In his November 2025 speech on acquisition reform at the National Defense University, Secretary Pete Hegseth highlighted the goal of putting the industrial base on a “wartime footing”: We’re not just ...

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by ...

The new national defense strategy rolled out by President Donald Trump’s administration drew criticism for downplaying the threat posed by China compared to past iterations. Deterring China’s ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Defense Department on Friday released its 2026 National Defense Strategy, outlining a sharper focus on homeland defense, deterring China and pushing allies to shoulder a greater ...

The U.S. defense industrial base needs a mobilization akin to the heights of the world wars and the Cold War, according to the Pentagon’s new strategy, as the Trump administration prepares to greatly ...

The Department of War's 2026 National Defense Strategy marks a pivotal shift toward prioritizing homeland defense and Western Hemisphere security, emphasizing deterrence through strength while ...

Measuring the frequency of words and themes in a document can offer insights, reveal underlying messages, and even illuminate what’s on the minds of its writers. The 2026 National Defense Strategy is ...

Eliot Cohen, a respected political scientist, strategist, and author (among many other notable accolades), recently criticized the 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS) in a piece for The Atlantic ...