Threats
The US Just Launched Its 500th Drone Strike
The tactic is almost as old as the Afghanistan war. And nowadays it has become completely routine. By Micah Zenko
Ideas
Time for the Exceptional Superpower To Act Like It
The U.S. needs to remind the world of its dominance. Holding the line will not do and will not work. By Robin Shepherd
Threats
Odierno: I Need More Money and Troops for Today's Threats
Budget cuts are having serious effects in a world of vastly different threats than those lawmakers faced down three years ago. By Ben Watson
Ideas
Political Dysfunction Is a Worse Threat Than Putin, Say National Security Workers
The president has no strategy, the Taliban can have Afghanistan and a nuclear Iran isn’t worth a fight, a new Defense One survey says. By Kevin Baron
Business
What the US Navy of the Future Looks Like
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert previews the Navy's new course in increasingly hostile international waters. By Janine Davidson and Sam Ehrlich
Threats
How Powerful Is Russia's Military?
After years of post-Soviet neglect, Moscow is overhauling its armed forces in ways that could have regional consequences.
Ideas
Look Deeper, The Asia Pivot Isn’t Dead
The administration would do well to promote the U.S. government’s real work being done in Asia beyond ceremonies. By John R. Deni
Ideas
These Are the Marines' Biggest Challenges, 239 Years Later
The Marines’ mission in Helmand Province just ended and the Corps just got its 36th commandant. Here's what lies ahead for the force. By Stephen Liszewski
Ideas
Straight Talk on the South China Sea
If the U.S. really cares about China’s territorial claims, now is the time to say it. By Vikram Singh and Ely Ratner
Threats
As End Looms, US Warns Afghan Troops Taking ‘Unsustainable’ Casualties
While NATO curbs its mission, Afghanistan’s troop fatalities and attrition are placing enormous strains on Kabul’s security forecast. By Ben Watson
Ideas
Building US-UK Military Relations With Science and Technology
Because the U.S. and Britain can’t afford to fight – or develop tomorrow’s technologies -- alone. By UK Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach
Ideas
Why the US Needs a Strategy To Counter 'Hybrid Warfare'
The Pentagon should expect more than a conventional fight in any military conflict with Russia, China, Iran or Syria. And it should start preparing for it immediately. By Robert A. Newson
Business
The Army Wants To Fully Integrate Conventional and Special Operations Forces
Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have proven the benefits of joint conventional and special operations missions. Now the Army wants expand that formula. By Col. Mike Rauhut
Ideas
The Air Force’s Quiet Energy Revolution
Now, more than ever, energy is a critical means to maintain our strategic advantage. By Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James
Threats
Should the US Move Its Cobra Gold War Games Out of Thailand?
Thailand’s democratic regression has strategic consequences for the U.S., which has yet to register a clear response to the ongoing military coup. By Joshua Kurlantzick
Threats
Beyond the Houthi Takeover of Yemen
Will the rise of a new power in Sana'a usher in an era of improved security for Yemen -- or will it bring the country to its knees? By Nasim al Sanani
Threats
These Are the Threats People Around the World Worry About the Most
The survey asked people to choose among disease, nuclear weapons, environment, inequality, and discrimination. By Jeanne Kim
Business
The Army's Post-War Identity Crisis
After large-scale ground wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Army is mapping out what its future will look like. By Jordain Carney
Business
The Army’s Next Engine War
Companies are gearing up for a lucrative competition to build a more powerful engine for the Army’s Blackhawk and Apache helicopters, but is it really needed? By Marcus Weisgerber
Threats
How Countries Use War Games To Prevent Future Catastrophes
Since 9/11, many nations have taken it upon themselves to try out extreme scenarios to determine if their emergency teams are up to the task. By Kabir Chibber
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