US Military Operations Challenging China's Territorial Claims Peaked Under Trump There were 10 challenges to territorial claims in the South China Sea between October 2019 and September 2020.
Navy Still Considering Bringing Back US 1st Fleet The possible resurrection of the fleet was announced in November by then-Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite.
Marines Need Funding for Missiles that Can Target Chinese Ships, Top Pacific Admiral Says The Marine Corps requested $125 million in 2021 to buy nearly 50 Tomahawk missiles the service could launch from land.
As China Declares War with US Inevitable, Army General Highlights Need for Fighting Vehicles Coffman is not the first general to defend the Army's relevance in the Pacific.
New SecDef Puts Climate Crisis, Rebuilding Alliances on Military To-Do List Stopping the pandemic, countering China, and rebuilding alliances are among the top issues on Austin's mind.
4 Issues That Will Shape the Biden Administration's Foreign Policy Taking the end point of Obama foreign policy as a new starting point is a questionable beginning.
Nordic Allies Help Navy Improve Ship Ops in Icy Waterways as Arctic Competition Heats Up The Navy has also been working on how to "better operate in the challenging region."
Taiwan Now the 'Flashpoint' for Biden Administration's China Policy, Flournoy Says Flournoy said the task of deterring China while seeking avenues of cooperation was hindered by divisions in the U.S.
What to Expect from US Foreign Policy in 2021 For the first time since 2008, the Democratic Party will control both chambers of Congress and the executive branch.
US Allies Lament, Adversaries Gloat over Capitol Siege by Pro-Trump Mob Wednesday's events shocked U.S. allies.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
