We’re only three weeks into 2026, but it already feels like Billy Joel can add another verse to We Didn’t Start the Fire: Ukraine/Russia tensions boil, U.S. wants Caracas oil. Massive protests in Iran ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on defense, strategy, the profession of arms, and aerospace. President Trump’s declaration of a potential increase in U.S.

Only one in ten American voters want a bigger military budget. Congress keeps approving massive spending increases anyway, as it did when it voted for a nearly $1 trillion military budget last week.

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te announced a $40 billion budget for arms purchases on Wednesday. The plans include building an air defense system with high-level detection and interception capabilities ...

NEW YORK, Jan 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed increase in defense spending for 2027 is unlikely to be offset by savings or revenues and would have a negative impact on already ...