Jed Babbin
Columns by Jed Babbin
Biden’s foreign policy weaknesses
Both we and the Soviets understood the rules of the Cold War road. Espionage, as well as subornation of our allies, people and politicians, were the norm but military action was a rarity. Published July 16, 2022
The media’s Julian Assange problem
Under the First Amendment, the U.S. government cannot legally prevent legitimate journalists from publishing our government's most closely held secrets. But who is a legitimate journalist? Published July 4, 2022
Israel’s ‘Iron Beam’ laser system may help deter Iran’s threat against the Holy Land
For about a decade, Israel's famous "Iron Dome" anti-missile system has been protecting Israel from rocket, missile and artillery attacks. Published June 18, 2022
Putin’s blackmail may starve nations
Famines can be brought about by natural disasters or wars. Published June 4, 2022
Boris Johnson: Leader of the free world
A recent cartoon showed a flying saucer on a suburban street with a googly-eyed space alien asking a man to "take me to your leader." To which the man replied, "You've come at a bad time." Published May 26, 2022
Vladimir Putin’s love for the nuclear bomb
Russian President Vladimir Putin has evidently learned how to stop worrying and love the bomb. Published May 7, 2022
Xi Jinping: Vladimir Putin’s silent partner
In Beijing on Feb. 4, Russian President Vladimir Putin stood beside Chinese President Xi Jinping to celebrate the opening day of the Chinese Winter Olympics and to announce a new strategic partnership between the two regimes. Published April 23, 2022
Biden sabotages America’s deterrence strategy
Deterrence -- America's principal defense strategy -- is intended to discourage an attack on us or our allies by threatening unbearable consequences for the attacker. Published April 9, 2022
The Putin and Xi New World Order
President Biden is correct in stating that a new world order is emerging, but it has nothing to do with that which he envisions. With his assistance, the "new world order" is going to be dominated by Russia and China. Published March 25, 2022
U.S. needs to help Ukraine now (and later)
Despite the extensive economic sanctions that have been levied against Russia, its brutal war against Ukraine continues. Published March 16, 2022
Has Putin gone crazy?
Liberals believe that a decision to make war is unthinkable, unfathomable and, thus, irrational. Thus, the media is peddling a narrative that Russian President Vladimir Putin is crazy. Published March 2, 2022
Biden’s recurring Afghanistan nightmare
President Biden would love to forget Afghanistan and the many bad decisions he and his team made. Unfortunately for him, the facts -- and his failures in that debacle -- keep coming back to bite him. Published February 22, 2022
Biden’s Iran team falls apart
During his 2020 campaign and since President Biden has been obsessed with a renewal of former President Barack Obama's 2015 nuclear weapons deal with Iran. Published February 5, 2022
Biden too weak to take advantage of China’s economic woes
A nation is powerful if its economy is, if it has nuclear weapons with which it can fight, or both. Our economy made us a post-World War Two superpower as much as our nuclear arsenal did. Published January 24, 2022
Biden’s second year of foreign policy
The prospects for President Biden's success in pursuit of his foreign and national security policies in the coming year are bleak at best. Published January 6, 2022
George R. Worthington: A quiet warrior passes
The word 'hero' is greatly overused these days. A hero is a person who exhibits extraordinary bravery, putting himself in danger to save others' lives. Published December 27, 2021
Is Russia about to invade Ukraine?
For the third time in less than two years, Russia is engaged in a massive buildup of its military forces along its border with Ukraine. Published December 11, 2021
Biden’s ‘no first use’ strategy would dismantle nuclear deterrence
Former President Donald J. Trump was frequently accused of trying to dismantle NATO when he demanded that the member nations live up to their obligation to invest in their own defense. Published November 29, 2021
U.S. sleepwalking in China’s shadow
Twice in the last three months, President Joe Biden has said that America would defend Taiwan against a Chinese attack. His staff quickly corrected him on both occasions. Published November 11, 2021
Why is U.S. Intelligence so expensive and ineffective?
On October 20, the Financial Times reported that two Chinese test launches of hypersonic nuclear-capable weapons "...stunned the Pentagon and US intelligence because China managed to demonstrate a brand new weapons capability." Published November 1, 2021