The United States and New Zealand share a raft of common interests that underpin their relationship. The two are of a like mind on many priorities in the twenty-first century.

This paper establishes measurements to evaluate the success of the Department of Defense components in implementing recent acquisition reform policies, most notably elements of the Weapon Systems Reform Act of 2009 and the differing iterations of Better Buying Power.

Monday, at the United Nations, we all got to witness a rare spectacle: A set of dueling speeches delivered by Presidents Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama, leaders of Russia and the United States respectively, each blaming the other for a chorus of world problems and each...

The Congressional fight over the Iran nuclear agreement -- the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Agreement (JCPOA) -- has scarcely ended. The battle over the agreement has left the Congress deeply divided, and it is likely to remain polarized for some years – continuing...

Operating in the Dark: Rules of Engagement Needed for Space by Todd Harrison
Space has been an integral part of U.S. military power since the 1991...

It has become a common talking point with Republican presidential candidates and think tanks: the U.S. Navy is too small and needs to grow. Although the overall size of the military has been an issue, the size of the Navy has received particular attention.

The Taliban’s capture of Kunduz does mark its first major capture of a major urban area, but it is only a symptom of a much broader crisis in the Transition process in what has begun to approach a forgotten war.

The Broader...