U.S. Military

The Japanese Self-Defense Forces performed admirably after last year’s tsunami. Expect a more confident force to play a growing role in disaster response.

ASEAN’s failure to find a common identity is disappointing – and leaves members hostages to problems.

The killing of 16 civilians in Afghanistan this week was a tragedy. But pulling U.S. troops back from the local populace would be a mistake.

Hamid Karzai calls for U.S. troop activities to be confined to bases as the Taliban says it is halting talks.

British officials are tricked into revealing personal information by a faked Facebook page of a top NATO official.

A new Afghan commando-style unit has scored another success. But it still relies on help from ISAF.

Syria is widely believed to have chemical weapons. But the U.S. will need to tread carefully to secure them.

A new report details the potential cyber threat to the United States. But there’s plenty we don’t know.

The U.S. military is no longer as overwhelmingly superior in numerical and qualitative terms as it was not so long ago. That has big implications for its plans in Asia.

The U.S. must stop taking an “instant pudding” view of military planning. The Air-Sea Battle plan is the best hope to ensure security in the Pacific.

Even as the U.S. looks to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, it’s still worth asking what could be done better.

Some expect the Chinese “Godzilla” to act like the U.S. one of the 19th Century. Will it try a Monroe Doctrine?