America's Prudent Pivot
Far from destabilizing Asia, a bolstered U.S. presence softens the instability regional changes create.
View ArticleFool's Errand: America's Pivot to Asia
As the U.S. stares down a “fiscal cliff”, some are arguing for an increase in defense spending to support America’s pivot to Asia. It could however create more problems than it solves.
View ArticleChuck Hagel and the Battle for GOP Foreign Policy
While Hagel didn’t create the divisions within the GOP, his nomination is likely to harden them.
View ArticleYes, America Can Rebalance to Asia With a Smaller Military
Even in a time of budget cuts, America can successfully shift its gaze to the Asia-Pacific.
View ArticleDid China Test its "Carrier-Killer?"
Unconfirmed reports suggest China may have recently tested its DF-21D ASBM, with DOD making an interesting declaration.
View ArticleA Nuclear Pivot to Asia?
If America’s conventional superiority in Asia declines, then the relative importance of its nuclear edge will rise.
View ArticleJulia Gillard's China Play
By any measure Julia Gillard’s trip to Beijing was a success. However, her most visionary goal remains unfulfilled.
View ArticleWhat Modern Militaries Can Learn From Battlestar Galactica
“Sometimes revolutionary innovation delivers; it often doesn’t.”
View ArticleCivilian Casualties in War: Redefining “Everything Possible”
The U.S. consistently claims to be doing all it can to minimize civilian casualties. It can do better.
View ArticleWhy Countries Build Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century
Proliferation no longer begets proliferation– conventional military power does.
View ArticleCan Prompt Global Strike Survive Sequestration?
The Virginia Payload Module is the latest part of the Prompt Global Strike program to see its funding slashed.
View ArticleAmerica’s Military at a Crossroads
The U.S. military faces a 21st century identity crisis. But despite blanket spending cuts, it has options.
View ArticleDid China Just Clone a Black Hawk Helicopter?
China conducted the first flight test of its new Z-20, which has a similar exterior to the US-made Black Hawk.
View ArticleMarine Corps Chief: Not Sure About Asia Force Posture
The USMC’s top officer is uncertain about how much forward presence the U.S. needs in Asia.
View ArticleThe Political Utility of China’s A2/AD Challenge
Anti-Access/Area Denial is often seen purely in military terms. It’s much bigger than that.
View ArticleOverstating the China Threat?
Calls for substantial new investments in U.S. military hardware seem a little hasty.
View ArticleAmerica's 'Military First' Asia Pivot
The Pentagon and U.S. military continue to dominate the so-called pivot to Asia.
View ArticleInternet of Things: The Missing Link in an Off-Set Strategy
Creating a military “Internet of things” will empower the U.S. to succeed in “informationized” warfare in Asia.
View ArticleFuture War: Why Quantity Will Trump Quality
T. X. Hammes on the future of war, and how quantity might just trump quality in a future conflict.
View ArticleWhat Do Chinese and Russians Think of the U.S. Military?
A recent article touches on U.S. perceptions of its military. But how do other countries view it?
View ArticleInternational Perceptions of the U.S. Military, Revisited
“To see what it is in front of one’s nose needs constant struggle.”
View ArticleAssessing US Military Power
A new report takes a look at the U.S. military's strength across the world, including the Asia-Pacific.
View ArticleFormer US Commander in Afghanistan Tapped to Lead Joint Chiefs
President Obama plans to nominate Marine General Joseph Dunford as the next joint chief of staff of the U.S. military.
View ArticleAbbottabad 2011: What Really Happened?
Is everything we know about the Osama bin Laden raid wrong?
View ArticleAre U.S. Military Bases Abroad Harming the United States?
A new book argues that U.S. military installations abroad are undermining America’s soft power worldwide.
View ArticleNew Equations in the Asia-Pacific as China Arrives as Military Power
China's expanding and modernizing military power could change everything in Asia.
View ArticleCould China Be About to Transform Its Military?
There has been talk of radical reform of decades. Finally, it looks like it might happen.
View ArticleWill There Be Accountability for the Kunduz Hospital Bombing?
A Médecins Sans Frontières hospital was struck by an air strike in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Will there be accountability?
View ArticleUS, South Korea Kick Off Annual Foal Eagle Exercise
The alliance kicks off its large-scale annual drills.
View ArticleWhat's the Big Deal About These US-South Korea Military Exercises?
A closer look at the costs and benefits of the annual Foal Eagle-Key Resolve exercises.
View ArticleUS Considers Direct Military Involvement in Fight Against Islamic...
U.S. drone strikes against the Islamic State in the Philippines may not be decisive in terminating the conflict.
View ArticleReport: US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to Visit China in Spring 2018
U.S. Secretary of Defense will likely visit China in the first half of 2018.
View ArticleHawaii's Missile False Alarm Spurs Worries About US-North Korea War
How likely is war between North Korea and the United States?
View ArticlePreventive Self-Defense Strikes Against North Korea May Set an Uneasy Precedent
What would the international legal consequences of a United States attack on North Korea be?
View ArticleThe US is Considering Deploying Another Marine Expeditionary Unit to Asia
The move would help boost U.S. force readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.
View ArticleHow Does Japan View the US View of Preemption on the Korean Peninsula?
The Trump administration has decided to rhetorically investigate a policy that neither Seoul nor Tokyo can genuinely support.
View ArticleIs the US Suffering a ‘War Gap’?
Why American decision-makers continue to fail to understand the true nature of military conflict.
View ArticleWhat Is the Nature of Power in the Asia-Pacific and Who Wields It?
A new tool helps rank Asian states by their relative and absolute power rankings across a variety of measures.
View ArticleTrade Wars Are Not Good for the US Military Advantage
What will the long-term costs of the Trump administration's trade war be on the U.S. military's technological superiority?
View ArticleUS Announces Suspension of Vigilant Ace 2018 Exercise With South Korea
The suspension comes in anticipation of a second U.S.-North Korea summit meeting.
View ArticleMaking Sense of Asia’s Balance of Power in 2019
Which Asian countries overperform and underperform across a range of indicators of national power?
View ArticleNew US Joint Chiefs Chairman Endorses Post-INF Missile Deployments in Pacific
The next probable U.S. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff sees more missiles in the Pacific as a useful capability.
View ArticleCritical Technologies and Great Power Competition
Competing effectively with China will require tapping into innovation in critical technologies wherever it may appear.
View ArticleUS Defense Secretary Says New Virus Won’t Prevent Military Operations
The U.S. military is prepared to continue operations even if there is a local outbreak of the new coronavirus, according to U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper.
View ArticleHow Many Ford-class Carriers Does the US Navy Need?
Will the Ford class be capped at just four carriers?
View ArticleUS Navy, Marines Conduct Integrated Operations in Pacific
The operations are designed to support the development of integrated warfighting capabilities, the 7th Fleet said.
View ArticleAfter Afghanistan, Should South Korea Worry About US Commitment?
Most South Koreans see their situation as fundamentally different, but some are arguing that the country must prepare for a possible U.S. withdrawal.
View ArticleWatchdog Finds No Misconduct in Mistaken Afghan Airstrike
“It's a regrettable mistake. It's an honest mistake,” the Air Force inspector general said. “I understand the consequences, but it's not criminal conduct, random conduct, negligence."
View ArticleUS Policy Toward China Is Undermining Security for Communities in the...
Addressing collective challenges such as climate change will require abandoning militarized approaches for cooperation and diplomacy.
View ArticleHow the US Air Force Is Preparing to Fight Under Bombardment in the Pacific
The U.S. Air Force has made a wide range of complementary investments to increase the survivability of its military facilities across East Asia.
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