The global salience of nuclear weapons — once expected to diminish after the Cold War — is instead rising sharply. This ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

On the eve of the visit of President Vladamir Putin to India, it is essential to understand the post western order of not unipolarity, or bipolarity, but multipolarity and changing multi-alignments.

COLUMBUS, Ga. — During a trip to Fort Benning on Thursday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the department is working on reestablishing deterrence "so that when the enemy sees an American, they don ...

Nuclear arms limitation stands at a historical turning point today. If the New START Treaty is not renewed, a far more ...

Russia’s use of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Thursday is the latest escalation in the Ukraine war. It also marks a decisive, and potentially dangerous moment in Moscow’s conflict with the ...

In a time when the United States and the Western allies appear weak on the international scene, restoring deterrence needs to be Job One as the NATO 75 th anniversary summit begins today in Washington ...

In a forthcoming paper in AEI’s Affording Defense project, I argue that the US nuclear force structure requires enhanced strike capacity, flexibility, and selectivity. Enhanced strike capacity due to ...

The U.S. Army in national and alliance strategy -- Atomic weapons and limited war -- The Pentomic army in Germany -- The ROAD army and flexible response -- The ROAD ...