This is part of a running series of essays by Iskander Rehman, entitled “Applied History,” which seeks, through the study of ...

American auto manufacturers are preparing to shut down production lines. Defense manufacturers may not be far behind. The tit ...

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Mike Kofman and Ryan brought out the mics to discuss the pressing issues in the war between Ukraine and Russia. They focused ...

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Bremer and Grieco see air denial is an attractive alternative because it would allow the United States and allies to flip the cost exchange ratio in favor of the U.S forces. By eliminating the need to ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s recent visit to three Southeast Asian countries drew widespread headlines — not only for diplomatic pageantry but also for its ...

Not everyone agrees. Despite broad support for Force Design 2030, in the just-passed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, a small proviso requires the Department of Defense to ...

Turkey’s Cataclysm, 2013–2017 Amidst the violence that engulfed the region, it is easy to forget just how much turmoil Turkey experienced. All of what follows happened in Turkey during the five years ...

You would be forgiven for assuming that America’s pivot or rebalance to the Indo-Pacific was a strategy being executed in the real world. But you’d still be wrong. The latest example of this “say-do ...

Ukraine’s success in contesting the skies turns the West’s airpower paradigm on its head — it offers an alternative vision for pursuing airspace denial over air superiority. Despite having one of the ...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has taught Taiwan many lessons about preparing for a possible Chinese invasion. Japan should also take this opportunity to learn. What more can Japan’s Self-Defense Forces ...