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Getting NATO to Be Able to 'Fight Tonight'

EXPERT Q&A — Last week’s NATO summit in The Hague was largely seen as a success, with all members (except Spain) agreeing to raise the alliance’s [...] More

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What "Exercising American Strength" Looks Like in the U.S. Senate

OPINION — “We are in one of the most dangerous periods since World War II right now. That is one reason that a bill like this [$95 billion in foreign [...] More

Hot-Button Adds to U.S. Defense Bill Echo Truman-Era Fight

OPINION — “Whereas it is essential that there be maintained in the armed services of the United States the highest standards of democracy, with [...] More

America's Culture Wars Are Rippling Through The Armed Forces

OPINION — As Congress moves the fiscal 2024 Defense Department authorization and appropriation bills forward with more money to help needed [...] More

Saudi Foreign Policy vs. Economic Priorities

How steady are the hands on the steering wheel of Saudi Arabia? That question prompts an immediate follow-on: Whose hands are we talking about? There [...] More

Russia's Determination to Revise the Post-Cold War Order

The Russian economy has been in recession for nearly two years now, with GDP growth shrinking by 3.7 percent in 2015. However, as the recession [...] More

Dollars and Sense: Military Spending During an Economic Downturn

Dollars and Sense: Military Spending During an Economic Downturn

The relationship between military spending and GDP growth in peacetime seems an easy equation. When a country’s economy is healthy and growing, it [...] More