China’s Information Operations Are Heating Up
OPINION — “China views psychological warfare, centered on the manipulation of information to influence adversary decision-making and behavior, as one of several key components of […] More
Walter Pincus
Why Nuclear Deterrence is an Open-Ended Invitation
OPINION – “For the first time since 1945, the first time for us as a nation, we have two nuclear adversaries. We have always put […] More
Chernobyl May Have Been Gorbachev’s Greatest Lesson
OPINION — The late Mikhail Gorbachev wrote for the 20th Anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster in April 2006, “Chernobyl opened my eyes like nothing else…One […] More
Is Space the Final Frontier for U.S. National Security?
OPINION — The delayed launch of the Artemis I, unmanned space craft to the moon provides a moment to review the enormous advances taking place […] More
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What Did China Gain From Taiwan Exercises?
OPINION — China, the U.S., and Taiwan showed they can manage a crisis without miscalculations or confrontations taking place based on their handling of the […] More
The Problem with The Sahel
OPINION — With little public notice, the two-decades-long U.S. war on terrorism continues in the Sahel, the semi-arid region of western and north-central Africa. According […] More
The Unraveling of Russian Spies
OPINION — Last Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated the illegal intelligence department [Division S] of his Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) on its 100th anniversary in […] More
What are we Getting for Record Defense Spending?
OPINION — Next year’s national defense spending — for the Defense Department, the Department of Energy [for nuclear weapons] and other security agencies — may […] More
Military Spending and the New Arms Race
OPINION — The Senate Armed Services Committee, by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 23-to-3 last Thursday, approved a fiscal 2023 Defense Authorization Bill that – […] More
Ukraine, Russia and the Trust Needed to Open Humanitarian Food Corridor
OPINION — Ukraine’s Black Sea ports have been blocked since Russia invaded the country on February 24. Today, Ukraine claims more than 25 million tons […] More
How Lessons from Afghanistan are playing out in Ukraine
OPINION — How much has the United States learned from past history about undertaking major, large-scale military assistance efforts such as the one now underway […] More
The Nuclear Threat Advantage
OPINION — The use of nuclear weapons has drawn much questionable talk since Russian President Vladimir Putin began making threats to use them following Russia’s […] More
War in Ukraine Opens Market for Arms Sales and Food Aid
OPINION — The $40 billion Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act which has passed the House and is expected to be approved this week by the Senate, […] More
U.S. Strategy for Addressing the Nuclear Deterrence and Assurance Gap
OPINION — The Biden Administration’s fiscal 2023 budget and yet-to-be-publicly-released 2022 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) call for ending research on a low-yield, nuclear submarine-launched cruise […] More
What We Know About Future Maritime Wars
OPINION — Remember the April 13, announcement that the U.S was sending Ukraine “unmanned coastal defense vessels” from U.S. Navy stocks as part of an […] More
The Last Chapter in Putin’s War
OPINION — After his speech at the Georgia Institute of Technology last Thursday, CIA Director William Burns was asked about the risks that President Biden […] More
U.S. SOCOM Has History with Ukraine’s Special Forces
OPINION — Last week, the House and Senate Armed Services Committees held five hearings associated with the fiscal 2023 defense budget. What jumped out at me […] More
What You Need to Know about U.S. Nuclear Weapons in Wartime
OPINION — The Biden administration has made rational decisions on nuclear weapons in both policy – through the soon-to-be-release 2022 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) – […] More
Former Secretary of Defense Bob Gates has a Signal for President Putin
OPINION — “Even if the war stops, when you look at the number of civilians and Ukrainian soldiers and others who have died; and when […] More