fiscal year 2016. It includes an increase in defense spending over the next 10 years to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Obama’s National Security Strategy Favors Wishful Thinking Over Reality
Do more with less. That is the theme of the 2015 National Security Strategy President Obama released last Friday. The president’s vision for American diplomatic… Read More
SecurityNews
What You Need to Know About Obama’s War Authorization Against ISIS
President Obama is calling on Congress to pass a three-year authorization of war against ISIS, also known as the Islamic State or ISIL. The draft… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Not Much Security in Obama’s National Security Strategy
Today, the Obama Administration released its new National Security Strategy (NSS), replacing its predecessor that was issued in May 2010. As the top national-level document… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Ashton Carter Should Be Asked These Questions During His Hearing
On Wednesday, the Senate Armed Services Committee will consider the nomination of Ashton Carter to be America’s next defense secretary. Most analysts find Carter to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Annual Defense Spending Has Shrunk By 25% Since 2010. What Should the Defense Budget Be in 2016?
The White House is slated to release its budget request for fiscal year 2016 next Monday, ostensibly kicking off the budget season for Congress. This… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Early Indications Are Nothing Was Learned from Last Year’s Defense Budget Mistakes
Several days before the White House release of the fiscal year 2016 budget, the Pentagon leaked its budget request totaling $585 billion. The Department of… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Guantanamo Is Ours. Here’s Why We Should Keep It.
Cuban leader Raul Castro told delegates to the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States summit this Wednesday that normal bilateral relations between the United… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Are Bergdaghl Leakers Afraid White House Will Whitewash Desertion Case?
So what is going on with Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl investigation? And what role, if any, does the White House have in this potential criminal case?… Read More
SecurityCommentary
We Need to Debate What’s Right, Wrong with American Military Power
Post-mortems on “How We Lost Iraq and Afghanistan” seem to be proliferating—even though there’s a lot of “mors” still happening in those battlegrounds. Of course,… Read More
SecurityNews
Obama’s Support Among Military Hits Low Point
Military support for President Obama is at its lowest point since he took office. According to a new poll, since 2009, Obama has incurred a… Read More
SecurityNews
Does the White House ‘Micromanage’ the Military? Here’s What Gen. Martin Dempsey Thinks
On Fox News Sunday, Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey was asked if he agrees with the president’s recent statement that threat of… Read More
SocietyNews
Military Punishes Chaplain for Referring to the Bible in Suicide-Prevention Seminar
The Army has disciplined a military chaplain for making references to the Bible during a suicide-prevention seminar last month. A serviceman brought the Judeo-Christian religious… Read More
SecurityNews
Saluting 378 Years of Service: Photos of the National Guard in Action
On Dec. 13, 1636, a three-month-old regiment gathered for a first drill in Massachusetts. These citizens had organized themselves into military units responsible for the… Read More
SecurityFeature
21 Photos of Pearl Harbor and a Day That Will Live in Infamy
Seventy-three years ago today, on Dec. 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, an act that plunged… Read More
SecurityNews
Why John McCain Doubts Obama’s Pick for Defense Secretary Will Have Clout
President Obama’s nominee for secretary of defense will need to penetrate the White House’s tight inner circle of national security and foreign policy advisers to… Read More
SocietyNews
Where John McCain Stands on Thwarting Obama’s Amnesty
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., not only supports blocking President Obama’s executive actions on immigration but thinks Republicans could take him all the way to the… Read More
SecurityNews
Conservatives Train Fire on Government ‘Land Grab’ in Key Defense Bill
Parkland and wilderness provisions added to a defense policy measure have outraged friends of the military, who call the move both a “land grab” and a… Read More
SecurityNews
Army Veteran Explains Why He Called Out ‘Phony Soldier’ in Shopping Mall
In a crowded Pennsylvania shopping mall on Black Friday, an Army veteran spots a suspicious-looking man in uniform. “Where’d you get your three CIBs at?”… Read More
