3 Things You Don’t Need Robert Gates’s Book to Know
Excerpts from a new tell-all book made quite a splash in Washington yesterday. Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates apparently blasts President Obama on foreign policy… Read More
Chuck Hagel’s Military Service – Is It the Game-Changer?
President Obama’s Chief of Staff Denis McDonough recently said of former-Senator Chuck Hagel (R–NE), “I think he’ll be a great Defense Secretary. This is a… Read More
Washington in a Flash: Changing of the Guard at Pentagon
Robert Gates said goodbye to the Pentagon yesterday after serving two presidents and spending nearly five years as defense secretary. On his final day, President… Read More
Europe Must Heed Defense Secretary Gates’ Warning on the Future of NATO
In his farewell address in Brussels, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates delivered a blunt warning to America’s European allies: there is the real possibility of “a… Read More
Morning Bell: Will Leon Panetta Ensure That America Is Defended?
Amid a continuing war in Afghanistan, a new operation in Libya, ongoing military efforts in Iraq and a failing foreign policy doctrine, President Barack Obama… Read More
Libyan Security and the Sixth Fleet
In the ongoing debate about U.S. policy choices regarding Libya, one of the elephants in the room has been American aircraft carriers. Or, more precisely,… Read More
Taunting Secretary Gates: A Red Card for Bolivia’s Morales
On the way to a defense ministerial in Bolivia, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates was asked about Iran’s growing presence in South America, particularly in… Read More
Stop Rushing New START!
In their most recent op-ed in The Washington Post. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates assert that “Until a new… Read More
Gates Meets Liang: Reviving Military-to-Military Relations?
With their meeting in Hanoi, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie are expected to revive military-to-military relations between the… Read More
Lifting Export Controls?
Over the weekend, President Obama notified House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D–CA) that he intended to allow the issuance of temporary munitions export licenses for C-130… Read More
