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A Swiss politician recently described a prospective package of bilateral accords between Switzerland and the European Union as an “introduction of foreign law, foreign judges and arbitrary sanctions […] tantamount to colonial subjugation.” Even though Switzerland is not an EU member and these accords will be subject to a popular vote, the European Union is frequently accused of eroding democracy and individual freedoms. This criticism misses the real threat. The most direct a

In recent decades, humans have transformed the Earth so much that we no longer live in the geologic epoch called the Holocene. Instead, many scientists believe that the Earth has entered a new geologic epoch called the Anthropocene, which is marked by a new stratigraphic layer in the Earth’s crust characterized by human creations, such as plastics, pollution, and radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons. Besides the changes to the geologic structure of the Earth, the conditio

USMCA, the updated North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), is critical for U.S. economic security. It has resulted in $775 billion invested in the United States by Mexico and Canada, 55% more investment than before USMCA came into effect in 2020—despite COVID. USMCA makes North America an attractive cohesive market.

In the summer of 2024, a Major in the Air Force received "career-enhancing" orders for a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) from a joint assignment in D.C. to a remote installation in the Midwest. For his spouse—a licensed pediatric nurse with a decade of seniority—the move was a professional derailment. Within ninety days, she had resigned her position, navigated a gap in pay, and hit a wall of state licensing delays that kept her out of the workforce for six months. When tha

In 2026, the United States will mark the 250th anniversary of its founding, a milestone that invites both celebration and reflection. Amid the festivities, Congress should revisit one of the most neglected provisions of the Constitution: the War Clause. For too long, the authority to decide when and how the nation goes to war has drifted from Congress to the executive branch. This erosion of legislative war powers undermines democratic accountability and threatens the integri

The defense world is enamored with the future. From AI-enabled targeting and swarming drones to hypersonic missiles and autonomous tanks, tomorrow's wars are being imagined as sleek, digital, and surgical. These innovations are viable and worth pursuing. But they will not re-write the rules of war, and they are not a substitute for the basics. In fact, when militaries overlook the fundamentals, they tend to lose the war before the first algorithm boots up. Soldiers will still

Studies have shown that environmental stresses are increasingly correlated with conflicts. Miguel et al. (2004) posit that economic growth is strongly negatively correlated with civil conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa, with rainfall being an exogenic instrumental variable for economic growth. Another study by Ash and Obradovich (2020) found that climate-induced internal migration led to increased political instability in Syria, which exploded into the Syrian Civil War in 2011. E

Eye-catching headlines on trade and economic security gloss over the economic objective of trade: exchanging U.S.-made goods and services for those from foreign partners at an advantageous price benefiting both and boosting prosperity. No one country has the resources, nor inclination, to be fully self-sufficient especially as standards of living continue to rise. The current focus on domestic manufacturing and self-sufficiency ignores the additional economic benefits that

This op-ed argues that extremism and insider threats—ranging from January 6 sympathizers to figures like Eddie Gallagher and Jack Teixeira—pose a serious risk to military readiness, unit cohesion, and public trust. It calls for a renewed approach to military discipline that balances civil liberties with the need for ethical leadership and institutional accountability.

The Pentagon doesn’t have a lethality problem. It has a logistics problem.

On January 11, 2007, China destroyed one of its own satellites with a direct-ascent anti-satellite missile, demonstrating its ability to impair foreign space systems. The international community issued stern statements, but they did not implement significant consequences. As a result, more demonstrations followed. In 2019, India conducted its own anti-satellite test; then, in 2021, Russia 'killed' its own satellite: Kosmos 1408. For military strategists and policymakers, the

Photo: Alex Fedorenko via Unsplash Introduction Russia is not the military juggernaut it claims to be. The West must shed outdated fears and recognize that Moscow is bleeding men and material for minimal gains. Since February 24, 2022, Russia has suffered over one million casualties to occupy less than 12% of Ukrainian territory. Far from capturing Kyiv in 72 hours, Russian forces have failed to achieve a decisive breakthrough. Yet the Kremlin projects strength: in March 2025

In February 2021, a historic winter storm swept across Texas, plunging millions into darkness . Among the areas affected was Fort Hood,...

For too long, American policy debates have been trapped by a fundamental misconception: that we must choose between freedom and safety,...

"From Afghan Villages to American Courtrooms, False Accusations Threaten Justice" When I served as an infantry officer in Afghanistan, I...

In an era where information moves faster than missiles, the United States military is losing ground, not on the battlefield, but online....

Only a fraction of Americans serve in the military, and fewer still know someone who does. Most service members are drawn from a small...

The Air Force is retiring the A-10 Thunderbolt II , the most iconic close air support platform in American military history, with no...

Social media platforms have become the new commons, where ideologies, allegiances, and red flags often appear long before they're evident in real life. When background investigators are blind to these spaces, they’re effectively reviewing candidates through a keyhole, missing the wider picture of who is being entrusted with national secrets.

There are moments when a city feels less like itself. Sirens crowd the air. Curfews narrow ordinary life. Armed uniforms become the most...