Why Democrats won’t outmaneuver Tommy Tuberville
There are risks to changing Senate rules.
China’s nuclear arsenal is growing. What does that mean for U.S.-China relations?
The new Pentagon report reveals China’s worries about U.S. missile defenses.
Why the Pentagon can’t fully account for all its assets — in Afghanistan or anywhere else
Incomplete audits make wasteful spending more likely
Don’t panic about China’s new nuclear capabilities
The U.S. government probably isn’t panicking, either
When Defense Secretary Austin tried to call his Chinese counterpart, here’s what really got in the way
The U.S. and China have very different military structures.
The National Guard has been called out in Washington, D.C. Here’s what you need to know.
Attempts to use the National Guard for partisan purposes would be highly controversial.
Biden has picked a retired general for defense secretary. Here’s why it matters.
The move marks back-to-back administrations tapping retired generals to fill high-level government positions
Withdrawing thousands of troops from Germany will be costly for U.S.
These troops weren’t just protecting Germany.
North Korea’s leader may be in ill health. Here’s what we know about instability in the world’s most secretive regime.
Is the U.S. well positioned to respond to a potential crisis?
How coronavirus will affect the US military.
Yes, modern armies rely on equipment and training — and a healthy fighting force.
The Trump administration approved the U.S. use of land mines. That’s a step back for global campaigns to ban their deployment.
It isn’t clear whether land mines offer any military advantages
Trump just de-escalated in the Middle East. Here’s why we shouldn’t be surprised.
In an election year, presidents don’t want U.S. troops in harm’s way
Trump thought escalating the Iran crisis would solve it. That’s not how escalation works
Here are four reasons deterrence by escalation is difficult to achieve.
Does Trump need Congress’s approval to go to war with Iran?
That depends on whether Congress wants to try to stop him.
Trump wants South Korea and Japan to pay more for defense
What does it cost to maintain the U.S. military presence in allied countries?
Military service was once a fast track to U.S. citizenship. The Trump administration keeps narrowing that possibility.
And that’s hurting military readiness and effectiveness.
The Pentagon is moving money to pay for Trump’s border wall. Here are the consequences.
This politicizes the military even more. It also has constitutional problems.
Eisenhower called it the ‘military-industrial complex.’ It’s vastly bigger now.
Here are four things to know about this transformation.
What China’s assertiveness in the South China Sea means — and what comes next
China’s ‘maritime gray zone operations’ target U.S. naval vessels.
Trump tweeted there’s ‘no infighting’ on U.S. policy on Iran. But does he have all the information?
Advisers help presidents make informed decisions — usually
Did India shoot down a Pakistani F-16 in February? This just became a big deal.
There are broader implications for India — and the United States
The Senate voted to block Trump’s national emergency declaration. Now what?
Here are 3 takeaways from Congress’s highly unusual rebuke.
This is the one norm Trump didn’t break when he pulled troops out of Syria
Over the holidays, President Trump lashed out at outgoing Defense
The Pentagon has officially canceled military exercises with South Korea. Here’s what comes next.
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Bolton starts today, with a Syria crisis on the agenda. But there are limits to what he can do.
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This simple technological fix helped veterans get health benefits
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The Kremlin blamed our work when it declared Russia’s most respected polling firm a ‘foreign agent.’
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U.S. counterterrorism is mired in turf wars. We could learn a lot from the U.K.
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Four questions – and answers – about U.S. support of peacekeeping in Africa
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Better to dismay allies now than to infuriate them later
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Is Hagel tying America’s hands (and is that a bad thing)?
David M. Edelstein is associate professor in the Edmund A.
The political science of cybersecurity III – How international relations theory shapes U.S. cybersecurity doctrine
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More on political opinions of U.S. military
Following up on this and this, Paul Gronke writes: There
Below the Surface, Surprising Trust in Government
This post is coauthored with my Vanderbilt colleague Marc Hetherington:
The Media and Public Acceptance of Conspiracy Theories: The Case of 9/11
Conspiracy theories of major sociopolitical events abound. The September 11