Ever since being named deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East, Michael DiMino has found himself in the crosshairs. On January 22, conservative talk radio host Mark Levin, citing a tweet condemning the former CIA analyst’s critique of the “ironclad U.S.-Israel relationship,” called DiMino a “Biden regime reprobate.” The following day, Matthew Kassel published a piece in Jewish Insider framing DiMino, along with defense policy advisor Dan Caldwell and undersecretary of defense for policy nominee Elbridge Colby, as isolationists. Such opposition is to be expected. Over the...

When President-elect Donald Trump first nominated former Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii to serve as director of national intelligence (DNI) in his second administration, many critics of current U.S. foreign policy saw the selection as a step in the right direction. To borrow from The New York Times, Gabbard has long been “deeply skeptical of the effectiveness of U.S. military intervention abroad.” Unfortunately, Gabbard applies this skepticism very selectively. In terms of the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, she’s proven to be one of the more effective critics of U.S....