Before he served as President Trump’s first secretary of defense, Gen. James Mattis, as head of U.S. Central Command, ...

Breaking that dependency would require a rapid expansion in military capabilities and capacity ... back is no longer enough in a world where hard power is the only real currency once again.

Each year, The Heritage Foundation’s Index of U.S. Military Strength employs a standardized, consistent set of criteria, accessible both to government officials and to the American public ...

American hard power. We should start rebuilding it. American defense needs a renaissance. After a decade of budget cutbacks — and now amid rapid inflation — our military is stagnating.

Speaking to LBC’s Nick Ferrari, Defence Secretary John Healey said the “world has changed” and Britain must prioritise “hard power” over “soft power ... deal will lead to a continued flow of US ...

Any effective counter to China's growing military and political muscle must include alliances and the use of soft power, although US foreign policy needs to become more focused and effective in light ...

Hard power uses material assets to compel and coerce others to bow to your will. War is not necessarily required; threats backed by economic and military assets may suffice to change how others ...

Vladimir Putin relies on old-fashioned, “hard” military coercion ... The stakes in this asymmetric high noon of soft vs. hard power could not be greater. The West – which now includes ...