Al Qaeda has benefited from the collapse of the Yemeni state. Islamist militants have demonstrated the capacity to take and hold territory from state control. These territorial gains increase al Qaeda’s operating space in Yemen.

In withdrawing all but a tiny few U.S. forces from Iraq and indicating that he is weighing an accelerated drawdown from Afghanistan, President Obama is reversing a generation’s course in American strategy and policy.

Are our actions making America stronger or weaker in the eyes of our adversaries?

Having to distinguish between government priorities is so much messier than just taking a chain saw to everything equally.

War on the Korean peninsula is not a distant possibility. But American forces are not properly postured to fight in a renewed Korean War, and that makes such a conflict more likely to occur and less likely to end quickly.

Why timelines for withdrawal hurt, rather than help, a military effort.

How will Congress handle the war in Iraq?

Both Senators JohnMcCain and Barack Obama have had a chance to test out the job of commander in chief. Who scored the highest?