National Sovereignty: NATO and the EU’s Fatal Weakness
Today, it is no exaggeration to say that the fate of two of Europe's -- really the world's -- greatest...
Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan Provides Grim Lessons for the US Exit
Because the Soviet Union is no more, it is relatively easy to both forget that it spent almost a decade...
Smart Defense Initiative Is NATO’s Last Chance To Stay Relevant
Seventy years ago almost to the day the first American military personnel, liaison officers and strategic planners arrived in Europe....
Big Winners and Losers In the New Defense Strategy
There were no big surprises in President Obama’s announcement today of his new defense strategy. The President made a lot...
Pentagon’s Budget Cutting Strategy Ignores Key Facts
According to The New York Times, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is poised to reveal the Pentagon’s new leaner but...
Loss of Stealth Drone Undermines Case for Replacing Manned Systems
Last week, the United States lost one of its most prized intelligence platforms. An RQ-170 Sentinel, a bat-winged, stealthy unmanned...
Russia “Fires” A Shot At U.S. Theater Missile Defense Plan
In 2009 the Obama Administration cancelled the plan to deploy a version of the U.S. national missile defense system in...
Expanding US Arms Sales to Asia Will Help Contain China
When it is not focused on the repetitive crisis in the European Union, Washington’s attention, including that of the Pentagon,...
Trends In Defense Spending Favor China Over the US
The debate in Washington today is not whether or not to reduce defense spending but how much to cut. Never...
Upgrading Kiowas Makes More Sense Than A New Helicopter
The U.S. Army has been seeking a successor to the OH-58 Kiowa reconnaissance helicopter for over a decade, and it...
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