


Remember the Failed Coup Attempt against Trump
Despite many inherent difficulties, some military leaders showed apparent willingness to support radical calls to resist the president.

Slandering the U.S. Military . . . Again
The accusation that the military is full of racists and extremists is false, and damaging.

A Growing Threat from China
U.S. dependence on strategic minerals poses a looming threat to America’s position in the world.

How Military Leaders’ Trump Criticism Can Damage Civil-Military Relations
Public attacks on an elected president by retired officers and the threat of resignation by high-ranking officers undermine trust.

In Defense of U.S. Generalship
America’s military leaders have a long record of success as operational commanders within the limits set by U.S. policy.

Trump and U.S. Civil–Military Relations — the Generals Aren’t Always Right
Tensions between the two sectors are woven into the fabric of the American republic.

The Necessary Navy
Mackubin Thomas Owens reviews Oceans Ventured: Winning the Cold War at Sea, by John Lehman.

A New, Old Geopolitics
Mackubin Thomas Owens reviews ‘The Return of Marco Polo’s World: War, Strategy, and American Interests in the Twenty-First Century,’ by Robert D. Kaplan.
