The following is the Dec. 18, 2025, Congressional Research Service in focus report, National Defense Strategy: Potential ...

The Trump administration’s National Security Strategy paper, released this month, is filled with nasty, nativist language and half-truths straight out of ...

“Defending the homeland” has always been the point of the national defense strategy, experts argue, but the precursors to the forthcoming update hint that the way the U.S. practices homeland defense ...

The Defense Department is rapidly transforming our antiquated acquisition processes and revitalizing the atrophied Defense Industrial Base (DIB) by prioritizing speed, flexibility, and rigorous ...

Defense strategy has become a booming enterprise, yet its core themes often boil down to a single word—or just a few. Donald Rumsfeld’s tenure in the Pentagon was defined by “transformation,” while ...

PROVO, Utah – As the high-profile capital murder case against Tyler Robinson, the alleged assassin in the murder of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, continues to unfold, a legal expert is ...

The new Pentagon leadership has set itself up to potentially oversee fundamental changes that could dramatically improve military warfighting capabilities for decades to come. In addition to ...

On September 11, Malaysia’s government launched the Midterm Review of its first Defense White Paper, which was initially unveiled at the end of 2019. The following day, Malaysia’s Foreign Minister ...

As of 2025, the Indo-Pacific region stands at the heart of a strategic turning point, where the reconfiguration of the international order is accelerating. Strategic rivalry between the United States ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Brown is a Partner at venture capital firm Shield Capital. The President’s defense budget, released in June, embraces a ...