

No matter how much fatigue politicians may have with the region, or how urgent it is to focus on a rising China, U.S. forces should remain in the Middle ...

The Problem with Our Afghanistan Plan
A troop drawdown along an arbitrary timeline wouldn’t end the war so much as lay the groundwork for a new one.

Defense Department Budget: Trump Bump or Reagan Rebuild?
Arbitrary cuts harm national security and fail to force reform at the Pentagon.

The Myth of the U.S. Military ‘Readiness Myth’
David Petraeus and Michael O’Hanlon are perpetuating the myth that the U.S. military’s readiness problems do not pose a serious risk.

Cruz, Rubio, and National Security
Ramesh Ponnuru believes Marco Rubio is falsely portraying Ted Cruz’s record on national security. Who’s right?

Jeb Bush Has a Long Way to Go on His Foreign-Policy Pitch
Jeb Bush’s first foray into foreign policy as a presidential hopeful grabbed headlines for the way he handled the legacy of his father’s and his brother’s foreign policy. Speaking to ...

Why We Like Ike
In a recent column, Commentary’s Seth Mandel contends that Dwight Eisenhower was no great model for conservatives — that, in fact, his foreign policy was “muddled, improvised, confused, and often ...

Toward a Reform-Conservative Foreign Policy
During the Obama era, a number of center-right thinkers including Yuval Levin, Ross Douthat, and Ramesh Ponnuru have worked to develop and articulate a “reform conservatism” capable of addressing pressing ...

Rebuilding Our Military Strength
This month’s election results represent the first time in four years that the political stars might be aligned for defense hawks. Republicans won big in 2010, but that election proved ...
Rubio’s Defense Speech: Fearless, Informed, and Refreshing
Fearless. That’s the word to describe what you saw if you had a chance to watch Senator Marco Rubio deliver a major national security speech this week. Fearless in the national-security ...