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![Prepping the US Military for Climate Change Prepping the US Military for Climate Change](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-02-03-6.jpg)
Prepping the US Military for Climate Change
By Jacob Parakilas
The American defense establishment, central in the U.S. political imagination, must be leveraged to meet the gravest long-term national security threat the country faces.
![Potential Biden Administration Defense Pick Outlines Pentagon Priorities for Next Decade Potential Biden Administration Defense Pick Outlines Pentagon Priorities for Next Decade](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-10-02-4.jpg)
Potential Biden Administration Defense Pick Outlines Pentagon Priorities for Next Decade
By Steven Stashwick
Michele Flournoy, former Obama Pentagon appointee, on cost savings and competing with China.
![Has the US Military Really Lost ‘The Art of Killing’? Has the US Military Really Lost ‘The Art of Killing’?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-110910-f-rn211-107w.jpg)
Has the US Military Really Lost ‘The Art of Killing’?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Why the U.S. military’s obsession with decisive battle is not a good thing.
![US Pacific Commander: China Can't Shut off South China Sea US Pacific Commander: China Can't Shut off South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-12-14_04-59-23.jpg)
US Pacific Commander: China Can't Shut off South China Sea
By Ankit Panda
Admiral Harry Harris of U.S. Pacific Command outlined regional priorities for the United States.
![When Americans Ruled Beijing When Americans Ruled Beijing](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-06-04_13-55-30.jpg)
When Americans Ruled Beijing
By Franz-Stefan Gady
In the early 20th century, the U.S. briefly ruled parts of China and gained its first experience in coalition warfare.
![Where Are America’s Warriors Coming From? Where Are America’s Warriors Coming From?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sizes/thumbnail/Afghanistan-US-Army.jpg)
Where Are America’s Warriors Coming From?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The United States military is mostly a middle-class force.
![How Powerful Is the US Military? How Powerful Is the US Military?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2013-12-24_13-38-49.jpg)
How Powerful Is the US Military?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A new report assesses the military strengths of the United States, yet falls short in one crucial aspect.
!['The Fog of Peace': Why We Are Not Able to Predict Military Power 'The Fog of Peace': Why We Are Not Able to Predict Military Power](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-07-14_12-29-44.jpg)
'The Fog of Peace': Why We Are Not Able to Predict Military Power
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Our obsession with technology can pose problems in doing good analysis.
![US Conventional Power and Nuclear Asia US Conventional Power and Nuclear Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/US_Navy_040625-N-9769P-245_Ships_from_the_United_States_and_Canada_navigate_around_the_aircraft_carrier_USS_John_C._Stennis_CVN_74_while_underway_in_the_Pacific_Ocean_during_a_multi-national_photo_exercise.jpg)
US Conventional Power and Nuclear Asia
By James R. Holmes
To stop allies in Asia from going nuclear, the U.S. needs to shore up its conventional military power.
![Is US Pacific “Dominance” Up For Grabs? Is US Pacific “Dominance” Up For Grabs?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-01-22_10-52-43.jpg)
Is US Pacific “Dominance” Up For Grabs?
By Harry Kazianis
Admiral Locklear rightly raised alarm bells over America’s traditional regional dominance. Are policymakers listening?
![Precision Strike Technology Goes Global Precision Strike Technology Goes Global](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sizes/thumbnail/China4.jpg)
Precision Strike Technology Goes Global
By Robert Farley
Surviving a world of diffuse precision strike is a strategic and organizational problem for the US military.
![Game Changer: The F-35 and the Pacific Game Changer: The F-35 and the Pacific](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sizes/thumbnail/12081_525382914f3f3.jpg)
Game Changer: The F-35 and the Pacific
To understand the real value of the F-35 one must consider its operation as a fleet, not simply as an individual aircraft.
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