The coronavirus threatens to hobble U.S. military capacity, thus affording our adversaries an opportunity to strike.

The coronavirus outbreak is straining U.S. deterrence and power projection abilities—and revealing our glaring vulnerabilities in the realm of hypersonic weapons.

As parlous as the clash of civilizations might be, the implosion of our own is much more to be feared.

China’s leaders are betting that Latin America will prove useful politically, economically, and even militarily. The U.S. government should pay more attention to its own backyard.

Expanding the navy is a good idea, but only in service of a strategy to ensure U.S. dominance at sea.

An expanded Israeli navy will be key for that country’s national strategy in coming years—and an asset for U.S. strategy, too.

In a new play, Prince Charles becomes king at last, and finds it isn’t easy being a symbol.

This piece is fourth in a series on the challenges facing the U.S. Armed Forces. Previous entries discussed the Army, the Air Force and the Marine Corps. The past eight months have been troubling for American security and for how the world regards American power. The September 11, 2012 attack on our consulate in Benghazi […]

American’s many post-Cold War land wars have obscured important strategic truths, among them the real value of the U.S. Navy.