National Security Archives - Page 58 of 67

Libya’s Spheres of Bad Influence

Time is running short for the U.S. and NATO to help Libya restore order and security—and to keep jihadi groups in check.

Republican senators asked all the wrong questions, and the defense secretary nominee evaded all the right answers.

Leon Panetta’s decision to end the women in combat ban was the right one, and long overdue.

The Texas Tea Partier accuses the two veterans of being anti-military.

Turns out televised buffoonery isn’t the slam dunk they thought it would be.

And I’m guessing the protests will be minimal.

As we draw closer to the withdrawal in Afghanistan promised at the close of 2014, a look back at America’s longest war.

Getting the dovish Chuck Hagel confirmed will be another big win for Obama—and for progressives.

The president’s nomination of former senator Chuck Hagel forces Republicans to come to terms with the party’s rightward shift.

by Paul Waldman January 9, 2013

The proposals coming from the White House and congressional Democrats are worthwhile, but they won’t get us anywhere near where we need to be.