U.S. Congress

High Stakes and the Sequester Squeeze

When defense budgets get tight, politics can get a little complicated.

BY GORDON ADAMS | MAY 6, 2013

How to Close Guantanamo

Why Obama doesn’t need Congress to start to make good on his promise.

BY LAURA PITTER | MAY 1, 2013

Hawking Something

The Syria interventionists want us to go to war. They're wrong.

BY MICAH ZENKO | APRIL 30, 2013

Minority Report

Should presidents seek out dissent?

MAY/JUNE 2013

Storming the Hill

Thomas P.M. Barnett lets the White House off the hook for the Pentagon's dysfunction.

MAY/JUNE 2013

How to Save the Republican Party

Why the GOP needs to stop navel-gazing and embrace internationalism all over again. 

BY SEN. JOHN MCCAIN | APRIL 26, 2013

The Defense Department in Sequesterland

The Pentagon will make it through sequestration better than most.

BY GORDON ADAMS | APRIL 23, 2013

Off to a Bad Start

Why is the president letting America's nukes rust?

BY SEN. JIM INHOFE, SEN. BOB CORKER | APRIL 18, 2013

Clip the Agency's Wings

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

BY MICAH ZENKO | APRIL 16, 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

Time to Face Facts

Three years in, New START has performed exactly as advertised.

BY JOHN KERRY | APRIL 8, 2013

Point of Order

The problem with Congress's idea to base immigration on economic merit.

BY ALEXANDRA STARR | APRIL 5, 2013

Losing the Senate

Carl Levin's retirement is the latest blow to a smart foreign policy.

BY NORM ORNSTEIN | MARCH 29, 2013

Wait, Did the System Just Work?

Congress performs oversight on drones -- and gets results.

BY AMY ZEGART | MARCH 27, 2013

The Tip of the Democracy Spear

The U.S. military doesn’t exactly have an unblemished record when it comes to promoting democracy. Is there a way to change that?

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | MARCH 21, 2013

Mission Creep in the War on Terror

The case against giving the president even more power to use force.

BY ROSA BROOKS | MARCH 14, 2013

God Bless Bob Woodward

In praise of investigative reporting.

BY MICAH ZENKO | MARCH 12, 2013

Time Is Running Out on North Korea

Congress needs to make Pyongyang pay a price for its recklessness.

BY SEN. ROBERT MENENDEZ | MARCH 7, 2013

A First Draft of the Third War

Why President Obama should commission a history of targeted killing.

BY MICAH ZENKO | MARCH 6, 2013

The Prince of the White House

Eleven rules for how Barack Obama, or any U.S. president, can have his way on national security.

BY ELLIOTT ABRAMS | MARCH 4, 2013

26 Days Later

On March 27, the sequester will rise from the dead.

BY GORDON ADAMS | FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Cutting Off Your Nose

The impending sequester won't just do short-term damage to the U.S. government. In fact, it's already hurt it more than you think.

BY NORM ORNSTEIN | FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Hagel's Revenge

How Obama's new Pentagon chief can get back at his Republican enemies.

BY LAWRENCE J. KORB, LAUREN LINDE | FEBRUARY 20, 2013

The Price of Hagel

Could this nomination fight change the electoral map in 2016?

BY HEATHER HURLBURT | FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Refusal to Lead

In a dangerous and changing world, President Obama is just wishing away the problems America faces.

BY MARCO RUBIO | FEBRUARY 15, 2013

What George W. Bush Did Right

The 43rd president of the United States did a great thing for humankind -- but most Americans have no idea.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Escape Velocity

The president's State of the Union address is the best place to focus responsibility and re-launch the American economy. Because the real problem is Washington. 

BY MOHAMED A. EL-ERIAN | FEBRUARY 12, 2013

If Obama Were a Truth-Teller

Here’s what he would say on Tuesday night.

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | FEBRUARY 11, 2013

War by PowerPoint

Is the White House using the Pentagon to fight the GOP?

BY GORDON ADAMS | FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Tough Witness

John Brennan delivers a smart, but vague, performance.

BY AMY ZEGART | FEBRUARY 8, 2013