Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China ...
Gen. Xavier T. Brunson is a busy man. As the senior U.S. military leader on the Korean Peninsula, he has three jobs, ...
The dramatic surge in U.S. military power in the Caribbean since August 2025 — anchored by the arrival of the USS Gerald R. Ford, the deployment of F-35s ...
The U.S. military’s AI-enabled platforms are only as good as their inputs. Across the force, these systems are ...
Since the release of the U.S. 28-point draft peace plan in late November, many officials and observers have suggested that a ...
In 2024, Shanshan Mei and Dennis J. Blasko wrote, “Don’t Ever Invade China: Xi Jinping Prioritizes Border, Coastal, and Air ...
On Dec. 4, the Trump administration released a new National Security Strategy. The strategy strikes a notably different tone ...
The new National Security Strategy is out, and it’s a shock to the system. It is not just the latest public articulation of ...
This is the first article in a two-part series exploring additive manufacturing. The Pentagon has poured unprecedented funds ...
This is the second in a series exploring the modernization of defense manufacturing. Please also read the first: “The ...
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s recent White House visit has crystallized a fundamental shift in U.S.-Saudi ...
Western militaries are still arguing over what “autonomy” means while Russia and China are already building machines that don’t need GPS, data links, or ...