Guam

Guam is a vital node of U.S. power projection in the Indo-Pacific. It’s also a key target for enemy strikes.

Defense Secretary Esper's recent visits to Palau and Guam highlight the importance of the Second Island Chain to U.S. interests -- and China's growing influence there.

In Guam, Esper will meet with his Japanese counterpart.

People in Guam are nervous as hundreds of sailors from a coronavirus-stricken Navy aircraft carrier flood into hotels for quarantine.

On Guam, an already complex relationship to the U.S. mainland (and military) is complicated by a pandemic.

The Pentagon argued that the incident violated the 2014 Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea.

The high altitude, long endurance drone will add to U.S. intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities in the Indo-Pacific.

The pact constitutes yet another boost for the U.S.-Singapore defense relationship in spite of wider challenges that remain for ties.  

The U.S. should look to establish hub and spoke base networks in the Marianas Islands, Palau, and eventually the Philippines. 

Hawaii’s senior senator discusses missile defense, prospects for peace on the Korean peninsula, and more.

It’s too late to save the INF Treaty, but there’s still little clarity on what a post-INF world looks like.