Ideas

Donald Trump is No Jack Kennedy. Or Khrushchev.

The president lacks the experience, character, credibility, and confidence to navigate our country through a Cuban Missile Crisis. We need Joe Biden.

  • Peter Zwack, Charlie Martinez and Nancy Soderberg
Ideas

How ‘America First’ Became America Alone

In his desperation to restore and showcase American strength, Donald Trump has made the country weaker.

  • Peter Nicholas and Tom McTague, The Atlantic
Business

Possible F-35 sales; 3Q earnings; Airlifter toilets, and more.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Policy

What Would a Second Trump Term Mean For Foreign Policy?

The nuts and bolts may shift, but the approach is likely to stay the same.

  • Patrick Tucker and Katie Bo Williams
Ideas

Preserve the Jones Act

China’s burgeoning fleets underscore the importance of legislation that bolsters our own.

  • Mike Stevens
Ideas

The World Order That Donald Trump Revealed

When it comes to foreign policy, the president’s most important characteristic is not amorality or a lack of curiosity; it is naïveté.

  • Peter Nicholas and Tom McTague, The Atlantic
Ideas

To Reboot Arms Control, Start with Small Steps

Stop accusing. Set aside questions of structure. Start talking.

  • Alexandra Bell, Andrey Baklitskiy and Tong Zhao
Ideas

'Esper's Lie?' I Don't Think So

After nearly a generation of dominating focus on counterinsurgency operations, the U.S. military is underprepared in 2020 for great power competition.

  • Thomas W. Spoehr
Ideas

Washington Should Avoid a Self-Inflicted Wound in the Sinai

Withdrawing from the Multinational Force and Observers might be penny-wise, but would certainly be pound-foolish.

  • Bradley Bowman and Maj. Amoreena York
Ideas

China or Your Soul? Pompeo’s Thunder Falls Flat on Corporate Ears

Companies keep choosing to serve the Chinese market — and that’s likely not good news for the Pentagon.

  • Kevin Baron
Policy

Chief of Naval Operations Outlines Future for Drones, Minicarriers

The fleet may need fewer large aircraft carriers but more ships that can carry aircraft.

  • Patrick Tucker
Ideas

Keep an Eye on Taiwan

The battle over the island may be a Cold War relic, but it will shape the future.

  • Michael Schuman, The Atlantic
Ideas

How China Outsmarted the Trump Administration

While the U.S. is distracted, China is rewriting the rules of the global order.

  • Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic
Ideas

Harris and Pence Failed the Global Leadership Question

People vying to become, or stay, vice-president should be ready to explain their vision of America’s role in the world.

  • Kevin Baron
Ideas

The Future of Chinese Power

The policies and practices of the country’s dynasties offer insights into how modern Chinese leaders may wield their strength.

  • Michael Schuman, The Atlantic
Threats

How Trump’s electioneering is helping Russia; Fears of political violence rise; Lawmakers slam Germany pullout; Space Force chief, live; and a bit more...

  • Kevin Baron and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

To Deter China, Extend New START

A new arms race with Russia will drain funds from the forces that influence and deter Beijing.

  • Alex Moore
Science & Tech

Analysis: How Trump’s TikTok Deal Helps China

The deal doesn’t really address data or privacy concerns. It does help regimes attack U.S. companies.

  • Patrick Tucker
Science & Tech

Guam Becomes a Living Laboratory for Pentagon’s ‘Connect-Everything’ Experiments

US INDOPACOM and the Air Force are testing new networked warfare solutions in the region right now.

  • Patrick Tucker
Ideas

Esper's Convenient Lie

The defense secretary's claim that the two decades of countering violent extremism left the U.S. under-prepared for a near-peer fight doesn’t hold water.

  • Paul Scharre
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