Driving While Defeatist
Sorry Senator, I'm afraid I can't let you continue to legislate in this condition. Members of the 110th Congress are...
Defense
Kyl offers second opinion on space ‘weaponization’
(Washington, D.C.): Following two weeks of confusion bordering on panic displayed by American officials in the wake of Communist...
Straw in the solar wind
Breaking nearly two weeks of silence, Communist China has now confirmed that it did indeed successfully attack and destroy an...
The Army’s new COIN manual
The Army's new Counterinsurgency Field Manual FM 3-24, was published in December 2006 and is a thorough and insightful treatment...
Ethiopia and Somalia
by Paul B. Henze A lack of relevant fact and background information characterizes most reporting on recent developments in Somalia. ...
Private Security and US Foreign Policy
The use of privatized military forces on the battlefield is hardly a new concept, with examples ranging from the operations...
Surge protector
Suddenly, "surge" is the talk of the town. Gone, for the moment at least, is "surrender" - the leitmotif, if...
Baker’s poisoned fruits
It seems as though poison is much in vogue at the moment. For example, Russia's emerging dictator, Vladimir Putin, appears...
Iraq Surrender Group
On Wednesday, an unelected, unaccountable and substantially unqualified commission will formally report what hasn't already been leaked about its recommendations...
The forgotten project: Afghanistan and its future
By Dat Cao Mr. Cao is a former research intern with the Center for Security Policy and a student of...
The new groupthink
We are, as the saying goes, between Iraq and a hard place. Unfortunately, events this week seem likely to drive...
Testing, testing
Decision Brief No. 06-D 51 2006-10-03 (Washington, D.C.): In the wake of the panicky response to North Korea's announcement today that...
States of denial
Decision Brief No. 06-D 50 2006-10-02 (Washington, D.C.): So, Bob Woodward has become the latest journalist to try to...