SecurityCommentary
This Veterans Day, we have great reason to thank our many veterans and reflect on the immeasurable value of their service. Celebrated every year on… Read More
SecurityCommentary
For the next several years, the U.S. is going to have to make some tough decisions in areas related to its foreign policy and national… Read More
SecurityCommentary
In 2017, Lawrence Bass died at an Army ammunition plant when the ammunition components he was handling exploded. He and one other man have died in the last 10 years due… Read More
SecurityCommentary
President Donald Trump has placed a significant emphasis on the need for increased defense spending among NATO allies, and the newest data suggests his efforts… Read More
SecurityCommentary
“If the reason that you want a 20% cut in the defense budget is because you see the U.S. military as a fundamentally destabilizing force… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Iran is building an underground advanced centrifuge assembly plant at its Natanz nuclear facility, according to satellite images obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday. This… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Tehran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps is reinforcing its navy in the vicinity of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s aggressive presence in one of the world’s most… Read More
SecurityCommentary
If you hired a trainer to lose 50 pounds, would you fire him after two weeks if you’d lost only 5? Now, imagine being asked… Read More
SecurityCommentary
America lost an esteemed Army leader this past Tuesday with the death of Gen. Edward Charles “Shy” Meyer. Meyer, who died at 91, served his… Read More
SecurityCommentary
America’s competitors are developing and deploying new technologies that will make their conventional forces far more effective in open combat. The question before Congress is:… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Our Navy celebrates its 245th year today, Oct. 13. In its long history, its achievements have been remarkable and have embodied the virtues of innovation,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Chinese shipbuilders have produced more than 100 warships in the past 10 years, a build rate easily outstripping that of the U.S. Navy. The Chinese… Read More
SecurityCommentary
On just about any list of international “bad actors,” North Korea and Iran certainly make the cut—and any news of them working together (and likely… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Former Navy Secretary J. William Middendorf says America has entered a new cold war with China. Middendorf, author of the new book “The Great Nightfall:… Read More
SecurityCommentary
This article is an excerpt from the “2020 Mandate for Leadership: A Clear Vision for the Next Administration.” It looks back at policy decisions made… Read More
SecurityCommentary
A fire aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy on its way to a research mission in the Arctic late last month forced the Coast Guard to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
This article is an excerpt from the “2020 Mandate for Leadership: A Clear Vision for the Next Administration.” It looks back at policy decisions made… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Sept. 18 marks the birthday of the U.S. Air Force and, at the ripe old age of 73, it has enjoyed a journey like few… Read More
International Analysis
Greenland plays an important role within America’s economic and military interests. Carla Sands, the U.S. ambassador to Denmark, joins the show to explain Greenland’s significance… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Since its conceptual inception, the F-35 fighter jet has been known as an extremely expensive aircraft that can fill multiple roles. This high-priced “Swiss Army… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Patriot Week, launched in 2009, is a week dedicated to honoring America’s past and studying its founding principles. Every year, Sept. 11 marks the first… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The announcement Wednesday of U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq and Afghanistan marks another step forward by President Donald Trump to give the two nations greater responsibility to… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Washington strongly supported Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s national security and foreign policies. Now that Abe will be resigning before the end of his term… Read More
SecurityCommentary
President Donald Trump recently ordered a 12,000-troop reduction in American military personnel stationed in Germany. That leaves about 24,000 American soldiers still in the country…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
Americans who want to better understand the complex threats the United States faces might assume that they need to read at least several books to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump administration was criticized for not using the Defense Production Act quickly enough or in sufficient… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The first time I was wounded, I bled little and required no serious treatment, but the soldier next to me, who bore the full brunt… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The House of Representatives and the Senate approved their respective versions of the National Defense Authorization Act last week. Both passed with strong bipartisan support…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Congressional Progressive Caucus introduced a measure in both the Senate and the House to cut the U.S. defense budget by 10%. The proposed amendment… Read More
SecurityCommentary
When most people think about the military and the coronavirus, they think of stories such as the hospital ship, USNS Comfort, deploying to New York… Read More
