America Rules the Waves. But for How Long?
A Q-and-A with Admiral James Stavridis about China's fake islands, India's real rise and sea power in the 21st century.
View ArticleClosing Bases Would Strengthen the U.S. Military
The Pentagon wants to cut costs, but the House won't let it.
View ArticleWhy the Germans Blew It at Dunkirk
The military mystery behind Christopher Nolan's World War II blockbuster.
View ArticleLove Loses With Trump's Trans Military Ban. (So Does America.)
Imagine how disheartening it would be for jihadis if America stood up for inclusion.
View ArticleTrump's Dishonorable Transgender Ban
It's an ill-considered decision that offends on moral and practical grounds.
View ArticleNATO Troops Can't Fight If They're Stuck at Customs
A recent exercise showed that soldiers face all sorts of bureaucratic hassles.
View ArticleThe U.S. Navy's Deadly Collision Course
Four accidents at sea in less than a year are a sign the service has a serious problem.
View ArticleUncle Sam Wants You ... to Fight Alongside a Killer Robot
A Q&A with newly departed Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work on Kim's nukes, Putin's paranoia and bigger problems over the horizon.
View ArticleNo, Trump Didn't Botch the Puerto Rico Crisis
A Q&A with former Navy Captain Jerry Hendrix on smart preparations the White House and Pentagon made for the looming storm.
View ArticleTrump's Madman Theory Is Simply Crazy
The spat with Bob Corker exposed four fatal flaws in the president's North Korea strategy.
View ArticleHere's How to Pull Turkey Back From the Brink
Erdogan gets more authoritarian, and closer to Russia and Iran, every day. But kicking him out of NATO would make things worse.
View ArticleWhy You Don't Know Anybody in the Military
Getting rid of the draft has something to do with it, but not everything.
View ArticleTalking North Korea and Iran With Israel's Rocket Man
Yitzhak Ben-Israel thinks Kim's cyberwarriors are third-rate, U.S. missile defense is good, and the Iran deal is a keeper.
View ArticleThe Navy's Crash Course on Accountability
A harsh report on the collisions of two U.S. destroyers shows a widespread leadership problem.
View ArticleNATO Doesn't Need a European Rival
A plan to create a non-NATO military bureaucracy would only play into Vladimir Putin's hands.
View ArticleChina Hasn't Won the Pacific (Unless You Think It Has)
A rising school of thought among allies holds that the U.S. can't compete with Beijing's economic and military expansion.
View ArticleDisabled Veterans Deserve Richer, More Productive Lives
The system should do more to help wounded warriors integrate into the workforce and society.
View ArticleEmpty Cockpits Are a Problem for the U.S. Air Force
Bonus money alone won't bring in the 1,200 fighter pilots the service needs.
View ArticleVeterans Deserve Reforms, Not Politics
Secretary David Shulkin was pushed out, but his initiatives should live on.
View ArticleNew Threat to the U.S.: the Axis of Autocracy
Russia and China had a vicious split in the 1960s. Now they are in a budding bromance.
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