Introduction For decades, China has engaged in a fervent game of “catch-up” with U.S. military capabilities. This effort, which has ballooned China’s defense spending to 620 percent of its…
Russia is developing at least three hypersonic weapons that are operational or approaching operational status. These systems, introduced by Russian President Vladimir Putin in his 2018 and 2019…
Amidst a winter of discontent within NATO, the alliance will commemorate its seventieth anniversary this December. For about as long, nearly every administration since Eisenhower’s has urged the United States’…
One of the thorniest counter-insurgency (COIN) issues for states is dealing with captured suspects. Holding them indefinitely as prisoners of war is one option, but this method legally precludes interrogation…
One of the thorniest counter-insurgency (COIN) issues for states is dealing with captured suspects. Holding them indefinitely as prisoners of war is one option, but this method legally precludes interrogation…
Introduction The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are an assembly of militias with Kurdish forces at the core. They are currently resisting Turkey’s widely condemned military assault on northern Syria. Although…
Both the United States and North Korea were quick to declare victory following the historic Trump-Kim summit in Singapore held on June 12, 2018. The next day, President Donald Trump…
Donald Trump’s presidency has been characterized by confrontation with allies and emerging rifts within the Euro-Atlantic area. Given the current state of the relationship between the United States and the…
The following is the second of a two-part series. So What Now? Applying the experiences of the Cold War to the United States’ present circumstances suggests that a renewed strategy…
The following is the first of a two-part series. Today, the United States finds itself facing two near-peer competitors in Russia and China. Both are asserting their power and exhibiting…
