Case studies of European states--Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Poland, and Sweden--suggest the need for greater defense cooperation and pooling of military resources among European states.

Barack Obama’s presidency has had profoundly negative consequences for our national security. From debilitating cuts in defense budgets, to gutting national missile defense efforts, to his unwillingness to acknowledge a continuing war against terrorism, to his inability to stem the nuclear proliferation threats posed by North Korea and Iran....the picture is bleak.

The United States and its allies and partners must not only understand Iran’s regional strategy and influence but also develop a coherent strategy of their own with which to confront them. Considering the relative economic, political, and diplomatic power of the two sides, it is unacceptable for the United States and its allies to allow Iran even such progress as it has made in these realms.

Pursuing short-term remedies at the expense of the nation's long-term fiscal health would be detrimental to the economy.

This book by Alan Viard and Robert Carroll proposes to completely replace the income tax system with a progressive consumption tax.

At the beginning of June, Rodrigo Rato assumes the helm of the International Monetary Fund as its new managing director. He does so at a time when major global economic imbalances are contributing to exchange rate instability and when higher global interest rates could pose difficulties for the larger emerging...

As NATO summits go, this weekend's meeting of the alliance's members in Chicago may be memorable if only for being the least memorable one in recent history. Of course, quiet summits are not necessarily bad summits.