Latest "near-peer threat" stories

4-star: Ship deployments, more high-level exercises could help stabilize Latin America

In U.S. Southern Command, the National Defense Strategy is as much about combating local corruption as competing with Russia and China.

By Meghann Myers

4 years ago

Air Force chief lays out future fight against peer-level adversaries

If the U.S. can use all domains — land, sea, air, space and cyberspace — to bring capabilities together in ways an enemy could never counter, then it will have achieved "21st century deterrence," says Gen. Dave Goldfein.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago