US Troop Levels in Pacific Take Center Stage as Defense Secretary Huddles with Allied Defense Leaders Amid a gathering of top defense leaders from across the Pacific in Hawaii, Pentagon officials said Thursday that the U.S. not...
Marine General Issues 'Call to Action' Against China Hackers Lurking in US Computer Systems A Chinese, state-sponsored hacking group has embedded itself in critical U.S. infrastructure and is waiting to "foment terror...
Marines Begin Training in the Philippines as South China Sea Tensions Seethe The Marine Corps kicked off a joint exercise in the Philippines this week, marking the second rotation for the service's...
In a War Over Taiwan, First Step Needs to Be Sinking Chinese Ships, Air Force General Says One of the first things the U.S. military would have to do if it fought China in the defense of Taiwan would be to sink...
North Korea Says It Tested Rail-Launched Ballistic Missiles North Korea said it successfully launched ballistic missiles from a train for the first time and was continuing to bolster...
Pentagon Chief: Myanmar Military Acts 'Flatly Unacceptable' Myanmar has been wracked by violence by its security forces against people protesting against the military’s seizure of power...
Cambodia Limits US Diplomat's Scrutiny of Controversial Base Controversy over the Ream Naval Base sprang up two years ago.
The Geopolitics of the Coronavirus Geopolitics refers to the study of how physical geography influences the political and economic landscape.
The Hong Kong Protests: the Price of Democracy May Be Economic Prosperity Civil unrest is nothing new to Hong Kong.
From Genghis Khan to Belt and Road: The Uncertain Future of Central Asia For the first time in two centuries, the future of Mongolia and central Asia is a blank page.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...