Commentary / World Feb 24, 2021
Keeping troops in Afghanistan makes America safer
The case for maintaining a small yet strong military presence in Afghanistan is sound, if not popular.
Commentary / World Feb 5, 2021
Trump got a space force. Biden should get a cyber force.
To use a military analogy, the initial attack on SolarWinds was a carpet-bombing, which had immediate (if undetected) effects across the entire field of battle.
Commentary / World Jan 10, 2021
Five books that explain the world
To comprehend Russia, including the mindset of Vladimir Putin, I’ve found more illumination in Pushkin, Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy and above all Gogol than in most CIA reports.
Commentary / World Oct 4, 2020
War in the Caucasus will spread to Russia and Turkey
What is particularly dangerous in this latest flare-up is that Moscow and Ankara are strongly backing different horses.
Commentary / World Sep 27, 2020
Selling advanced fighter jets to the UAE is all about Israel
The problem with providing the F-35 to Arab states is it might erode Israel’s QME, a U.S. assurance that it will not sell its most advanced arms to Israel’s opponents.
Commentary / World Sep 10, 2020
Trump’s ‘ending’ the Iraq war is a gift to Iran
Possible bite. While there is certainly justifiable "Middle East fatigue” in the U.S. today, now is not to time to withdraw.
Commentary / World Aug 19, 2020
Military reasons to celebrate the Israel-UAE deal
This could be the first step toward a strategic coalition to check aggression from Iran.
Commentary / World Aug 3, 2020
Can the U.S. and China cooperate? Sure.
There are several areas where both nations’ interests align, including climate change and, believe it or not, the Arctic.
Commentary / World Jul 22, 2020
Where there’s smoke, the U.S. Navy’s on fire
The inferno on the USS Bonhomme Richard caps off a dismal run for the service.
Commentary / World Jul 19, 2020
Six ways the U.S. isn't ready for wars of the future
The new ABCs of combat: autonomy, biotech and cyber.