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Human vs. Machine: Operational Realities from Ukraine’s Frontline
A global debate is underway over how much human involvement should be required when artificial intelligence is implemented in military operations. [...] More
Pakistan’s Terror Landscape Continues to Threaten South Asia
In March 2025, an elderly cleric with a long history in Pakistan’s jihadist circles stood before a gathering at Markaz-e-Taiba and called for “jihad [...] More
Half Measures and Maximum Risk in Iran
Over the past month, U.S. and Israeli operations have killed Iran’s senior leadership, destroyed over 155 naval vessels and roughly 300 ballistic [...] More
America’s Cyber Strategy Has a Budget Problem
The threat from cyberattacks has never been more acute, but there is reason to worry America is not rising to the challenge. It is not the lack of a [...] More
Trump, Iran, and the Stress Test of Western Alliances
The war with Iran has grown beyond just a regional war; it is also a preliminary test of the cohesion of Western alliances under President Donald [...] More
America’s AI Strategy Is Fighting the Last War
Washington’s strategy for artificial general intelligence (AGI), or the ability to replace human cognitive labor, assumes the United States is locked [...] More
