Pentagon Commentary

The Right Cuts

Controversy on Obama's new defense strategy is much ado about nothing.

Taliban 2.0

The frightening implications of failure in Afghanistan.

The Myth of Robert Gates

Hypocrisy, lies and out-of-control spending: the truth about Secretary Gates.

The World According to Dwight

President Eisenhower's farewell speech was as much a paean to fiscal conservatism as any kind of attack on the "military-industrial complex."

Chinese Stealth Goes Public

China's new stealth fighter is causing a fuss for good reason.

The Defense Exports

A new approach bridges the debate over whether America should prepare for counterinsurgencies versus large-scale armed conflicts.

Yemen: Ten Years After the USS Cole Bombing

Al-Qaeda's offshoot in Yemen is now more dangerous than the original.

Terror in the Balkans

Forget whatever flavor of the month is making headlines in the Balkans. Guess where the perpetrators of nearly every terrorist plot of the last twenty years got their start?

Peace for Palestine in 2011?

The peace talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians may fail, but they are far from doomed. Can President Obama pull it off?

Who Will Miss This Opportunity?

Everyone wants a peace deal to happen. Let's not forget all the times before that a solution slipped through the cracks. It is still the Middle East after all.

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May 26, 2012