How Obama Is Driving Russia and China Together
American bluff and bombast toward Moscow has stoked Russian nationalism, convinced Putin we're weak, and fostered a dangerous realignment.Dimitri K. SimesPRESIDENT BARACK Obama likes to say that...
View ArticleGOP Defense Hawks Take Flight
Republican hawks are embattled. The 2016 election will reveal whether they can go back on the attack, or whether a series of protracted conflicts abroad has finally rendered them impotent and...
View ArticleJames Burnham: Reagan's Geopolitical Genius
Afraid for the future of the West in the face of the Soviet threat, this former Trotskyite shaped Ronald Reagan's tough approach.Robert W. MerryIN 1983, Ronald Reagan awarded James Burnham the...
View ArticleThe Liberal War on Liberalism
Drunk with victory, a creed founded on tolerance is turning away from its roots.John Allen GayThe idea of liberalism, at bottom, is about freedom and toleration. It is less a positive creed than a...
View ArticleIs Realism's Home on the Right?
The claim that Obama is a realist is an insult to realists, and the claim that realism has no place on the right is an insult to the right.John Allen Gay“Barely a month ago, there wasn’t even a plan”...
View ArticleWhy an “American Jihad” Is a Terrible Idea
A Fox News contributor proposes a global crusade for the Constitution that he calls an "American Jihad."John Allen Gay“Among the many definitions of jihad,” writes Fox News Medical A-Team member Keith...
View ArticleHarvard Faculty Crimson Over Obamacare-Influenced Health Plan Changes
Harvard profs helped design Obamacare—and now that the reform is hitting university health plans, their colleagues are furious.John Allen GayWilliam F. Buckley famously proclaimed that he’d “rather be...
View ArticleNew Plan: Ditch Next Gen U.S. Bomber Hopes. Drones and Missiles Work Fine.
The Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) isn’t coming soon, and it isn’t needed now.James HasikSeven years ago, Robert Haffa and Michael Isherwood of Northrop Grumman’s Analysis Center argued that the U.S....
View ArticleHow Lethal Flying Robots Will Revolutionize the U.S. Navy Surface Fleet
“Distributed Surface Operations require an organic, Medium Altitude Long Endurance UAV [unmanned aerial vehicle] capability.”Dave MajumdarThe U.S. Navy will need to develop a new ship-based...
View ArticleThe National Interest Is Hiring!
The National InterestPosition: Editorial StaffSalary: Based on experienceBenefits: HealthDuties & Qualifications:The National Interest is looking for an assistant editor for its print edition,...
View ArticleStop Bashing Trump Supporters
When in American history have so many people felt that they no longer recognized the country of their parents and grandparents?Robert W. MerryTimothy Egan needs to get a grip. The New York Times...
View ArticleThe Democratic Debate Brawl
The tonal differences between Clinton and Sanders are stronger than the substantive ones.Jacob HeilbrunnIt’s beginning to look as though Hillary Clinton actually worked in the Obama administration. For...
View ArticleStopping America’s Runaway Civil Forfeitures
The original narrow and laudable purpose of the process has been overrun.Jason SneadOne night last August, 71-year-oldJudith Wiese’s Jeep was seized during a traffic stop because the driver’s license...
View ArticleSouth Carolina Battleground: Trump Must Gut Cruz on Defense
Here’s the good news for the Trump campaign. Cruz’s flanking maneuver should be easy to counter.Peter NavarroHow the Trump campaign performs in South Carolina will tell us much about whether he can...
View ArticleTrump’s Republican Problem on Russia Sanctions
Democrats have undoubtedly spearheaded the push to prevent Trump from pursuing his own “reset” with Russia. Republicans have also played a substantial role.Dimitri Alexander SimesOn the question of...
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