Author Archive
Bonnie Kristian
fellow, Defense Priorities
Ideas
The Biden Administration Is Taking Steps to Stay in Iraq Forever
A recent UN briefing reveals expansive goals for the U.S. war effort.
- Bonnie Kristian
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Sweeping Hack Gives Biden a Mandate to Reorient America’s Cyber Strategy
It’s long past time to wrest the focus from offense back to defense.
- Bonnie Kristian
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Trump Wants to Leave Afghanistan Before Election Day? Hold Him to It
None of the arguments for delaying the inevitable make sense.
- Bonnie Kristian
Ideas
The Coronavirus Shows How US ‘Diplomacy’ Is Anything But
Absolutist, America-first approaches isolate us and make us less safe.
- Bonnie Kristian
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Escalating the US Air War in Afghanistan Isn’t Working
The dramatic increase in U.S. airstrikes that began last year has brought the country no closer to peace. In fact, Afghan soldiers, police, and civilians are dying at record rates.
- Bonnie Kristian
Ideas
ISIS Might Come Back. That’s Just One More Reason to Get Out of Syria
U.S. military intervention cannot address the grievances that fuel ISIS. Nor does it protect American interests or serve our defense.
- Bonnie Kristian
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This Is the Political Moment to Stop Supporting the Saudi War in Yemen
The deadly attack on a school bus with a U.S. laser-guided bomb should, at last, end Washington's backing.
- Bonnie Kristian
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For America, More War in Syria Is All Risk, No Reward
The recklessness of keeping U.S. soldiers in harm’s way is compounded by the fact that there are no vital American interests at stake.
- Bonnie Kristian