Peter Storey argues that partnering with "evil" regimes like Saudi Arabia is often necessary from a practical point of view when intervening or stepping away could remove advantages.

Lionel Beehner asks why we take the military solution off the table when it comes to countries like Russia, but turn to it first when it comes to groups such as ISIS.

Nicolaus Mills on his book, Every Army Man is With You, and the story of the 1964 Army football team that defeated Navy, but went on to fight less certain and more costly battles as officers in the Vietnam War.

Chris Miller argues that suggestions of turning Ukraine into a 'buffer state' as part of an effort to appease Russia will embolden Vladimir Putin to employ the same tactic again in future. America and the West should not suggest a new 'Ukraine Wall' be built in Europe.

Colonel (Ret.) Philip Lisagor on why the Powell Doctrine--real and imagined--is not a magic formula for solving America's strategic decisions when it comes to the use of military force.

Major John McRae touches on what can be a 'third rail' for military leaders: The benefit of drawing lessons in innovation and leadership for the military at all levels from business, academia, and elsewhere in American civil society--and vice versa.

Retired U.S. Air Force fighter pilot Eric Jorgensen on Jordan's response to ISIS' murder of Lt. Moaz al-Kasasbeh and how America and its partners can defeat ISIS without becoming like them.

Jordan takes the fight to ISIS, Cameroon takes the fight to Boko Haram, and a new def-sec nominee tells Congress what it wants to hear: ISIS will strike the homeland.