Harry S. Truman

Kicking and Screaming Against America and Israel

REVIEW: ‘Kicking the Hornet’s Nest: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East from Truman to Trump’ by Daniel E. Zoughbie

The Big Question: Will American Airpower Crush the Houthis?

On March 15, the US began a campaign of airstrikes against the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen. US Central Command said it had “initiated a  series of operations consisting of precision strikes...

US continues operations against the Houthis

US Central Command (CENTCOM) has continued its large-scale operation against the Houthis in Yemen, initially launched on March 15. ...

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...

Examining the Office of Insular Affairs’ Role in Fostering Prosperity in the Pacific Territories and Addressing External Threats to Peace and Security

Israel and the US know that only sustained bombing will stamp out the Houthis’ threat

The Houthis now pose as the proverbial ‘last man standing’ in the Iranian axis

America cannot ignore the Middle East

Despite calls to refocus American grand strategy towards Europe and Asia, events in Israel show that the United States cannot abandon its commitments in the Middle East.

Cloak and Swagger

REVIEW: ‘Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West’ by Calder Walton

‘PRC’s political warfare is total war without fighting major kinetic wars’

Kerry Gershaneck, a former US Marine officer and a university professor, speaks to The Sunday Guardian.

NATO’s problem child

Turkey threatens to blackball Sweden and Finland

Flawed assumptions led to tragic outcomes in Afghanistan

Many Afghanistan post-mortems will be written. All will identify many problems. But two major flaws in U.S. policy are readily apparent and warrant immediate attention. Although it is too soon to draw definitive...

Biden Revives the Truman Doctrine

His call to wage a global war for freedom echoes the dawn of the Cold War.

The world order is being hijacked

Despots now call the shots at the U.N. and other international organizations

It’s time for a third special operations revolution

The Senate Armed Service Committee report on the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) expresses the committee’s persistent concern with U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) and the need for...

Study war some more

World War II and the Cold War carry useful lessons

Countering China Is for the BIRDs

In 1950, as Cold War tensions were on the rise, President Harry Truman asked allies to stand and be counted. Israel reflexively stepped up and backed the president who bravely supported the creation of...

U.S. Carrier Strike Group Transits Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. Navy’s Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) transited through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, entering the Persian Gulf following months of Iranian attacks in the area. The high-profile...

Did German bank close account of Israeli news website due to antisemitism?

In a telephone conversation with Deutsche Bank, the bank told 'Israel Heute' that "it did not have to justify the decision and therefore would not say anything more."

Lessons for the Cyber Battlefield from the Early Nuclear Era’s Single Integrated Operating Plan

Standing With Saudi Arabia

How President Donald Trump has been forthright about the actual drivers of American policy in the Middle East