Xi’s China: Command and control
The People’s Liberation Army has undergone a root-and-branch overhaul under the ‘commander-in-chief’
Obama’s Pentagon favourite will lack the autonomy he needs
Ashton Carter is a stellar choice but he is likely to be undermined by White House micromanagement
Obama can learn from George W Bush
It is possible to retrieve a failing presidency its final quarter and leave office with high ratings
Obama the victim as officials rush into print before sell-by date
Panetta’s memoirs mark the fifth such book by a senior official
Obama’s isolation deepens over Isis
President faces disquiet from the military and his own party
A hug cannot heal US split over Iraq
Obama and Clinton show country is divided on the use of force
‘Stress Test’, by Timothy Geithner
In ‘Stress Test’, former US Treasury secretary Geithner combines self-deprecation and self-defence
Ukraine crisis: US wants Europe to get on its bike on sanctions
Imperial presidency and allies struggle to take joint action
Ukraine crisis: Crimea fuels call for rethink of UK defence plans
Ministers urged to send ‘military statement’ to Russia
Peace in our time
‘They’d have stopped the first world war fast if soldiers had live-tweeted the carnage’
Gates criticism strikes chord with UK defence chiefs
Former US defence secretary says cuts stop UK being full partner
Former US defence chief Robert Gates warns on UK military cutbacks
Former US defence chief says UK will no longer be a ‘full partner’
Review: ‘Duty’, by Robert Gates
Frustration with the Pentagon looms larger than disputes with the president in Robert Gates’s memoir. A review of ‘Duty’
Gates memoir provides boost for Clinton
But former defence secretary’s praise has a sting in the tail
Gates memoir mixes disdain and respect
Tension with generals casts shadow over Obama plan
Robert Gates hits out at Obama foreign policy
Icy assessment in former defence secretary’s memoir
US security giants cannot persuade wary public on Syria strike
Lobbying has pushed more members of Congress into the No camp
Return of CIA agent avoids a new extradition stand-off for US
Extradition stand-off would have been embarrassing after Snowden
Commentary: Weapons makers focus on returns
If demand remains weak, they will begin exploring new combinations to strengthen financial results, says Loren Thompson
Obama’s choice of insiders eschews new ideas
Experimentation ‘not much in demand’ in cabinet reshuffle
Drones: Undeclared and undiscussed
Whoever wins the White House will face pressure to be transparent about America’s use of secret military tools
