Warfighting is becoming more risky as authoritarian regimes modernize their forces. If the United States wants to retain the ability to respond successfully to crises across the globe with a leaner and more cost-effective force, then our leaders must recognize that maintaining control of the air is the starting point for U.S. military supremacy.

Let’s play "Jeopardy." Round One: Science Literacy. Category: Evolution. For $500: Which is the largest demographic group to reject Darwin’s theory of evolution?”

According to Chris Mooney’s best selling new book, The Republican Brain, a follow up to his 2007 polemic The Republican War on Science, the answer is easy:...

The temptation to plunder the F-35 budget is overwhelming. But preserving the program is essential for America’s defense for the foreseeable future.

Cutting force projection not only affects future combat missions but also humanitarian relief whether in the form of evacuations or tsunami relief.

That the Hu Jintao visit was a nonevent is just as well, for the United States could use a little quiet time to rethink its basic approach to China's rise.

China has recently begun building oil rigs and conducting military exercises in disputed territorial waters. This has threatened its neighbors and raises questions about Chinese intentions.

As the trade agenda returns to the headlines, it is important to remember that there is both good news and bad news in the world of U.S. trade. And the shorthand for the division between the two is the difference between policy and politics.

President Obama and Congress must make improving port security measures a high priority to protect our country from another potentially devastating attack.