Category: Defense
52 Articles
- Defense
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
Paper Tigers and Iron Domes: The Uncertain Future of Extended Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific
The chaotic opening of the second Trump administration has sent shockwaves through U.S. alliances and reignited debates about the status of the U.S. military presence abroad.…
June 2, 2025
- Defense
China’s Navy is Booming, the United States’ is Bottlenecked: The Case for Reauthorizing the Defense Production Act
In March 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order to Restore U.S. Maritime Dominance, directing the Department of Defense to leverage existing…
May 22, 2025
- Defense
- The Americas
Is the Military Recruiting Crisis Over? Not quite.
In early February, U.S. Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) announced its best December in 15 years, enlisting 346 soldiers daily. By the end of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, the…
April 27, 2025
- Defense
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
Best Laid Plans: A Fatal Flaw in the Marines’ Pacific Strategy
The likelihood of a Great Power war between the U.S. and the PRC has never been higher. Against the backdrop of rising tensions, the branches of the U.S. armed forces are…
January 12, 2025
- Defense
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
Lifelines: Supporting Logistics in the Indo-Pacific with Technical Interoperability
The pivot to Asia and increased great power competition continue to shift U.S. interests toward the Indo-Pacific—with the U.S. prioritizing the economic and security…
November 20, 2024
- Defense
- Technology
Nuclear Detonations in Space: Reducing Risks to Low Earth Orbit Satellites
On July 9, 1962, just after 11 PM, the dark, cloudy summer night above Honolulu turned to day for six minutes. A brilliant flash lit up the sky, shifting from green to yellow to…
November 5, 2024
- Defense
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
Fortifying Mount Fuji: Obstacles and Opportunities for U.S.-Japan Defense-Industrial Integration
During Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s recent state visit in April 2024, the White House released a visionary joint statement on deepening U.S.-Japan…
May 9, 2024
- Defense
The Case for U.S. Homeland Ballistic Missile Defense Against North Korea
The United States has long maintained that it can defend the homeland against limited North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) strikes. The 2022 Missile…
May 2, 2024
- Defense
- Technology
From Sling and Stone to Autonomous Drone? Key Questions for Determining Whether Autonomy Favors Davids or Goliaths
Suppose that the year is 2035 and America is engaged in counterinsurgency operations in the Middle East: would autonomous drones favor the insurgents or counterinsurgents?…
April 17, 2024
- Defense
- Europe & Central Asia
Giving Dracula Some Teeth: Modernizing Romania’s Military
Romania has been affected by the dramatically deteriorated security situation in Europe, precipitated primarily by the specter of Russian imperialism. The first Russian…
March 23, 2024