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OPINION: Assessing the State of our National Security

OPINION: Assessing the State of our National Security

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE / OPINION – I had the pleasure of delivering the opening address at the recent Cipher Brief HONORS Dinner where we recognized some [...] More
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Where in the World is the U.S. Coast Guard?

OPINION – “The service [U.S. Coast Guard] is short 4,800 members [more than 10 percent of its active-duty personnel] and has missed recruiting [...] More
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The West's Weapons Problem: Growing Threats, Dwindling Stockpiles

The West's Weapons Problem: Growing Threats, Dwindling Stockpiles

SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — As the U.S. and NATO deepen their involvement in a pair of major global conflicts, western nations face a critical [...] More
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It's Complicated: The Use of Race in Military Academy Submissions

OPINION — “We can’t blow past racial tension in the military…There have always been racial tensions in the military. They have lessened, but they are [...] More
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Pentagon Looking for Recommendations on F-35

OPINION — “Since early October, the F-35 [jet fighter] program has delivered surge support to Israel. Israeli users are achieving exceptional mission [...] More
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Keep an Eye in the Sky for U.S. Missile Defense

OPINION — “We’ve looked extensively at the Ukraine conflict and I can tell you, the use of drones and how we’re seeing drones being utilized in that [...] More
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Audits show the Pentagon's Numbers Aren't Completely Adding up

OPINION — “Because of the [Defense] Department’s global scale, we have three million people on our payrolls; a health-care system that serves more [...] More
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Senator Tuberville: A One Man National Security Threat

OPINION — “For months, Senator [Tommy] Tuberville [R-Ala.] has said, if individual nominees are brought up for a vote one at a time, he will be fine [...] More
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Conflict is One Part History, One Part Petraeus Memoir

OPINION — David Petraeus and Andrew Roberts are getting lots of attention for their outstanding new book, Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from [...] More
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Training for a Combat Ready Force in Space

OPINION — “We used to fly satellites a long time on orbit. We weren’t thinking about combat attrition. Likewise, we weren’t thinking about space [...] More
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DoD's Replicator Drone Concept Builds on Lessons Learned in Ukraine

DoD's Replicator Drone Concept Builds on Lessons Learned in Ukraine

“Small, smart, cheap, and many” is the way Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks describes the characteristics of the drones that the Pentagon [...] More
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Rethinking how the Pentagon spends its money is Mission Critical

OPINION — “Operation and maintenance and military personnel funding [in the Defense Department] typically must be obligated in the year for which [...] More
Alternative Perspectivesnational securityNorth AmericaWalter PincusDoDFine Print

The Real Value of the Troops-to-Teachers Program

OPINION — In 1992, Congress passed legislation in the fiscal 1993 Defense Authorization Bill that required the establishment of a five-year program [...] More
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