The Cold War is an increasingly distant memory in American military minds, except in the minds of the arms control community, and in particular those who seek the elimination of nuclear weapons. Alas, our president is a member in good standing of this community—indeed, an organizer.

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.

In his newest book, War by Other Means: An Insider’s Account of the War on Terror (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2006), AEI visiting scholar John Yoo describes how the Bush administration grappled with the legal questions brought about by the events of September 11 and the early days of the War...

Press release for John Yoo's War by Other Means: An Insider's Account of the War on Terror.

This book offers an insider account of the contexts, facts, and personalities behind the War on Terror.

Press release for Yoo's War by Other Means.