The Army Secretary is optimistic the service can balance its expensive modernization objectives at the same time it deters conflict with China.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Intended as a prudent reprioritization, the dramatic shift in demand for more “great power gurus” threatens to shelve the experience and institutional knowledge accumulated over the last two decades.
By Alexandra Evans and Alexandra StarkThe new commandant says the Corps has to start “unshackling ourselves from previous notions of what war looks like and reimagining how Marines will train, how we will operate, and how we will fight.”
By Paul McLearyThe Naval Strike Missile is one tool that the Navy and Marines are looking to rely on in crafting a response to a new era of long-range threats.
By Paul McLeary“Every day that goes by makes North Korea a more dangerous country,” John Bolton said at CSIS. “When does it become too late? Today is better than tomorrow. Tomorrow is better than the next day.”
By Colin ClarkThe potential threat from Chinese batteries will only grow as Beijing continues to militarize small islands outside of its territorial waters, claiming them as their own.
By Paul McLearyThere is “a significant opportunity for the United States to come to the table and negotiate with North Korea and at least begin the steps to take the program back,” says Ranking HASC Member Mike Turner.
By Theresa HitchensWASHINGTON: As the Navy continues to look for ways to reach out and touch — or preferably deter — potential adversaries at greater range, it is turning to the latest version of a decades-old weapon to do it.
By Paul McLearyBut modernizing the Army will take decades and tough decisions about everything from online propaganda to the National Guard.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Much of the debris will burn up in the atmosphere in weeks — but the potential for a global arms race in space won’t disappear so soon.
By Colin ClarkAn inside source explains the logic behind the 2020 budget’s most controversial call.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Warships sink. Bases burn. F-35s die on the runway. Can $24 billion a year — 3.3 % of the Pentagon budget — fix the problem?
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.In the next six to 12 months, country after country is deciding what companies get to build new 5G networks. India and Italy remain open to a Huawei bid, at least for now; Britain, Canada, and Germany are on the fence; while France, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand have said no.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
The Center for Strategic & Budgetary Assessments has some new ideas for how even relatively poor allies can help keep the peace in the Pacific.
By Bryan Clark and Timothy Walton