A Force for Action: Toward a Concert of Democracies, The Landing Zone, 1.17.12
Churchill worried about the UN becoming a sham, and now we know why.

Bouazizi's Revolution, Fraser Forum, January/February 2012
For better or worse, a Tunisian street vendor changed the world.

Reagan and the Hormuz Doctrine, FrontPage, 1.6.12
Reagan had to deal with Iranian threats to the Strait of Hormuz, too.

Our Third Front, The American Legion Magazine, 1.1.12
Is Mexico turning the corner or descending into failed-state status?

Iraq: A Gamble in Both War and Peace, World Politics Review, 12.20.11
Like President Bush before him, President Obama is taking a gamble in Iraq.


The God of Tiny Details, byFaith, Winter 2011
In any great undertaking, there are no unimportant roles or unimportant parts. As Paul put it, “There are many parts, but one body,” each with an indispensable role to play in the great undertaking our savior started.

The Big Chill: Tensions in the Arctic, The American Legion Magazine, 12.1.11
Russia is making a play for the Arctic's energy bounty. The U.S. and its allies need to forestall Moscow's landgrab.



Know Your Enemy, The Lookout, 10.30.11
Oddly, the words of Sun Tzu, a Chinese warrior-scholar who lived five centuries before Christ, can tell us a lot about how to fight heaven's oldest foe.



Old Approach May Be the Best Approach to Piracy, The National Post, 10.28.11
Catch-and-release doesn't work with pirates.



Another Look at Missile Defense, Military Officer, 10.1.11
Not long ago, missile defense was derided by its critics as “Star Wars.” But advances in technology and the proliferation of long-range missilery have made missile defense an essential piece of the West’s security puzzle. As evidence, just consider how missile defense has maintained strong bipartisan support in the White House and Congress for more than a decade. Or consider NATO’s new Strategic Concept, which makes missile defense a central part of NATO’s mission. In short, missile defense has gone mainstream.



Retiring the World's Policeman, The American Magazine Online, 8.3.11
Oddly, President Obama and his Tea Party rivals seem equally comfortable with balancing the budget on the back of the military.