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Biden Administration

Biden's Natsec Team Is Conventional in Style—and, Unfortunately, Policy

Joe Biden's natsec team fulfills his campaign promise of a return to normalcy and conventional Washington. That also means maintaining the failed status quo of the post-9/11 era.

Bonnie Kristian | 12.1.2020 2:30 PM

Foreign Policy

The Foreign Policy Questions Trump and Biden Should Answer

American voters deserve careful scrutiny of the candidates' positions on individual conflicts.

Bonnie Kristian | 10.22.2020 8:30 AM

Libertarian Party

Libertarian Lawmakers or Libertarian Laws?

Advancing laws that further libertarian objectives, no matter who champions them, looks like the surer route to our preferred ends.

Bonnie Kristian | 10.21.2020 12:00 PM

New York City

Orthodox Jews Say They're Being Targeted by New NYC Lockdowns

The newest lockdown, which explicitly targets religious gatherings, seems likely to further skepticism of public health directives.

Bonnie Kristian | 10.8.2020 10:40 AM

Immigration

Will the U.S. Allow in Any Refugees Next Year?

Unless the president takes action, the cap will fall to zero today due to an arbitrary and cruel refugee system.

Bonnie Kristian | 9.30.2020 12:11 PM

Middle East

Don't Sell Weapons to the UAE

Selling weapons to the UAE would stamp brutality and extremism abroad with American approval.

Bonnie Kristian | 9.29.2020 12:25 PM

Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris' Limited Vision of Religious Liberty

The presumptive Democratic vice presidential nominee offers a highly circumscribed notion of the role of faith in public life.

Bonnie Kristian | 8.18.2020 9:45 AM

Cancel Culture

What Cancel Culture Has In Common With Medieval Outlawry

Both outlawry and cancel culture grow out of the same human impulse toward ostracism, the desire to exclude offenders from “respectable” society.

Bonnie Kristian | 7.28.2020 9:12 AM

Coronavirus

Do COVID-19 Complications With Marriage Licenses Show It's Time To Get the Government Out of Marriage?

Post-pandemic deregulation will be more complicated than it looks.

Bonnie Kristian | 7.14.2020 2:20 PM

Foreign Policy

Trump Said 'You Don't Have To Drop Bombs on Everybody.' He's Right.

The president’s accidental vision of a war-free second term.

Bonnie Kristian | 6.29.2020 5:15 PM

Foreign Policy

The War on Terror Comes Home

The foreign policy lesson in the struggle for police reform

Bonnie Kristian | 6.9.2020 1:25 PM

Coronavirus

As Pandemic Spending Rises, Pentagon Spending Needs Cuts

The coronavirus pandemic should certainly occasion more prudence at the Pentagon in strategy and spending alike.

Bonnie Kristian | 5.1.2020 11:00 AM

Coronavirus

Trump Should Forget Iran. America Has a Pandemic To Handle.

Keeping up maximum pressure is a dangerous distraction for the United States and catastrophic for the Iranian people.

Bonnie Kristian | 4.2.2020 8:15 AM

Foreign Policy

This Is the Executive War-Making the Founders Tried To Prevent

The framers of the Constitution were quite right that wars should be difficult to start and easy to end.

Bonnie Kristian | 1.29.2020 4:55 PM

Foreign Policy

Escalation Breeds Escalation, in Iran and Beyond

Washington's dangerous reliance on military intervention does not serve American interests, increase our security, or put us on a path to peace.

Bonnie Kristian | 1.10.2020 11:05 AM

Foreign Policy

Iraqi Protests Are Yet Another Reason To End U.S. Intervention

America's exit from Iraq could benefit both Iraqis and Americans.

Bonnie Kristian | 12.10.2019 3:20 PM

Foreign Policy

Trump's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Foreign Policy

President Trump's foreign policy flies in the face of his rhetoric.

Bonnie Kristian | 10.29.2019 6:00 PM

Foreign Policy

We Can Learn 3 Lessons From Trump's Partial Syria Withdrawal

Reshuffling is not only a haphazard half-measure—it is no substitute for the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria.

Bonnie Kristian | 10.10.2019 7:00 AM

Foreign Policy

America Can't Win Afghanistan's Civil War for Kabul

Washington's priority should be ending America's role in this fight.

Bonnie Kristian | 9.24.2019 12:30 PM

Foreign Policy

The U.S. Shouldn't Play Endless Whack-a-Mole in Syria

ISIS' terror should not be minimized, but Washington should refrain from inflating it to justify unnecessary military action.

Bonnie Kristian | 8.9.2019 5:00 AM

Foreign Policy

Give Nuclear Freeze a Chance

Integrating North Korea into the global economy, not forcing denuclearization, is our best chance at improving ordinary citizens’ quality of life.

Bonnie Kristian | 7.2.2019 11:20 AM

Afghanistan

Here Are 3 Bad Reasons We're Still in Afghanistan

There is no military solution to be had. It's time to simply come home.

Bonnie Kristian | 5.2.2019 10:00 AM

Trump Administration

The Folly of Conflict With Russia Over Venezuela

There is at least one point on which Washington and Moscow find themselves at odds: Venezuela.

Bonnie Kristian | 4.2.2019 4:55 PM

Somalia

Escalation in Somalia Is a Foreign Policy Failure in Progress

U.S. intervention quietly escalates in Somalia.

Bonnie Kristian | 3.12.2019 1:05 PM

Venezuela

Military Intervention in Venezuela Would Be a Reckless, Dangerous Option

The push for intervention is no surprise, and it should be given no quarter.

Bonnie Kristian | 3.1.2019 12:15 PM

Somalia

If Trump Isn't Planning to Draw Down U.S. Intervention in Somalia, He Should Be

This is not a battle crucial to American security.

Bonnie Kristian | 1.8.2019 3:25 PM

Pentagon

The Pentagon's Serial Waste and Shoddy Accounting Don't Preclude It From Getting More Money, Apparently

Defense budgeting should be a strategy debate, not a rubber stamp for higher spending

Bonnie Kristian | 12.11.2018 12:45 PM

Donald Trump

Trump's Messy Messaging on Iran

The president was at the United Nations today

Bonnie Kristian | 9.25.2018 2:00 PM

Afghanistan

Trump Isn't Winning in Afghanistan

He's repeating the mistakes of Bush and Obama

Bonnie Kristian | 9.5.2018 11:00 AM

Taliban

Time to Talk to the Taliban

The Trump administration deserves credit for its willingness to come to the table.

Bonnie Kristian | 7.24.2018 11:50 AM

North Korea

Mike Pompeo's Reckless Approach to North Korea Shows Why He Shouldn't Be Secretary of State

Pompeo's past support for regime change, and his current refusal to disavow the idea, disqualify him for the position of America's top diplomat.

Bonnie Kristian | 4.19.2018 1:00 PM

Syria

The Answer Trump Needs in Syria

Withdrawal and diplomacy is the most prudent path forward in Syria. Not military escalation.

Bonnie Kristian | 4.12.2018 8:15 AM

Defense Spending

One Pentagon Agency Lost Track of $800 Million—But Now We're Spending Even More on Defense

Because national defense is our government's top priority, Pentagon spending demands close scrutiny

Bonnie Kristian | 2.14.2018 8:00 AM

North Korea

Nuclear Button Bluster Aside, Trump's Intervention Impulses Can Be Curbed

The "bloody nose" strategy favored by some in his administration is extraordinarily reckless.

Bonnie Kristian | 1.11.2018 9:40 AM

Foreign Policy

Trump's New National Security Strategy Not Likely to Alter the Pattern of 'Promiscuous Intervention'

His policy decisions have so far belied his understanding of the public's foreign policy frustration.

Bonnie Kristian | 12.12.2017 12:30 PM

Africa

Four Dead in Africa: The Addiction to World Policing Must End

Many Americans, including our nation's leaders, don't know where or why our military is deployed.

Bonnie Kristian | 10.31.2017 12:01 PM

Niger

Dead Commandos in Niger a Bipartisan Failure of Strategy and Accountability

So many questions and none of them being asked on behalf of the public by Congress.

Bonnie Kristian | 10.17.2017 12:01 AM

Donald Trump

Once Dovish-Sounding Trump Getting Very Bad Foreign Policy Advice

The president increasingly sounds like his national security advisor, H.R. McMaster. And that isn't good.

Bonnie Kristian | 9.8.2017 12:20 PM

Military

Don't Be Fooled. Airstrikes Are War.

Despite evidence they may make things worse, airstrikes are mistakenly seen as a perfectly reasonable response.

Bonnie Kristian | 8.11.2017 3:30 PM

North Korea

Breaking the Pattern of Provocation, Outrage, and Escalation in Dealing With North Korea

Kim Jong-un's long game isn't suicidal annihilation, it's to remain in power.

Bonnie Kristian | 7.17.2017 6:00 AM

Iran

Regime Change in Iran Is Neither Necessary Nor Prudent

Despite threat inflation by Iran hawks, the country has limited capabilities.

Bonnie Kristian | 6.30.2017 1:30 PM

North Korea

No, North Korea Isn't "Super-Mighty"

Stooping to the level of North Korean bluster is both unnecessary and reckless.

Bonnie Kristian | 4.25.2017 12:01 AM

Donald Trump

Trump's Dangerous Syria Missile Strike

The rush to war in Syria will do more harm than good.

Bonnie Kristian | 4.7.2017 3:00 PM

Donald Trump

Trump's First Job in Foreign Policy Is To Understand U.S. Interests Narrowly

President Trump's foreign policy would benefit from defining U.S. interests abroad in a clear and narrow fashion.

Bonnie Kristian | 1.28.2017 9:00 AM

Terrorism

We Won't Stop Lone Wolves With More Foreign Interventions

Preemptive interventions, lengthy nation-building commitments, and a surveillance state are not the best ways to contain and prevent terror.

Bonnie Kristian | 12.10.2016 10:00 AM

Benghazi

Benghazi Just a Symptom; Interventionism Is the Disease

A bipartisan failure of judgment which shows all the signs of running on repeat.

Bonnie Kristian | 6.30.2016 3:00 PM

Libya

If We Go Back to Libya, Where's It Going To Lead?

Obama looking to double down on past mistakes.

Bonnie Kristian | 5.27.2016 12:00 PM

Defense Spending

America Would Be Richer and Safer If Europe Paid For Its Own Defense

Europe can afford to defend itself.

Bonnie Kristian | 3.31.2016 4:00 PM