Garrett Exner is an adjunct fellow at Hudson Institute, where he writes and comments on US national defense. He is also the executive director of the Public Interest Fellowship in Washington, D.C. He previously served as a staffer to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), as a counterterrorism policy adviser in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and as a special operations officer in the Marine Corps with deployments to Iraq, North Africa, East Africa, and the South Pacific. He is also a Contributing Editor with Providence Magazine.
American citizenship abroad should mean the expectation of protection, not of being a bargaining chip for authoritarians and terrorists
Garrett ExnerSeptember 4, 2024
The Biden administration’s humanitarian aid pier only makes sense as a performative act, not a practical one
Garrett ExnerMay 31, 2024
If the UN cannot enforce the disarmament of Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, the IDF will have to step in to make northern Israel safe
Garrett ExnerMay 17, 2024
Sweden joining NATO will have immense geopolitical consequences
Mike Coté & Garrett Exner & Michael LuccheseJanuary 24, 2024
How a military works to rebuild itself, and how to find value in service to an ungrateful nation are evergreen lessons of Atkinson’s novel.
Garrett ExnerMay 29, 2023
History shows that a high-end weapon system, alone on the battlefield, can be outmatched and overtaken by lesser systems.
Garrett ExnerMay 9, 2023
William Pitt, The Elder, 18th Century Prime Minister of Britain, offers many lessons for American statesmen today.
Garrett ExnerFebruary 23, 2023