China is relentless in threatening the South China Sea region. In yet another attempt to exert sovereignty over...
Dave Patterson
Russia’s Bounty: Trump Didn’t Know, but the Dems Lost It Anyway
It all started when The New York Times (NYT) ran an article that alleged Russian intelligence operatives in...
Pentagon’s Ill-Conceived Chief Management Officer Position Axed
The U.S. Defense Department is a ponderous behemoth that many believe to be an unmanageable enterprise. And so,...
Nuclear No Show: While the US and Russia Talk, China Walks
In the latest round of talks between the U.S. and Russia on whether or not to extend the Strategic Arms Reduction...
American Troops Leaving Germany? Not the End of the World
President Trump has announced that he will reduce by 9,500 the number of American troops in Germany, leaving...
2020 Space Strategy: Essential, Informative, But Not a Strategy
The Department of Defense (DoD), on June 17, released the June 2020 Defense Space Strategy (DSS) Summary....
Tensions Rise Between the Koreas After NK Blows up Liaison Office
North Korea is on a rampage, committing war-like actions and lobbing verbal threats against South Korea. In an...
Trump Delivers West Point Address in the Shadow of Turmoil
Bright-eyed, eager, newly-minted U.S. Army second lieutenants in the Class of 2020 of West Point got their...
2021 Defense Spending Begins: Senate Votes on $740.5 Billion Bill
The first switch on the congressional Department of Defense (DoD) money machine is turned on. Senators Jim Inhofe...