Angus King: “If we had the Gates budget of 2012, the defense budget this year would be somewhere around $612 billion.”

The problem of escalating instability, unfortunately, is not confined to Europe’s eastern frontier. The danger of war between America’s autocratic adversaries and our democratic allies is rising around the world for one simple, troubling…

That's not as dire as some of the AI officials who have suggested that there was a 10 percent chance of wiping out all of humanity.

Instead of pursuing solutions that are consistent with America’s values, President Trump has decided to ease energy sanctions on Russia.

Deterrence works only if it’s credible, and the actions of the administration over the past two years — in spite of all the bluster about lethality and testosterone — have severely compromised that credibility, and with it, the safety and…