Ideas

In “Bad Ideas Jeans,” a classic Saturday Night Live sketch from the 1980s, a group of oblivious guys sit around and talk about enacting their terrible plans, from doing home renovations on a rental apartment to inviting a crack cocaine…

As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of U.S. Congress on July 24, 2024, the nation he leads continued its slide away from democracy. Even before Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023,…

Since the Russian invasion began in 2022, Ukraine has successfully resisted its opponents on many fronts, but its most surprising success came in a theater where few expected Ukraine to prevail: the Black Sea. In 2022,…

“Over not through” is the strongest, most unifying culture in the U.S Air Force’s history. It’s a mindset that inspires airmen to attack the toughest operational problems with grit and innovation. And it’s a mindset that urgently needs…

When Washington, D.C., last hosted a NATO summit in 1999, the alliance was celebrating a milestone. It was also facing a war in Europe and welcoming new members to the alliance. So there will be a certain feeling of…

At the Washington summit this week, NATO plans to launch a new command to lead the coordination of security assistance and training to Ukraine. This would be the alliance’s first major new operation since the end of the mission in…

The rise of the radical far right in Europe poses a threat not only to the continent but also to Americans at home and abroad.But while the U.S. government tends to be quick to use sanctions against…

Egypt is prime real estate in a bad neighborhood. On its eastern border, it has the Gaza war, and is struggling to contain the combat while dealing with popular opinion which is horrified by the scale of destruction in Gaza yet fearful…

The outcome of the upcoming U.S. presidential election is going to have major consequences for the relationship between the U.S. and its allies. While President Joe Biden is a firm believer in the value of the transatlantic…

On May 29, 1952, Army draftee Willie Mays reported for duty at Fort Eustis in Newport News, Virginia. The reigning National League Rookie of the Year would see no action during his nearly two years of service—except on the baseball diamond,…