1947–1991 tension between the Soviet Union and the United States and their respective allies
Heather Conley writes in Foreign Affairs about the need to look north as America assesses security threats. Six months ago, the United States provoked a transatlantic crisis over Greenland. The…
Eliana Johnson writes for the Washington Free Beacon about one American expatriate’s dubious dealings. A Shanghai-based American expatriate who works hand in glove with the Chinese Communist Party is using…
Dan Foster explains at National Review Online why the recent surge in opposition to data centers across the United States could prove detrimental to national interests. While data centers clearly…
Todd Harrison explores the demands associated with wartime mobilization. Recent wars have exposed a reality that peacetime defense planning often understates: Stockpiles are finite, production does not surge overnight, and…
Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith analyze President Donald Trump’s unilateral approach to military action. The Constitution’s framers clearly aimed to check “the Dog of war,” in Jefferson’s phrase, by ensuring…
American conservatism is experiencing its most serious internal strain since the collapse of the New Deal consensus. Disputes over trade, executive power, postliberalism, and the boundaries of the conservative coalition…
Michael Beckley writes in Foreign Affairs about a unique American advantage in international affairs. After the United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and President Donald Trump revived talk of…
Timothy Carney explores President Donald Trump’s impact on the Republican Party. President Donald Trump has dominated the Republican Party for a decade, and in many ways, it has been good…
Editors at National Review Online explain why they support a major shift in American defense policy. The United States has not conducted a nuclear weapons test since 1992, and thus…
Victor Davis Hanson pushes back against a recent analysis of media coverage of violence worldwide. Van Jones, the CNN host and commentator, recently complained that neither the global left nor…
Dan McLaughlin of National Review Online critiques recent comments from the vice president. JD Vance argued on Meet the Press that the war in Ukraine will need to end with…
Sarah Anderson writes for PJMedia.com about the secretary of state’s latest pronouncement. When he’s not assisting with taking out Iran’s nuclear capabilities, revoking visas from those who support terrorism, or…