During World War II, U.S. Navy destroyer escorts played a crucial role in protecting supply convoys from deadly Axis ...

During World War II, Japan developed one of the most ambitious naval weapons of the conflict—the I-400 Sen-Toku class ...

Operation Hailstone, the two-day carrier assault launched 82 years ago this week, demolished Japan's largest overseas naval installation and sent more than 40 ships beneath the waves.

While Beijing publicly advocates restraint, sustained tensions between the U.S. and Iran serve its strategic interests.

Two historical scenarios suggested by two keen observers of global politics highlight the need for the United States to revive its defense industrial base. James Holmes, a professor of strategy at the ...

Hillary Clinton’s 2016 running mate says China would weaponise any collapse in the AUKUS plan, making it crucial for the US to deliver on its promises.

The bombing of Darwin was the largest single attack ever mounted by a foreign power on Australia soil. On that day, 180 Japanese Aircraft, in two separate raids, attacked the town of Darwin, and its ...

To understand what may emerge from the Ninth Party Congress, it is worth examining what these meetings are and how their functions have evolved.

President Trump’s comments regarding the island’s potential use in a strike on Iran show the island’s continued importance in ...

The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) have pursued a number of doctrinal changes intended to improve their offensive ...

The war in Ukraine is, at once, a past and future conflict. On the one hand, Russia’s invasion resembles World War I, with static frontlines, trenches, and vast areas of no mans ...

At the same time, Japan ratcheted up the tension by moving missile systems to Yonaguni Island, just 110 kilometers (68 miles) from Taiwan. It has also restored WWII titles for military ranks which, ...