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2-front war with Russia and China would require new US basing strategy, report says

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John Vandiver

Stars and Stripes • June 11, 2026

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U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tanks line up at Bemowo Piskie Training Area in Poland on Dec. 10, 2025. A new Center for Strategic and International Studies report calls for permanently stationing an armored brigade in Poland as part of a broader military realignment to prepare the United States for simultaneous conflicts with Russia and China. ( Eric Allen/U.S. Army)

An American armored brigade should be permanently stationed in Poland as part of a broader military realignment designed to prepare the U.S. for simultaneous conflicts with Russia and China, according to a new think tank report.

Under the proposal, Europe would retain capabilities that are less relevant to a Taiwan conflict, such as armored formations, while more Navy and Air Force assets would shift to Asia given the need to maneuver over great distances.