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The greatest national security risk stemming from this surprising omission is before, not after, any actual hostilities with China erupt.
While the United States maintains extended deterrence commitments to South Korea and Taiwan, a pressing question looms—would the U.S. commit military forces at scale, and
Justin Sanchez • December 1, 2024
The future of United States industrial growth, a key component of national security, rests in the establishment of biotechnology as a new pillar of industrial domestic manufacturing. Fortunately the opportunity exists to develop the science, infrastructure and workforce to do this.
The problem isn’t just about microelectronics that have shifted offshore over the last several decades. Rather, it’s about failure to act, even as the path forward is staring at us in the face.
Cutting the OSC endangers cooperation and coordination between the Israel Defense Forces and Palestinian security forces and the prospect of a functional Palestinian security structure in post-war Gaza.
Introduction of smaller, unmanned ships as an adjunct to the existing Navy fleet solves the problem of large ships not able to distribute combat capability.
Because so many veterans already are isolated or on the brink of isolation, that dramatically heightens the importance of interactions with the sprawling and often bureaucratic VA network.
Technology now empowers us to precisely attribute the source of attacks. failing to respond is tacit acceptance of current and future attacks. We must escalate deterrence measures along with implementing cyber defenses.
The rapid rise in housing prices across the country is the result of a housing supply deficit in the U.S. This lack of housing supply is now a defense readiness issue.
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