The technology-first approach to war--the philosophy that animated former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld's attitudes toward Afghanistan and Iraq with such tragic consequences--is returning from the grave.

Moreover, most allies haven't a clue how the pivot will manifest itself and what role they should be playing. If a "pivot" means anything, it is at the least keeping security commitments. Now Obama has made one -- helping Taiwan close the "fighter gap."

The key to pushing the U.S.-Japanese alliance forward isto learn the right lessons from Japan’s participation in the global war on terror and to implement the agreements reached this year.

American Enterprise Institute (AEI) Russia expert, Leon Aron, recently traveled through Russia interviewing leaders of grass-roots movements. In a just released Russian Outlook, Aron describes the transformation underway in Russia.

The Japanese military is emerging from decades of pacifism. But do the country's political leaders have the vision and the will to make the country strong again?

The concept of “systems integration” lies at the center of the Bush administration’s pledge to transform the American military and modernize the Pentagon’s antiquated procurement policy. Championed in the development of such next generation technologies as missile defense and the Army’s Future Combat System, systems integration promises to shift greater...

It was something of a momentous weekend in Arab League history. For the first time ever, the League imposed serious sanctions on one of its own and not for anything related to Israel. Rather, the Arab League voted to impose sanctions on Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria for its continued campaign of repression and murder.

Drawing on his extensive experiences as commander of the U.S. Army’s 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment in Iraq, Brigadier General H. R. McMaster discussed the challenges of command in counterinsurgency operations.