In the early hours of Saturday, Jan. 3, U.S. forces went into Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.

This exclusive Cogs of War interview is with Bret C. Devereaux, an ancient military historian and Teaching Assistant ...

On a screen somewhere near the front, a drone operator scrolls through a catalog that looks uncannily like an e-commerce site ...

In any war over Taiwan, American commanders will face a problem that barely existed a decade ago: China can hide lethal ...

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A number of thoughtful observers argued President Donald Trump would not pursue regime change in Venezuela. I was never ...

On Dec. 18, President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, authorizing ...

When I look back at my 45 years of military service, one of the highlights of my military education was a battlefield tour I ...

Mechanized warfare is not dead. Observers have been debating this topic since the Ukrainian military and volunteers beat back ...

In early November, after meeting China’s defense minister, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth performed a longstanding ...