Under current law, the U.S. Department of Defense automatically faces significant spending cuts over the next 10 years—cuts that america's civilian and military leaders have cadidly described as "devastating" and "very high risk."

The Obama administration knows full well what the state of the military is. However, because it would rather shift the country’s spending priorities to domestic programs long favored by Democrats, it has willingly accepted, indeed gone beyond, what the 2011 Budget Control Act required in cuts to national security programs.

Many forget that America's pro-Israel policy advances vital practical and strategic goals. If we abandon Israel now, it would be worse than a crime.

As the Iraq conflict continues into its fourth year, concerns about its costs also continue. Budgetary expenditures for the Iraq war are widely reported, but the financial gains and losses of the conflict are broader and more difficult to assess. Recognizing this fact, some scholars have begun to apply...

Defense is the one government activity that Obama has no qualms about cutting.The path charted by the president is morally and strategically unsound. The House leadership will have to decide whether to accept Obama's new proposed cuts or fight back.

AEI's Thomas Donnelly comments on the Quadrennial Defense Review and the president's defense budget.

Five years ago, a Hezbollah ambush set off the 34-day conflict that has loomed large over the region ever since. The five-year anniversary provides an opportunity to reexamine the conflict, and what others may learn from it, including American officials.

The temptation to plunder the F-35 budget is overwhelming. But preserving the program is essential for America’s defense for the foreseeable future.