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The Growing Cost of Keeping U.S. Submarines Idle
“Inactive idle time describes when a [U.S. Navy] attack submarine designated for decommissioning cannot be inducted into a dry dock in a shipyard. As [...] More
Ukraine Is No Longer the Country Russia Thought It Was
Understanding a country's strategic culture helps assess how it will react to crisis, negotiation, and national security events. Strategic culture [...] More
What Six Years as an Iran Hostage Taught Me About the Regime
Since the start of Operation Epic Fury, I have watched and listened to nearly every piece of news coverage and analysis from U.S. policymakers, [...] More
Lebanon’s Hezbollah Finance Crackdown May Be Designed to Fail
Lebanon’s campaign against Hezbollah’s finances may be designed to look tougher than it is. Under pressure from Washington and international [...] More
Foreign Spies Don’t Need to Hack You Anymore
Andy Burnham was a few weeks into the job as the new Prime Minister of the UK when he found himself exchanging messages with someone claiming to be [...] More
Modernizing the Aircraft Carrier—By Returning to 20th-Century Technology?
“During its 11-month deployment [mostly in the Middle East] which ended in May, and was the longest for an [aircraft] carrier since the Vietnam War, [...] More
