U.S. Military Dominance

U.S. military superiority — especially on the seas — is a key feature of the global system. Stratfor carefully tracks the core trends that shape this dominance and the potential challenges that might arise in the future.

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Net Assessment: United States
December 31, 2007 2343 GMT
There are those who say that perception is reality. Geopolitics teaches the exact opposite: There is a fundamental reality to national power, and the passing passions of the public have only a transitory effect on things. [more]
Payload boosted into orbit
Space and the U.S. Military: Operationally Responsive Space
April 30, 2008 1541 GMT
Though their initial utility may be tactical in nature, smaller and less-expensive satellites may also have strategic implications. [more]
The USS John F. Kennedy off Mayport, Fla., in July 2007
U.S.: The Return of the 4th Fleet
April 25, 2008 2250 GMT
The U.S. Navy announced April 24 that it had concrete plans to re-establish the long-dormant 4th fleet. [more]
Artist's Rendition of space-based BMD
United States: The Weaponization of Space
April 10, 2008 2012 GMT
Stratfor's position on the so-called "weaponization" of space is that it is not only inevitable, it is already occurring in very meaningful ways. [more]
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Geopolitical Diary: Three Incidents and the Course of U.S. Foreign Policy
April 10, 2008 0159 GMT
A series of critical -- and seemingly unconnected -- developments across the world highlight undeniable U.S. interests irrespective of who will be in the White House in 2009. [more]
A rendering of the future KC-45A aerial refueling tanker
U.S.: An Air Force Contract's Implications
March 6, 2008 2224 GMT
The U.S. Air Force's recent award of a contract to build its next aerial refueling tanker will have profound consequences for the U.S. aviation industrial base. [more]
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