It's uncommon in the collegial arena of executive branch relations for a public blame-fest to break out. But...
Dave Patterson
National Security Correspondent
Afghanistan Hearings: No Answers, Plenty of Spin
Over two days, lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) got to hear what went wrong in...
There Is a Cold War With China, Whether Biden Admits It or Not
How can Joe Biden's administration ever confront the Chinese effectively when it is in denial? Like it or not,...
What Did the Taliban Win?
Conquering and holding are a lot less complicated than governing. The media has been full of the...
How North Korea Evades Global Sanctions
How does a country that cannot feed its citizens – one that’s financially hobbled, supposedly, by international...
France and China Can’t Stand the New US-UK-Australia Defense Deal
It's not every day that the U.S. can infuriate both France and China at the same time on the same issue, even if...
Biden at the UN: Ushering in New Era of ‘Relentless Diplomacy’
President Joe Biden's speech at the United Nations was sprinkled in optimism but underscored with the same old...
Unpacking the Kabul Drone Strike Tragedy
There may be nothing more terrible in the heat of battle than to realize you have mistakenly killed friendlies....
Is Ineptitude the Hallmark of Biden’s Administration?
The Oxford English Dictionary defines kakistocracy as "a government by the least suitable or competent citizens...