George Washington’s first message to Congress contained the words, “To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.” Though he didn’t mention the word, he was speaking of the concept of deterrence. Deterrence is…
The recent escalation between Israel and the Iranian-backed Houthi in Yemen reflects the venerable tribal principles governing the region since biblical antiquity. In punishing evil intentions, “You shall not show pity; life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth,…
On Tuesday, April 8, the White House announced that Washington would begin talks with Tehran over the weekend on the future of Iran’s nuclear program. President Donald Trump — who pulled the U.S. out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal…
As a proud Gen Xer, I’ve always found Watergate to be quite a peculiar scandal. Especially as a kid and a young adult. Peculiar in the sense that Watergate never really seemed like all that big a deal. At the…
The official collapse of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire last week set off a chain reaction of airstrikes and missile launches in Yemen, Gaza, and Israel reminiscent of the heydays of war last fall. On Saturday, March 15, U.S. Central Command fighter…
A flurry of executive orders and the specter of a reorganization of USAID have focused attention on a sphere of policy in need of reform. In addition to the often-cited issue of wasted tax dollars, serious matters such as terror…
