We are not in a cold war with China. That is too simple a metaphor to describe the state of Sino-American relations.

During the past decade, the Asian Maritime Domain has witnessed a host of security-related changes that point to an increasingly complex regional future.

AEI Scholar Michael Mazza offers his insight on North Korea's failure to launch a missile.

The prospect of an attack on the Supreme Court and other institutions of government is sobering. The Continuity of Government Commission has identified recommendations to ensure that the presidential succession system functions to produce a legitimate president in a timely fashion and that Congress can continue to operate even shortly after a catastrophic terrorist attack.

Either the Navy is retiring these ships too early or its lifecycle estimates are hopelessly optimistic. But service leaders cannot have it both ways. Similarly, the administration cannot realistically “pivot” to Asia—a region defined by the “tyranny of distance”—and cut the fleet at the same time.

One year after the Fukushima disaster, nuclear energy policy is moving in two opposite directions. While much of the world, led by Germany, is embracing caution and winding down nuclear energy ambitions, the US, Britain, France and Russia are poised to boost their nuclear estate.

When Vladimir Putin returns to the Russian presidency on Monday, May 7, the pageantry surrounding his inauguration will aim to portray a picture of unassailable strength, a confident master of his domain invulnerable to pressures from within or without. But things are not quite as stable...

Relying on the Pakistani government to carry out the investigation to determine whether any individuals within the Pakistani government or ISI were involved in sheltering Osama bin Laden is a mistake.Washington should launch its own investigation and create a special commission to probe the mysteries of bin Laden's multi-year sanctuary in Abbottabad.