The Emerging Law of the Gun
by Peter Huessy Russian President Vladimir Putin annexes the Crimea in gross violation of international law. What should America do, if anything? There are many different ideas. Some suggest doing…
National Security Fairy Tales: US defense spending vs. the rest of the world
by Peter Huessy “The US spends more money on defense than all the countries in the rest of the world together.” Sound familiar? Years ago, Ben Cohen of Ben and…
Americans Disapprove of Obama’s Foreign Policy
President Barack Obama’s foreign policy approval rating continues to drop as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine remains unresolved, CBS News reports. Just 36 percent of Americans polled approve of Obama’s…
Condi Rice Blasts Obama on Weakness, Leadership
Says we can’t afford to be war weary. by Stephen F. Hayes Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice accused Barack Obama of dramatically weakening the United States’ position in the…
Nuclear Disarmament: Our adversaries say, “You First”
by Peter Huessy As world leaders gather in Europe to discuss in part the further lock-down of loose nuclear material as well as how NATO and its friends should move…
Looking the other way while Russia violates missile treaties
House leaders seek probe of Obama State Department failure to report Russian nuclear missile treaty violations by Bill Gertz Two senior House leaders on Friday requested an investigation by Congress’…
How to stop — or slow — Putin
by Charles Krauthammer The president of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council challenges critics of President Obama’s Ukraine policy by saying, “What are you going to do, send the 101st…
Slashing our nuclear deterrent provides only marginal savings
by Peter Huessy Steve Pifer of the Brookings Institute recently published an analysis of how one might save significant costs by down-sizing our strategic nuclear deterrent. He explained “Two recent…
The catastrophe of Ukraine
by Dr. Miklos K. Radvanyi Although the immediate cause for the people’s uprising against Viktor Yanukovych’s reign was his rejection of a trade agreement with the European Union, the ultimate…
How Obama Should Have Handled the Crimea Crisis
Here are the steps a strong leader would have taken. by Peter Roff If America had a robust foreign policy, “the crisis in the Crimea” might never have come to…
A message Obama needs to deliver and Putin needs to hear
by George Landrith Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorized, and his military forces have carried out, an unprovoked armed invasion of a neighboring nation, Ukraine — whose sole transgression was…
Fantasy-Based Foreign Policy
by Stephen F. Hayes On February 23, five days before Russia invaded Ukraine, National Security Adviser Susan Rice appeared on Meet the Press and shrugged off suggestions that Russia was…
The wages of weakness
by Charles Krauthammer Vladimir Putin is a lucky man. And he’s got three more years of luck to come. He takes Crimea, and President Obama says it’s not in Russia’s…
One way to respond to Putin: Don’t let him control the Internet
by George Landrith Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorized, and his military forces have carried out, an armed invasion of a neighboring nation, Ukraine, whose sole transgression was wanting closer…
Will Obama ground America’s top tank-killer?
Cutting the functional and economical A-10 would be a mistake by George Landrith Budget cutters are rumored to have their eyes on the A-10 Thunderbolt, thinking that retiring it may…