Military Policy

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

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.

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

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.

Consider a scenario that plays out daily in modern conflicts: A soldier has clear authorization to engage hostile forces but chooses...

If we are to redefine patriotism for the digital age, it must still rest on the foundation of shared responsibility and earned respect.

The VET Act is a refreshingly strategic approach. It doesn’t just support veterans for their own sake. It aligns national workforce development with energy transition and national security.

In 2015, the novel Ghost Fleet  sent ripples through the Pentagon. Though marketed as fiction, it served as something else entirely, a...

Recent reports that the National Guard has been federalized in California to support immigration enforcement raise serious legal and...