SecurityCommentary
A Memorial Day Reminder From Iraq
ERBIL, Iraq—A quick story about the meaning of Memorial Day from the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. On my way to dinner, I hailed one of… Read More
SecurityCommentary
ERBIL, Iraq—A quick story about the meaning of Memorial Day from the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. On my way to dinner, I hailed one of… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The House Appropriations defense subcommittee has slashed the Pentagon’s reprogramming authority by 75% in the approved defense appropriations bill reported out on May 15. The… Read More
SecurityCommentary
House appropriators have now released their budget top lines for every government agency, and their number for the Department of Defense shows they acknowledge the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan to be the secretary of defense—and none too soon. Shanahan has been the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
America lost one of its greatest national security assets with the passing last month of Andrew W. Marshall. He was an American foreign policy strategist,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
I had the privilege of serving in the United States Army for 36 years, retiring in 2016 as a lieutenant general (a three-star). I was… Read More
LawCommentary
It’s important that we get military sexual assault policy correct for the sake of justice and efficacy of the armed forces. The role of commanders… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Pentagon commemorated the 36th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative in dramatic fashion March 25 by reaching a new technological milestone. The… Read More
SecurityFeature
How did an Iraqi interpreter for the U.S. military get the code name Johnny Walker? Walker, who became a U.S. citizen last week, worked with… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Monday was National Medal of Honor Day, and on Wednesday, another gallant American will be awarded the nation’s highest military commendation. Americans should be grateful… Read More