U.S. Defense

U.S. Army soldiers from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Division, Task Force Cacti take part in a military re-enlistment ceremony at Forward Operating Base Joyce in Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan March 13, 2012. REUTERS/Erik De Castro (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CIVIL UNREST) - GM1E83D19GV01

17 years after 9/11, what it means to have Generation Z military

Brendan R. Stickles

Monday, September 10, 2018

A search and seizure team from the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham inspect a traditional dhow, or sailing vessel, carrying a shipment of over 1,000 illicit weapons in the Gulf of Aden, August 28, 2018. Picture taken August 28, 2018. Naval Aircrewman 3rd Class Cole Cruikshank/U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY - RC12C0CFE740

Why China isn’t ahead of the US Navy, even with more ships

Ian Livingston and Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, September 10, 2018

U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton speaks during a news conference after a meeting with Russia's Nikolai Patrushev at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, August 23, 2018. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse - RC1710677290

Want to improve relations with Russia? Here’s a START

Thursday, September 6, 2018

U.S. army soldiers stand guard at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, South Korea, April 18, 2018. Picture taken on April 18, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji - RC1108D888D0

If North Korea denuclearizes, what happens to the U.S.-Korea alliance? Experts discuss

Thursday, August 30, 2018

A US Air Force missile maintenance team removes the upper section of an intercontinental ballistic missile with a nuclear warhead in an undated USAF photo at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. Reviews of the U.S. nuclear arsenal show significant changes are needed to ensure the security and effectiveness of the force, a Defense Department report said November 14, 2014. REUTERS/USAF/Airman John Parie/handout via Reuters (UNITED STATES - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - TM3EABE0Z0U01

“Two halves of the same walnut”: The politics of New START extension and strategic nuclear modernization

Thursday, August 30, 2018

A soldier from the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division carries his bag to begin his trip back to the United States at Camp Virginia, Kuwait December 20, 2011. The 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division was the last U.S. Military unit to depart Iraq and is processing to return to Fort Hood, Texas. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (KUWAIT - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E7CK1RQT01

Toward a smaller, smarter force posture in the Middle East

Melissa Dalton and Mara Karlin

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

NASAs InSight spacecraft, destined for the Elysium Planitia region located in Mars northern hemisphere, undergoes final preparations at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, U.S., April 6, 2018. REUTERS/Gene Blevins - RC16FA6251B0

Experts offer their views on creating a Space Force

Friday, August 10, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to hold a news conference after participating in the NATO Summit in Brussels, Belgium July 12, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman - RC1FC1274000

Should NATO even hold summits under Trump?

Derek Chollet and Amanda Sloat

Friday, July 13, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from the media during a news conference after participating in the NATO Summit in Brussels, Belgium July 12, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC1988096060

As Trump twists NATO’s arm, let’s run the math on defense spending

Robert E. Litan and Roger Noll

Thursday, July 12, 2018

A convoy of U.S. troops, a part of NATO's reinforcement of its eastern flank, who are on their way from Germany to Orzysz in northeast Poland, drive through Sulejowek towards a military base in Wesola, near Warsaw, Poland, March 28, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel - RC18B77382F0

What Trump gets wrong on allied burden-sharing

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Wednesday, July 11, 2018