Prioritizing among the many threats our nation faces is important. But we must also rebuild our declining military.
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The U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) transits the Philippine Sea, April 5, 2024.
Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Andrew Benvie/U.S. Navy
America is on the verge of strategic insolvency. It seeks to deter aggression by China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran across the Indo-Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East. But today, America’s military is only capable of fighting one war at a time. Worse, if that war were against China, it might well lose.
So how does America close the gap between its strategic ambition and its military ability?
About the Author
Roger Zakheim is the director of the Ronald Reagan Institute and the author of the forthcoming Peace Through Strength: How Reagan’s Military Buildup Won the Cold War.
About the Author
Dustin Walker is a nonresident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a former staff member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, where he advised Senator John McCain.
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America is on the verge of strategic insolvency. It seeks to deter aggression by China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran across the Indo-Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East. But today, America’s military is only capable of fighting one war at a time. Worse, if that war were against China, it might well lose.
So how does America close the gap between its strategic ambition and its military ability?
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About the Author
Roger Zakheim is the director of the Ronald Reagan Institute and the author of the forthcoming Peace Through Strength: How Reagan’s Military Buildup Won the Cold War.
About the Author
Dustin Walker is a nonresident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a former staff member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, where he advised Senator John McCain.
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