Biden's ceasefire call

Biden's highly damaging call for an immediate Gaza ceasefire. The president has fueled Hamas intransigence, weaken Israeli deterrence, and encourage Iranian aggression.

Israel aid strike

Israel's accidental attack on aid workers is a problem for Netanyahu's government. Facing rising international criticism of its military campaign, Israel needs to retain all the support it can get.

Havana Syndrome

New reporting shreds Intelligence Community assessment on Havana Syndrome. The Insider has provided forensic links between Russian GRU operatives and so-called Havana Syndrome incidents.

Poland vs. Spain

Poland rightly calls out NATO freeloading Spain. Madrid has systemically refused to take its NATO obligations or the alliance's defensive remit seriously.

IC-DEI issues, Xi's "outstanding leadership"

The intelligence community can balance individual needs with DEI absurdity. Recent releases from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence point to deepening risks for intelligence tradecraft.

China claims U.S. executives salute Xi's "outstanding leadership" in Beijing. A delegation of American business leaders met with Xi on Wednesday.

Putin ISIS attack narrative, Hamas has initiative, Poland missile, Nuclear deterrence

Putin makes absurd claim that U.S. both warned of and facilitated ISIS attack. The Russian govt. narrative is pitch perfect KGB-style BS.

The U.S. has encouraged Hamas to avoid a hostage deal. By the UN abstention vote, the U.S. has given Hamas reason to believe time and the political winds are on its side.

Poland must expel the Russian ambassador. Andreev's failure to respect a diplomatic summons request shows Moscow's intolerable contempt for Warsaw.

Thank nuclear submariners, not 'nuclear disarmament consultants' for our avoidance of nuclear war. The key means of avoiding nuclear war is the effective deterrent of those who would otherwise consider starting it.

Johnson debt

Speaker Mike Johnson's fake fiscal conservatism. Asked about how he wants to address the soaring national debt, Johnson responded with dishonest half-truths and distractions.

Trump-NATO, British princess

Trump's positive clarification on NATO. The former president and 2024 GOP presidential nominee says he would "100%" defend NATO allies that meet the 2%-of-GDP spending target.

50 years ago today, another British Princess nearly went missing. Anne's prospective disappearance involved a far more concerning event than Catherine's.

WSJ, Goodbye Guam, Havana Syndrome

Guest piece for Wall Street Journal: Putin labels me a terrorist.

Biden's 'goodbye Guam' defense budget. The president has failed to fund critical improvements to Guam's means of defending against Chinese missile attacks.

As the Havana Syndrome scandal rumbles on, Nikolai Patrushev must be laughing. The House Intel. Commitee is rightly scrutinizing the Intelligence Community's assessment.

Russia nuclear forces, Macron Ukraine

Putin says Russia's nuclear forces are superior to America's. He's wrong. The reality is that the U.S. has a significant overmatch in the undersea and air domains of the nuclear triad.

Macron takes a welcome lead for European security. The French president is pledging to bolster Ukraine's defense against Russia.