Jonah Bennett NATO member countries are in talks to send in a battalion of troops to each of three Baltic states bordering Russia. Each battalion would be comprised of anywhere from 800 to 1,000 troops. That proposal is the more aggressive one. An alternative proposal on the table is to send just one NATO battalion…
Jonah Bennett As the U.S. embarks on deep cuts to the military, experts warn threats around the world from North Korea, Russia and China are on the rise in a new report on U.S. military strength. The 2016 U.S. Military Strength Index, an annual report produced by the Heritage Foundation, found the U.S. is fast-approaching a…
Guy Bentley Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul’s foreign policy position is one of the most unpopular in the whole field of presidential candidates, according to a recent YouGov poll. Paul’s policy of military restraint polled poorly with Republican voters who appear to favor more hawkish policies, such as those advocated by Donald Trump. As the GOP…
Hallelujah it’s raining America weapons and ammo in Syria. On Monday, US officials announced they were scrapping their training program for “moderate” rebels all-together and would instead be airdropping equipment to a new coalition calling themselves The Democratic Forces of Syria. They insisted that all 50 tons of supplies “reached friendly forces” in Al-Hasakah province…
I always let out a bit of a chortle whenever I hear Hillary Clinton and her sycophants accuse Republicans for engaging in politics, as though this is some kind of defense. Of course, accusing the other side of politics is in-and-of itself a form of politics, and Hillary Clinton is a master of this game:…
Rachel Stoltzfoos Hillary Clinton blamed the Obama administration Monday for a failed effort to train a rebel force in Syria that could take on the Islamic State and the Assad regime. “This is a failure in policy, isn’t it?” MSNBC’s Chuck Todd asked Clinton in an interview that aired Monday, referring to a recent report that only a…
Ivan Plis In a conflict often defined by uncertainty and slow progress, targeting and killing top Islamic State officials has been one of the U.S.’ successes against the group. The targeting campaign is separate from the Pentagon-led airstrikes taking place in Syria and Iraq. According to The Associated Press, the CIA is leading the initiative…
“A country that demands moral perfection in its foreign policy will achieve neither perfection nor security” –Henry Kissinger By R. Brownell A week before Hillary Clinton‘s announcement that she would once again run for the Democratic Party nomination for POTUS, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham stated in a recent interview that “Hillary is more Republican than Rand Paul”. …
As Republicans began to examine potential 2016 presidential candidates in 2013 and 2014, Rand Paul seems to be at the forefront of a “new” conservative foreign policy. Stressing peace through strength, Paul has spoken to war-wary Americans who have seen misguided interventionist policies lead to endless wars around the world. With the terrorist attacks of…
A study conducted by Ivy League political scientists has yielded some intriguing results. Kyle Dropp, Joshua D. Kertzer, and Thomas Zeitzoff surveyed 2,066 Americans to decide what role the U.S. should play in Ukraine’s current crisis. Additionally, they were asked to locate Ukraine on a map. The survey was designed to test the correlation…