WASHINGTON — The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) will oversee the initial stages of the International Stabilization Force (ISF) deployment into the Gaza Strip — with three or four other nations expected to contribute troops. CENTCOM’s ...

The US military has earned a reputation for being an unstoppable juggernaut, capable of flexing its force anywhere around the world, and dominating land, air, sea, space, and cyberspace. But just how big is the total size of the United States military when ...

On Sept. 30, 2025, at Marine Corps Base Quantico, President Donald Trump told hundreds of military officials that American cities should serve as “training grounds” for U.S. troops, a proposal that would test longstanding civil-military boundaries and ...

As the US military has undertaken a campaign of attacks against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, at least five people have survived initial strikes ending up in the water after explosions killed fellow crew members and ...

A new national defense survey shows Americans are increasingly alarmed by global threats and more willing to see the United States assert leadership on the world stage even as doubts grow about the military’s readiness to deter adversaries and win wars ...

BAGHDAD — The U.S. military has begun drawing down its mission in Iraq under an agreement signed with the Iraqi government last year, eventually reducing the number of American troops in the country focused on countering the Islamic State group by about ...

Across academia, government, and Silicon Valley, on social media, and in leading journals, intellectuals and political leaders are openly debating what comes after liberalism. Yet inside the military profession, this conversation is either ignored or waved ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The drawdown and ultimate evacuation of the American troops from Afghanistan in the summer of 2021 marked the end ...

Amalendu Misra is a recipient of Nuffield Foundation and British Academy fellowships. At the start of September 2025, US president Donald Trump sent a naval task force into the Caribbean to tackle drug trafficking in the region. The initiative has led to ...

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, on its way into the Oslofjord, at Drobak in Norway, Sept. 12. (Lise Aaserud/NTB Scanpix via AP) The most advanced U.S. aircraft carrier is expected to reach the waters off Venezuela in days, a flex of American ...