Empire Roundtable
March 26, 2009 | We asked FPIF's senior analysts to weigh in on the future course of American foreign policy: maintenance of empire or its rejection?
Articles by Col. Daniel Smith (Ret.)
Warring on Warriors
February 13, 2009 | The war in Afghanistan is taking its toll on the hearts and minds of civilians and soldiers.
Base-less Strategy
April 24, 2008 | Ironically, the question of whether U.S. bases being built in Iraq should be, or clearly already are, permanent, is more of a U.S. domestic controversy than an issue between the United States and Iraq.
Bush at the Pentagon
March 20, 2008 | Why is the president still giving victory speeches about the Iraq War?
Paying for the Wars’ Wounded
November 9, 2007 | Veterans' health care bills are bound to soar thanks to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, but the government doesn't appear to be paying attention.
A Welcome Page in the Newspaper
September 17, 2007 | An informed public is the best safeguard for maintaining both our security and our freedoms.
Why Saudi Arabia? Why Now?
August 6, 2007 | Read the back story on why the administration thinks this deal makes sense.
Iraq: Finding the Diamonds?
July 25, 2007 | The Bush administration is looking for signs of hope in Iraq. But it's coming up against the reality of resistance.
Counting Troops in Iraq
July 17, 2007 | Congress is finally talking withdrawal but no one is talking about how many U.S. troops will remain in Iraq.