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The success of AUKUS is important for validating and refining a kind of joint defense model that the United States can use to forge more productive partnerships.

Europe must accept that continued dependence on the United States is not viable and build a fully self-sufficient European defense.

Congress should pass legislation to give U.S. service members the tools and the authority to repair their own equipment.

If the Trump administration wants to end wasteful Pentagon spending, it should reform the many faltering weapons programs and review its contractor ecosystem.

I argued the Holtzman case. Nothing in Holtzman v. Schlesinger suggests that the military, acting under Presidential instructions, is empowered to ignore court orders.

This unprecedented purge of the nation’s top brass suggests that Trump may attempt to fill these roles with officers he perceives as loyal.

Taking stock of the Pentagon's progress in implementing the Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan.

The Senate should support the draft NDAA section that finally drops unfair limitations on GI access to the United States' highest court.

The Pentagon must do more to address systemic problems of racial disparity in military justice.

As U.S. officials grapple with the fallout from the latest drone strike, Congress and senior administration officials should demand answers.

If the new CHMR-AP is to have a meaningful impact, it must address families making requests of the Pentagon now.