David Axe

David Axe is an independent military correspondent based in South Carolina. He has reported from Iraq, Afghanistan, East Timor, Lebanon, Somalia, Chad and other conflict zones. Axe is the author of the graphic novels WAR FIX and WAR IS BORING and the nonfiction books ARMY 101 and FROM A TO B. He blogs at www.warisboring.com.

China’s Overhyped Sub Threat

East Asia Security China
October 20, 2011
Beijing’s submarine fleet is not as big or powerful as US military planners once feared. Have its blue-water ambitions been overstated?

America’s Somalia Experiment

East Asia Security
September 05, 2011
The US military’s ‘offshore balancing’ strategy is likely to be applied to the Asia-Pacific. But there could be some troubling and unintended consequences if it is.
Japan’s Stealth Fighter Gambit

East Asia Security Japan
June 23, 2011
Tokyo seems poised to spend billions developing the country’s first homegrown stealth warplane. But is the Shinshin really meant for military service?
Clock Ticking in Afghanistan

Central Asia Security Afghanistan
April 23, 2011
Sealing the porous border with Pakistan will be essential if Afghanistan is to have any hope of stability. ISAF has its work cut out.
Afghanistan’s Failed Reintegration

Central Asia Security Afghanistan
April 08, 2011
Reintegration of insurgents was meant to allow the US to leave behind a more stable country, reports David Axe. The project is looking like a failure.
Stalemate in Afghanistan

Central Asia Security Afghanistan
March 28, 2011
In the first of a series of dispatches from Afghanistan, David Axe reports on how superior US air power isn’t bringing victory any closer.
US Drones Trump China Theatrics

East Asia Security
February 07, 2011
Despite the fanfare surrounding China’s J-20 stealth prototype, the real game-changer in the Pacific will be US spy planes, argues David Axe.