Even with the approval of new U.S. aid, most of the artillery Ukraine needs won’t get to the front until next year.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/23/ukraine-war-artillery-shortage-production-military-aid-bill/
In future wars, U.S. generals want to send robots to face the enemy’s first bullets.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/06/us-army-military-robots-soldiers-technology-testing-war/
What the $7.3 trillion plan says about the U.S. president’s priorities.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/03/14/biden-budget-defense-military-diplomacy-congress/
If Congress fails to pass a national security supplemental funding bill, Ukraine will be getting fewer bullets.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/03/13/united-states-military-aid-ukraine-congress/
After more than a decade at Apple, Doug Beck is in charge of making sure the Pentagon doesn’t lose a tech race with China.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/02/12/pentagon-diu-doug-beck-austin-china-russia-ukraine/
Hawks want strikes on Tehran, but others advise a more limited approach.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/29/biden-options-iran-response-jordan-drone-strike/
It’s not just one war or two. How do you fight three at once?
2023 was a tectonic shift in geopolitics.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/12/21/ten-days-shook-world-israel-gaza-china-ukraine/
Remember that nuclear submarine deal with Australia?
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/11/30/aukus-biden-uk-australia-reagan-conference/
The Iron Dome may not be so ironclad if Hezbollah joins the war.
Two supercarriers, 2,000 troops, and lots of planes are aimed at keeping Iran’s proxies out of the war zone.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/10/19/pentagon-israel-palestine-hamas-hezbollah-iran-carriers/
Kyiv scores hits with long-awaited ATACMS system.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/10/17/ukraine-atacms-russia-attack-biden-weapons/
U.S. and Iranian navies lock horns in key trade route.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/10/05/iran-ramps-up-showdowns-in-the-strait-of-hormuz/
Austin touts U.S. as best alternative to Russia and China during visit.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/09/28/defense-secretary-austin-africa-visit/
He’s not the same as the old boss.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/09/21/meet-ukraines-new-defense-boss/
Inside the U.S.-led training program which aims to finally eradicate al-Shabab.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/08/23/somalia-al-shabab-al-qaeda-terror-pentagon/
New defense plans signal the biggest alliance overhaul since the Cold War.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/07/13/nato-summit-new-defense-plans-russia-deterrence-ukraine/
Republican lawmakers are issuing sweeping blocks on State Department and Pentagon nominees.
Programs aimed at countering China aren’t getting extra cash.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/06/01/debt-ceiling-united-states-diplomacy-foreign-aid/
“Russia only understands one thing, and that’s power,” one senior officer said.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/05/11/estonia-nato-military-exercise-russia/
And it’s coming just as Biden is set for a reassurance trip to Japan and Australia.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/05/04/debt-ceiling-pentagon-budget-funding-national-security/
Sudan’s power struggle is a textbook case of the credible commitment problem in international relations.
The Pentagon’s warfighting commands have sent billions in wish lists to Congress. Some lawmakers want to give them a lump of coal.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/03/30/pentagon-us-defense-department-budget-congress/
The Pentagon’s top military command charged with countering China believes it’s getting shortchanged—again.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/03/09/us-military-china-taiwan-pentagon/
The United States insists the measures are symbolic.