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The Selfless Chivalry of Pete Hegseth and the Selfish Chauvinism Promoting Women in Close Combat During his confirmation hearing, political leaders launched a pointed critique of Pete Hegseth, with ...

With its recent halt on implementing a legally mandated ban on TikTok, the United States is learning the hard way that when it comes to Chinese technology, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of ...

The January 2025 State Department Report on Russian New START Treaty Compliance: A Preemptive Strike Against the Trump Administration On January 17, 2025, the Department of State published a report ...

Should South Korea Pursue Nuclear Weapons? A Deliberate and Cautious Approach The ongoing debate over whether South Korea should acquire nuclear weapons is an extraordinarily complex and sensitive ...

"I can't think of any circumstances where it should take years to go out and buy a commercial truck." Defence Minister Bill Blair's recent comments to the media suggest disbelief, and yet that is ...

Executive Summary: Mercenaries have existed since ancient times but have evolved into modern private military and security companies (PMSCs) focusing on training, logistics, and protection,

Back in the mid-1980s, I did a series of articles for the Marine Corps Gazette and Naval Institute Proceedings suggesting that there was a role for the Marine Corps in supporting the Navy sea ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A U.S. Air Force pilot was reported to be safe after a single-seat F-35 fighter jet crashed Tuesday during a training exercise at a base in Alaska. The pilot experienced an ...

Winning is important to President Donald Trump, and losing is unacceptable--which explains why President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine recently emphasized that "The end of the war should be a ...

The Future Vertical Lift initiative is a bright spot in major defense platform acquisition. The story of how the FVL vision has come to fruition still holds important lessons even today. The U.S ...