The Spin on Chinese Nuclear Weapons
OPINION — The Trump administration is using the Pentagon’s 2020 Annual Report to Congress on China’s military and security developments to spin its current campaign […] More
Walter Pincus
The Biggest Threat to US Elections
OPINION — President Trump and elements of his administration are publicly assessing that China poses a greater national security threat to the US election than […] More
Congress Needs to Keep Up with AI
OPINION –The Defense Department’s unclassified investment in Artificial Intelligence (AI) has grown from $600 million five years ago, to a proposed $2.5 billion for fiscal […] More
The Lucrative Border Wall Business
OPINION — Last Thursday, President Trump was asked by reporters about the arrest earlier that day of his former campaign manager and early White House […] More
Remembering Brent Scowcroft’s Accomplishments on Arms Control
OPINION – One way to remember Brent Scowcroft’s major contributions to U.S. national security and foreign policy is to read the oral history he recorded […] More
Cyber leads the way in the 2021 Defense Authorization Bill
OPINION — As the House and Senate versions of the fiscal 2021 Defense Authorization Bill are put together in conference, new offensive and defensive cyber […] More
Hovakimian’s Quest for Approval
OPINION – President Trump’s nominee for the top legal job in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Patrick Hovakimian, gave limited answers to […] More
Pouring Gas on a Fire
OPINION — The threatened Trump administration introduction of uninvited federal law enforcement officers into cities across the United States may already be underway, but at […] More
Are We on the Brink of an Encounter with China?
OPINION — On the morning of Tuesday, July 7, FBI Director Christopher Wray told a Hudson Institute audience, “The greatest long-term threat to our nation’s […] More
What the 2030 Kill Chain Looks Like
OPINION — On July 1, one month before his scheduled retirement, Air Force Chief of Staff General David L. Goldfein gave a vivid description of […] More
A New Call to Arms for Drone Technology
OPINION — The Senate Armed Services Committee has recognized the vulnerabilities of today’s unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and called on the Defense Department “to develop […] More
Testing Trump’s Team
OPINION — US Government officials, civilian and military, alike may be facing unusual tests in the next four months: Does their loyalty rest with the […] More
What Could Arming the First Island Chain Look Like?
OPINION — The Senate Armed Services Committee last week voted to provide the Pentagon with $6 billion over the next two years to create a […] More
When Congressional Hearings become Overtly Political
OPINION — On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on an authorization for Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) to issue subpoenas to 53 individuals, […] More
Why Boosting Ukraine’s Cyber Defenses Matters to All of Us
OPINION — The US is taking a more active role in the ongoing cyber war between Russia and Ukraine on the side of the Kiev […] More
The Problem(s) with the Administration’s Approach to Arms Control and Open Skies
OPINION — Last week, President Trump announced that the U.S. was giving six months’ notice that it would be pulling out of another international agreement, […] More
A General’s View of Future Information Wars
OPINION — U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is expanding its Military Information Support Operations (MISO) because in the current environment, “great power competition is about […] More
The Strange Case of Michael Flynn
OPINION — Cherry-picked information filed last Thursday by the Justice Department in Attorney General William Barr’s effort to have charges dismissed against one-time Trump National […] More