Opinion

Questions of readiness can be asked of all the branches of the military, but the Navy in particular has not participated in a large scale battle since Okinawa in 1945. They were involved in Korea, Vietnam and Iraq but...

The United States should support partners in the eastern Mediterranean like Greece to put pressure on Turkey. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to expel 10 ambassadors from the country including the American one following a NATO summit which...

Last week, China and Russia conducted their first ever joint naval patrol in the western pacific. The assumption that the two countries would not join forces against America is outdated and must be modernized to reflect the possibility that...

The worries Taiwan has surrounding Chinese aggression extend to Japan. Given the number of US troops stationed in Japan it would certainly become a target if China ever took the offensive. There is growing consensus inside Japan that the...

With support from Iran, Hamas has been increasing activities in Lebanon where Hezbollah operates. Hamas may feel less restrained to commit acts of terrorism in Lebanon than in Gaza where they serve as the de facto power source. This...

The US arsenal is the most fearsome in the world. The deterring effect nuclear weapons, aircraft carriers, and gunships have on the rest of world is part of why we have them. The B83 nuclear bomb has a maximum delivery of 1.2 megatons, it first entered...

The late Colin Powell recently passed after suffering complications related to his already compromised immune system. Few have had a greater impact on American foreign policy than Powell, the approach to overseas involvement that would come to be known as the Powell Doctrine still...

According to the conservative Heritage Foundation's 2022 Index of US Military Strength, the US military is only "marginally" capable of defending the country's national interests at home and abroad. The roughly 600-page index concludes that the US military is...

The last offensive action taken by the Americans during the war in Afghanistan failed to hit its intended target and killed 6 civilians. This was no isolated incident but rather another example of a grim pattern that has accompanied greater...

The most idealistic among us may still be holding out for a less oppressive Taliban regime but so far their behavior has not impressed. They have banned educating women and continue to hunt members of the former Afghan government...