Tuesday NatSec Roundup

The United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, hereinafter referred to as the Parties, Proceeding from the premise that nuclear war would have devastating consequences for all mankind…

• A quick explainer on what Trump can and can’t do with the military.
• Getting Marine Corps reform right? Interesting piece on how the USMC is thinking about rebuilding itself.
• I am not sure how long Russia can manage to dance between India and China, given how difficult relations between the latter two have become and how aggressive the United States has been about shutting Russia out of arms export markets.
• Has the US irrevocably abandoned arms control? More on this later…
• Here’s a bit more on the conflict between India and China…
• Here’s a deep dive into the future of naval air training.