Gregory D. Foster is a professor at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University, Washington, D.C. The views expressed here are his own.

Viewpoint
Trumpeting the Superpower Status Quo
President Obama's 'Defense Strategic Review' is old sauce in a new bottle—and the country's worse for it.
Gregory D. Foster

Viewpoint
A Case of Strategic Debasement
What the infamous Marine urination video teaches us about war and the U.S. military.
Gregory D. Foster

Feature
General Failure
An enduring crisis in civil-military relations threatens America's future
Gregory D. Foster
Viewpoint
Route-Stepping? Our Way to WWIII
Scare-tactic allusions to war allow Bush to push an extremist agenda.
Gregory D. Foster
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