Defense Spending

Directed-energy weapons being developed for the U.S. military by Boeing include this vehicle, which includes a laser mounted on top of a tactical truck. (Photo: Boeing)

Columnists

Obama’s spending cuts put a squeeze on developing new military technology

Jed Babbin -

August 6, 2014 9:00 pm

Smoke rises from a building which Taliban fighters used for cover during clashes with government troops, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 17. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

National Security

How the U.S. ended up giving weapons to the Taliban

Kelly Cohen -

July 28, 2014 6:22 pm

National Security

Navy secretary: Cost for newest ship will decline

Washington Examiner -

July 25, 2014 4:15 am

The Gereshk Cold and Dry Storage Facility in Afghanistan's Helmand province. (Photo: SIGAR)

U.S. spent another $3m on an unused building in this country

Kelly Cohen -

July 22, 2014 9:19 pm

Op-Eds

Patriot missile interceptor system is a key to international security for the U.S.

Richard Rowe -

July 19, 2014 11:00 am

If our government wants to get more arms to our allies, a direct subsidy -- such as DOD footing half the bill of a new fighter jet to Georgia -- would be far more direct and transparent, and it wouldn't create all the economic inefficiencies Ex-Im creates. (iStock Photo)

Beltway Confidential

The Export-Import Bank’s corporate welfare: War by other means

Timothy P. Carney -

June 27, 2014 12:22 pm

President Barack Obama speaks to members of the media about the situation in Iraq, Thursday, June 19, 2014, in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. In the strongest sign yet of U.S. doubts about Iraq's stability, the Obama administration is weighing whether to press the Shiite prime minister in Baghdad to step down in a last-ditch effort to prevent disgruntled Sunnis from igniting a full-scale civil war. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

5 facts about the new U.S. mission in Iraq

Susan Crabtree -

June 20, 2014 12:55 pm

In the Persian Gulf, January 1991, a Tomahawk cruise missile is fired off the battleship USS Wisconsin towards a target in Iraq. (AP Photo/ John McCutcheon)

National Security

America cannot afford to cancel the Tomahawk

Michael James Barton -

June 14, 2014 2:12 pm

Both libertarians and conservatives want to keep America safe. Most libertarians believe our attempts to create or support democracy around the world have made us new enemies, and done harm as well as good. We want less military spending. (Thinkstock)

Columnists

Libertarians vs. conservatives on foreign policy and military spending issues

John Stossel -

June 10, 2014 7:34 pm

Accompanied by Chinese Minister of Defense Chang Wanquan, left, U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel reviews a honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Chinese Defense Ministry headquarters prior to their meeting in Beijing, Tuesday, April 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Alex Wong, Pool)

Beltway Confidential

Chinese military grows stronger, challenges Obama ‘pivot’

Blake Seitz -

June 8, 2014 3:16 pm

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Tag: Defense Spending

Obama’s spending cuts put a squeeze on developing new military technology

How the U.S. ended up giving weapons to the Taliban

Navy secretary: Cost for newest ship will decline

U.S. spent another $3m on an unused building in this country

Patriot missile interceptor system is a key to international security for the U.S.

The Export-Import Bank’s corporate welfare: War by other means

5 facts about the new U.S. mission in Iraq

America cannot afford to cancel the Tomahawk

Libertarians vs. conservatives on foreign policy and military spending issues

Chinese military grows stronger, challenges Obama ‘pivot’

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