Navy to Trump: We Need Maintenance Funded Before New Ships
The message Navy leaders are sending to President-elect Donald Trump’s team is: We need money to keep the current 274…
DEPSECDEF Work Cautions Trump Team Against Growing Military Size Over Capability
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The deputy secretary of defense told the incoming Trump administration that repealing the 2011 Budget Control Act…
Document: Letter to Trump Team from Joe Courtney Endorsing Randy Forbes for SECNAV
The following is a Dec. 1, 2016 letter from Rep Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) to Vice President-elect Mike Pence endorsing Rep…
Trump Showing Signs of Changing U.S. Security Relationships in Asia
President-elect Donald Trump’s telephone conversation Friday with the president of Taiwan shows just how much the equation of the United…
Former CNO Roughead: Stepping Back From Alliances Like NATO ‘Perilous’ to U.S.
When thinking of America’s military alliances, it’s important to not boil down relationships to security spending but understand value beyond…
Opinion: Trump’s Defense Increase Might Not Equal a Better Military
Shortly after the presidential election, USNI News ran a piece looking forward into a U.S. military under a Trump administration.…
Experts Predict ‘Long, Rough Ride’ for Future U.S.-Russia Relations
Russia’s view of foreign policy – a zero sum game with the West — is unlikely to change when the…
Former NSA, CIA Director Hayden: World Needs a Set of Cyber Norms
The United States should help create an international set of norms for cyber behaviors – to distinguish between accepted behaviors…
Senator Warns That Russia Should be Key Concern for Next Secretary of State
The ranking member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee warned the incoming Trump administration to be very mindful of what…
North Korean Threat Pushing U.S., Korea and Japan Closer in Ballistic Missile Defense Cooperation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Operating under the assumption that North Korea can — or is close to — fielding a ballistic…