Policy
A Rahm Emanuel is Exactly What Japan Wants, Asia Scholars Say
What matters in American politics is not what matters to Tokyo.
Ideas
AUKUS Is the Death Knell of Australia's Strategic Ambiguity
At what cost is Australia attempting to strengthen its deterrence of China?
Ideas
Taiwan Wants Paladins. Congress Should Say No
Taipei’s only hope for an effective defense is not armor but asymmetry.
Ideas
Fix the Pacific Deterrence Fund—and the Deeper Problem It Reveals
The military services are organized for efficient force development, not warfighting.
Ideas
Biden’s Defense Budget Will Worry America’s Indo-Pacific Allies
Spending to boost the U.S. military's future edge comes at the expense of addressing today's shortfalls in capacity and warfighting effectiveness.
Ideas
The New Pentagon Slush Fund
Congress should reject the Pacific Deterrence Initiative before it’s too late.
Ideas
When and Why China Might—or Might Not—Attack Taiwan
U.S. policymakers can only guess at what’s driving Beijing, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing they can do about it.
Ideas
Illegal Fishing Is a National Security Problem
The stability of countries and regions are threatened by the declining health of fish stocks, and by the groups and governments that run lawless fishing fleets.
Ideas
The Bloated Pentagon Budget Isn’t Just Wasteful. It’s Racist
In this era of racial reckoning, national security policy and defense budgets cannot be exempt from the scrutiny of their effects on communities of color.
Business
New Small Aircraft Carrier Unlikely, Admiral Says As US Navy Begins New Assessment
Air warfare chief: “I believe the L-class ships operating with the F-35B fit that bill.”
Ideas
Taiwan Wants More Missiles. That’s Not a Bad Thing.
Ground-based, short-range missiles are a realistic and relatively quick way to improve cross-Strait deterrence.
Ideas
How SecDef Austin Can Make the Most of His India Visit
The defense secretary should pave the way for more and deeper defense trade and technology cooperation.
Ideas
A Salami Slice for Taiwan’s Security
The U.S. can put a revisionist tactic to its own use in the Western Pacific.
Business
Leidos Deepens Maritime Reach with Planned Acquisition of Gibbs & Cox Naval Design Firm
It’s the latest move to better position itself for Navy undersea business.
Ideas
There's No Easy Fix For Australia's Special Forces Culture
A blistering war crimes report is forcing us to take stock of what the Australian Defence Force asks of its soldiers.
Threats
In First, Navy Ship Shoots Down ICBM with SM-3 Interceptor
The test could set the stage for a new framework of missile interceptors in the Pacific.
Ideas
Time to Rethink Arms Sales to Taiwan
Once, they might have tilted the military balance. Now they just destabilize the region.
Ideas
China or Your Soul? Pompeo’s Thunder Falls Flat on Corporate Ears
Companies keep choosing to serve the Chinese market — and that’s likely not good news for the Pentagon.
Ideas
The Future of Chinese Power
The policies and practices of the country’s dynasties offer insights into how modern Chinese leaders may wield their strength.
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