Outside the Beltway

The Joint Chiefs of Staff are making clear that President Trump’s tweets are not official policy. At least not yet.

President Trump has actually made a good pick for National Security Adviser. As with the rest of his foreign policy team, though, the question is if he’ll listen to him.

Steve Bannon is in. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and Director of National Intelligence are out. Sort of.

Clinton is getting no special treatment by the standards of her high-powered peers.

American forces will continue to stay in Afghanistan well after Barack Obama leaves office thanks to a new policy announced today.

My latest for The National Interest has posted.

Michael Bloomberg announced today that he’s not running for President, but he came awfully close to getting into the race.

The United States and South Korea are hinting at increased military cooperation in the wake of last week’s North Korean nuclear test.

Another day, another military escalation in the Middle East.

After an eleven hour day on Capitol Hill, it was Hillary Clinton 1 House Benghazi Committee 0.

The plan to withdraw nearly all American forces from Afghanistan by the end of 2016 is being put on hold.

President Obama is reportedly considering a plan that would keep up to 5,000 American troops in Afghanistan past the withdrawal date he had already set.

The nine-year-old ‘Army Strong’ ad campaign is ended.

The Army’s investigation of the disappearance five years ago of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has been referred to a top General, who will decide if a court martial should be convened.

A surprising change at the top of the military’s civilian chain of command.

As things stand right now, there is no legitimate legal authorization for the President’s war against ISIS, and that’s largely because Congress has failed to act.

Elected representatives, not soldiers, make policy. But there are times when generals should make a stand.

President Obama is still insisting that his war against ISIS will not require American ground troops. He’s not being honest with the American people.

So much for the President’s promise about ‘no ground troops.’

The Army brass is worried about its diversity in critical mid-level posts.

Iraq is falling apart for reasons that have nothing to do with President Obama or his policies.

It’s good that Bowe Bergdahl is free, but questions remain about how he went missing that need to be answered.

A rather impressive recovery from a career that was mostly dead in 2007.

A bizarre hit piece in National Journal gives the false impression that our military leaders are considering removing the president.

A shooting interrupts Washington D.C.’s Monday morning.

David C. Jones, who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Presidents Carter and Reagan, has died.

As Congress eyes the Defense budget for cuts, some are drawing attention to the lavish housing of our top brass.

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says revealing that the United States is spying on its allies has undermined their trust.

The U.S. is now confirming that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons. What’s next?

Chuck Hagel has cemented his legacy as the greatest Secretary of Defense ever.

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta ordered a lifting of the ban on women in ground combat.

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates is bemused that the generals who worked for him lived more lavish lifestyles than he did.

General Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sent a message to Israel last week.

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs has a message for those who wear and have worn our country’s uniform: “We are not elected to serve; rather, we elect to serve.”

Jennifer Rubin accuses Colin Powell of political opportunism for hedging on whether to renew his endorsement of Barack Obama.

We seldom blame presidents for bold actions that go wrong. We despise them for appearing weak and indecisive.

Is Mitt Romney the least experienced major-party presidential nominee since1940?