The Military Budget Circus: Enjoy the Show
The whipsaw of the last couple of weeks on the military budget has stimulated a media frenzy. Is next year’s budget request going to be $733 billion, as the Pentagon expected? Is it going…
Editor in Chief
Laicie Heeley
Editor in Chief
Laicie Heeley (@laicie) is the founder and editor of Inkstick and the host of the PRI- and Inkstick-produced podcast, Things That Go Boom. She is also a Partner with the Truman National Security Project. Laicie's work has appeared in well-known newspapers, journals, and periodicals including Foreign Policy, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and Associated Press, and she has appeared as an expert on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News.
Postponing the Brexit Vote Makes Theresa May Look Weak
The Westminster bubble has been gripped by Theresa May’s dilemma for weeks: committed to having a vote on the deal she negotiated to leave the European Union, but facing almost certain…
Remembering 41
As our country mourns Bush 41’s recent passing, we are reminded of his extraordinary legacy of service. A legacy filled with so many remarkable achievements and accolades, including an…
Congress and Trump Are Parting Ways Over Saudi Arabia
Since the killing of Saudi dissident and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, one thing has become clear: under Donald Trump, the US is not on the cusp of realigning its relationship…
Long Live Bangladeshi Rock 'n' Roll
The seeds of rock ‘n’ roll culture were planted in Bangladesh during the birth of the country in 1971, after a war for liberation separated this majority-Muslim territory from Pakistan.…
Coffee with Ali Wyne
Everyone has that friend on social media — the one who shares the best stuff. A photo essay that makes you think or an article on productivity that’s actually worth your time.…
The Bizarre Friendship Between North Korea and Cuba
Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s tyrannical leader, recently “reaffirmed historic ties” with Miguel Diaz-Canel, Cuba’s president. Diplomacy between Cuba and North Korea is odd. Late Cuban…
HG Wells and the War to End War
Possibly you’ve noticed that the war to end war didn’t. It has become almost a cliché to observe that the Great War, which ended a century ago this week, served as the launching pad for…
Veterans Have Fought in Wars – and Fought Against Them
If President Donald Trump had his way, the nation would be celebrating the centennial of the World War I armistice on Nov. 11 with a massive military parade in Washington, DC. But that…
This China Stuff Seems Like It Might Be BS
The US decision to withdraw from the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty continues to send shockwaves through the foreign policy community. The INF treaty, which eliminated an entire…