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Defense (page 3)
December 22, 2020 5:30 am
The Military Would Not Participate in a Coup. Trump Can’t Understand Why.
Politicians from both parties have called on the armed forces to enforce election outcomes. The generals know better.
December 8, 2020 5:30 am
Lloyd Austin Should Not Become Secretary of Defense
Congress made an exception to let recently retired general Jim Mattis run the Pentagon. They shouldn’t do it again now.
November 20, 2020 5:30 am
The Real “America First” Foreign Policy Starts Now
With a new team at the Pentagon and the freedom of a lame duck, President Trump may be about to…
November 11, 2020 3:02 pm
The Lame-Duck Massacre
The patterns and portents of Trump’s post-election Pentagon firings.
September 25, 2020 5:26 am
Trump’s Russophilia Has Become Intelligence Policy
The president has always had an unsettling relationship with Vladimir Putin’s regime, but only recently has it infected the rest…
September 18, 2020 5:30 am
Why Sweden Should Join NATO
Sweden has avoided joining the alliance for decades, but the partnership may be too fruitful for either side to pass…
August 11, 2020 5:30 am
Congress AWOL on National Security
Senators and representatives from both parties are failing to push back against Trump decisions they know are wrong.
July 29, 2020 5:30 am
How the NFL Could Help Rename Military Bases
The Washington Football Team provides a model for jettisoning Confederate namesakes.
July 8, 2020 5:30 am
The Conspiracy Theorist Trump Wants to Install in the Pentagon
Rich Higgins was fired from the National Security Council in 2017 for writing a paranoid Trumpist memo. Now the president…
July 1, 2020 5:32 am
A Terrible Pick for a Big Pentagon Job
A retired general and Fox News commentator, Anthony Tata doesn’t have what it takes to handle policy for DOD. Oh,…
