Policy
Lawmakers' Defense Spending Agreement Ignores Obama on War Fund, Guantanamo
House and Senate members agreed to military personnel and acquisition reforms, yet set up a showdown over the offshore prison and wartime supplemental funding.
Ideas
Obama Needs an ISIS War Czar Before It’s Too Late
Obama’s ISIS fight looks more like Iraq in 2003 than in 2007, when military and civilian leaders were synced hip-to-hip.
Ideas
Why Xi Won’t Get What China Wants Most When He Meets Obama
The next summit is unlikely to give China the outcomes it wants most, because what it wants the United States is not prepared to give.
Policy
White House Delays Plan to Close Guantanamo Amid Search for US Alternative
As weeks slip away, Pentagon officials say they’re only on ‘step one’ of a crucial survey of alternate locations for the detainees.
Ideas
10 Responses to Iran-Deal Skeptics
The top lobbyist for the agreement, along with John Kerry’s former chief of staff, tackle a prominent critic’s questions for President Obama.
Policy
Here's How the Supreme Court Could Make Congress Own the War on ISIS
The Court has wisely left it to the political branches to work out their inter-branch conflicts over foreign policy. But decisions over war and peace are special case scenarios.
Policy
One Year into the War That Congress Won't Declare
What if U.S. lawmakers don’t accept their duty to oversee the U.S. campaign in Iraq and Syria?
Ideas
Why Can’t Obama Get His Defense Secretary To Release This Guantanamo Prisoner?
The Pentagon, not Congress, is blocking the release of 75-pound prisoner Tariq Ba Odah, six years after he was cleared to go. Where is the president?
Policy
Congressional Democrats Not Yet Sold On Iran Deal
Public skepticism of the agreement may trump political loyalty — not to mention its merits or failings.
Defense Systems
State vs. non-state hackers: Different tactics, equal threat?
Recent cyber incidents from state and non-state actors demonstrate the real threat each pose and shed light on the difference in tactics.
Business
Defense Contractors to Obama: Enough With the Executive Orders
Industry organizations lead a push against a tide of new regulations, such as the requirement to allow employees to take up to 56 hours' annual paid sick leave.
Policy
National Security: Top Issue for GOP Voters, Sideshow in Debate
The U.S. is at war across the globe, but the leading Republican candidates spent most of their time at the two-hour debate on other subjects.
Policy
A Tale of Two GOP Advisers, Split by 2016
Two old friends — co-workers, national security pros, Romney campaign veterans — are advising two different presidential candidates this time around. What does that say about the future of the Republican Party?
Policy
Urging Support for Iran Deal, Obama Invokes Iraq War Runup
The president argued Wednesday that a vote for the nuclear agreement would break from the mindset that led to the 2003 invasion.
Policy
White House In ‘Final Stages’ of Plan to Close Guantanamo
The Obama administration will submit the plan to Congress shortly, but warned lawmakers: We’re not bluffing on our veto threat.
Threats
The Team That Chases Down Online Threats To The President
It’s easy to find angry words on Twitter and Facebook, but who should be punished and how much time should the U.S. spend doing so?
Policy
After Obama Snub, Nigerian President Brings Security Wish List to Washington
Some critics questioned President Obama’s omission of Nigeria on his upcoming trip to Africa. President Buhari's visit to Washington this week may help bridge that gap.
Policy
What the Next President Should Do With the Iran Deal
The next commander in chief will have fewer and worse options, yet still room to tweak and improve the deal.
Policy
Obama Offers a Forceful Defense of the Iran Deal
Rejecting the deal 'defies logic,' the president said at a Wednesday news conference.
Policy