Military

Stay the Hand of Vengeance

From Guantánamo to Boston, why Americans have a dangerous tendency to overreact to terrorism.

BY BRUCE WEINSTEIN | APRIL 16, 2013

Clip the Agency's Wings

Why Obama needs to take the drones away from the CIA.

BY MICAH ZENKO | APRIL 16, 2013

Beware the Few

You can't beat a lone terrorist -- or al Qaeda for that matter -- with shock and awe.

BY JOHN ARQUILLA | APRIL 15, 2013

The Economics of War with North Korea

Would fighting Kim Jong Un be worth it?

BY DANIEL ALTMAN | APRIL 15, 2013

Mirage Across the Potomac

The Pentagon's proposed spending and savings are both totally unrealistic.

BY GORDON ADAMS | APRIL 12, 2013

The Limits of Leading by Example

President Global Zero is learning the hard way that cutting back America’s nuclear weapons arsenal doesn't cut the mustard with rogue states.

BY JAMES TRAUB | APRIL 12, 2013

The Enabler

The only way to stop Pyongyang's cycle of brinkmanship and extortion is to address the real problem -- South Korea.

BY EDWARD LUTTWAK | APRIL 12, 2013

The Love Fest

Under China’s new leader, the People’s Liberation Army is showing rare signs of friendliness toward the United States. Can the new tone prevent a war?

BY JOHN GARNAUT | APRIL 12, 2013

10 Ways to Fix the Drone War

Obama's targeted-killing policy is a mess. Here's what he can do about it.

BY ROSA BROOKS | APRIL 11, 2013

Peas in a Rotting Pod

How Kim Jong Un is like Bashar al-Assad, and why being in way over his head could lead to war.

BY JACK GOLDSTONE | APRIL 11, 2013

An Inconvenient Truth

Finally, proof that the United States has lied in the drone wars.

BY MICAH ZENKO | APRIL 10, 2013

How to Keep NATO Strong

The transatlantic alliance cannot be taken for granted.

BY ANDERS FOGH RASMUSSEN | APRIL 10, 2013

Obama Proposes Shifting Funds from Nuclear Nonproliferation to Nuclear Weapons

Hundreds of millions of dollars proposed in new spending on warheads.

BY R. JEFFREY SMITH, DOUGLAS BIRCH -- CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY | APRIL 9, 2013

Woe to the Imperialists!

How I briefly defended North Korea from American aggression.

BY MICHAEL PECK | APRIL 8, 2013

Rolling the Iron Dice

Can Kim Jong Un use his nukes and get away with it?

BY JOHN ARQUILLA | APRIL 8, 2013

How to Stop a Nuclear War

What the Cuban missile crisis teaches us about facing down North Korea.

BY MICHAEL DOBBS | APRIL 5, 2013

Why Sticks and Stones Will Beat Our Drones

The persistent dangers of low-tech warfare.

BY ROSA BROOKS | APRIL 4, 2013

Hagel Channels Eisenhower

Can the new SecDef actually rein in the military-industrial complex?

BY GORDON ADAMS | APRIL 4, 2013

The Map of Death

What North Korea's missiles are really aimed at.

BY JEFFREY LEWIS | APRIL 3, 2013

Living Up to the Statue

After two decades of advocacy, we finally have a U.N. Arms Trade Treaty.

BY HEATHER HURLBURT | APRIL 3, 2013

No Man's Land

Exclusive photos from the 38th parallel.

BY TOMAS VAN HOUTRYVE | APRIL 3, 2013

Tell Me How This Starts

What war on the Korean Peninsula would look like.

BY PATRICK M. CRONIN | APRIL 3, 2013

Error Report II

GAO's defense of its F-35 investigation worries me even more.

BY WINSLOW WHEELER | APRIL 3, 2013

Vive La France, Allahu Akbar

Islamic militants messed with the wrong city on Saturday night.

BY MATT TREVITHICK, DANIEL SECKMAN | APRIL 1, 2013

Loss Leader

The Army needs to admit it has a problem -- or things will only get worse.

BY DAVID W. BARNO | MARCH 29, 2013

GAO Stands by Its F-35 Report

A response to Winslow Wheeler.

BY CHUCK YOUNG | MARCH 29, 2013

Let Them Go

Why John Brennan should give a passport and $10K to every Gitmo prisoner.

BY ROSA BROOKS | MARCH 28, 2013

China’s Glass Ceiling

Sure, the Middle Kingdom is becoming a superpower, but it's always going to be No. 2.

BY GEOFF DYER | MARCH 28, 2013