John Bolton
ARTICLES BY: John Bolton
Facing Facts on President Obama’s Syria Strategy
The end of the Gaddafi regime in Libya has focused new attention on the rebels in Syria -- as has last week's belated call...
Why Tea Party Should Resist Gutting Defense
Two recent, seemingly unrelated events weigh heavily on the question of whether America will remain able to protect its national security or languish...
A Cold War Missile Treaty That’s Doing Us Harm
Treaties, you see, are like girls and roses: They last while they last." So said Charles de Gaulle a half-century ago, but he could...
Why I May Run for President
Adam Smith wrote in The Wealth of Nations that "the first duty of the sovereign, that of protecting the society from the violence and invasion...
Defense and the Debt Ceiling
Serious questions remain about the national-security implications of the proposed deal to raise the Federal debt ceiling. With Members of Congress essentially being asked to...
Obama’s Libya Missteps Imperil NATO’s Future
While the outcome of NATO's intervention in Libya is still uncertain, the ongoing drift toward a negotiated solution is fraught with potentially debilitating problems for...
All Conservatives Should Support the Boehner Plan
All conservatives, especially those concerned with American national security, should support the Boehner Plan. That plan, as Speaker Boehner himself understands, is far from perfect. But...
Why is Obama Giving Libya to the Russians?
With President Obama's Libya policy staggering from one embarrassment to another, last week he and Secretary of State Clinton outdid themselves. They publicly...
North Korea Edges Toward Next Nuke Test
You wouldn't know it from the Obama administration, but North Korea's global threat continues to metastasize. South Korea recently concluded that extensive cyber-attacks against civilian...
Confused U.S. Policy to Blame for Libya’s Muddle
Casey Stengel reportedly once asked, after becoming manager of the hapless New York Mets, "Can't anybody here play this game?" Much the same question applies...
How Obama Bungled the War in Libya
Given the duration of the war in Afghanistan, its 2012 political implications, and the extent of American casualties, it was understandable last week that much...
Europe’s IMF Game
Most Americans had barely heard of the International Monetary Fund before the arrest of its managing director, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, for sexually assaulting a hotel housekeeper....
Palestinian Statehood: What Is The U.N.’s Role?
An aversion to reality can be a powerfully destructive force. Its most visible manifestation in international affairs lies in trying to create political "facts on...
Obama’s Libyan Debacle Could Undercut U.S. Credibility Elsewhere
Last Friday's House of Representatives vote on President Obama's Libya policy was characterized widely as reflecting bipartisan dissatisfaction with Mr. Obama's failure to consult with...
