The Navy’s Sinking Budget   Surprisingly, given the massive challenge from Beijing, President Biden’s 2023 budget proposal called for decommissioning 24 ships next year — and all of the Navy’s 22 cruisers by 2027 Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA), Ranking Member […]

NATO’s Watershed Meeting   It is not an overstatement to note that the recent NATO meeting held in Madrid, Spain was a watershed moment for the alliance. The alliance noted the increased threat from Russia and the growth of a […]

China’s Power Grows In riveting testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Admiral John Aquilino, who leads the U.S. Indo Pacific Command, outlined the danger in a part of the world that America had previously dominated since the end of […]

NATO, Renewed For decades, since the fall of the Soviet Union, there were questions about the need for NATO. Indeed, even some member nations appeared to lose faith in the necessity of its existence. President Trump famously chided Germany and […]

Reality and Defense Spending   There is an air of unreality surrounding Progressives’ objections to providing adequate funding for America’s defense.  The Pentagon budget accounts for about 13% of federal spending, but in a press release, the Progressive Caucus criticized the […]

Are America’s Armed Forces Sufficient? Are America’s armed forces sufficient for the threats the nation faces? The National Defense publication argues that     “If Biden’s ‘no-growth’ pattern continues in coming years, [America’s military] will shrink rapidly, according to a recent report by […]

NATO’s Rebirth Thanks to Vladimir Putin, NATO has experienced a revival, as nations realize that the powerful deterrent it provides is vitally necessary. For several decades following the collapse of the Soviet Union, many questioned the relevance of NATO. Far […]

Biden Halts Measures Designed to Stop China Espionage   Despite his recent comments on protecting Taiwan, serious questions are being raised about President Biden’s disturbing softness on China. The issues in which this problem manifests itself are significant, but little […]

Intelligence Chiefs Outline Major Threats Top U.S. intelligence officials, Army Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and Avril Haines, Director of national intelligence testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on May 10, providing deeply disturbing […]

Intelligence Chiefs Outline Major Threats Top U.S. intelligence officials, Army Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and Avril Haines, Director of national intelligence testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on May 10, providing deeply disturbing […]

Biden’s Stealth Disarmament Despite rising and imminent threats from Russia and China, the Biden Administration is pursuing a unilateral course of limiting America’s deterrent. Recently, the U.S. Department of Defense cancelled a test of an advanced missile, out of  concern […]

Putin’s War Strengthened NATO Bulgaria has established and is now leading a NATO multinational battle group.  The Eastern European nation has also taken in an astounding 80,000 Ukrainian refugees. The U.S. continues to move troops to Germany, Romania, Poland and the Baltics. […]

Massive Illegal Immigration an “Invasion?” In what may prove to be a watershed moment in the debate over the Biden Administrations’ border policy, the Attorney General of the State of Arizona, Mark Brnovich, has issued a formal legal opinion on whether “the […]

Russia’s Massive Military   As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine indicates, recognizing the dramatic increase in its’ military strength becomes vitally important. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) notes that “Russia has embarked on a military modernization program funded by rapidly increasing […]