How to tackle Iran
By Dalia Dassa Kaye, Special to CNN Dalia Dassa Kaye is a senior political scientist at the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corporation and a 2011-2012 visiting fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center for...
View ArticleWhere the candidates stand on defense
By Michael O’Hanlon, Special to CNN Michael O’Hanlon is senior fellow at Brookings and author of The Wounded Giant: America’s Armed Forces in an Age of Austerity. The views expressed are his own. With...
View ArticleTime to fix U.S. military ties with China
By Chris Johnson, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Chris Johnson is Freeman Chair in China studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The views expressed are the author’s own. Defense...
View ArticleHow to fight piracy (and how not to)
By Urmila Venugopalan, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Urmila Venugopalan is the South Asia manager at Oceans Beyond Piracy. You can follow her on Twitter @Urmila_V and @OBPiracySAsia. The views...
View ArticleThe best and worst navy presidents
By James Holmes, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Last week, GPS heard from historians who they saw as the most and least successful U.S. presidents. But Naval War College Professor James Holmes has...
View ArticleWhy Petraeus will be missed
By Fareed Zakaria I’m not going to second-guess General Petraeus’ decision to resign, nor President’s Obama’s decision to accept his resignation. But it’s a real loss for the administration and the...
View ArticleAn independent vision for U.S. national security
By Barry M. Blechman, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Barry Blechman is co-founder of the Stimson Center and chaired the Defense Advisory Committee, the members of which are listed below and who...
View ArticleTop 5 ways to upgrade the U.S.-Japan alliance
By James Holmes, Special to CNN Editor’s note: James Holmes is an associate professor of strategy at the Naval War College and co-author of ‘Red Star over the Pacific’. The views expressed are his...
View ArticleWhy the U.S. shouldn't abandon Taiwan
By Denny Roy, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Dr. Denny Roy is a senior research fellow in Asian security issues with the East-West Center in Honolulu. The views expressed are his own. China is the next...
View ArticleHow vulnerable are U.S. bases in the Pacific now?
By Toshi Yoshihara, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Toshi Yoshihara is John A. van Beuren Chair of Asia-Pacific Studies at the U.S. Naval War College. The views expressed are his own. The Imperial...
View ArticleWhat’s new, Viktor Bout?
By Kathi Lynn Austin, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Kathi Lynn Austin is a former U.N. weapons inspector and executive director of the Conflict Awareness Project, an NGO that investigates and documents...
View ArticleTime for Pentagon to talk strategy
By Bill French, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Bill French is a research associate at the National Security Network, a non-profit foreign policy organization based in Washington, DC. The views expressed...
View ArticleWill budget cuts = isolationism?
By Bruce Stokes, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Bruce Stokes is director of global economic attitudes at the Pew Research Center. The views expressed are his own. The forced budget cuts, known in...
View ArticleChina’s defense spending mystery
By Scott Harold, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Scott Harold is an associate political scientist for the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corporation. The views expressed are his own. China has once again...
View ArticleNo, North Korea can’t hit Hawaii
By James Hardy, Special to CNN Editor’s note: James Hardy is Asia-Pacific editor of IHS Jane's Defense Weekly. The views expressed are his own. North Korea's announcement via state TV that it was...
View ArticleZakaria: No time for hot-headed response to North Korea
As speculation grows that a North Korean missile test could be imminent, discussion has turned to the question of whether the United States should shoot down any missile fired, even if it appears...
View ArticleWhy America and China can’t trust each other
By Michael Mazza, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Michael Mazza is a research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. The views expressed are his own. The release of China’s biennial defense white...
View ArticleThree reasons we need our bases
By Adam Lowther, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Adam Lowther is a non-resident senior fellow at the Center for the National Interest in Washington, DC and author of Deterrence. The views expressed are...
View ArticleNo, Japan’s defense plans aren’t scary
By James Holmes, Special to CNN Editor’s note: James Holmes is professor of strategy at the U.S. Naval War College, coauthor of Red Star over the Pacific, and writes at The Diplomat. The views...
View ArticleWest losing defense edge to Asia-Pacific
By Guy Anderson, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Guy Anderson is Chief Industry Analyst (A&D) for IHS Jane’s. This piece is based on data taken from IHS Jane’s latest study, ‘The Balance of Trade.’...
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