Threats
Navy: Just One Shipbuilding Option Gets Closer To Desired Fleet
A 3-star clarifies the three paths described in the Navy's recent longterm fleet plan.
Ideas
Plan Now for a 'No-Fly Zone' Over Taiwan
Thwarting a Chinese invasion depends on air defense, and that starts with these four steps.
Policy
China Should Heed Lessons from Russia’s Ukraine Invasion, US Official Says
“Your adversary’s probably stronger than you think it is,” warned the assistant defense secretary for Indo-Pacific security affairs.
Ideas
Send More Aid to Taiwan, Before It’s Too Late
The emergency supplemental bill should be just the prelude to a larger annual military aid package.
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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Does Not Put Beijing in a Bind
Not yet, anyway. The U.S. and its allies should trumpet Chinese leaders’ decision to partner with a pariah state.
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Biden Should Shift US Troop Positions Worldwide
The crisis in Europe makes clear that Biden’s team should rethink their first National Defense Strategy, quickly.
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The Indo-Pacific Strategy Needs Indo-Specifics
And it needs to talk more directly about China.
Threats
Biden’s Indo-Pac Strategy Will Rely On Partnerships To Counter China
“This is not a China strategy,” a senior administration official said. “This very clearly identifies China as one of the challenges the region faces…but our China strategy is global in scope.”
Policy
Japan PM Kishida’s Top Concerns for Biden: Covid, Climate, & China
New and old issues—including over U.S. troops—are on the agenda this week in their first virtual meeting as world leaders.
Threats
Air Force Must Harden Pacific Bases Against Missiles, Secretary Says
Today’s unhardened, undispersed hangars are easy targets for a new generation of Chinese weapons, Frank Kendall said.
Threats
Calls Grow Urgent for Improving Guam’s Missile Defenses
“The threat to Guam will only increase over the next five years,” says INDOPACOM’s No. 2.
Policy
New National Defense Strategy to Be Released Early 2022
The Pentagon's NDS will follow the release of a new National Security Strategy from the White House, officials said.
Ideas
Defense One Radio, Ep. 92: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin
Defense One's Tara Copp sat down with the SecDef as part of the Outlook 2022 event series.
Ideas
Diplomacy Is the Key to Reducing US Forces in the Mideast
The Pacific pivot need not reduce Middle East security—if the U.S. can get its partners on board.
Threats
China’s Hypersonic Test ‘Increases Tension in the Region,’ Pentagon Chief Says
But Austin sought to downplay the new capability as just another concern.
Policy
Army Would Have 5 ‘Core Tasks’ in a Pacific Conflict
Secretary Wormuth said the service is keenly watching U.S. talks with regional allies over access to bases, including for new weapons.
Threats
US, S. Korea to Write New War Plan to Counter N. Korean Nukes, Missiles
During visit, defense chiefs also expected to announce Seoul will test for long-awaited operational control of joint forces in 2022.
Threats
US Needs Indo-Pacific Force ‘Enhancements,’ Global Posture Review Finds
Few details released from classified review, which arrives amid geopolitical shifts.
Ideas