Military

The president will divert billions that would have gone to military construction projects.

The president plans to sign a federal spending bill and declare a national emergency to bankroll his long-promised border wall.

A strategy plan for using AI is more focused instead on firefighting and preventative maintenance.

In grading him, we must adjust for the difficulty of the assignment.

Contingency coffers could reach levels not seen since the Iraq surge.

Defense officials are worried about a remote compound Beijing says helped it land on the far side of the moon.

By holding its own peace talks, Moscow is laying the groundwork to play kingmaker.

Military cooperation with Middle East allies can work—if Washington rethinks its premises.

The Swedish military had a #MeToo problem. They decided to do something about it.

Despite the recognition by a wave of countries of the opposition leader Juan Guaidó as president, Maduro’s patronage of the military insulates him from the need to negotiate.

The Trump administration could face legal issues maintaining a small force at al-Tanf.

Withdrawing from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty would take the United States one step forward and many steps back on international security.

The U.S. president rolled out the most ambitious missile defense strategy since the end of the Cold War.

The Pentagon says reunification is the primary driver of China’s military modernization.

U.S. Syria policy is dogged by infighting and confusion.

The Pentagon is looking through its accounts for spare change in case the president declares a national emergency.

Arguments about defense spending should be focused on foreign policy and what the military actually wants to do.

The Air Force’s effort to buy a new refueling tanker is a long and sordid tale that dates back to 2001.

Acting defense secretary’s decision to tap Eric Chewning, who manages industrial policy for the Pentagon, is an olive branch to chief weapons buyer Ellen Lord.

Despite the rhetoric in Washington, the United States continues to conduct air and artillery strikes—and has not yet sent troops home.