Biden defense policy

The Pentagon’s new Pacific Deterrence Initiative demonstrates that we’re still a long way away from the “flattened” world that Thomas Friedman and others imagined.

Lloyd Austin’s message foregrounds one of the key priorities of the Biden administration for the military.

The Interim National Security Strategic Guidance is refreshingly direct. But how the Biden administration puts it to action remains an open question.

Admiral Phil Davidson’s March 1 address presents a robust plan to deter China in the Indo-Pacific – at least on paper.

But the U.S. would find it difficult to disentangle from legacy commitments in Middle East.

The move comes amid a visible push by the Biden administration to meet the China challenge.

He becomes the first African American to hold that office.