Matthew Hill is a doctoral student at Cornell University's Department of Government.
- The US Government is funded for now, but many are pessimistic about avoiding further cuts to military spending — including Secretary of Defence Hagel.
- In the face of sequestration, should the US sacrifice ICBMs and bombers to save for the next generation of ballistic missile submarines?
- Amidst budgetary high-drama in Washington, one voice has been drowned out, that of the defence industry.
- While it hasn't gotten much coverage in the press, the air-sea battle concept received a tough grilling last week.
- Why Russia's opposition to European missile defence is pure political posturing.
- In other US-Russia news, a new agreement hints at a new opportunity for cooperation: nuking rogue asteroids.
- How do drone strikes fit into a broader strategy for combating terrorism? The view from SOCCENT.
- Like its US fifth-generation counterparts, Russia's T-50 fighter is having teething issues.
- Fred Dews summarises the scepticism surrounding Washington's move to partially suspend military aid to Egypt.
- The first of America's Zumwalt-class destroyers is almost ready for launch. Here's a time-lapse of its final assembly: