Bradley Bowman

Bradley Bowman is senior director of the Center on Military and Political Power at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

Bradley Bowman

Taiwan Needs Our Help Now

A missile contract that won’t be fulfilled until 2029 demonstrates that our foreign military sales program is unacceptably slow.

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Turkey’s Latest Move to Undermine NATO

That it’s considering buying additional missile systems from Russia highlights continued challenges for the United States and its NATO allies.

Beijing Sprints While America Slumbers

What another continuing resolution means for our military preparedness.

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Afghanistan Shows Why the U.S. Still Needs NATO

Our allies responded after 9/11, and many stayed with us throughout our two-decade mission.

Getting Out of Iran’s Way

The election of Ebrahim Raisi shows Iran's lack of interest in peace with the West—and the perils of pulling out of the Middle East altogether.

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China’s Potemkin Peacekeeping

The CCP is using its increased U.N. peacekeeping presence to shift international norms about human rights.

Israel Confronts Tehran’s Terror Proxies in Gaza

The best way to reduce violence long-term is to deprive Hamas of the means to kill civilians.

We Should Not Underestimate China’s Military Ambitions

Suggestions that the People’s Republic is a ‘paper dragon’ are ill-informed and misleading.

We Must Work to Prevent a ‘Space Pearl Harbor’

Protecting America's comparative military advantage above the atmosphere.