As Indonesia prepares an update of its National Defense Policy, or Kebijakan Umum Pertahanan Negara, for 2025-2029, the government faces a crucial test. As the world’s third-largest democracy and a ...

After hours of debate that culminated in a rebuke of the Trump administration's efforts to restore Confederate names to military bases, the House Armed Services Committee voted late Tuesday to advance ...

On August 21, Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party government announced plans to increase the 2026 defense budget to 3.32 percent of GDP. If passed, the budget would see Taiwan spend more than 3 ...

Service members are on track to get a 3.8% pay raise next year under versions of the annual defense policy bill moving through the House and Senate this month. Both the Senate Armed Services Committee ...

Since ordering the Pentagon in January to erect a U.S. missile defense shield partly based in space, President Donald Trump has claimed that it would be completed by the end of his term and cost $175 ...

On October 4, Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader. Takaichi is the first female leader of the party and will likely become Japan’s first female prime ...