The @CatoInstitute's Defense and Foreign Policy Department aims to restore a principled and restrained foreign policy to make the United States free and secure.

Washington DC
Joined August 2011
@CatoFP's @JustinTLogan debated Hugh Hewitt on the cost of the Iran war ahead of the midterm elections on @dcexaminer’s WEX NOW podcast. Watch the full debate here: cato.org/multimedia/media-hi…
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@CatoFP's @Hoffman8Jon participates in the event, “Has the Iran War Debacle Broken the U.S.-Israel Relationship?,” hosted by @Diplomacy_Peace Watch the full event here: cato.org/multimedia/media-hi…
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"When combatant commanders become more powerful than civilians in the eyes of the media, Washington, and world leaders, it throws off a critical balance," argues @CatoFP's @katherinet57 in @RStatecraft. Read the full article here: cato.org/commentary/military…
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"If Trump wants the credit, he must also take the blame," writes @CatoFP's @Doug_Bandow in @amconmag. Read the full article here: cato.org/commentary/presiden…
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"Indeed, Europe will have to negotiate between Ukraine and Russia to create a stable continental system to where both sides feel that they will avoid challenges to their reputation and security in the future," argues @CatoFP's @GiltnerBen. Read the full blog here: cato.org/blog/lets-talk-abou…
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@CatoFP's @Hoffman8Jon recently discussed the Houthi attack on the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on FNC’s @FoxNews Live. Watch here: cato.org/multimedia/media-hi…
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@CatoFP's @Doug_Bandow discusses the inconsistency and confusion surrounding the Trump administration’s foreign policy on @AJEnglish. Watch the full interview here: cato.org/multimedia/media-hi…
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"If assets are under threat even in the UK, it’s time to wind down America’s global presence," argues @CatoFP's @Doug_Bandow in @amconmag. Read the full article here: cato.org/commentary/bring-us…
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@CatoFP's @katherinet57 recently discussed the energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia on @NewsNation Live. Watch the full interview here: cato.org/multimedia/media-hi…
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On US Indo-Pacific Command reverting back to its original name, US Pacific Command or “PACOM,” @CatoFP's Evan Sankey argues: "The change will help focus the minds of US and allied defense planners on the most urgent problem of our security role in Asia: how to sustain our regional military commitments without military dominance." Read here: cato.org/blog/why-it-makes-s…
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@CatoFP's @katherinet57 recently discussed the U.S. removing B‑1 bombers from the U.K. on @NewsNation's "Morning in America." Watch the full interview here: cato.org/multimedia/media-hi…
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"Twenty-five years of overcommitment have distorted the National Guard’s relationship to the country and the communities from which it is drawn," argues @CatoFP's @brandan_buck in @TheHillOpinion. "Given this recent history of misuse, it is time to defend the country more prudently by first defending the National Guard." Read the full article here: cato.org/commentary/national…
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"The Kremlin’s decision to bomb civilians will not bring this war any closer to ending," writes @CatoFP's @GiltnerBen. Read here: cato.org/blog/war-ukraine-no…
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"Defense means defense, not trying to turn the rest of the world into America," argues @CatoFP's @Doug_Bandow in @thedailyeconomy. "In fact, the Pentagon’s globe-spanning military presence has little relation to US interests, let alone defense of America’s people, territory, prosperity, principles, and constitutional order." Read the full article here: cato.org/commentary/bankrupt…
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"Identifying expensive and wasteful Pentagon programs is a start to fixing America’s expensive defense budget," writes @CatoFP's @GiltnerBen as he identifies five wasteful weapons programs. Read here: cato.org/blog/unnecessary-de…
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"When combatant commanders become more powerful than civilians in the eyes of the media, Washington, and world leaders, it throws off a critical balance," argues @CatoFP's @katherinet57 in @RStatecraft. Read the full article here: cato.org/commentary/military…
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@CatoFP's @Hoffman8Jon recently discussed the Houthi attack on the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on FNC’s @FoxNews Live. Watch here: cato.org/multimedia/media-hi…
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"In most areas of national security policy, Congress has ceded its powers and prerogatives to the president. But its most powerful card, control of the nation’s budget, remains intact and available," argues @CatoFP's @katherinet57. "By asserting its prerogative over the nation’s purse, Congress can put America’s defense dollars back in line with an America First defense strategy." Read the full blog here: cato.org/blog/card-congress-…
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@CatoFP's @Doug_Bandow recently discussed the inconsistency and confusion surrounding the Trump administration’s foreign policy on @AJEnglish. Watch the full interview here: cato.org/multimedia/media-hi…
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"If assets are under threat even in the UK, it’s time to wind down America’s global presence," argues @CatoFP's @Doug_Bandow in @amconmag. Read the full article here: cato.org/commentary/bring-us…
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