Hunkering Down for the Confirmation Hearings
Yesterday, President Obama pretty much told the world what to expect from the White House for national security and foreign policy for the second term:… Read More
Panetta’s Asia Visit Should Sort Friends from (Potential) Foes
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is in Asia trying to prevent further escalations in tensions over several territorial disputes. National elections in South Korea and… Read More
‘Blizzard’ of Words, but Panetta’s Actions Will Determine National Security
At his confirmation hearing today, Defense Secretary nominee Leon Panetta argued that the Cold War of the 20th century had been replaced by a “blizzard”… Read More
Where Would Leon Panetta Lead America’s Military?
With Defense Secretary Robert Gates making his final rounds and Secretary of Defense nominee Leon Panetta headed to his Senate hearing tomorrow, the obvious question… Read More
Will Panetta Make Sure Washington Provides for the Common Defense?
As the Secretary of Defense nominee Leon Panetta has his nomination hearing today, the American Enterprise Institute, the Foreign Policy Initiative, and The Heritage Foundation… Read More
Morning Bell: Ten Questions for Leon Panetta
The war in Afghanistan rages on, as does the conflict in Libya. U.S. troops are still deployed in Iraq. Unrest continues in the Middle East’s… 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
Will Panetta Provide for the Common Defense? Top Five Questions Congress Should Ask
The President plans to move Leon Panetta from heading the CIA to heading the Pentagon. As Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, Panetta will have… Read More
Changing Horses in Mid-Stream: There’s Turmoil in Obama’s Asia Policy Shop
It is perhaps emblematic that on the same day that China releases its long-delayed 2010 defense white paper, the U.S. State Department announces that Deputy… Read More
Don’t Ask, I’ll Just Tell You What the Law Should Be
Late last week a federal district court in California struck down the military policy on service by homosexual persons, an activist ruling that, among other… Read More
