List of Military articles
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U.S. Marines fire mortars in support of anti-Islamic State operations in Syria on Sept. 10, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Gabino Perez) While Trump Sows Confusion, It’s Business as Usual for U.S. Troops in Syria
Despite the rhetoric in Washington, the United States continues to conduct air and artillery strikes—and has not yet sent troops home.
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Chinese sailors march during the opening ceremony of the ASEAN-China Maritime Exercise at a military port in Zhanjiang, in China's southern Guangdong province on Oct. 22, 2018. (STR/AFP/Getty Images) A New Cold War Has Begun
The United States and China will be locked in a contest for decades. But Washington can win if it stays more patient than Beijing.
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U.S. President Donald Trump, left, talks to journalists during a meeting with members of his cabinet, including acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, in the Cabinet Room at the White House on Jan. 02. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Trump’s ‘Compliant’ New Pentagon Chief
Patrick Shanahan’s record of deference to the U.S. president could be a reason for the White House to install him permanently as defense secretary.
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Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan arrives for his first day in his new job at the Pentagon in Washington on Jan. 2. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) With Mattis Gone, the Pentagon Is Playing Musical Chairs
The secretary’s departure set off a chain reaction that will reshape Defense Department leadership.
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1_Debunker_kosovoFinal_SW_V1 The Small War That Wasn’t
Why the Kosovo conflict still matters today.
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The Anduril and Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey speaks onstage atthe Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit 2018 in in Beverly Hills, California, on Oct. 10. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images) Can Silicon Valley Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the Pentagon?
Palmer Luckey, the 26-year-old founder of Oculus VR, is leading the charge to get tech companies and the Defense Department on the same page.
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President Donald Trump and Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, bow their heads in prayer before the start of a Cabinet meeting of the White House in Washington on Aug. 18. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images) The Military’s New Boss Is Walking Into an Ambush
Donald Trump has picked a former CEO to run the Pentagon. He should have gone with a psychiatrist.
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Then-Secretary of Defense James Mattis listens while President Donald Trump speaks before a meeting with military leaders in the White House in Washington on Oct. 23, 2018. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images) James Mattis Wasn’t Ready to Serve in a Democracy
After the tributes die down, the outgoing defense secretary will be remembered for recklessly expanding, and covering up, the country’s wars.
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(Matt Chase illustration for Foreign Policy) The Internet Will Doom Us All
Five Reads: The best Foreign Policy stories of 2018 on tech.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis arrives for a closed intelligence briefing at the U.S. Capitol on December 13, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) Mattis’s Resignation Isn’t a Crisis Yet—But It Probably Will Be
The U.S. secretary of defense was right to resign in protest, but Trump can’t handle the consequences.
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President Donald Trump walks with Secretary of Defence James Mattis, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and National Security Adviser John Bolton at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, on July 11. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images) Good Riddance to America’s Syria Policy
As usual, Donald Trump has done the right thing in the wrong way.
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A Russian flag flies next to the U.S. Embassy building in Moscow on Oct. 22. (Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images) It’s Not Too Late to Save the INF Treaty
No one should dismiss lightly an agreement that has helped keep the United States and its allies safe for a generation.
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Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot give a press conference in Tel Aviv, on Dec. 4, 2018. (Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images) Netanyahu’s Toy Soldiers
Israel’s prime minister is now also its defense minister—but he’s mostly interested in the job for PR.
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U.S. Army Secretary Mark Esper and Army Chief of Staff Mark Milley participate in a news conference at the Pentagon inArlington, Virginia, on July 13. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Strong Economy Poses Recruitment Challenge for the U.S. Army
In an interview, the Army secretary also discusses budget cuts and new cyberthreats.
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U.S. President Donald Trump hosts a reception with Secretary of Defense James Mattis in the East Room of the White House on October 25, 2018. Americans’ Blind Faith in the Military Is Dangerous
U.S. citizens show deference to the armed forces regardless of their political persuasion. Their willingness to let the generals decide is a threat to the democratic tradition of civilian oversight.
