The House and Senate appropriations committees each approved their own versions of the Fiscal Year 2026 Department of Defense ...

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My center is giving way, my right is retreating, excellent situation, I attack.” French Gen. Ferdinand Foch pronounced these desperate words in September ...

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization held its annual summit in Tianjin, China, from Aug. 31 to Sept. 1. Established in 2001 ...

Explosions over Kyiv and other Ukrainian population centers are daily reminders that Russia’s missiles can reach deep and ...

The rising importance of armed drones in modern warfare has created new opportunities for countries looking to expand their ...

The most decisive infrastructure of the twenty-first century isn’t an aircraft carrier floating in the Pacific or buried in a ...

China’s increasingly powerful military has bracketed Taiwan with exercises. Its air and naval forces launch daily incursions, ...

Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China ...