At the Smithsonian | August 8, 2023. How the War of 1898 Changed History Forever—in the United States and Beyond. When the nascent naval power invaded Puerto Rico, three artists captured the ...

Constitution of the United States, 1787 1. We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence ...

To compare the United States and Russia, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the 2025 Military Strength Ranking from Global Firepower, an annually updated defense-related statistics website with information on ...

While global concern has understandably focused on the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine, the United States itself has intervened militarily in nearly half the countries of the world. We’ve ...

Naval officer Alfred T. Mahan set the United States on a path to dominance of the waters with his 1890 book, "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History." Modern navies are capable of much more than ...

China’s rapid military buildup has left the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) poised to overtake the U.S. Navy in several measures of maritime might more quickly than sometimes assumed.If China ...

According to the United States' lease with Cuba, the United States retains jurisdiction, while Cuba maintains sovereignty over the 45-square-mile (116-square-kilometer) installation, which is ...

Leyte Gulf: The Clash That Decimated the Japanese Navy. In late October 1944, the United States and Japan fought what was, by the most useful metrics, the largest naval battle in history.

In addition, as the United States’ partners in the Gulf improve their relations with Iran, Washington should encourage them to wield their influence to rein in the country’s provocations. And on the ...