NATO faces a Russian war built on speed, software, and mass: swarming drones, relentless missiles, and fast-evolving electronic warfare. -Allies are spending more and expanding shell and interceptor ...

America’s nuclear arsenal rests on three deadly pillars: land-based ICBMs hidden in underground silos, stealth bombers ready on runways, and submarines armed with missiles that never surface. Together ...

Since the end of the Cold War, Washington has generally overlooked the Arctic. However, this region, also known as the High North, has become increasingly contested in recent years. In fact, U.S.

The United States and South Korea have converged on the idea of dialogue with North Korea. But can it work? Will it? U.S. President Donald Trump has ...

Xi Jinping is using his influence to align the world’s most powerful dictators against America, while the US is weakening its institutions and alienating its allies, potentially leading to ...

D URING THE cold war, risk management was a life-or-death exercise for political and military leaders. To assist them, front-line troops in Europe and Asia were tasked with monitoring, in real time, ...

The intellectual debates and personal dynamics that unfolded in Big Sky, Montana defined the nuclear policy discussions of the 1980s and shaped the agreements that would help end the Cold War.

As the silos fell into new hands, they took a sharp divergence from their role in nuclear deterrence; some of them became museums to educate others about a tense moment in time, others became homes ...

Pentagon takes 12 years to deliver new weapons while China rapidly advances, prompting calls for defense acquisition reform.

Artillery has long been hailed as the king of battle. Mounted on wheels and tracks, these mighty platforms unleash thunderous fire that can decide the fate of armies. From the grinding slugfests of ...

In the mid-2010s, Pentagon officials in the United States were alarmed by the military progress China and Russia were making. Both countries were investing in cyber, space, and electronic warfare ...

Donald Trump’s decision to change the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War, announced on September 5, 2025, has kicked up a storm of ...