With North Korea, ‘Maximum Pressure’ Should Mean Maximum Pressure
Trump should not give in to Kim Jong-un’s ultimatum.
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Mike Pompeo Is ‘Keenly Aware’ of the Threats Posed by China
In an interview, the secretary of state talks about Sunday’s elections in Hong Kong and Beijing’s worrisome campaign of regional aggression.
The U.S. Should Withdraw from the Treaty on Open Skies
The treaty costs us money that could better be spent on other aspects of national defense, and benefits us less than it benefits Russia.
Trump’s Approach to Iran Smartly Strikes a Difficult Balance
A policy of restraint backed by strength is better than either the passivity advocated by non-interventionists or the Obama administration’s weaker strategy.
Syria’s Chemical Weapons Show the Limits of Arms Control
Assad's use of chemical weapons shows that dogged devotion to the ‘give peace a chance’ slogan often leads to war and suffering.
The Left’s Blatant Hypocrisy on Russia and Iran
The pretense for leaking information about a late-December call between General Michael Flynn, then Donald Trump’s designee for national-security advisor, and Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak was that the call presented ...
Maintaining the U.S. Nuclear Deterrent
Our nuclear arsenal badly needs modernization, and President Obama has, however reluctantly, taken steps in that direction. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump oppose him.
After You, Mr. Putin
Less than three years after President Obama, Hillary Clinton, and others mocked Mitt Romney for calling Russia the greatest geostrategic threat facing the United States, U.S. and NATO leaders have ...
An Iron Dome for America?
The Israeli missile-defense system known as Iron Dome once again finds itself in the international spotlight, causing many Americans to wonder if the U.S. has anything comparable. Here are a ...