Don’t Repeat The Last Two Decades Of Foreign Policy Idiocies With Iran
The best way to neutralize Iran is to have them overstretch. An older, forgotten grand strategy where adversaries bleed each other is in the Western interest.
New Paper Highlights Why Trump Should Bring U.S. Troops Home From Afghanistan
Donald Trump remains the first president in 25 years to not have started a new war. As the U.S. nears a deal, he should take this opportunity to bring American troops home.
3 Questions To Ask Before The Next Open-Ended Foreign Intervention
Where should one intervene? What constitutes a win? Do we have what it takes to finish it permanently?
Are Americans Forgetting The Troops Currently Dying In Afghanistan?
Amber Smith and Bre Payton discuss our war in the Middle East, PTSD, and the migrant caravan on the Federalist Radio Hour.
Trump’s Afghanistan Plan Upends His Campaign Promises Against Perpetual War
President Trump’s Afghanistan plan is, above all, a pledge to double down on the bipartisan failures of the last decade and half, making changes only for the worse.
The Arab World Is A Political Problem Because It Has A Religious Problem
Islam will not allow minorities to have their own land and to rule themselves. That’s why even if partitioning Syria happens, it likely won’t go well.
Trump Won’t Do What Is Necessary To Defeat ISIS Because That Would Be War
Defeating ISIS would most likely necessitate a holistic, long-term approach in Iraq along the lines of the 2007 surge. But this would cost the president significant political capital.
Poll Finds DC Is Out Of Touch With Americans On Foreign Policy
When asked if America’s foreign policy since 9/11 has made us more or less safe, a non-dangling-chad majority (51 percent) said ‘less safe.’
4 Reasons To Rejoice Over The End Of Obama’s Myth-Based Foreign Policy
President Obama mismanaged two wars, oversaw the collapse of order across the Middle East, and left the United States and the world less safe.
5 Ways Americans Could Really Help Syria’s Refugees
Americans today who argue the United States should help Syria’s refugees should abandon their antipathy towards intervention, stability operations, and nation building.
Rand Paul Is Right—Give The Kurds A State
The Kurds are ready to be the peaceful, Muslim democracy the Middle East needs.
On The President’s Return To American Exceptionalism
Americans care for Christians and Israel because the religious and political freedoms we enjoy depend upon each other and descend from our Western heritage.
America’s Foreign Policy Must Be Sustainable In Public Opinion, Too
Extending a conflict, no matter how justified, into a long, contested occupation, will only sap national morale and embolden our enemies.