United States Armed Forces

September 11, 2026 | Emmerson Overell |

U.S. Space Command Is Testing Maneuver Warfare To Prepare for Next Generation of Fighting

It won’t look like a dogfight from Star Wars or Battlestar Galactica, but in a future war, U.S. satellites may need to maneuver to survive. Space Command (SPACECOM) is practicing the right way to do...

September 7, 2026 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Matthew Ferren

The US Military’s Cyberwarfare Challenge

Since its inception, US Cyber Command has struggled to find its place within the US military.

September 4, 2026 | Clifford D. May, Michael Pack

The U.S. Retreat from Afghanistan: 5 Years On

September 1, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iranian-backed militia in Iraq sets ‘conditions’ for disarmament

Kataib Sayyid al Shuhada, an Iranian-backed militia in Iraq, has set conditions for placing its arms under the control of the Iraqi government. Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al Zaidi has sought to...

August 26, 2026 | Cameron McMillan |

Drone Warfare

August 17, 2026 | Ari Ben Am |

Open-Source Intel Makes U.S. Troops an Easier Target for Iran

Iran is reading American service members’ social media feeds to deadly effect. The fact is that not all intelligence must be gleaned from secret, closed sources for it to be effective, and Tehran...

August 14, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

Checkmate In Tehran: Converting Trump’s Economic Pressure Into Victory

A reactive Iran policy need not be an unprepared one.

July 30, 2026 | Bridget Toomey |

Saudi Participation in U.S. Airstrikes on Iraq Signals Impatience With Baghdad’s Inability To Control Armed Factions

Baghdad’s failure to address drone attacks from Iran-backed Iraqi militias is forcing other countries to act. American and Saudi forces, in a first for the ongoing war with Iran, launched joint...

July 27, 2026 | Bill Roggio, Bradley Bowman, Cameron McMillan

What is Iran’s breaking point? Part 2

July 21, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Jordan Should Stop Hedging and Stand Firm Against Iran

Iranian attacks on neighboring countries, relaunched after the collapse of the Memorandum of Understanding between Tehran and Washington, have now claimed the lives of two U.S. troops in Jordan and possibly...

July 12, 2026 | Caleb Weiss |

US refocuses air campaign in Somalia on Shabaab

Over the course of President Donald Trump’s second term in office, the United States has greatly increased its military strikes inside Somalia. Throughout the previous administration of President Joe...

July 8, 2026 | Erica Lonergan, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

The US military is not organized for cyber war

The military has services for land, sea, air and space. It is time to build one for cyberspace.

July 8, 2026 | Andrea Stricker |

Iran Continues Work at Key Nuclear Site, Violating U.S.-Iran Agreement

New analysis of satellite imagery indicates that Iran is continuing construction at the deeply buried nuclear facility known as Pickaxe Mountain, in violation of the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding...

July 1, 2026 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery |

Simultaneity: You Only Need a Two-Body Problem to Be Screwed

The 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS) made an admission that its predecessors only implied: the United States cannot realistically plan to fight two major wars simultaneously and should instead focus...

June 25, 2026 | Emmerson Overell, Sophie McDowall

Generating and Retaining Premier Cyber Warriors

Cyber specialists have become as essential to modern warfare as pilots, submariners, and special operators. Yet the Pentagon continues to face a challenge that has plagued it for decades: generating and...

June 12, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Iran Wants To Punish Jordan for Hosting U.S. Forces

The Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) announced on June 11 that they had intercepted 20 missiles launched from Iran toward Al-Azraq, a town about 50 miles east of Amman that is also home to a major air base...

June 3, 2026 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery |

The Taiwanese and U.S. Militaries Can’t Really Fight Together

A joint campaign to defend the island would struggle to operate effectively.

June 1, 2026 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, LTG (Ret.) Edward Cardon, Joshua Stiefel, Lauryn Williams, Joe Dougherty

Findings of the Commission on Cyber Force Generation

May 14, 2026 | Cameron McMillan, Ryan Brobst

Canceled Poland Deployment Further Weakens American Deterrence in Europe

In a move that will likely send shockwaves across Europe, the Pentagon reportedly halted the scheduled deployment of a roughly 4,000-strong U.S. Army armored brigade to Poland on Wednesday. The news...

April 30, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Rubio is Right, a Vetted and Trained Lebanese Army Could be the Answer

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made an important announcement when he said that Washington is developing a plan to pursue Hezbollah’s disarmament by building up trusted units within the Lebanese...