For decades, many U.S policymakers have talked like Thomas Jefferson while acting like Alexander Hamilton. Jefferson, the United States’ first secretary of state and third president, championed ...

The Pentagon on Friday night released a long-awaited strategy that prioritizes the U.S. homeland and Western Hemisphere — a stunning reversal from previous administrations that aligns with President ...

On December 4, the Donald Trump administration released a new National Security Strategy (NSS) that criticized U.S. allies in Europe and pledged to assert U.S. influence in the Western Hemisphere. The ...

The Pentagon has released its 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS), outlining a shift in U.S. military priorities under the Trump administration, with a focus on homeland defense, reduced emphasis on ...

The Pentagon’s new National Defense Strategy is a major departure from decades of established defense policy, and may not be sustainable, according to experts who spoke to Defense One. While the ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump is greeted by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth before speaking to a gathering of top U.S. military commanders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Sept. 30, 2025. (Evan Vucci/AP) The ...

America First. Peace Through Strength. Common Sense. These bolded words on the first page of Secretary Hegseth’s memorandum set the tone. The Department of War released its 2026 National Defense ...

The new U.S. defense strategy formally pushes Europe down Washington's list of priorities while elevating Greenland to a core homeland security concern — suggesting European allies will be expected to ...

President Trump in his first term and since reentering office in January 2025 has rebuilt the American military to be the world’s absolute best—its most formidable fighting force. But it is essential ...