Now that both the House and Senate have passed their versions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), it’s up to a conference committee to resolve the differences between the two chambers. In a new AEI report, Elaine McCusker and John G. Ferrari break down the policy disagreements at stake, from Ukraine to Navy shipbuilding, and explain what has to happen to ensure the NDAA is passed by the end of the year.
Can government intervention, whether it be President Joe Biden’s clean energy subsidies or Donald Trump’s trade war, actually revitalize American manufacturing? Michael R. Strain argues that the new infatuation with industrial policy on both the left and the right is doomed to fail. Since the 1979 revolution, Iran has largely relied on blackmail, insurgency, and terrorism in its quest to dominate the Middle East. However, Kenneth M. Pollack shows how US disengagement from our regional allies has allowed Iran to pursue a surprisingly successful—and dangerous—diplomatic grand strategy. Are young men growing more conservative? While young women have become rapidly more liberal over the past decade, Daniel A. Cox observes that young men continue to be largely less interested in politics. While moderation can be a virtue, Cox warns that this lack of political commitment could be a worrying symptom of a deeper crisis of masculinity. On August 18, James Buckley, US senator, diplomat, and federal judge, passed away at the age of 100. Karlyn Bowman, who was on Buckley’s Senate staff, pays tribute to his extraordinary career of public service and conservative statesmanship. |
