Analysis
Podcast: Sweden, Finland, and the Meaning of Alliance Membership
Ahead of the NATO Summit in Washington in July, Katherine Elgin and Alexander Lanoszka discuss what alliance membership means for Sweden and Finland.
Analysis
Podcast: David Sanger on the New Cold Wars
Eric hosts New York Times Chief Washington Correspondent David Sanger, author of The Inheritance, Confront and Conceal, The Perfect Weapon and most recently New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion and America's Struggle to Defend the West.
Analysis
A Three-Theater Defense Strategy: How America Can Prepare for War in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East
As Washington faces growing dangers in three regions, it must learn how to better cooperate and share with its many friends. In major wars, no country, not even the world’s strongest, can go it alone.
In the News
Malaysia urged to follow Philippines’ lead and get tougher with Beijing over South China Sea claims
Malaysia should take a more proactive approach to defending its rights in the South China Sea, an American expert on China who has advised the Pentagon warned – urging the Southeast Asian nation to reject Beijing’s “excessive claims” over the disputed waters and protect its own long-term strategic goals.
In the News
Malaysia must continue to reject China’s claim on South China Sea, says expert
Maritime expert Toshi Yoshihara warns that accommodating the superpower may later come with a heavy price.
Analysis
Hardwired for Hardware: Congressional Adjustments to the Administration’s Defense Budget Requests, 2016 to 2023
In a time of fiscal austerity in the near term, DoD priorities must be clearly and concisely conveyed to Congress, and Congress must balance its predilection for hardware with the need to appropriately fund the nonhardware programs and components of the Department.
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