Month: November 2017

Beijing's Quest for Global Reach

A prototype of China’s new Y-20 strategic airlifter was recently detected by commercial imagery satellites. The discovery affirms Beijing’s interest in developing long-range mobility forces (GeoEye imagery via The Danger…

Re-thinking Guns and Schools

Friday’s massacre in Connecticut will inevitably re-ignite the debate over guns and school safety. Of course, some believe the debate is already over; for years, the education establishment has argued…

Three Views on Women in Combat

Today’s reading assignments from Mackubin Thomas Owens in the Weekly Standard; Ryan Smith in The Wall Street Journal and Captain Katie Petronio in the Marine Corps Gazette. Not exactly the…

Shades of Vladivostok?

A deceptive image of naval readiness: the carriers USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, USS George H.W. Bush, USS Enterprise, USS Harry Truman and USS Abraham Lincoln in port at Naval Station…

Plan B for the Bomb

Water vapor (circled in red) rises from the Arak nuclear complex in Iran. This recent imagery suggests the plant is nearing operational capability, giving Tehran the “heavy water” option for…

Standing With Rand

It began as a single senator, filibustering against the President’s CIA nominee. By the time it ended, it had become a movement that, according to some, represents the future of…

The Last Angel

When Bataan and Corregidor surrendered in the spring of 1942, more than 75,000 Americans were captured by the Japanese. It remains the largest capitulation of U.S. military forces in our…