The World According to Trump
While foreign policy seldom decides American elections, it really should this year.
Whose Deaths Should We Honor?
The line between “hero” and “victim” is blurry and rendered meaningless when the former is over-used
SECNAV Says Fired Captain ‘Naive or Stupid’
Thomas Modly, the acting Secretary of the Navy, has embarrassed himself and must go.
Trump Orders Syria Strikes. So Now What?
It’s not at all clear that there is a useful strategy at work here.
Greater Deference to Generals Has Undermined Civilian Control of the Military
I’m in the New York Times’ “Room for Debate” with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Duke’s Peter Feaver.
Clinton-Cartwright Comparisons Don’t Hold Up
Clinton is getting no special treatment by the standards of her high-powered peers.
Rigor in Professional Military Education
My latest for War on The Rocks, “Professional Military Education and the Rigor Problem, has posted.
Taking Sexual Assault Prosecution Away From Military Commanders
In which I change my mind on an important topic.
Defending of Crazy Talk
A controversial article arguing prominent war critics should be targeted as enemy combatants is worth discussing.
The Dangers of Relying on Airpower Alone
My latest for War on The Rocks, “The Inter-Service Wars Are Looking Like Calvinball,” has posted.
Was China OPM Hack Fair Game?
Was this simply ordinary intelligence collection? Or something more insidious?
Obama’s National Security Strategy Is Better Than His ‘National Security Strategy’
My latest for War on The Rocks, “IS OBAMA REAL(IST) CONFUSED?”
The Commandant Didn’t Say What Everyone Says He Said
My latest for War on the Rocks: “Don’t Believe Everything You Read in the Papers.”
Obama Should Own Bergdahl Decision
My latest for War on the Rocks, “HAGEL: CLIMBING OUT FROM UNDER THE BUS,” has posted.
Military Benefits vs Military Readiness
Without hard choices on pay and benefits, the Pentagon will have to make big cuts in readiness.
