The U.S. Tries to Halt a Shipbuilding Crisis
EXPERT INTERVIEWS — There is at least one issue involving national security and U.S. manufacturing that enjoys bipartisan support – and at least one Trump administration […] More
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Expert Q&A: Winning the Recruiting and Retention Battle in the U.S. Military
EXPERT Q&A — Discussions about the future of war and whether the U.S. is ready for the next conflict often center on the adoption of advanced […] More
Is the U.S. Military Ready for Tomorrow’s Wars?
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — One of the most profound impacts of the war in Ukraine has less to do with the frontlines and diplomatic negotiations, and […] More
Reimagining the Way the U.S. Prepares for Future Wars
EXPERT INTERVIEWS – In an age of rapidly changing technology and profound implications for the wars of the future, is the United States adapting effectively, […] More
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Trump is Right to Prioritize Homeland Missile Defense
OPINION — President Trump issued an executive order, “The Iron Dome for America,” on January 27, jumpstarting a major effort to deploy and maintain a “next […] More
A Top US Commander is Fired – and What May Come Next
OPINION — “She is a leader of character and integrity who I relied on for counsel and support as the Commandant of the Coast Guard and […] More
Assessing US Recruitment: The Military V. Pete Hegseth
OPINION — “The U.S. Army Recruiting Command exceeded our fiscal year 2024 recruiting mission, with more than 55,000 future soldiers going to basic combat training. Additionally, […] More
Former US Commander: Future Global Policies ‘Being Written In Ukraine’
EXPERT INTERVIEW — In the week since Donald Trump’s election victory, the world has been speculating and preparing – in some cases with high anxiety […] More
AI, the Future of the DoD, and Elon Musk
OPINION – “I think the thing that’ll be really important is how you make them [new unmanned aircraft], because this is another thing the [Pentagon] […] More
A Fight for the Future of US Special Operations Forces
OPINION — “If the numbers are what they are, then we need to man SOF (Special Operations Forces) to the numbers we can man to […] More
Pentagon May be Slow to ‘Paradigm Shift’ in AI-Driven Weapons
OPINION — “We are long past debating whether software- and AI- (Artificial Intelligence) enabled technologies are essential to America’s ability to deter, and if necessary, defeat […] More
A Personal Perspective on 9/11 and the War that Followed
CIPHER BRIEF EXPERT PERSPECTIVE – Just before 3:00 p.m. local time just outside the Strait of Hormuz, the Safety Officer aboard the USS ENTERPRISE called […] More
Futuristic Targeting is Already Here
OPINION – Winning wars with algorithms and AI are not a futuristic concept but a present capability already determining outcomes in various conflict zones and […] More
Russia’s Speedy Military Rebuild Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story
OPINION — As the fighting in Ukraine grinds on, Western policymakers and military officials are thinking ahead to the next war. Given how fast Russia […] More
Senators Take On the Navy’s Top Official – and He Fights Back
OPINION — “There seems to be management problems in all these [U.S. Navy shipbuilding] programs. Some of it is changing requirements on the ships so […] More
AI-Fueled Drones are Changing the Battlespace
OPINION — I recently had the opportunity to speak at a communications conference and during the Q&A period, I was asked which tech trend concerned […] More
The Army is Navigating a High-Tech, Highly-Complicated Future
OPINION – “In the Army we’ve gone through some good, decent transformation in recent years, with some game-changing systems coming online as a result – […] More
What “Exercising American Strength” Looks Like in the U.S. Senate
OPINION — “We are in one of the most dangerous periods since World War II right now. That is one reason that a bill like […] More
Brothers in Arms: Americans Fighting in Ukraine
Join Lt. General Frank Helmick (Ret.), Senior Vice President of SOSi and Gary Corn, Director of the Technology, Law, and Security Program at American University […] More