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Foundational articles (AA) are repeated in Section (A). Both (AA) and (A) articles provide key insights on major policy and cultural issues, while (B) articles address currently urgent or more technical topics that may be replaced more frequently as they become dated.

(B) National Defense and Foreign Policy

The Best Defense Against AI Is AI

By John O. McGinnis Oct. 15, 2026

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By John O. McGinnis Oct. 15, 2026 – slowing down AI may delay defenses against AI that the wrongdoers already possess or will acquire regardless of what we do….This point is even clearer when it comes to geopolitical threats. The U.S. government could take advantage of models from frontier companies…. This access could give the U.S. a military advantage that may be decisive in this technological age. And because other nations know this, they may be deterred from attacking in the first place…. Frontier AI is itself a firewall. Slowing its development can postpone new defenses and leave existing threats in place. A slowdown can cost protection as well as progress. Read More

America’s Military Is Dangerously Exposed

By By Seth G. Jones Aug. 9, 2026

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By Seth G. Jones Aug. 9, 2026 – Yet the U.S. isn’t sufficiently prepared to defend its overseas bases, critical infrastructure and personnel. U.S. sites across the Pacific are particularly vulnerable to Chinese and North Korean attacks—as are U.S. locations in the Middle East. The choice before Congress and the Pentagon is clear: Spend the money now to protect these facilities or face a much more serious problem in the future. Read More

The Lindsey Graham Example

By By The Editorial Board July 28, 2026

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By The Editorial Board July 28, 2026 – Will anyone take his place as an advocate for freedom and U.S. interests abroad?…But his memory shouldn’t pass without recalling the principles he fought for. Above all, he believed that America is a force for good in the world. Perhaps in part because of his time overseas in the Air Force, he believed U.S. military, economic and diplomatic power could be marshaled to expand freedom in the world in the American national interest….In that cause, he was crucial to the defense of Ukraine against Russia’s marauding, and Israel against Iran and its terrorist proxy militias.  Read More

Pentagon Has Two Years to Prevent World War III

By Mike Gallagher - Nov. 13, 2024

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By Mike Gallagher – Pete Hegseth, Mr. Trump’s nominee, will have to confront the collapse of deterrence in Europe and the Middle East, resource constraints on Capitol Hill, recruitment challenges, and a deteriorating balance of power in the Indo-Pacific. The only way to promote peace is to go to war on day one—not with China, Russia or Iran but with the Pentagon bureaucracy. Read More

America’s Crucial First Line of Defense in the Pacific

By John Bolton - Sept.10, 2024

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By John Bolton – China is trying to break the First Island Chain, and its strategy is to divide and conquer.

The elephant in the room is Taiwan. Without it, there is little chance other concerned countries can effectively thwart China’s destabilizing efforts. This time it isn’t Taipei asking for help, but other regional capitals that need help as much as Taipei. Losing effective control over what Douglas MacArthur labeled an “unsinkable aircraft carrier”—much less actual Chinese annexation—would fatally breach the First Island Chain.  Read More