Secretary Hegseth’s recent address to generals and admirals reflected that senior officers are not beyond criticism by civilian leadership, a long-running feature of the American system of civil-military relations

This week marks the anniversary of the bloodiest day in American history. In September 1862, at small town in western Maryland, nearly 23,000 young Americans were killed or wounded.

In “Degrade and Destroy,” Michael Gordon details the counterterrorism failures of the Obama Administration while foreshadowing the disaster of the Biden Administration

American citizenship abroad should mean the expectation of protection, not of being a bargaining chip for authoritarians and terrorists

The Biden administration’s humanitarian aid pier only makes sense as a performative act, not a practical one

If the UN cannot enforce the disarmament of Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, the IDF will have to step in to make northern Israel safe

Sweden joining NATO will have immense geopolitical consequences

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.

History shows that a high-end weapon system, alone on the battlefield, can be outmatched and overtaken by lesser systems.

William Pitt, The Elder, 18th Century Prime Minister of Britain, offers many lessons for American statesmen today.