The ocean floor doesn’t make headlines. Carrier strike groups and hypersonic missiles dominate strategic discussions about a ...

Japan is entering a consequential phase in its national security planning. As Tokyo moves toward an early revision of its three core security documents – the National Security Strategy, National ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Ironically, the addition of the human pilot—turning the torpedo into a seaborne kamikaze weapon—appears to have made it less effective. During the opening years of the Pacific War, Japan operated what ...

Japan occupied all or part of over 20 countries during World War II. The U.S. and its allies liberated many of the Pacific Islands in hard-fought naval and amphibious battles before ending the war ...