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How Can the U.S. better manage the Gray Zone?

This is part three in a three-part series by Cipher Brief Expert and former Assistant Director of CIA for South and Central Asia Dave Pitts, who also [...] More

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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 [...] More

America's National Security Wake-Up Call

SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – A recent report issued by the Congressionally-mandated Commission on the National Defense Strategy paints a bleak [...] More

Upgrading the U.S. Military's Nuclear Warheads

OPINION — “I want to ensure that I have a weapon system that will deliver the capabilities that I need to deliver. I also need to make sure that we [...] More

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
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

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

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

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

Biden's Plan for a New Nuclear Bomb

OPINION — “On October 27, the Department of Defense announced that the United States will pursue a modern variant of the B61 nuclear gravity bomb, [...] More

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

U.S. Military Recruiting Goes Back to School

OPINION — “First and foremost, the current recruitment crisis [in the U.S. Army] is nothing new. Indeed, it would be fair to say that since the [...] More

The Future of Cyberwar is being Shaped in Ukraine

OPINION — “We are one of the most wired modern militaries in the world. At a minimum, our own need to defend our systems to prevent cyber disruption [...] More