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Yesterday afternoon, President Obama discussed his administration's counterterrorism policy in a speech at the National Defense University speaking candidly about the U.S. counterterrorism policy.
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Anything less than a sunset of the 2001 AUMF undermines the very foundation of our democracy and ensures that America is forever at war.
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The biggest problem with drones has less to do with technology or jurisprudence and more to do with something softer: America's moral might and the goodwill it garners globally.
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The Obama administration should end this war and double down on efforts to achieve broad and inclusive political solutions. There are several reasons why this track has a better chance for success.
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A key House Committee protects the Pentagon by slashing domestic spending, but staffers acknowledge this is just the beginning of the budget debate.
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Today, May 17, marks the 100th day of the hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay prison. For more than a decade, people have been held without charge or trial. You can take action today to encourage Congress to close Guantanamo.
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The Pentagon is looking at further reductions in deployed nuclear weapons and eliminating one leg of the triad.
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Senators question Pentagon spending.
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Joe Volk served as FCNL's executive secretary from 1990 until 2011.
We at FCNL lost a friend and colleague last month. Bob Edgar died at his home in Burke, VA on April 23. He was 69. Bob served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1974 to 1986. He represented the 7th congressional district of Pennsylvania.
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For both fiscal and ethical reasons, it is time Congress cancelled AUMF and reclaimed oversight of US military engagements
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