A navy aircraft carrier just sailed right into China’s military backyard
This weekend, an American aircraft carrier will make a port call in Vietnam amidst rising tensions in the South China...
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The Chinese military won’t talk to us. So what?
If you want to make Americans uncomfortable—or desperate—don’t talk to them. During his recent visit to China, Secretary of State...
Flag Day 2023 reflection: The fight for freedom is HERE
June 14th is an important day for me every year. First, it is the anniversary of a tragic loss of...
Washington’s self-defeating foreign policy
If I were a shovel manufacturer I could make a lot of money in Washington, because Washington policymakers are digging...
Iran says it made a hypersonic missile
Iran unveiled a new hypersonic missile this week, claiming the weapon is capable of traveling at 15 times the speed...
Okinawa is still strategically important
Editor's Note: This article also appeared in Asia Times. Okinawa isn't in the news nearly as much as it was some...
A sudden and ominous nuclear gap
With the original Cold War long faded in the rear-view mirror, there are terms of art that have been forgotten....
Specter of Afghanistan debacle haunts Biden
Americans still remember the scandal of the withdrawal of the country’s military forces from Afghanistan and the chaos that followed....
Understanding why Taiwan is a key US ally
China may be on the verge of invading Taiwan. There is considerable evidence that Beijing is moving toward an attack....
Joe Biden is sending more weapons to Ukraine
This week, U.S. officials announced a new aid package for Ukraine, totaling a whopping $1.2 billion. This security assistance package, in addition...
Canceling visits to Australia and Papua New Guinea is a strategic US misstep
President Biden will not travel to Australia and Papua New Guinea after the G7 meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, as originally...
NGAD: The US military’s plan for a powerful 6th generation fighter
The U.S. Air Force’s multi-tiered Next-Generation Air Dominance program (NGAD) will prioritize concepts including “special warfare” and “spectral dominance,” according...
US Air Force in a big lie about the A-10
While the US Air Force publicly insists it wants to get rid of the A-10 “Warthog” close air support fighters, it has just...
Iranian drones fighting in Ukraine have US DNA
The budding Iranian-Russian defense partnership has been amplified by recent military equipment exchanges. The two rogue allies, largely isolated from the international...
F-16 fighters for Ukraine: Should Joe Biden ‘pull the trigger’?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that his country would be ready to carry out its planned counteroffensive with or without an influx of American F-16...
The US Marine Corps: Missing in action
US Marine Corps Commandant General David Berger told a United States Congressional committee the other day that he had let down the "combatant...