How the Solomon Islands Became a Flashpoint for U.S.-China Rivalry
RStatecraft A series of recent agreements between Beijing and Honiara have raised eyebrows in Washington and Canberra.
Commentary & Analysis
To Innovate, DoD Must Be Allowed To Move Faster
Michael R. Bloomberg, DefNews The U.S. private sector innovates like no other. American companies quickly adapt to changing market demands, develop and integrate new technologies at scale,…
Stop Micromanaging the War in Ukraine
Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic Not everything is under America’s control.
Why Ukraine’s Counter-Offensive is Failing
Daniel Davis, Responsible Statecraft Last March, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that as a result of significant…
Putin’s Holy War on Ukraine
Elle Hardy, UnHerd Russia’s nationalist project has conscripted the Orthodox Church
North Korea’s Hwasong-18 test
Zuzanna Gwadera, IISS North Korea’s second successful test of its solid-fuel Hwasong-18 ICBM takes Pyongyang a step closer to a key objective for its strategic arsenal.
Defense Survey Reveals Age, Gender, Party Divides
Cannon and Craig, RCPolitics In an open question asked by RealClear Opinion Research, 53% of registered voters named the People’s Republic of China as “the greatest threat to the United…
Removing the Hype From Iran’s ‘Hypersonic’ Conqueror
Fabian Hinz, IISS Iran’s wayward ‘hypersonic’ claims are a distraction from what is most interesting about the latest addition to its surface-to-surface missile inventory, the…
The Case for Ukraine’s NATO Membership Is the Zombie That Won’t Die
RS The likely outcome of the Vilnius summit will be once again to dangle a never ending timetable for Kyiv’s admittance into the alliance.
RTX: U.S. Can’t Decouple From China But Can “De-Risk.”
Loren Thompson, Forbes The Chairman and CEO of RTX, the world’s biggest aerospace company, used the occasion of this year’s Paris Air Show to deliver an important message to…