Pentagon Arctic Strategy Aims to Enhance U.S. Presence, Exercise More Often
The High North remains the “shortest and least defended threat sector” to the U.S., the deputy commander of U.S. Northern Command said Tuesday.…
New Navy Long Range Shipbuilding Plan Will Have Short Shelf Life
An ongoing force structure assessment and the goals of the next presidential administration will likely give the service’s latest long-range…
Opinion: Russian Tank Deal With Nicaragua ‘Back to the Future’ Moment for U.S.
In late April Russia shipped the first 20 of 50 T-72B tanks ordered by Nicaragua—causing a Cold War Back to the…
Analysis: Baltic Sea Heating Up as Friction Point Between U.S., NATO and Russia
This piece is based on the recently released Atlantic Council Issue Brief “A Maritime Framework for the Baltic Sea Region”…
EUCOM Nominee Scaparrotti: Putin ‘Trying to Break Up NATO’
The nominee to command American and NATO forces in Europe says Russia needs to receive a “strong, clear and consistent”…
Russian Flyby of USS Donald Cook Highlights International Tension in the Baltics
The fly-by of the USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) in the Baltic Sea by Russian Sukhoi Su-24 Fencers on two separate…
Video: Russian Fighters Buzz USS Donald Cook in Baltic Sea
This post will be updated as additional information becomes available. The guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) was buzzed on…
Former Hill Staffers Explain Ins and Outs of Crafting Annual U.S. Defense Bill
Unlike Russia and China, the United States needs “to be in three places at once”—a rationale that lies behind some…
Former House Intel Chair Mike Rogers: Widened European Privacy Laws Hurt Intelligence Collection
As is the case in privacy laws created after World War II, and widened in the wake of the Edward…
Dunford: Next U.S. Military Strategy Document will be Classified
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said the next military strategy document will be kept classified, a recommendation…
Brookings Panel: Improved China – Russia Relationship is a Marriage of Convenience
Although China and Russia have certainly grown closer in the last several years, their relationship is a marriage of convenience…