"We took historic decisions to make NATO stronger, fairer and more lethal, as Russia, China, North Korea and Iran work together to try to reshape the global order." --NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (Oct 13) FDD FDD's Center on Military & Political Power (CMPP) NATO Mark Rutte nato.int/cps/en/natohq/…

China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea — the “Axis of Aggressors” — are tightening their grip and waging a multidomain campaign against the West. How should Washington respond? H.R. McMaster and GEN (Ret.) Laura Richardson unpack it w/ Brad Bowman: bit.ly/47nu2GN

Meeting Zelenskyy, Trump Signals Reluctance on Sending Cruise Missiles to Ukraine New insights from Mark Montgomery, Brad Bowman, and John Hardie: fdd.org/analysis/2025/…

Analysis from Brad Bowman: "Putin may be struggling to achieve substantial gains on the ground in Ukraine but he has been extraordinarily effective in persuading President Trump to not impose consequences for the Kremlin’s unprovoked invasion." fdd.org/analysis/2025/…

Russia is waging the worst invasion in Europe since World War II and sharing military technology, expertise, and materials with North Korea. China is sprinting to build a military it hopes could defeat the United States in the Pacific. And the regime in Iran is building its

The government shutdown is a self-inflicted wound for our country and a gift to our adversaries. These are serious times, but some in Washington are not acting like it.

10 U.S. Code §1034 feels relevant to this Breaking Defense story by Valerie Insinna & Theresa Hitchens. "No person may restrict a member of the armed forces in communicating with a Member of Congress or an Inspector General." Lawful communications by service members with

Credit to U.S. Central Command and US Army Central (Third Army) for acting quickly to stand up the Civil-Military Coordination Center. America is leading, building coalitions, and providing valuable enabling capabilities. Now, for the International Stabilization Force (ISF)...

If Ankara and Doha want to help, they should use their close and friendly relationships with Hamas to get the terrorist organization to 1) return the remains of the murdered hostages; 2) end violations of the ceasefire; 3) disarm; and 4) stop attacks on other Palestinians.

Turkish troops in Gaza? Not smart. Qatari money? Watch out. Top boosters and funders of Hamas playing a leading role in a plan that depends on the terror group's dismantlement? Let's hope we are not that dumb.

To keep the Gaza agreement on track, Trump would be wise not to look to leading boosters and funders of Hamas to play a constructive role in the terror organization’s dismantlement. Details here in my latest: fdd.org/analysis/2025/…

Israel's top diplomat says Turkish troops will have no role in Gaza force, The Associated Press reports. That is smart. Here’s why: fdd.org/analysis/2025/… apnews.com/article/israel…

Ford Carrier Strike Group Departs Europe for Latin America What’s happening and what’s the context? Our latest policy brief. FDD FDD's Center on Military & Political Power (CMPP) FDD's Center on Cyber & Technology Innovation Mark Montgomery fdd.org/analysis/2025/…

While Washington is right to pay attention to threats in the Western Hemisphere, military buildup in the Caribbean will undermine the Pentagon’s readiness to address threats from China & Russia, explain Cameron McMillan, Mark Montgomery & Brad Bowman: fdd.org/analysis/2025/…

.Brad Bowman: "Americans and our partners in Taiwan and elsewhere can benefit significantly from Israel’s technological prowess, culture of military preparedness, sense of urgency, and hard-won lessons learned regarding the changing character of warfare. Building on successful

We Strongly Oppose the Pentagon’s Decision to Scale Back the U.S. Troop Presence in Romania, Chairmen Wicker and Rogers say in statement: Key excerpt: "This decision also sends the wrong signal to Russia at the very moment President Trump is applying pressure to force Vladimir

"We should not be surprised that Putin is on the front foot, probing and testing NATO because the Pentagon keeps taking steps that the Kremlin can be expected to interpret as a reduced U.S. commitment to deterrence in Eastern Europe." – Brad Bowman fdd.org/analysis/2025/…