Matthew Ferraro on why the media needs to press 2016 presidential candidates to flesh out their security policies now and not just accept the same old soundbites.

Lt. Col. Paul Darling requests of the would-be China dragon slayers, on behalf of the men and women who will fight that future war and the taxpayers who will fund it, to first demonstrate the courage of your convictions.

Marine Corps officer B.A. Friedman on why, in light of America's struggles with Russia, China, and ISIS, US Air Force strategist John Boyd should be given another look.

Christopher Coker, author of the new book, The Improbable War: China, The United States and Logic of Great Power Conflict, discusses the parallels between the turn of the 20th century and U.S. relations with China today.

Obama meeting Castro, Iran intrigue, Washington raining on Putin's parade (and vice-versa), China continuing its island hopping, and war in Yemen were all part of the week in war for 12 to 17 April, 2015.

Army Lt. Colonel Paul Darling on the interaction of modern Chinese and American nuclear deterrence strategy.

In this book excerpt, Michael Levi identifies a ‘wild card’ that could force us to rethink the relationship between energy developments and the broader world: Great Power war.

To deter China from claiming the Spratleys, as Great Britain discovered with the Falklands, LTC Paul Darling argues we should more robustly arm our Pacific allies.