He recognizes the folly of staying in Syria and Afghanistan forever. So why is Baghdad the exception?
[Read More]The Pentagon is preparing to make an important act of symbolic repentance for its depredations during the Philippine-American War. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis informed...
[Read More]They've always been ineffective. What's different now is that they're threatening to undermine American strength.
[Read More]Relations between China and much of the West appears to be moving in reverse. The PRC risks losing its best friends in other nations. Which...
[Read More]Relations between China and much of the West appears to be moving in reverse. The PRC risks losing its best friends in other nations. Which...
[Read More]Obviously, even nations which purport to have all of these often fall short. However, few Americans or Europeans, or citizens of democratic Asian nations live...
[Read More]The U.S. has an obvious interest in Japan's continued independence, but Japan's commitment to its own security should be even greater. Tokyo should do more...
[Read More]Unfortunately, continental government is almost inherently anti-democratic. The EU has been attacked for its "democratic deficit." Washington suffers a similar problem.
[Read More]Even if Syriza's economic nostrums fail, its electoral victory may end up reinvigorating popular sovereignty and accountability throughout Europe. That could make radical party's victory...
[Read More]Prosperous and populous allies should pay for their own defense and confront future security threats as equals. ...
[Read More]Egyptians need a new approach that doesn't sacrifice national liberty for sectarian security.
[Read More]The decision is up to the British people alone.
[Read More]Congress should declare war before the U.S. goes to war, but should approve military action only when Washington has no alternative course to protect America....
[Read More]Europe needs to be defended. But the continent no longer requires America's protection.
[Read More]Yet we're still there, threatening Assad as though we won the war.
[Read More]McCain was one of the Senate's most ferocious advocate of military intervention, almost irrespective of circumstance.
[Read More]The media-savvy senator has no heir apparent.
[Read More]Cato's foreign and defense policies are guided by the view that the United States is relatively secure, and so should engage the world, trade freely,...
[Read More]Letting U.S. tourists back into the country would be a small but potent move toward peace.
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