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Examining think tank proposal that US cut and run in Asia-Pacific

A recent report put out by a relatively obscure Washington think tank, Defense...

Defense Priorities has its Indo-Pacific priorities wrong

Retreating to the second island chain is tantamount to surrendering to Beijing.

A Less-Is-More Strategy for America

Barry Posen, a professor at MIT, is one of America's leading experts on international security. He argues that the United States military is breaking down because it has been overu...

We can buy more weapons. We can’t buy more time.

Three things Congress should do to keep America’s window of vulnerability from growing.

The Real Reason There's a Munitions Shortage? Too Many Wars & a Dysfunctional Pentagon: William Hartung

Top U.S. military leaders have reportedly advised Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth against extending the war in Iran because ongoing operations in the Middle East have degraded the P...

The Big Defense Spending Priorities Awaiting Congress In September

There is a lot of business awaiting the House and Senate when they return to Washington. The post The Big Defense Spending Priorities Awaiting Congress In September appeared first...

Military/Econ SitRep and Administration Priorities

Reduced traffic through Straits of Hormuz, Bab al Mandeb, front month Brent futures at $103 with dated European Brent having reached a high of $130, US diesel at record high, and a...

Trump’s Wars Have Created a Disturbing Military Readiness Crisis

The administration promised clear priorities but delivered global interventionism. The post Trump’s Wars Have Created a Disturbing Military Readiness Crisis appeared first on The A...

Rewiring the Arsenal of Democracy

Digital and industrial capacity, adaptability, and compatibility are the new measures of strength for the United States and its allies.

Time, not capital, is the constraint on the defense industrial base

Here are three changes to speed things up without lowering standards.

Pentagon Doubles Down on Pacific Area Denial, Need for High-end Munitions

The Pentagon doubled down on its plans to establish a forward-deployed area denial, anti-access network along the First Island Chain to deter China in the 2026 National Defense Sec...

Defense Business Brief: A day at DIBX 2026 in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA—The Trump administration is dialed in on increasing domestic production of critical minerals needed for military weapons. But getting private investment in the industr...

Can Japan Optimize Its Record Defense Budget?

All nine priority areas require substantial spending, and the investment needs to be sustained over many years to come.

With Reconciliation Uncertain, Pentagon Eyeing Plan To Retool FY27 Priorities With Congress

In exclusive comments to Breaking Defense, the Pentagon's comptroller acknowledged that some efforts may need to be pushed from FY27 into FY28 with help from lawmakers. The post Wi...

Locking in long-term reforms for American defense

Mackenzie Eaglen assesses the need for long-term action on Pentagon reform. The Pentagon bureaucracy has historically proved resistant to sustained change despite repeated reform e...

The Pentagon’s welfare racket needs to end

With tensions in Iran still boiling and our national debt hitting $40 trillion, it’s time to take a hard look at the military’s budget. We should preserve what the military needs t...

The Golden Dome czar must get control of all US missile defense programs

The Defense Department must heed a vital organizational lesson from the past if Golden Dome is to succeed, writes analyst Thane Clare.

The $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget That Isn't Priced In

U.S. Review to Accelerate Europe’s Shift to Self-Defense

“The U.S. aims to ‘advance and accelerate’ the transfer of responsibility for most of Europe’s own conventional defense as Washington continues a review of its troop presence, a to...

Hegseth: The Pentagon Needs Outsiders to Shake Up Thinking About Future Threats

Pentagon Warns Missile Supplies ‘Beyond Critical’

“The U.S. has rushed so many munitions to the Middle East to fight Iran that military planners are concerned the loss of firepower is diminishing America’s ability to defend agains...

The Pentagon’s autonomy command should draw on lessons old and new

AUTOWARCOM will have a big task. Luckily, it’s not starting from scratch.

US allies in Asia alarmed as think tank calls for pullback

A study by a US foreign policy think tank advocates a major military pullback from the western Pacific, prompting concern among long-standing allies of the United States across the...

John Healey must once again grasp that national security is paramount, ALEX BRUMMER says

Britain has tumbled down the Nato league table of military spenders. The US outlays ten times more than the UK and treasures rather than waves goodbye to suppliers with the best te...