The Navy can't 'contain' Iran -- even if we wanted it to.
When the big picture misses the point.
Are missile defenses ready if Iran responds to an Israeli strike?
How the United States can use the Syrian civil war to prepare the region -- for Iran.
China's slow, patient approach to dominating Asia.
The Pentagon may not have the resources to deter Iran and pivot to Asia at the same time.
Why the Pentagon should be thinking bigger (literally).
Could there be a hot war between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
How the Pentagon should prepare for the lean years to come.
Everyone agrees that Russia's military needs reform. But making it happen won't be easy.
The Pentagon may have way less money to work with than it thinks.
The United States has no chance in ship-for-ship showdown with China. Luckily, it shouldn't have to have one.
Failures in Syria and Iran show the limits of diplomatic negotiation.
The Pentagon sure wants more $15 billion boats, but it may have to look for other options.
And America needs to lead it.