Biden’s Military Vision: Steady as She Goes, With Liberal Tweaks

Biden's pledges include "arms controls for a new era", lifting the transgender ban, and making climate change a defense priority

The Department of Defense has decided to ground all its F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike fighters while their engines are inspected for a faulty part, on Oct. 11, 2018. U.S. Navy

End forever wars and bring home troops? Check. Claim credit for bolstering NATO allies’ spending? Check. Continue to modernize to counter China and Russia? Check.

Some of Joe Biden’s election pitches sound a lot like President Donald Trump when it comes to defense. A Biden presidency for the most part also appears unlikely to change much of the status quo when it comes to the military and the cross-party consensus on tackling great power competition.