Estonia erects first of 600-strong Baltic bunker wall on Russia border
The timeline for completion remains uncertain amid procurement and coordination snags.
By Linus Höller
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In Estonia, Europe’s last road through Russia has closed for good
Across the snowy and muddy forests of eastern Estonia, NATO and Russia are locked in a staring match.
By Linus Höller
Inhofe wants new adviser brigade in Africa
Sen. Jim Inhofe has sent a letter to the Army secretary asking him to consider sending a Security Force Assistance Brigade to Africa.
By Jen Judson
Sri Lanka cedes major port to China, fueling tensions
Why has Sri Lanka, an island nation in the Indian Ocean the size of West Virginia, become another flashpoint in regional naval competition.
By Joe Gould
From record cocaine seizures to hybrid war, Coast Guard missions on the rise
The Coast Guard mission is growing as the world rapidly evolves.
By Shawn Snow
Political Fallout Shelter: Border Security Surprises
Political Fallout Shelter podcast episode #4
By Military Times staff
This week in Congress: Mattis’ defense budget pitch
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of April 9.
Smarter acquisition of defense business systems prioritizes results over reviews
As patience with the lethargic defense acquisition system wears thin, both war-fighting and business management stakeholders are primed for radical change.
By Nick Tsiopanas, Section 809 Panel
Short-Range Air Defense battalions will grow in both Army’s active force and National Guard
Both the Army's active component and the National Guard's Short-Range Air Defense capabilities will grow, according to the one-star in charge of air-and-missile defense modernization under the Army's new Futures Command.
By Jen Judson
Trump Pentagon pick literally wrote the book on missile defense
President Trump has tapped a new assistant secretary of defense for strategy, Marine Corps University’s James Anderson.
By Joe Gould
After veto threat, Trump signs full-year federal budget deal
Trump had objected to immigration issues in the spending bill, but said the military funding included in the measure made it too important to scrap.
Bolton may herald rightward shift in Trump's foreign policy
John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s incoming national security adviser — and his third to date — is a divisive foreign policy figure who was an unabashed supporter of the Iraq war and advocates regime change in Iran.
By Jill Colvin, The Associated Press and Zeke Miller, The Associated Press