Pentagon Confirms Chinese Fired Lasers at U.S. Pilots
By Bill Gertz • Washington Free Beacon The Pentagon confirmed Thursday that Chinese nationals fired lasers near a military base in east Africa against U.S. military aircraft in the region,…
U.S. Sanctions Russian Intelligence Services
by Bill Gertz • Washington Free Beacon The Trump administration on Thursday imposed economic sanctions on 19 Russians and two Russian intelligence agencies for their role in the 2016 election…
Iran ‘Mass Producing’ Drones Strapped with Smart Bombs
By Adam Kredo • Washington Free Beacon Iran announced on Monday that it has begun mass-producing a new weaponized drone that carries smart bombs capable of precision strikes, according to…
Trump must rebuff Russian influence in Bulgaria, a key NATO and US ally
Recent developments in Turkey and Russia have raised the strategic importance of the Republic of Bulgaria for the United States, NATO and the EU. This past summer, NATO staged major…
Trump’s New National-Security Strategy Projects Confidence
by Jerry Hendrix • National Review President Trump today unveiled his new National Security Strategy (NSS), exceeding the expectations of the national-security community by producing a remarkably coherent NSS within…
Tillerson’s ‘No Preconditions’ For North Korea Means Things Are Worse Than We Thought
by Megan G. Opera • The Federalist U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sent shockwaves through the foreign policy establishment this week when he suggested that the United States is…
American Diplomat: US Looks to Counter Iran in Post-War Iraq
by Susannah George • Military.com BAGHDAD — As Iraq emerges from three years of war with the Islamic State group, the U.S. is looking to roll back the influence of…
The Challenges Obama Left Behind
National Review Most Americans are worried about our domestic crises. Obama left office after doubling the debt to $20 trillion. Near-zero interest rates over eight years have impoverished an entire…
Poll Finds DC Is Out Of Touch With Americans On Foreign Policy
by Jeremy Lott • The Federalist The foreign policy consensus in Washington DC is so stubbornly pro-intervention that our most recent president—who dragged the country into several foreign entanglements and…
Afghan Government Lost 15% of Its Territory Last Year
by Morgan Chalfant • Washington Free Beacon The government of Afghanistan lost almost 15 percent of its territory last year, as Taliban insurgents continued to launch attacks amid declines in…
Spiteful Obama Lashes Out at Netanyahu and Putin (and Trump) But Hits America Too
by Dimitri K. Simes and Paul J. Saunders • National Interest One need not admire Benjamin Netanyahu or Vladimir Putin or, for that matter, approve of Israeli or Russian conduct,…
Two Hundred Yards Is Too Close
by Jed Babbin • The American Spectator Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps boats harassed U.S. Navy ships and boats again last week in what has become a commonplace in the Persian Gulf.…
Iran conducts 4th missile test since signing nuke deal
The test, in violation of a UN resolution, failed shortly after liftoff when the missile exploded, sources said. The effort occurred on the evening of July 11-12 near the Iranian…
Congress Seeks Legal Recourse to Stop Obama Admin’s Secret Iran Giveaways
Claims Obama admin misled Congress about purchase of Iranian nuclear material by Adam Kredo • Washington Free Beacon Congress is seeking legal remedies to block further concessions…
Requiem for Iraq
by Dr. Miklos K. Radvanyi In Bertolt Brecht’s drama, The Good Person Of Sechwan, the Gods are looking for a kindhearted individual. Their search almost ends in failure. Finally, they…