A new report by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) argues that one of the greatest mistakes the United States can make is to imagine that Iranian activities in a given arena--the nuclear program, for example--are isolated from Iranian undertakings in another. The report examines those other areas

The president is gearing up for a major change of strategy in Iraq. Now that the Iraq Study Group has reported its findings, Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman General Peter Pace will provide his recommendations, and President George W. Bush will address the nation next week. Democratic leaders advocate withdrawal,...

We cannot leave Iraq until basic security has been established.

In this age of ballooning U.S. debt, it’s hardly surprising that many Democrats and Republicans are pushing to reduce American military spending. But a closer examination of what’s at stake reveals just how troubling the embrace of defense austerity will prove to be.

When Barack Obama is inaugurated in January, he will face one of the most daunting international economic and security situations since the Cold War’s end. As he confronts a global financial crisis, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the continuing threat of jihadist terrorism, he will also be forced to...

The fight against terrorism is no closer to success today than it was a decade ago when, in the wake of the September 11 terror attacks, President George W. Bush declared a Global War on Terrorism.

Things that start badly seldom end well, and the Baker-Hamilton findings start badly, with the commission's wholly unproven assertions on Iran and Syria.

The Iraq Study Group failed the big test: finding a way to quell the violence.