U.S. Defense

Soldiers march during a grand military parade celebrating the 70th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) February 9, 2018. KCNA/via REUTERS

Ex-CIA analysts explain why a bloody nose policy on North Korea would backfire

Jung H. Pak, Sue Mi Terry, and Bruce Klingner

Monday, February 12, 2018

FILE PHOTO: A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber from the US Air Force Andersen Air Force Base in Guam performs a fly-over at the Singapore Airshow in Singapore February 14, 2012. REUTERS/Tim Chong/File Photo - TM3EC5I1NS201

Trump’s nuclear plan mostly makes sense

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L) and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (2nd R) sign the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START II) at Prague Castle in Prague, April 8, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Reed (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) - GM1E6481MKD01

New START at 7

Monday, February 5, 2018

A Swiss Army FA-18 Hornet aircraft flies near Thun during an interception training, January 24, 2011. A maximum of 5000 Swiss soldiers will take part in the security operation called "Alpa Eco Undici" for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2011 that is taking place in Davos January 26 to 30, 2011. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND - Tags: MILITARY BUSINESS POLITICS) - BM2E71O152E01

For the military’s sake, stop the budget delays

Monday, February 5, 2018

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons and F-35 Lightning IIs participate in a training mission near Kunsan Air Base in preparation for VIGILANT ACE 18 in South Korea on December 1, 2017 in this U.S. Air Force photo and made available on December 5, 2017. Picture taken on December 1, 2017. Courtesy Josh Rosales/U.S. Air Force/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC128F537DD0

Questions about the Nuclear Posture Review

Monday, February 5, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump applauds as he delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. January 30, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis - HP1EE1V0AAV0R

Permit (part of) Trump’s defense buildup without blowing up the deficit

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

The USS Nimitz, USS Kitty Hawk and USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Groups transit in formation during a joint photo exercise during exercise Valiant Shield 2007 in the Pacific Ocean in this August 14, 2007 handout photo. The aerial formation consists of aircraft from the carrier strike groups as well as Air Force aircraft. Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Stephen W. Rowe/U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC1BE2E09CE0

On the 2018 National Defense Strategy

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Sunday, January 21, 2018

U.S. Secretary for Defense, Jim Mattis, sits opposite Britain's Secretary of State for Defence, Gavin Williamson, before a meeting at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in central London, Britain November 10, 2017. REUTERS/Simon Dawson - RC1A8163C750

How to read the 2018 National Defense Strategy

Sunday, January 21, 2018

The U.S. Capitol building is lit at dusk ahead of planned votes on tax reform in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1E477B1960

Avoiding the self-inflicted wound of a federal shutdown isn’t hard

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Russian army parade marking the World War II anniversary in Moscow

Arms and the men

Tuesday, January 16, 2018