The Brass

Why America Still Needs Aircraft Carriers

The critics are wrong: Flattops are the platform of the future, not the past.

BY DAVID H. BUSS, WILLIAM F. MORAN, THOMAS J. MOORE | APRIL 26, 2013

The Force of Tomorrow

The Army's top general on the future of war.

BY GEN. RAY ODIERNO | FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Northern Alliance

Canada's defense minister talks about security in the Americas -- and Afghanistan.

INTERVIEW BY KEVIN BARON | OCTOBER 2, 2012

A 'Dynamic' Moment

The Pentagon's policy chief on the crises in Iran, Afghanistan, Asia, and more.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

'A Whole New Era'

In an exclusive interview with FP, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta sounds off on the U.S. embassy attacks, al Qaeda, and what Americans need to prepare for.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

The Air Up There

How Sec. Michael Donley sees sequestration and the future of aerial warfare.

INTERVIEW BY JOHN REED | SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Are We Winning in Afghanistan?

An exclusive interview with Gen. John Allen, commander of America's forgotten war.

INTERVIEW BY GORDON LUBOLD | SEPTEMBER 5, 2012