China's control of the South China Sea does not necessarily mean the ability to use the region as a springboard to mount a ...

Taiwan, for its part, would contribute "elite troops," and Washington might assign personnel in Guam or elsewhere in the Indo ...

The risks of this stand-off have been contained over the years by various arms-control agreements, most recently New START. But that treaty expired this week, with no replacement. To make matters more ...

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to ...

With New START expiring and China rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal, a three-way arms race looms, raising fresh risks of instability, global nuclear danger ...

Watching the news of President Donald Trump’s latest international proposals, or threats, is just simply disturbing. One of his latest threats is to acquire Greenland perhaps by military force.

We explore China’s plan to build an underwater detection wall across the South China Sea. The system uses sonar arrays and ...

While the Pentagon deserves credit for spotlighting China's development of conventional intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and the recent deployment of the DF-27 missile, which has an ...

Envisioning US Forces Korea's Role In A Taiwan War. United States Forces Korea (USFK ), established in 1957, maintains deterrence and strengthens the US-South Korea alliance on the Korean Peninsula.

For several years, maritime domain awareness has been a quiet success story of U.S.-India defense cooperation.

On January 23, 2026, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth issued the unclassified 2026 National Defense Strategy (2026 NDS), which ...

With the conclusion of the Spanish American War in August 1898, the United States acquired sovereignty over Puerto Rico, Guam ...