New START, which entered into force in February 2011, is an arms control treaty between the United States and Russia that limits both countries’ strategic nuclear forces, representing an important…
Last week, Israel launched Operation Pillar of Defense into the Gaza Strip in response to increased rocket attacks from Gaza into southern Israel. The relationship between Israel and the Gaza…
A quick post-election comment. President Obama’s re-election is likely to ensure that the strategic posture of the U.S. military will resemble what Eisenhower did after Korea. So it’s worth recalling…
In a recent article for Foreign Affairs, Robert Ross argues that America’s so-called “pivot” to Asia—America’s strategic refocusing on the Asia-Pacific—is bad news. Ross lays out various examples…
President Obama announced the new Defense Strategic Guidance last week. In follow-up remarks Secretary Panetta outlined a much smaller ground force (an Army of some 490,000 troops and Marine…
