How Strait of Hormuz Acts as Backdrop for Chinese Support of Iran Trade and economics still keep China and the U.S. close, leaving Iran in the background.
The Cognitive Battlespace: Psychological Operations, Influencer Warfare, And The Fight For Human Perception Modern warfare targets perception, using psyops, disinformation, influencers, data profiling, and emerging neurotechnology to...
Ex-US Air Force Pilot Arrested, Claimed to Have Provided Training to China This latest case mirrors similar criminal charges issued against another U.S. military vet almost a decade ago.
Why Trump's Comment on Discussing Taiwan Arms Sales with China Has Raised Concerns U.S. President Donald Trump’s comment that he is discussing potential arms sales to Taiwan with Chinese President Xi Jinping...
Indonesia Tightens Control on Nickel as the US and China Scramble for Critical Minerals Indonesia is tightening state control over the world’s largest nickel supply after years of betting the metal would anchor a...
US Plans to Deploy More Missile Launchers to the Philippines Despite China's Alarm The United States plans to deploy more high-tech missile systems to the Philippines to help deter aggression in the South...
Chinese Company Names Suddenly 'Withdrawn' From Federal US Government List Chinese companies are upset for being mentioned as military contributors on a federal U.S. government list.
EU Leaders Meet to Counter Pressure From Russia, China and Trump European Union leaders are gathering in Belgium as the bloc argues over how to stand up to pressure from the United States...
US Won't Abandon the Philippines in Fighting China's Assertiveness at Sea, Manila's Envoy Says Manila’s top envoy to Washington expressed confidence that the U.S. will not abandon the Philippines as it fights Beijing's...
Kremlin Says Russia and US Agree Quick Arms Talks Needed. US Accuses China of Secret Nuclear Tests The Kremlin says Russian and U.S. negotiators have discussed the expiration of their last remaining nuclear arms pact.
Exclusive: John Ripley, the Marine Who Blew Up the Dong Ha Bridge, to Receive the Medal of Honor More than 50 years after hanging beneath a Vietnam bridge to stop a North Vietnamese armored invasion, Marine Col. John...
From Iraq to Iran: How Congress Handed Over War Powers to the Presidency The 9/11 attacks were a sea change in U.S. foreign policy and diminished congressional authority, with partisanship on...
Left Face Down in the Mud: How an Air Force Veteran, Amputee Found Hope A life-changing injury and having to raise three kids alone made Jason Morgan more resolute in the long run.
After the Knock on the Door: How TAPS Supports Military Families for Life After a service member dies, families face a lifetime of grief. TAPS founder Bonnie Carroll explains how the organization...
SNL Mocks Iran Conflict as Pete Hegseth Calls It a ‘Situationship’ “This isn’t a war, it’s a situationship.” SNL skewers tensions with Iran in a wild press briefing sketch starring Colin Jost...
![Taiwan China US](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2026-02/ApNewsroom_Taiwan_China_US_36703.jpg?itok=a4yUcOTN "In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te speaks during a press conference on "Taiwan-U.S. Economic Prosperity Partnership" in Taipei, Taiwan on Feb. 3, 2026. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)")
![Philippines-US-Missiles](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2026-02/ApNewsroom_Philippines-US-Missiles_88065.jpg?itok=1qBXgAr- "A U.S. M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) fires a missile during a Combined Joint Littoral Live Fire Exercise at the joint military exercise called "Balikatan", Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder in a Naval station in Zambales province, northern Philippines on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)")
