Intelligence reform proposal finds little outright support

• Mike Nartker
• August 24, 2004

Navy appoints new leader for NMCI

Rear Adm. James Godwin will take control of the $8 billion Navy Marine Corps Intranet program.

• David McGlinchey
• August 17, 2004

Anti-proliferation effort will receive no separate funding, personnel

• David McGlinchey
• March 15, 2004

Pentagon begins to gather base-closing data

The Defense Department is asking military installations to gather information that it will use in deciding which bases to close in 2005.

• George Cahlink
• January 6, 2004

Korean War II?

A former North Korean Communist calls on the U.S. military to effect "regime change" in the country.

• David McGlinchey
• July 22, 2003

History lesson

A post-war analysis should provide lessons, not lies, to prepare the military for future conflicts.

• Winslow T. Wheeler
• July 15, 2003

Cult of personality

In a new book, a senior CIA analyst says al Qaeda is gaining ground around the world.

• Mark Kukis
• July 8, 2003

Commander-in-chief

Not since 1952 has a retired senior military commander been a serious first-time contender for the presidency. Former NATO military Cmdr. Wesley Clark could change that.

• James A. Barnes
• July 1, 2003

Secret wars

A new biography of a former CIA director explores the parallels between Vietnam and the war on terrorism.

• Anne Wagner
• June 24, 2003

Cycle of violence

In the search for peace in the Middle East, violence often follows the olive branch like night trailing day.

• James Kitfield
• June 17, 2003

Intelligence questions

Criticism of the Bush administration is mounting for overselling, or misreading, intelligence regarding Iraq.

• Peter H. Stone
• June 10, 2003

Oversight overlooked

Toothless congressional oversight overlooks soft spots in U.S. defenses.

• Winslow T. Wheeler
• June 3, 2003

Tilting at the Pentagon

Bulldog legislator Henry Waxman, D-Calif., is taking on a new target: the Defense Department.

• George C. Wilson
• May 27, 2003

Waging peace

It's time to create a new cadre of executives who are trained in managing the transition from war to peace.

• Chris Seiple
• May 20, 2003

War and peace

The British army's experience as peacekeepers in Ireland offers lessons for the U.S. military in Iraq.

• Neil Munro
• May 13, 2003

Attack always

Army Lt. Gen. William Wallace pursued a strategy of relentless assault during the war in Iraq.

• James Kitfield
• May 6, 2003

Bottom up

The Marine Corps got good press during the war in Iraq because lower-ranking men and women—not the top brass—were so impressive.

• George C. Wilson
• April 29, 2003

Failure to fight

Why did Saddam Hussein do almost nothing to try to stop the invasion of his country?

• George C. Wilson
• April 22, 2003

Iraq is not Vietnam

The equipment, terrain and tactics of war have changed dramatically in 35 years.

• George C. Wilson
• April 15, 2003

Iraq and beyond

Pundits should spend less time second-guessing the Bush administration's military strategy in Iraq and more time pushing for the president to make the right decisions in the weeks and months ahead.

• Stuart Taylor
• April 8, 2003