Matthew Van Wagenen

Open any major news site, and the war in Ukraine looks like a grim distortion of the mid-twentieth century. The imagery dominating our screens is...

For all of NATO’s renewed purpose since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Alliance is currently haunted by a ghost: the risk of preparing...

Photo: U. S.

(Feb. 21, 2023) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), bottom left, sails in formation with the Italian aircraft carrier...

U. S.

The NATO alliance grows stronger. It is by no means perfect, but after 72 years, it perseveres as an international instrument to preserve peace and...

Many in defense would be cautious about using the word ‘renaissance,’ but in 2018, Dr. Mark Esper declared just that and argued, “the time for change...