Loren Thompson, TNI Donald Trump is so forceful in his public presence and pronouncements that many observers simply assume he would be a decisive commander in chief. However, being decisive…

Barbara Slavin, Voice of America The Washington foreign policy establishment is salivating at the thought of a Hillary Clinton presidency, which promises to be more interventionist than…

Sam Nunn, Wall Street Journal Former Georgia Sen. Sam Nunn writes that Donald Trump is an apprentice in the nuclear world. Worse, he has no appetite for learning.

Evan McMullin, The National Interest The great challenge we face today is how to reconcile the imperative of global leadership with the necessity of reining in its costs.

Robert Walker & Peter Navarro, SN America’s space program is suffering from significant under-investment — both the weak Obama-Clinton economy and a lack of strategic vision are major…

Michael Crowley, Politico The GOP nominee’s insistence that “our country has no idea” who hacked election targets follows numerous instances of resisting findings that implicate the Russian…

Leo Shane III, MT The war in Afghanistan, reforming veterans assistance programs and looming defense spending caps got only passing mentions at the three big presidential forums.

Steven Yaccino & Steven Yaccino, Bloomberg For the first time since the dawn of the Cold War, Republicans have nominated a presidential candidate who’s often been proudly more dovish than…

Michael O’Hanlon, Wall Street Journal The presidential nominee’s call to abandon America’s ally will result in chaos on the peninsula and perhaps, ironically, deeper U.S. involvement, says…