North Korea

February 24, 2026 | Andrea Stricker |

Countering Iran’s Covert Chemical Weapons Program

February 19, 2026 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, John Hardie, Ivana Stradner, Peter Doran, Joe Dougherty

Marking Four Years of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

February 13, 2026 | Bradley Bowman, LTG (Ret.) H.R. McMaster

Allies, Adversaries, and the Axis

February 11, 2026 | Clifford D. May |

A few words of advice on Iran and Gaza    

From Cato the Elder, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Machiavelli

February 4, 2026 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery |

Investing 5% in Defense and Commitment to the U.S. Partnership

February 4, 2026 | Clifford D. May |

The battered Western alliance    

Repairing it is essential if we’re to win the current cold war

January 29, 2026 | Bradley Bowman, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

What Trump’s National Defense Strategy Gets Right — and Wrong

The Trump administration quietly released its 2026 National Defense Strategy on Friday evening as the largest storm in years barreled down on much of the United States. Much like the snow that...

January 28, 2026 | Simone Weichselbaum |

Qatar Is Pushing for ‘Social Justice’ Lessons and Arabic Classes in US K-12 Schools

Federal legislation is needed to expose this influence operation

January 14, 2026 | Matt Pottinger |

Winning the AI Arms Race Against the Chinese Communist Party

January 8, 2026 | Maria Riofrio, Max Lesser

Russia Recruits Young Migrant Women from Latin America to Build Iranian Drones

January 6, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

U.S. Sees Korea as Potential Key To Supporting Taiwan

It looks like the United States Forces Korea (USFK) are getting a new mission without being relieved of any of their old responsibilities. On January 4, Nikkei Asia reported comments by the USFK commander...

January 5, 2026 | Jim Langevin, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

Time to restore America’s cyberspace security system

China’s campaign to break into our critical infrastructure and federal government networks is persistent and growing. Beijing is stealing information while also planting tools and maintaining access...

December 24, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

All about Trump’s revised National Security Strategy

The good, the bad, and the conspicuously absent

December 19, 2025 | Bradley Bowman |

Beyond the U.S.-Israel MOU: The Case for a Strategic Partnership Agreement

In one’s personal life and in the life of a nation, it is good to have friends. It is even better to have capable and motivated friends, especially when one confronts increasingly formidable enemies...

December 12, 2025 | Cameron McMillan, Bradley Bowman

On Europe, the Trump administration is out of step with Congress, Americans

Most recognize Russia as an antagonist that must be opposed—with force, if necessary.

December 4, 2025 | Andrea Stricker |

U.S. Approval for South Korean Enrichment of Uranium Would Be a Serious Mistake

South Korea may soon have uranium enrichment technology. “We agreed to a 50-50 joint venture,” South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said, disclosing that when President Donald Trump visited South Korea...

November 26, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

Fixing Putin’s plan

Helping make Russia great again is not in America’s interest

November 19, 2025 | Clifford D. May

New York, New York, it’s a socialist town

Mamdani’s up and the centrists are down

November 18, 2025 | John Hardie, Mathew Ha

North Korean workers to make Russian drones, Ukrainian intel says

In addition to supplying munitions and troops to aid Russia’s war effort, North Korea is now providing thousands of workers to help Russia produce long-range one-way attack drones, Ukrainian military...

November 18, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Craig Singleton, Leah Siskind

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