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In December 2024, Xi Jinping made a highly publicized visit to the PLA’s newly formed Information Support Force (ISF), underscoring its strategic importance to the People’s Liberation Army. The establishment of the force earlier that year…

When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with President Trump at the White House this week, the two leaders should announce the launch of negotiations on the next U.S.-Israel military-assistance Memorandum of…

Roles and missions for the U.S. military were laid down in 1948 at Key West at a conference chaired by James Forrestal, the first Secretary of Defense. Subsequently approved by President Truman, these accords have remained in place ever…

Often security clearances are considered an overhead function barely gaining the mention or attention of senior leaders. But the spotlight was back on the security clearance process Monday when President Donald Trump issued two executive…

The race to return to the Moon and push beyond has entered a new, more intense phase. While Elon Musk and NASA have been arguing over whether to go to the Moon or Mars, China's recently published space-sciences plan declares its intent to…

Outer space is infinite, but that hasn’t stopped humans trying to impose their laws on it. There are more ways for people to travel to space than ever before, and the next few decades are likely to see the…

The deadly Jan. 1, 2025, attack in New Orleans serves as a reminder of the persistent threat to the U.S. from individuals inspired by extremist Islamist groups. While the investigation is still ongoing, some details about the…

The Pentagon has been learning the wrong lessons for three decades The Gulf War sowed the seeds of future defeat. We must uproot them—and urgently.John Ferrari, Senior Nonresident Fellow, AEIWe have China’s ‘anti-access’ challenge exactly…

'Fast movers': Chinese satellites zoom around for inspections—or interference In a previously unreported incident, one of China's maneuvering satellites was tracked and approached by a Russian one.David D. Chen and Peter W. SingerSpace…

Inside the Marine Corps’ first-ever littoral regiment "We’re going to be pretty disaggregated, seizing key maritime terrain, providing the sensing capability, and things like that,” one staff sergeant says.Jennifer Hlad, Managing Editor,…