Hillary Clinton Blames F.B.I. Director for Election Loss
Amy Chozick, New York Times Hillary Clinton on Saturday cast blame for her surprise election loss on the announcement by the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, days before the election that he…
National Security – Election 2016
Is the Pentagon Losing a Staunch Ally?
Saagar Enjeti, Daily Caller Noted political forecaster Nate Silver has Ayotte with a 52.2 percent chance of winning re-election, while the RealClearPolitics polling average has her leading…
Clinton’s Big Difference With Obama
Kristina Wong, The Hill Hillary Clinton is campaigning on the creation of no-fly zones in Syria, one of the few big breaks she has made from President Obama while campaigning for the White…
5 Reasons Trump Might Not Increase Defense Spending
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…
Will Clinton Resist Her Inner Hawk?
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…
Only Hillary Clinton Is Prepared for the Nuclear Threat
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.
Why I’m Running For President
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.
Trump’s “Peace Through Strength” Space Doctrine
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…
Trump Sides With Putin Over U.S. Intelligence
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…
The Biggest Defense Topics the Presidential Debates Skipped
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.