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OPINION — President-elect Joe Biden and Defense Secretary-designee ret-Gen. Lloyd Austin will inherit a Defense Department already in transition, shifting to China as the future […] More
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Congress Needs to Keep Up with AI
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Remembering Brent Scowcroft’s Accomplishments on Arms Control
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