Hosted on MSN

‘Example of partnership’: Is Qatar going to have its military base in US? Here's what Hegseth said

Qatar will build an Air Force facility at US' Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho, defense secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday. Hegseth made the announcement at the Pentagon alongside Qatari ...
csis.org

Why Is the U.S. Defense Industrial Base So Isolated from the U.S. Economy?

In April 2022, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks expressed concern about the “substantial decline” in competition within the U.S. defense industrial base. A February 2022 study by the ...
csis.org

Putting the Industrial Base on a Wartime Footing

In his November 2025 speech on acquisition reform at the National Defense University, Secretary Pete Hegseth highlighted the goal of putting the industrial base on a “wartime footing”: We’re not just ...
NPR

Cambodia finishes expansion of main naval base, largely funded by China

Cambodia has completed expansion of its main naval base, largely financed by China. The project has some worried China will use it to exert influence on the contested South China sea. Cambodia has ...