Ukraine vs Taiwan

Do we have to pick one?

Zelensky Privately Wants to Attack Russia Targets

Leaked intelligence intercepts take us inside the Ukrainian war room.

Fort Benning Now Officially Fort Moore

The “We Were Soldiers Once” author and his wife have been honored.

Navy Screwing Over its Doctors and Dentists

A shameful ‘bureaucratic error.”

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. delivers remarks during a transition ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 14, 2020. (U.S. Air Force/Eric Dietrich) Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. delivers remarks during a transition ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 14, 2020. (U.S. Air Force/Eric Dietrich)

CQ Brown Next Joint Chiefs Chairman

As widely expected, Air Force Chief of Staff Charles “CQ” Brown will become the nation’s top military officer.

Army Pilots Get Unexpected Extension

The personnel bureaucracy reinterpreted regulations.

Biden to Reshape Joint Chiefs

He’s likely to make heads explode.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on lowering healthcare costs, Tuesday, September 27, 2022, in the Rose Garden of the White House. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on lowering healthcare costs, Tuesday, September 27, 2022, in the Rose Garden of the White House.

Biden Downplays Leak Significance

You’re not helping, Mr. President.

Biggest Leaker in Decade Should Never Have Had Access to Secrets

The United States has not learned from Snowden and Manning.

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More Classified Ukraine Documents Leaked

The problem has intensified—and spread beyond Ukraine secrets.

Ukraine War Plans Leaked

Russia is circulating doctored versions of plans for a Ukrainian counteroffensive.

War Criminal Employed by Congressional Republicans

Donald Trump is apparently not the only one with a fetish for war criminals.

Daniel Ellsberg Wants More Leaks

The Pentagon Papers guy laments that there are too few like him.

Biden Reversing Trump on Space Command HQ

It’s taken more than two years to undo a silly, petty decision.

Pentagon Opposes Helping Prosecute Russian War Crimes

A wrongheaded if longstanding position.

What the Hell Are We Shooting Out of the Sky?

It’s probably not strange visitors from outer space but we can’t rule it out.

“Ukraine Fatigue Resolution”

Another bill doomed to die.

General Preparing for War With China!

Playing two-level games.

U. S. Sending Abrams Tanks After All

An object lesson on the challenges of alliance politics.

Lackadaisical Handling of Secrets by Top Officials

It’s becoming a sad joke.

Cool Free Event: Disclosing Government Content Moderation Requests

A free panel on how transparent social media platforms should be about government requests

America’s Slow Escalation in Ukraine

The Biden administration is slowly ratcheting up the aid package.

Next Joint Chiefs Chairman

The Marine and Air Force chiefs appear to be the top candidates.

Biden’s Documents vs Trump’s

One of these is not like the other.

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Turkey Sending Banned Munitions to Ukraine

A controversial artillery round is being used effectively against Russian forces.

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Biden’s Classified Documents!

Just like Trump’s except for every important detail.

Donahoe Allowed to Retire

The Army has done the right thing the wrong way.

Keeping Up Foreign Relations

United States and People’s Republic of China forces are playing a dangerous game.

US Intelligence Fomenting Overseas Protests?

A 34-year CIA officer’s thoughts.

Airman 1st Class Thadyn DuPont, an aerospace medical technician with the 137th Special Operations Medical Group, prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine for an Oklahoma National Guard soldier at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Norman, Okla., on Jan. 15, 2021. (Andrew LaMoreaux/U.S. Air National Guard photo) Airman 1st Class Thadyn DuPont, an aerospace medical technician with the 137th Special Operations Medical Group, prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine for an Oklahoma National Guard soldier at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Norman, Okla., on Jan. 15, 2021. (Andrew LaMoreaux/U.S. Air National Guard photo)

Congress Overturns Military Vaccine Mandate

A truly bizarre vote.

Congress ‘Concerned’ About Military Retirees’ Foreign Employment

Shockingly, the Defense Department doesn’t keep up with former employees.

The American Military Officer and the Constitution

My latest publication.

Ash Carter, 1954-2022

A brilliant national security leader is gone too soon.

Retired Flag Officers Cashing In As Foreign Agents

An unsavory practice that’s mostly legal.

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Russia Resorting to Brutality Because They Lack Precision Weapons

They’re hitting civilian targets partly because they can’t hit military ones.

Twitter, Generals, and the Limits of Public Discourse

In the weeds of civil-military relations.

Putin’s Nuclear Gambit

The threat is not idle and the options for responding are not good.

America’s Woeful Defense Industrial Capacity

Eighteen HIMARS and what do you get? Years older and deeper in debt.

Nord Stream Pipeline Sabotaged; EU Blames Russia

The CIA warned of his months ago but the Biden administration is being cautious.

Air Force Academy Didn’t Ban ‘Mom’ and ‘Dad’

The reactionary press is once again misrepresenting diversity training.

Airman 1st Class Thadyn DuPont, an aerospace medical technician with the 137th Special Operations Medical Group, prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine for an Oklahoma National Guard soldier at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Norman, Okla., on Jan. 15, 2021. (Andrew LaMoreaux/U.S. Air National Guard photo) Airman 1st Class Thadyn DuPont, an aerospace medical technician with the 137th Special Operations Medical Group, prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine for an Oklahoma National Guard soldier at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Norman, Okla., on Jan. 15, 2021. (Andrew LaMoreaux/U.S. Air National Guard photo)

Military ‘Rushed’ Denials of Religious Exemption from COVID Vaccines

The Pentagon’s Inspector General is “concerned” over the pace of rejections.

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Trump’s Reliable Cannon

The former president shopped for the right judge.

The Confederacy and Today’s Military

It goes deeper than base names.

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District Judge Grants Trump’s Request For Special Master

I warned you all, my predictions are notoriously wrong.

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The Latest on the Mar-A-Lago Document Case

Both sides have had their say and now we wait for a ruling.

[Updated unexpectedly] Three Questions Brought Up By The DOJ Filing & Trump’s Reaction

Just when I think I’m out, they pull me back in again… [update: x2]

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When This Is The Best Defense Turley Can Raise, Things Are Really Bad

I mean, really, really, really bad for the former President and his legal team.

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Initial Analysis Of Yesterday’s DOJ Filing In Trump Document Investigation

It appears that the DOJ has enough evidence to indict someone.

David Kay, 1940-2022

A man made famous for discovering Iraq’s WMD program was virtually nonexistent is gone at 82.