menu_open Columnists

The National Interest

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

Turkey’s Tayfun Hypersonic Missile: A Nightmare for Israel?

latest 6

The National Interest

Brandon J. Weichert

Russia’s Su-57 Export Dreams Could Finally Come True

latest 5

The National Interest

Brandon J. Weichert

“Puff the Magic Dragon”: The AC-47 Gunship Was the Viet Cong’s Worst Nightmare

latest 6

The National Interest

Brandon J. Weichert

The Navy’s SSN(X) Submarine Will Redefine Undersea Warfare

latest 0

The National Interest

Maya Carlin

America Should be More Like Texas: A Blueprint for U.S. Energy Leadership in the 21st Century

latest 0

The National Interest

Igor Logvinenko And Peter Vartanian

America’s A-10 Warthog Is Still at War Against the Islamic State

yesterday 6

The National Interest

Maya Carlin

The Geopolitics of Lithium in 2025

yesterday 30

The National Interest

Diego Von Vacano

Trump’s Fossil Fuel Agenda Hands the Future of Energy—and U.S. Competitiveness—to Beijing

Trump’s Fossil Fuel Agenda Hands the Future of Energy—and U.S. Competitiveness—to Beijing

China’s nuclear breakthroughs could cement its dominance while the United States clings to fossil fuels. On the same day President Donald Trump...

yesterday 10

The National Interest

William Matthews

The Houthis Have Paused Attacks—For Now

The Houthis Have Paused Attacks—For Now

While the international community may be taking a collective sigh of relief that the Houthis have paused their thirteen-month campaign against...

yesterday 1

The National Interest

Emily Milliken

Trump and Erdogan Have The Chance To Reset U.S.-Turkey Relations

Trump and Erdogan Have The Chance To Reset U.S.-Turkey Relations

After Donald Trump declared victory on November 5, 2024, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was one of the first world leaders to congratulate...

yesterday 1

The National Interest

Gibbs Mckinley

Nuclear Power and the Future of American Digital Dominance

Nuclear Power and the Future of American Digital Dominance

The path forward for American digital dominance requires recognizing nuclear power for what it is: a strategic asset that combines technological,...

yesterday 1

The National Interest

Anna Broughel

Can Post-Assad Clashes In Syria Be Stopped?

yesterday 0

The National Interest

Alexander Langlois

A Tech Power Playbook for Donald Trump 2.0

yesterday 1

The National Interest

Todd Young

RAF Bolton Paul Defiant: The Forgotten “Daffy” Turret Fighter of WWII

RAF Bolton Paul Defiant: The Forgotten “Daffy” Turret Fighter of WWII

When one thinks of gun turrets on World War II warplanes, one generally associates them with bombers, such as the B-17 Flying Fortress, Handley...

previous day 3

The National Interest

Christian D. Orr

Is Elon Musk America First or China First?

Toward the end of 2024, the SEC filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk, alleging the billionaire committed securities fraud in 2022 by failing to...

previous day 30

The National Interest

Akhil Ramesh

China Is Not Seeking To Remake World Order

China Is Not Seeking To Remake World Order

As the Trump administration gets underway, key aspects of how it will approach China remain unclear. It’s especially uncertain what consensus will...

previous day 20

The National Interest

Paul Heer

Imperial Japan’s Nakajima Ki-27 “Nate” Was No Match for the Flying Tigers

Imperial Japan’s Nakajima Ki-27 “Nate” Was No Match for the Flying Tigers

When one thinks of Imperial Japan’s World War II fighter planes, the legendary Mitsubishi A6M Zero is undoubtedly the first to come to mind. The...

previous day 5

The National Interest

Christian D. Orr

Russia Receives New Shipment of Upgraded T-90 and T-72 Tanks

Russia Receives New Shipment of Upgraded T-90 and T-72 Tanks

While the use of tanks in battle is an age-old concept, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has showcased how armored vehicles remain vital in...

saturday 3

The National Interest

Maya Carlin

Britain’s Daring-class Is the King of Area Air Defense Destroyers

Britain’s Daring-class Is the King of Area Air Defense Destroyers

In the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century, the saying “The sun never sets on the British Empire” rang very true, and...

saturday 3

The National Interest

Christian D. Orr

100 Days of DOGE

100 Days of DOGE

Who knew that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) could be such an interesting place? The nondescript seven-story office building, which was...

07.02.2025 3

The National Interest

Jacob Heilbrunn

Together, The U.S. And Japan Can Preserve A Free And Open Indo-Pacific

Together, The U.S. And Japan Can Preserve A Free And Open Indo-Pacific

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s visit with President Trump this week sets the stage for constructing a bold deterrence architecture to...

07.02.2025 2

The National Interest

Kaush Arha

Europe’s Sixth-Gen Fighter Program Could Learn from Its Tank Production

Europe’s Sixth-Gen Fighter Program Could Learn from Its Tank Production

The state of the Franco-German-Spanish joint Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program to develop a sixth-generation optionally-manned fighter seems...

07.02.2025 2

The National Interest

Peter Suciu

Franken-Plane: The U.S. Air Force Just Merged Two Damaged F-35s Into One Functional One

Franken-Plane: The U.S. Air Force Just Merged Two Damaged F-35s Into One Functional One

The crash of a United States Air Force F-35A Lightning II at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska, late last month resulted in the total...

07.02.2025 2

The National Interest

Peter Suciu

US and Philippine Fighters Look to Counter China with Joint Patrol

US and Philippine Fighters Look to Counter China with Joint Patrol

This week, the United States and the Philippines carried out the first joint patrol and air-intercept drills over the South China Sea since...

07.02.2025 2

The National Interest

Maya Carlin

Westland Wessex: This Helicopter Turned Heads in “Full Metal Jacket”

Westland Wessex: This Helicopter Turned Heads in “Full Metal Jacket”

“Get some! Get some! Get some, baby! Haha, get some! Anyone who runs is a VC. Anyone who stands still … is a well-disciplined VC, hahahaha!”  ...

07.02.2025 2

The National Interest

Christian D. Orr

Trump’s Greenland Play: The View From Moscow

Trump’s Greenland Play: The View From Moscow

The Russia-U.S. relationship (or lack thereof) has long dominated Arctic geopolitics. Geography makes the two neighbors and stakeholders sharing...

07.02.2025 3

The National Interest

Anton Sokolov

The Little-Known M41 Walker Bulldog Found Fame in “Full Metal Jacket”

The Little-Known M41 Walker Bulldog Found Fame in “Full Metal Jacket”

This coming April will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, and one of the most enduringly popular and critically acclaimed...

07.02.2025 7

The National Interest

Christian D. Orr

What Do Drones Mean For Nuclear Deterrence? 

What Do Drones Mean For Nuclear Deterrence? 

Drones and other autonomous vehicle technologies have already significantly influenced the conduct of war. The technology has evolved from simple...

07.02.2025 10

The National Interest

Lawrence J. Korb

Meet Col. Allison Black: The USAF’s “Angel of Death”

Meet Col. Allison Black: The USAF’s “Angel of Death”

In the Abrahamic religions, the Angel of Death is a concept deeply rooted in both Judaism and Islam; in the latter faith, he is known as Azrael. In...

07.02.2025 5

The National Interest

Christian D. Orr

Russia Says Its Admiral Nakhimov Battlecruiser Is Nearing Sea Trials

Russia Says Its Admiral Nakhimov Battlecruiser Is Nearing Sea Trials

  Topic: Security Blog Brand: The Buzz Region: Europe Tags: Admiral Nakhimov, Battlecruiser, Kirov-Class, Russia, and Security Russia Says Its...

07.02.2025 3

The National Interest

Maya Carlin

Pumping Up America’s Nuclear Power Politics

Pumping Up America’s Nuclear Power Politics

If the U.S. isn’t careful, China and Russia could soon dominate the global nuclear power market. President Trump dove into his new duties by...

07.02.2025 3

The National Interest

Ken Luongo

British Tories Should Watch Trump 2.0 Closely

British Tories Should Watch Trump 2.0 Closely

There is no doubt that Conservatives in the United Kingdom are watching with intent interest as to what happens in the United States under the new...

07.02.2025 8

The National Interest

Dominic Johnson

RAF Bristol Blenheim: This Civilian Airliner Went on WWII Bombing Runs

RAF Bristol Blenheim: This Civilian Airliner Went on WWII Bombing Runs

Aviation history is full of examples of civilian airliners that were converted for military usage. For example, the United States Air Force uses a...

07.02.2025 10

The National Interest

Christian D. Orr

Can America Afford the $13 Billion Ford-class Aircraft Carrier?

Can America Afford the $13 Billion Ford-class Aircraft Carrier?

The journey of the U.S. Navy’s Ford-class aircraft carriers has not been smooth sailing. Since their inception, these cutting-edge warships have...

06.02.2025 2

The National Interest

Maya Carlin

A New Iran Deal—Faster, Please!

A New Iran Deal—Faster, Please!

As expected, President Trump signed an order on February 5 restoring the “maximum pressure” policy toward Iran, which had characterized the latter...

06.02.2025 3

The National Interest

Greg Priddy