Cato Foreign Policy

On the @CatoInstitute Podcast episode "Kicking the Can to Xi’s September Visit," @CatoFP's Evan Sankey and Clark Packard examine the recent US-China summit and break down what was actually agreed, why rare earths and semiconductors have created a strategic stalemate, and what the US should do before Xi comes to Washington. Listen to the full podcast here: cato.org/multimedia/cat…

"Two opposing ideas about hard power and foreign policy — legalism and nihilism — are being exposed by the Trump administration," writes @CatoFP's @PatPorter76 in his latest article in @TheCriticMag. Read the full article here: thecritic.co.uk/issues/may-202…

"An erratic executive without checks is a danger to the country and to the world," argues @CatoFP's @Doug_Bandow in @amconmag. Read it here: cato.org/commentary/tru…

@CatoFP's @katherinet57 discussed the current negotiations between the US and Iran on @SquawkCNBC. Watch the full discussion here: cato.org/multimedia/med…

"The stated American war aims have been achieved, and with difficult work a conclusion is conceivable," argues @CatoFP's @JustinTLogan in @amconmag. Read the full article here: cato.org/commentary/how…

@CatoFP's @katherinet57 discusses current negotiations between the U.S. and Iran on @podcasts "Bloomberg Surveillance." Listen to the full interview here: cato.org/multimedia/med…

@CatoFP's @katherinet57 recently discussed the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran on @BloombergTV’s "Bloomberg Surveillance." Watch the full interview here: cato.org/multimedia/med…

"The United States is in a munitions crisis because both the executive and the legislative branches, regardless of which political party is in power, failed to exercise restraint in protecting the U.S. war chest," writes @CatoFP's @katherinet57 in @RStatecraft. Read the full article here: cato.org/commentary/can…

"America’s goal, as should be the world’s, is to avoid launching these weapons of mass destruction. Building Golden Dome would move America further from this goal," argues @CatoFP's @GiltnerBen. Read the full article here: cato.org/blog/golden-do…

"While one party may publicly fret about the abuses of the other, neither, as institutions, sincerely wants to roll back the power of the imperial presidency," argues @CatoFP's @brandan_buck in the @DailyCaller. Read here: cato.org/commentary/why…

@CatoFP's @JustinTLogan participated in the event, “Day 1 — 2026 American Identity Summit at the University of Chicago,” hosted by Chicago Thinker Official. Watch the full discussion here: cato.org/multimedia/med…

"The War Powers Resolution, passed in the wake of the Vietnam War in 1973 over President Nixon’s veto, remains Congress’s most prominent and expeditious tool to rein in the presidency on matters of war," writes @CatoFP's @katherinet57. "Yet, recent votes aimed to constrain President Trump over war with Iran amount to nothing more than theater." Read "An Obituary for the War Powers Resolution" here: cato.org/blog/obituary-…

On the @CatoInstitute Podcast episode "Kicking the Can to Xi’s September Visit," @CatoFP's Evan Sankey and Clark Packard examine the recent US-China summit and break down what was actually agreed, why rare earths and semiconductors have created a strategic stalemate, and what the US should do before Xi comes to Washington. Listen to the full podcast here: cato.org/multimedia/cat…

Why did the United States launch a war with Iran? Is there an exit strategy, or could this turn into another forever war? What would a realist and restrained foreign policy in the Middle East look like? Cato Institute media fellow @RIKKISCHLOTT sits down with @Hoffman8Jon, a research fellow in defense and foreign policy studies at Cato, to discuss the shifting justifications for the Iran war, the economic and military costs incurred over the first three months, and the lessons that Washington refuses to learn in the Middle East. youtu.be/8b4DIAmi08w

"By backing Israel’s effort to indefinitely subjugate Gaza and the West Bank, Washington has committed itself to an endless conflict," argues @CatoFP's @Hoffman8Jon in @amconmag. Read here: cato.org/commentary/isr…

@CatoFP's @JustinTLogan discussed the failure of the U.S. “silver bullet” strategy against Iran on @CBCNews’ "About that" with Andrew Chang. Watch the full discussion here: cato.org/multimedia/med…

"Identifying expensive and wasteful Pentagon programs is a start to fixing America’s expensive defense budget," writes @CatoFP's @GiltnerBen as he identifies five wasteful weapons programs. Read here: cato.org/blog/unnecessa…

"US forces inflicted substantial losses on Iran’s military, rapidly destroying its navy and most of its air defenses," writes @CatoFP's Evan Sankey. "But despite Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s boasts about striking thousands of Iranian targets, the war was not won." Read here: cato.org/blog/iran-war-…

Congress is slated to consider a $1.5 trillion defense budget that includes billions in new funding for munitions. But what caused the munitions shortage? Cato’s @katherinet57 argues America’s munitions arsenal has been drained significantly to arm Ukraine and prosecute the ongoing war in Iran without considering the long-term strategic costs. The defense budget should include reforms to protect US stockpiles from previous mistakes. ow.ly/y9oY50Z2rQT

@CatoFP's @katherinet57 discusses current negotiations between the U.S. and Iran on @podcasts "Bloomberg Surveillance." Listen to the full interview here: cato.org/multimedia/med…