Defense
Defense: Four Ways Democrats Can Destroy Their Mandate This week, congressional Democrats will regain some of the ground they lost in their disastrous 30-year decline following the Vietnam War. To grasp how far they have fallen, you need only recall the party's . . .
If Democrats Rise, Will The Defense Sector Fall? Here's a portent. With midterm elections barely a week away, there isn't a single state in the union where a Republican challenger seeking a seat in the House of Representatives is leading a Democratic . . .
The Navy Needs To Rethink How It Buys New Technology The senior leadership of the U.S. Navy is embarking on a cross-country series of town meetings to remind the nation why the world's preeminent sea power needs a big navy. That might seem like a no-brainer. . .
An Aging Air Force Struggles To Keep Its Edge They say the future can't be foretold, but here's one prediction you can take to the bank: It's all over for military transformation. Although the policy wonks around defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld continue . . .
Modernizing the Aerial Refueling Fleet Aerial refueling tankers are the quiet enablers of joint air power. By allowing fighters, bombers, cargo planes and other aircraft to refuel without landing, they greatly extend the operational range of U.S. . . .
V-22 Osprey Is One System The Military Needs Right Now The Bush Administration is projecting that defense spending will fall from four percent of the economy today to three percent at the beginning of the next decade. In the past, such declines have hit . . .
Naval Forces Provide Leverage With Iran As Iran's jihadist government presses its pursuit of nuclear technology, the U.S. defense establishment is developing plans for conflict with that Alaska-sized country. The Army, Marine Corps and allied land forces are currently. . .
Memo to Liberals: Bush is on Your Side The Bush Administration has released portions of a National Intelligence Estimate to rebut charges that the war in Iraq is promoting terrorism. It isn't common for the government to disclose the contents of . . .
The De-Industrialization of Defense Thank you for inviting me to participate in today's forum on the defense industrial base. I want to start by commending the Air Force Association for sticking with the term "industrial base" at a . . .
Language Skills: A Missing Piece in America’s Security Posture Why do big shifts in the global security environment always seem to come as colossal surprises to America's leaders? From the bombing of Pearl Harbor to North Korea's invasion of the south to the Tet . . .