Product Types: Op-Ed

Op-Ed

Do U.S. Voters Even Care About Foreign Policy?

The parties seem to be realigning on questions of war and peace, but it’s not clear how consequential the results will be
November 1, 2024
Matthew Kroenig
Op-Ed

Welcome to the Defense Death Spiral

At the current spending rate, in another generation we will have a lot of rich contractors and no aircraft or Naval fleets
October 21, 2024
Dan Grazier
Op-Ed

Beyond Performative Non-Proliferation

Assessing the core impediments to achieving real progress and needed momentum in non-proliferation action in the Global South.
September 27, 2024
O’Neil Hamilton
Op-Ed

Hawks Want A New Cold War But Are Cagey About the Cost. So We Did the Math.

A new Cold War would add $5-$10 trillion to the defense budget in the next decade.
September 6, 2024
Christopher Preble
Op-Ed

Does Harris Have a Foreign Policy?

The Democratic National Convention did not shed much light on what a Harris administration’s global outlook would be.
August 30, 2024
Emma Ashford
Op-Ed

F-35: $2T in ‘Generational Wealth’ the Military Had No Right to Spend

The Joint Strike Fighter had a $200B price tag in 2001, now babies born that year are out of college and the
August 20, 2024
Dan Grazier
Op-Ed

How the Defense Industry Price Gouges the Pentagon

Congress does not yet have the tools to investigate and root out the full scale of defense contractor fleecing of the DOD.
August 1, 2024
Julia Gledhill
Op-Ed

Time to Retire the Phrase ‘Military Industrial Complex’

Sorry Ike: it's a bit too dated and no longer the right moniker to describe what we're up against
July 25, 2024
Dan Grazier
Op-Ed

Can the Pact for the Future Tackle Rising Human Insecurity?

The Summit of the Future represents both a milestone and another step in the long journey toward achieving human security for all
July 16, 2024
Richard Ponzio
Op-Ed

Why NATO Should Stay Out of Asia

NATO is simply not equipped to deal with Asian contingencies
July 8, 2024
Kelly A. Grieco
Op-Ed

Biden’s Misguided China Policy

For Beijing to take engagement with the Biden administration seriously, Biden’s team would have to dispense with its inconsistent positions.
July 3, 2024
Lanxin Xiang
Op-Ed

Albright’s 3Ds: Dependency, Dependency, Dependency

Instead of Albright’s “3Ds,” it should embrace the “3Cs”—cooperation, capabilities, and consolidation—to build a stronger European pillar in NATO
July 2, 2024
Kelly A. Grieco
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