Defense Officials Warn of Seoul's Destruction in War With North Korea The opening round of a war with North Korea would devastate Seoul and be unstoppable.
US Destroyer Sails Near Disputed Island in South China Sea The U.S. Navy dispatched a warship to sail near a disputed island claimed by China in the South China Sea.
China Opens First Overseas Military Base -- Next Door to US Camp China has begun the process of putting troops next door to a key U.S. military base on the Horn of Africa.
2 Chinese Fighter Jets Buzz US Navy Spy Plane in East China Sea A pair of armed Chinese fighter jets flew dangerously close to a U.S. Navy reconnaissance plane flying in the East China Sea.
China's Indian Ocean Ambitions China's base in Djibouti is part of a broader dual strategy described by Beijing as "String of Pearls" and "One Belt, One...
Chinese Frigates Aid Search for Overboard US Sailor in South China Sea Two Chinese frigates have joined U.S. and Japanese ships combing thousands of square miles of ocean.
Navy Suspends Search for Overboard Sailor in South China Sea The Navy has suspended its efforts to find a sailor believed to have fallen overboard from the guided-missile cruiser Stethem...
Trump, Xi Discuss Nuclear-free Korean Peninsula In a phone call on Friday, the two leaders agreed that the Korean Peninsula should be free of nuclear weapons.
N. Korea 'On Standby to Launch' in Response to Trump Warnings Meanwhile, Trump continues to pursue a diplomatic solution to nuclear tensions with North Korea.
The Geopolitics of the Kra Canal With proposed funding from China, its construction would have huge implications for the strategic landscape of Southeast Asia...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...