Op-eds

Our NATO allies are “eager for American taxpayers to assume the growing security burden left by reductions in European defense budgets.”  You might think this is a line from one of former President Donald Trump’s stump speeches decrying the majority of NATO members’ continual failure to meet their defense spending commitment of 2% GDP. But this was a direct warning from… Read more »

Military.com: Army Making a Mistake in Cuts to Special Operations Forces By Rep. Mike Waltz November 3, 2023 The United States is at an inflection point in our national defense planning. China's growing military strength presents us with a peer adversary for the first time since the Cold War that can threaten our air superiority, compete with us technologically, and deny or even… Read more »

Real Clear Defense: America Needs a National Maritime Strategy By, Rep. Mike Waltz September 27, 2023                                                 America doesn't have enough ships and building more takes far too long. A war with any level of attrition in the… Read more »

FOX NEWS: The era of Ukraine’s blank check from Congress is over Europe must do more for Ukraine. America has to protect its own border By, Rep. Mike Waltz September 18, 2023 Most Americans are sympathetic to Ukraine and understand Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion is the next big step in his goal of recreating the old Soviet Union. If Putin is successful in Ukraine, he… Read more »

Washington Examiner: Biden’s climate transition will harm our military readiness and national security By Rep. Mike Waltz June 22, 2023 What if I told you China ’s People’s Liberation Army or some other adversary could strike the U.S. homeland through cyber or by cutting off critical supply chains in a way that rivaled the carnage of the Sept. 11 attacks? Such a brutal… Read more »

FOX NEWS: John Kerry is the Neville Chamberlain of climate change Kerry's mistaken approach toward China is as dangerous as it is delusional By, Rep. Mike Waltz March 8, 2023 Our country recently received a sobering wakeup call with China’s spy balloon hovering over our skies. The blatant violation of American sovereignty wasn’t just an off-hand stunt, it was emblematic of… Read more »

In 1957, the sense of security the United States had come to accept after America’s victory in World War II drastically changed. The NBC radio broadcast on the night of Oct. 4 told its audience, "Listen now… for the sound that forevermore separates the old from the new," as the sound of the Sputnik satellite came through the airwaves.  This moment didn’t just signify a… Read more »

Fox News: 'Three Amigos' summit we need: Biden, other leaders must get serious on energy, China, cartels We need an updated Monroe Doctrine that emphasizes North American security and prosperity By, Rep. Mike Waltz Jan. 9, 2023 On Monday, President Biden will meet with his counterparts Mexican President Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau for the ‘Three Amigos’ Summit in… Read more »

FOX NEWS: COVID vaccine mandates from Biden admin may cripple National Guard Crippling our military over the vaccine mandate is irresponsible By, Rep. Mike Waltz July 25, 2022 For decades, the National Guard has served as the backbone of saving Americans across the country in times of crisis.   Whether it’s helping coordinate hurricane responses, training our allies… Read more »

FOX NEWS: Trump is right - the time for drug cartels' reckoning has come It’s time we take the fight to the cartels' home turf By, Rep. Mike Waltz 5/18/2022 Earlier this month, the D.C.-based foreign policy establishment seemed to be aghast by allegations from former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper’s new memoir that former President Donald Trump asked about launching missiles into… Read more »