menu_open Columnists

The National Interest
We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

UK’s and USA’s Best Naval Special Operators Just Completed Training Together

UK’s and USA’s Best Naval Special Operators Just Completed Training Together

US Navy SEALs complete a boarding drill aboard the ship USS Mount Whitney in the Atlantic in May 2026. SEALs and Royal Marines completed a similar...

latest 4

The National Interest

Peter Suciu

The Iran-Iraq War Had a Vicious Air Component

The Iran-Iraq War Had a Vicious Air Component
latest 0

The National Interest

Harrison Kass

Why Limiting US Diesel Exports is Likely to Fail

Why Limiting US Diesel Exports is Likely to Fail
latest 0

The National Interest

Lucian Pugliaresi

How Azerbaijan Is Erasing Armenian Heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh

yesterday 1

The National Interest

Stephan Pechdimaldji

The ‘Maritime Dominance’ Fantasy

yesterday 2

The National Interest

Jack Bharucha

The Meaning of Vladimir Putin’s New War Duma

yesterday 0

The National Interest

Lesia Bidochko

Central Asia’s Technology Trap

Central Asia’s Technology Trap
yesterday 1

The National Interest

Eric Rudenshiold

America’s B-52 Bombers Will Cost At Least $276 Million to Upgrade—Each

America’s B-52 Bombers Will Cost At Least $276 Million to Upgrade—Each
yesterday 1

The National Interest

Peter Suciu

Trump Might Be Steaming—but the Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers Won’t Be

Trump Might Be Steaming—but the Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers Won’t Be
yesterday 3

The National Interest

Peter Suciu

After Months of Absence, America’s B-1B Lancers Are Touring Again

After Months of Absence, America’s B-1B Lancers Are Touring Again
yesterday 1

The National Interest

Peter Suciu

Why a Royal Navy Assault Ship Is Going to Brazil

Why a Royal Navy Assault Ship Is Going to Brazil
yesterday 1

The National Interest

Peter Suciu

South Korea Just Finished Its First Domestically-Built KF-21 Fighter

South Korea Just Finished Its First Domestically-Built KF-21 Fighter
yesterday 0

The National Interest

Peter Suciu

How to Fix the US-Saudi Nuclear 123 Agreement

previous day 3

The National Interest

Ariel E. Levite

Donald Trump’s New York State of Mind

previous day 1

The National Interest

Ahmed Charai

Why European Strategic Autonomy Remains Elusive

previous day 3

The National Interest

Hugh de Santis

The US-China G2 Leaves Out the Rest of the World

previous day 1

The National Interest

Nico Lange

Italy Is Racing a Ferrari Against an F-35—Because of Course It Is

Italy Is Racing a Ferrari Against an F-35—Because of Course It Is
previous day 3

The National Interest

Peter Suciu

Agent Data Exposed in Recent FBI Hack

Agent Data Exposed in Recent FBI Hack
previous day 2

The National Interest

Peter Suciu

PLA Purge: Xi Jinping Fires Two More Chinese Generals

PLA Purge: Xi Jinping Fires Two More Chinese Generals
previous day 3

The National Interest

Peter Suciu

Soon, You’ll Be Able to See an F-117 Nighthawk at the Smithsonian

Soon, You’ll Be Able to See an F-117 Nighthawk at the Smithsonian
previous day 4

The National Interest

Harrison Kass

US and Royal Navy Fired Mk48 Heavyweight Torpedo from Underwater Drone

US and Royal Navy Fired Mk48 Heavyweight Torpedo from Underwater Drone
previous day 10

The National Interest

Peter Suciu

Catch of the Day: A Florida Angler Reeled In a US-Made Attack Drone

wednesday 2

The National Interest

Harrison Kass

Why the US Should Pace the Risk but Not the Speed of the AI Race with China

wednesday 1

The National Interest

Jason Hsu

The Future of Gulf State Security

wednesday 2

The National Interest

Kristian Alexander

China’s Slow-Motion Financial Crisis

wednesday 2

The National Interest

Milton Ezrati

How the UN Can Save Itself

wednesday 2

The National Interest

Eric Alter

The US Navy Will Pay $139 Million for Advanced Submarine Tech

The US Navy Will Pay $139 Million for Advanced Submarine Tech
wednesday 2

The National Interest

Peter Suciu

How the USS Abraham Lincoln Could Sink Hung Cao’s Navy Secretary Bid

How the USS Abraham Lincoln Could Sink Hung Cao’s Navy Secretary Bid
wednesday 10

The National Interest

Peter Suciu

Closing Out the EC-130H Compass Call Aircraft After Four Decades in Service

Closing Out the EC-130H Compass Call Aircraft After Four Decades in Service
wednesday 3

The National Interest

Peter Suciu

Why the Yemeni Civil War Was Never a Sectarian Conflict

Why the Yemeni Civil War Was Never a Sectarian Conflict
wednesday 3

The National Interest

Mohammed Ayoob

The US Air Force’s FQ-42 Vengeance Drone Has a New (Old) Home

The US Air Force’s FQ-42 Vengeance Drone Has a New (Old) Home
wednesday 4

The National Interest

Peter Suciu

Should Denmark Be Worried? American F-16s Are Flying over Greenland

Should Denmark Be Worried? American F-16s Are Flying over Greenland
wednesday 10

The National Interest

Peter Suciu

End of an Era: Davis-Monthan Air Base Just Deactivated Its Last A-10 Warthogs

22.09.2026 4

The National Interest

Harrison Kass

Another F-16 Has Crashed—Second Loss of a Fighting Falcon This Month

22.09.2026 8

The National Interest

Peter Suciu

Ukrainian Hackers Just Stole Heaps of Classified Data from the Russian Navy

22.09.2026 7

The National Interest

Peter Suciu

How Kaliningrad Is Serving as Russia’s Laboratory for Hybrid Warfare

22.09.2026 6

The National Interest

Azeem Ibrahim

Why Central Asia’s Middle Corridor Needs Trans-Caspian Pipelines

Why Central Asia’s Middle Corridor Needs Trans-Caspian Pipelines
22.09.2026 5

The National Interest

Kaush Arha

With the Return of War in Yemen, a Humanitarian Disaster Looms

With the Return of War in Yemen, a Humanitarian Disaster Looms
22.09.2026 7

The National Interest

Alexander Langlois

Can Donald Trump Build a Middle Eastern Shield?

Can Donald Trump Build a Middle Eastern Shield?
22.09.2026 8

The National Interest

James Jay Carafano

Finland’s Military Is Getting New Anti-Air Missiles

Finland’s Military Is Getting New Anti-Air Missiles
22.09.2026 4

The National Interest

Stavros Atlamazoglou

The B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit Are Getting a Stay of Execution

The B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit Are Getting a Stay of Execution
22.09.2026 6

The National Interest

Harrison Kass

Why the US Space Force Is Tapping into Public ‘Space Junk’ Data

Why the US Space Force Is Tapping into Public ‘Space Junk’ Data
22.09.2026 6

The National Interest

Harrison Kass

Can States Use Climate Lawsuits to Regulate Fossil Fuels?

Can States Use Climate Lawsuits to Regulate Fossil Fuels?
22.09.2026 7

The National Interest

Benjamin Zycher

How Did Sensitive F-35 Parts End Up in Hong Kong?

21.09.2026 10

The National Interest

Peter Suciu

Hanwha Is Building a Massive Drone Ship for the US Navy

21.09.2026 6

The National Interest

Harrison Kass

The ROMULUS 151 Drone Just Hit a Key Construction Milestone

21.09.2026 6

The National Interest

Harrison Kass

Can Indonesia Reform Its State-Owned Enterprises?

21.09.2026 3

The National Interest

Joseph Hammond

Economic Security: Divided We Fail

21.09.2026 7

The National Interest

Kaush Arha

Armenia at 35 Years of Independence

21.09.2026 9

The National Interest

Narek Mkrtchyan

What the Iran War Is Teaching China About US Power

21.09.2026 5

The National Interest

Gedaliah Afterman