The U.S. defense budget serves as a sign of how America has prioritized its global commitments and the bridge between strategy and implementation, where military capabilities define the roles and missions of America’s men and women in uniform. The defense budget has broad global impact, but understanding it is not always easy. As military spending finds its way into the nation’s headlines, learn more about how America allocates resources to support its strength abroad.

Japan's economic performance has largely been written off over the past two decades. It shouldn't be—reform could build on the country's strong fundamentals.

For conservatives, one of the tests of American virtue has been American strength.  What has made the United States exceptional is not just political principles that are universal in theory, but principles that guide the vigorous exercise of power. Thus, a candidate who would restore America’s greatness must also restore American military power.

The very title of Aaron Friedberg's book will stir controversy among those who believe devoutly in China's "peaceful rise" as a global "responsible stakeholder." This book is a judicious, measured assessment of the stakes between China and the United States over the next several decades.

Barack Obama’s presidency has had profoundly negative consequences for our national security. From debilitating cuts in defense budgets, to gutting national missile defense efforts, to his unwillingness to acknowledge a continuing war against terrorism, to his inability to stem the nuclear proliferation threats posed by North Korea and Iran....the picture is bleak.

Dan Blumenthal writes on the growing security rivalry between the U.S. and China in his latest National Bureau of Asian Research paper.

The Department of Defense's long-overdue annual report on China's military power suggests we have a Congress that does not take the China challenge seriously and a White House that is uncertain how to tackle it.

American policy toward Lebanon, Syria, and Hezbollah remains confused, despite a heightened awareness of terrorism and terrorist groups since 9/11, and it is now time to reassess the American relationship with Lebanon and the challenge posed by Hezbollah.