The proposed defense cuts pose an early test of character for the Republican House leadership.

The Obama administration should have cancelled the summit as soon as it learned that China was going back on its word – that is, until Chen and his family could go back to the embassy and get out of China. As the Chen Guangcheng saga gets stranger and stranger, and becomes a major diplomatic embarrassment for the United States

So, David Sanger had a piece in the NYT last weekend wondering whether there’s a “Romney doctrine.” Of course, he wasn’t really wondering; he knew from the get go what he thought. And luckily for Sanger, he had plenty of Romney advisers to help along his theory.

The Defending Defense Coalition brings together the American Enterprise Institute, the Heritage Foundation, and the Foreign Policy Initiative to promote a sound understanding of the U.S. defense budget and the resource requirements necessary to sustain America's preeminent military position in a dangerous world. This event will examine the release of...

Moreover, most allies haven't a clue how the pivot will manifest itself and what role they should be playing. If a "pivot" means anything, it is at the least keeping security commitments. Now Obama has made one -- helping Taiwan close the "fighter gap."

The Defending Defense Coalition brings together the American Enterprise Institute, the Heritage Foundation and the Foreign Policy Initiative to promote a sound understanding of the U.S. defense budget and the resource requirements necessary to sustain America's preeminent military position in a dangerous world.

Testimony before the House Armed Services Committee regarding the future of U.S. armed forces in light of the Pentagon's most recent Quadrennial Defense Review.

A list of scholars available to comment on the Quadrennial Defense Review.