Distinguished Fellow Anka Lee argues that while the National Security Strategy includes robust language on China, the Trump Administration still needs a rallying cry to counter Beijing’s broader ...

The latest U.S. defense policy signals Congress expects deeper cooperation with allies across the Indo-Pacific to counter an ...

Rebecca Lissner is a senior fellow for U.S. foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. She most recently served as deputy assistant to the president and principal deputy national security ...

Rejecting reports of a split with the brass, the Department of War says the National Defense Strategy was "seamlessly coordinated" with senior civilian and uniform leaders — and that "any narrative to ...

U.S. government documents are a dime a dozen. The Pentagon, for example, puts out an annual report on China’s military power and capabilities. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence ...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s commendable speech this week to hundreds of generals and admirals signaled a renewed commitment to establishing a merit-based culture in the military. This includes ...

Last summer’s $156 billion defense spending boost through the reconciliation bill is likely “only just the beginning,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told an audience at the Reagan National Defense ...

Donald Trump, whose administration is reportedly drafting a new national cybersecurity strategy structured around six pillars. As cybersecurity threats continue to accelerate across nation-states, ...

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