With the uptick in Russian military aggression starting with the annexation of Crimea in 2014, U.S military command headquarters in Europe is seeking a balance of resources to address the region’s threats as it becomes a broader part of America’s national defense strategy.
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“Helplessness induces hopelessness, and history attests that loss of hope and not loss of lives is what decides the issue of war.”
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Annual drill exhibition features all branches of the military in the nation’s capital.
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NATO chief is calling for continued dialogue between member states as the alliance grapples with changing realities of a Trump administration.
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As the military continues to grapple with congressional politics regarding military spending, service chiefs worry about longterm planning.
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“We’ve had much less levels of spending than, as this report shows, we need,” said Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, who is chairman of the House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee and a member of the House Intelligence Committee.
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The challenge for the U.S. is to maintain diplomatic relations with China while meeting the commitments under the Taiwan Relations Act. “The fundamental problem is not the Chinese weapon or China’s strategy. The fundamental problem is political…We don’t even recognize the Republic of China, which is Taiwan’s official name, we don’t even recognize it as a real country,” said Ian Easton, a research fellow at the Project 2049 Institute, where he conducts research on defense and security issues in Asia.
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