national security

Foreign-policy expert discusses whether the U.S. and China are destined for conflict

Ryan Hass, Director of the Brooking Institution’s John L. Thornton China Center, delivered a lecture at Washington University that addressed concerns over a future conflict between the United States and China, Nov. 14. 

| Staff Writer

The Ivory Soapbox—For Evil to Succeed

Last week, a brief, 16-page document was leaked to the press. Called “the White Paper,” the document outlines the Obama administration’s perceived justification in killing American citizens who are senior members of al-Qaida or related organizations. The argument is in three parts: first, “an informed, high-level official of the U.S.

| Forum Editor

The battles we need to fight

I first decided to support Senator Barack Obama’s candidacy for president after reading his 2002 speech voicing opposition to the war in Iraq.

| Staff Columnist

McCain the better pick for national security

As is so often the case, the American people are being forced to choose between two poor presidential candidates, neither of whom is truly fit to hold the highest office in our nation.

| Staff Columnist

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