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Building Partner Capacity: What It Means and How It Works
Read more: Building Partner Capacity: What It Means and How It WorksBuilding partner capacity refers to efforts to help other countries improve their ability to provide security. Typical activities include training, equipping, advising,…
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How the U.S. Defense Budget Is Built
Read more: How the U.S. Defense Budget Is BuiltThe defense budget is created through a multi-year process involving the Pentagon, the White House, and Congress. Here is how it works.
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What Are Special Operations Forces?
Read more: What Are Special Operations Forces?Special operations forces are small, highly trained units for particular missions. Here is what they do and how they are organized.
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The 2012 U.S. Defense Strategic Guidance: Key Points
Read more: The 2012 U.S. Defense Strategic Guidance: Key PointsIn January 2012, the Department of Defense released Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense. It was issued in the…
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Logistics Wins Wars: The Basics of Military Sustainment
Read more: Logistics Wins Wars: The Basics of Military SustainmentFuel, food, ammunition, and spare parts are not glamorous, but without them operations stop. Here are the basics of military logistics.
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Peace Talks With Insurgents: How Negotiations in Wartime Work
Read more: Peace Talks With Insurgents: How Negotiations in Wartime WorkNegotiations between governments and insurgent groups are common and difficult. They often involve preliminary contacts, intermediaries, and confidence-building steps before formal talks.…
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China’s Interests in Afghanistan: Economic and Security Background
Read more: China’s Interests in Afghanistan: Economic and Security BackgroundChina shares a short border with Afghanistan, in the Wakhan Corridor, and has long been interested in the country’s stability, particularly with…
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Wartime OPCON Transfer on the Korean Peninsula: A Primer
Read more: Wartime OPCON Transfer on the Korean Peninsula: A PrimerOperational control, or OPCON, refers to the authority to direct forces for a specific mission. On the Korean Peninsula, wartime OPCON of…
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Irregular Warfare vs. Conventional Warfare: What’s the Difference?
Read more: Irregular Warfare vs. Conventional Warfare: What’s the Difference?These terms appear constantly in defense debates. Here is what they mean and where the lines blur.
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