Elbridge A. Colby

August 31, 2026 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Bradley Bowman

Germany is stepping up on defense — and Washington should celebrate

The Pentagon’s review of U.S. force posture in Europe has many NATO allies asking questions about the future of America’s military footprint on the continent, even as CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled...

August 28, 2026 | Ivana Stradner, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

Putin is testing NATO because he thinks the West will flinch

CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s visit to Moscow this week comes as U.S. intelligence warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin may be prepared to escalate against...

July 11, 2026 | Bradley Bowman |

Europe is stepping up to fortify NATO 3.0 — and we must do the same

The consequences of the NATO summit that concluded Wednesday in Ankara will be determined primarily by two questions: Will Europeans step up to honor their defense-spending commitments and carry more of...

March 11, 2025 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Our Foes Would Fill Doran’s Mideast Vacuum

Michael Doran might be jumping the gun in claiming that Donald Trump is channeling Ronald Reagan in the Middle East (Letters, March 10). We don’t know yet whether the president...

March 5, 2025 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Israel Can’t Substitute for the U.S. in the Middle East

The Jewish state can protect its neighborhood, but the Persian Gulf needs a superpower’s attention.

February 20, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Bradley Bowman, John Hardie, Joe Dougherty

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Three Years Later

September 12, 2024 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Bradley Bowman

Beijing Is Listening as Americans Threaten Taiwan

Threatening to abandon the island democracy undermines U.S. deterrence and increases the chance of Chinese aggression.

August 28, 2024 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Bradley Bowman

Can Taiwan Count on the U.S. if Trump Wins?

A disturbing diffidence from some experts in his orbit, who want Taipei to spend more on defense.

February 17, 2022 | Rep. Mike Gallagher |

Battle Force 2025

A Plan to Defend Taiwan Within the Decade

December 15, 2020 | Eric Sayers, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

Seizing the Advantage in the Asia-Pacific