Anna Fifield

In Drills, U.S., South Korea Practice Striking North’s Nuclear Plants
Monday, March 7, 2016 - 06:04
The United States and South Korea started huge military exercises Monday, kicking off drills that will include rehearsing surgical strikes on North Korea’s main nuclear and missile facilities and sending in special forces to carry out “decapitation raids" on the North Korean leadership.
In Blow for Tokyo and Washington, Okinawa Elects Governor Who Opposes Military Base
Monday, November 17, 2014 - 08:40
Voters in Okinawa have, by a landslide, elected a governor who vows to block the relocation of a controversial Marine Corps air station, delivering a setback to both Tokyo and Washington by throwing a wrench into their defense alliance.
With Exercises in Asia, U.S. Army Searches for Relevance
Monday, November 10, 2014 - 06:43
It’s not war, or even a very close resemblance to war. But in a region of the world where there are enough territorial disputes on the islands surrounding Japan that battle sometimes feels possible, this is an exercise that reveals two military forces looking to redefine their mission. One is American, the other Japanese.