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Does the U.S. military have too many officers? Some Republican lawmakers say the answer is an unequivocal yes: "Brass bloat" is real.

Before Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces into Ukraine nearly a year ago, he amassed some 140,000 troops and enough equipment and supplies to sustain them in the field for around [...]

With Russia's Severodvinsk-class subs in the Atlantic and Pacific, "there'll be a dual-flank challenge for the United States," a US Navy admiral said.

China's military is engaged in an alarming buildup of forces in "every warfare area," the chief of Navy intelligence said in recent remarks.

The danger to Taiwan from China is “something we need to take very seriously” as the island is taking steps to mobilize its entire society to deter a mainland takeover, the commander of the Office of Naval Intelligence said last week. The Taiwanese are asking themselves “what can we do to make China think twice” […]

The United States and Japan deepened their strategic alliance and outlined actions in a joint statement Wednesday designed to deter intensifying Chinese military threats in the East China Sea and around Taiwan. Those actions include plans to reorganize U.S. Marine Corps units based in Okinawa and new agreements to cooperate on space and advanced military…

On October 1, China celebrated its National Day by sending fighter jets, bombers, and other warplanes in menacing formations off the southern end of Taiwan.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, whose military has been engaging in unprecedented provocations against Taiwan recently, said over the weekend that China's goal of absorbing the tiny island democracy "must be fulfilled" -- an assertion that has triggered swift pushback from Taiwan's leaders.

The self-ruled island has moved to the heart of a deepening rivalry between the two superpowers, with the potential to ignite military conflagration and reshape the regional order.

The self-ruled island has moved to the heart of deepening discord and rivalry between the two superpowers, with the potential to ignite military conflagration and reshape the regional order.