As a contributor to that Joint Staff effort, I have been revisiting that experience since the Department of Defense issued ...
The 2026 National Defense Strategy sets striking new priorities for the Pentagon—but can hardly be described as “isolationist ...
The Trump administration recently released its National Security Strategy (NSS), as mandated by the Goldwater-Nichols Act of ...
The Trump administration’s calls to increase military spending will make it difficult to set US defense priorities straight.
The Trump administration quietly released its 2026 National Defense Strategy on Friday evening as the largest storm in years ...
At least in some respects, this defense document breaks new ground.
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ...
The Pentagon declared on Friday that the U.S. military's top priority is to defend the homeland and Western Hemisphere.
The priority is a change from President Donald Trump's first administration, which labeled China as a serious challenger in an era of "great power competition," and the focus on China was supported by ...
On January 23, 2026, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth issued the unclassified 2026 National Defense Strategy (2026 NDS), which sends a very clear ...
The 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS) follows closely the 2025 National Security Strategy, as it should. It also falls in ...
The new national defense strategy rolled out by President Donald Trump’s administration drew criticism for downplaying the ...