Is AI the right fit for predictive military maintenance?
OPINION — The DoD is continually challenged to provide battle-ready ground combat systems, ships, submarines and aircraft to its warfighters, spending nearly $90 billion each […]
Opinion
Defending Ukraine: The World’s Frontline of Freedom
OPINION — Earlier this month, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video meeting with the Russia Presidential Council for Human Rights and Civil Society, a […]
The Intricate Balance of Protecting Journalism and National Security
OPINION — Just a few months after being approved out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, the newly amended bipartisan Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) […]
Putin’s ‘Gambler’ Mentality is a Wild Card in Global Energy Markets
Interstate relations are normally governed by self-interest and restraint but the ongoing war in Ukraine, when coupled with Russia’s escalatory bent, have rendered predictions about […]
How the U.S. Military is Thinking about Supporting its Own
OPINION — “First, and foremost, we support the men and women who serve in the United States military in this bill. Most specifically, we serve […]
There is a Place for Japan in AUKUS
OPINION — From an Australian perspective the emergence of Japan as a confident and substantial contributor to peace and security in the Indo-Pacific is welcome. […]
EU leaders must Strike ‘Grand Energy Bargain’
A streak of mild weather across Europe has finally relented to colder temperatures and the possibility of controlled power cuts in places where energy supplies […]
Elevating Intelligence Education for Future Policymakers
OPINION — We asked our students and colleagues a few questions recently. While sitting at home on your couch, did you see satellite images of […]
Abundant Promise and Challenge in Deep Tech
EXPERT Q&A — The 2022 National Defense Strategy, which the DoD released in October, commits to promoting deep tech R&D in areas including directed energy, hypersonics, integrated sensing, […]
Does China Have the Military Wherewithal to Match its Ambitions?
OPINION — Last Tuesday’s Pentagon released 2022 Report on Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China deserves a closer look on subjects […]
What Taiwan’s Election Results Really Mean
OPINION — The Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) decisive win of all but five of the twenty-two municipal, city and county elections in Taiwan on November […]
The Significant Hurdles Facing Pakistan’s New Army Chief
For most of Pakistan’s history, the Army Chief has held the most important role in the country. So, the appointment of a new Chief by […]
The Real Cost of US Support to Ukraine
OPINION — “U.S. aid to Ukraine is still probably the most cost-effective investment the U.S. and its strategic partners have recently made in national security, […]
Winter is coming, prompting Europe to shore up Energy Supplies
EXPERT Q&A — Europeans are already feeling the cold, even as near-full energy storage capacity and mild weather have worked to avert a full-blown European […]
A Call for New Open Source Leadership
OPINION — Today’s Intelligence Community (IC) open source capability is neglected, structurally compromised, and wholly inadequate to protect the United States. The failure of open […]
What the Joint Chiefs Chairman thinks about a Great Power War
OPINION — “There are a lot of lessons learned coming out of the Ukrainian war. There’s lessons learned for Taiwan. There are lessons learned that […]
Xi Jinping’s Rise Could Improve Sino-US Relations
OPINION — After China’s Xi Jinping consolidated his power this year, private and public-sector China watchers reflexively assigned a negative prognosis for US-China relations and […]
On the Radar: US Cruise Missile Defenses
Officials from Poland and NATO now say a missile that landed inside of Poland on Tuesday, killing two people looks as if it may have […]