What legal authority does the president have to defend Israel from Iran? No matter how noble the cause, Congress has never voted to authorize force against Iran nor has it voted to defend Israel from its attackers. Newsweek Defense Priorities newsweek.com/more-us-forces…

The Hellscape strategy appears to be a shaky attempt at deterrence. Yet, publicizing the Hellscape strategy could unintentionally hasten Beijing’s efforts to gain control of Taiwan. Stars and Stripes Defense Priorities stripes.com/opinion/2024-0…

"Gaining leverage to negotiate over territory is a worthwhile objective, but no leverage is gained unless Ukrainian forces hold the territory they have seized or can attrit a lot more Russian forces. Neither seems likely." Defense Priorities Ben Friedman unherd.com/newsroom/will-…

DEFP is pleased to announce its new Middle East Program—which seeks to operationalize and promote a strategy of restraint for the U.S. in the region—as well as its new director, Rose Kelanic, formerly an assistant professor of political science at ND Int'l Sec Center. defensepriorities.org/programs/middl…

Calling it now: hard core fiscal conservatives will point to articles like this one to oppose Trump. Problem is that we don’t know enough about Harris’ policy proposals to know how much her presidency would add to the deficit. All vibes no substance. axios.com/2024/08/28/tru…

Why would China wait to consolidate Taiwan until the U.S. has the capability ready to defend Taiwan via the Hellscape strategy? Stars and Stripes Defense Priorities stripes.com/opinion/2024-0…

From this raid we see once again that Ukraine is desperate and Russia is surprisingly weak. This is a toxic combination Defense Priorities Ben Friedman Christopher McCallion unherd.com/newsroom/will-…

The wide sweeping legal landscape on the authorization of military force has almost completely removed Congress from the decision-making process, an idea that would make the Founding Fathers roll over in their graves Newsweek Defense Priorities newsweek.com/more-us-forces…

Nearly half of respondents to a Defense Priorities poll not think the U.S. should defend Ukraine if it meant increasing the risks of a Russian nuclear strike on a U.S. city. ⬇️ defensepriorities.org/polls/american…

While at first blush the Hellscape strategy appears to be an attempt at deterring Beijing, the comments themselves seem to undermine long-standing policy. Stars and Stripes Defense Priorities stripes.com/opinion/2024-0…

The reality is that decades-old authorizations are still law, and those authorizations are so poorly drafted that they can and have been used in contexts in which they were not intended to be used. Newsweek Defense Priorities newsweek.com/more-us-forces…

Americans should be concerned because their elected officials—save for the president—are now effectively on the sidelines for the most important decision a congressman should make—when to send our brave men and women to war. Newsweek Defense Priorities newsweek.com/more-us-forces…

Making it as hard as possible for China to seize Taiwan is still a roundabout tactic to defend Taiwan, and broadcasting the strategy makes it seem more likely than not that the U.S. will come to Taiwan’s aid. Stars and Stripes Defense Priorities stripes.com/opinion/2024-0…

. Demri Scott Greggo with a great new piece on Robert F. Kennedy Jr ‘s endorsement of Donald J. Trump SIGNALING to the DC elites that the American people are sick of endless war. ⬇️ open.substack.com/pub/peternavar…

Thank you Peter Navarro ! Very excited about this piece that I wrote in my personal capacity about Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s endorsement of Donald J. Trump and his commitment to ending endless wars. Check it out here ➡️

By increasing the U.S.' physical presence in the region, some may argue that the U.S. will be able to deter Iran from attacking Israel. But deterrence is strongest when you are actually willing to respond if deterrence fails. Newsweek Defense Priorities newsweek.com/more-us-forces…

Despite its detractors, strategic ambiguity continues to be a sound policy worth keeping. Strategic ambiguity dissuades Beijing from military action and also incentivizes Taiwan to invest in its own deterrent. Stars and Stripes Defense Priorities stripes.com/opinion/2024-0…

More U.S. Forces in the Middle East? Here We Go Again Newsweek Defense Priorities newsweek.com/more-us-forces…

Moving U.S. forces into the region puts Americans at risk of being caught in the crossfire of an escalating situation in the Middle East. Newsweek Defense Priorities newsweek.com/more-us-forces…

New op-ed published in RealClearWorld! Is Ukraine Falling Victim to Victory’s Disease? Defense Priorities realclearworld.com/articles/2024/…