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The Status of the U.S. Military With clear threats in many corners of the globe challenging U.S. security and interests, one would assume the nation is investing more into its military. Yet for years the opposite has been the case. Whether through the “peace dividend” of the 1990s, the efficiency initiatives under Defense Secretary Robert Gates, or the Budget Control Act of 2011 and its subsequent sequestration-level cuts, the military has been continuously handicapped in its ability to meet...

The President’s Budget Request for the Department of Defense (DOD, or department) was released on March 12, 2019, with a stated focus on maintaining the readiness gains of the services, while starting to shift focus toward modernization efforts.

A war-game exercise showed heavy casualties, but ultimately a victory for the allied forces of Taipei, Washington and Tokyo

Five criteria for American military involvement

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The Marine Corps’ new heavy-lift helicopter is now in the full-rate production stage of the program, the Navy announced last week. The new stage comes after acting Navy acquisition chief Jay Stefany performed a program assessment and signed a Dec. 21 memo permitting the CH-53K King Stallion to move into full-rate production, Naval Air Systems […]

Former President Donald Trump said he had previously turned down a prisoner swap deal with Russia, saying he ...

U.S. foreign and defense policy has reached a critical juncture. In an astonishingly brief period of time, the world—and America’s place in it—has changed dramatically. During this period, presidential elections, the financial crisis, and government shutdown politics largely supplanted overseas engagements and foreign affairs in the minds of the White House and Congress. The swearing-in of a new Congress and a new majority party in the Senate provides an important opportunity to reassess t...

The Congressional Budget Resolution needs to grow the defense budget at least 5 percent above inflation in FY 2011 and beyond in order to address the Pentagon’s underfunded plans and remedy many cuts from last year’s inadequate defense budget.

The Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security’s military fellows weighed in on the NDS, addressing potential gaps between budgets and strategy, and more.