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The Vital Connection Between School Performance, Regional Economic Success and National Security

Jerrod Wheeler and Marcus Lingenfelter March 3, 2023

The U.S. military takes into consideration the quality of local public schools as it decides whether to maintain military commands and offices where they are or move them elsewhere. This provides communities with another big reason to focus on improving schools, because the economic impact of any single military installation can be enormous.

Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Work to Improve Arctic Forecasting for U.S., Allied Forces

Lt. Sarena Padilla and Ens. Garner Fleming February 20, 2023

The future of the Arctic and its stability depend on how effectively the U.S. can depict battlespace awareness in the region. Well-equipped sensors and novel computing methods and artificial intelligence will allow the United States and its allies to reach that goal.

As Climate Shifts, U.S. Navy Focuses on Bolstering Arctic Ocean Operations

Lt. Sarena Padilla and Ens. Garner Fleming February 16, 2023

The Arctic is the next frontier for U.S. military operations, where the physical environment poses a major threat to achieving strategic dominance, managing assets and ensuring freedom of the seas.

Time to Turn Down the Temperature with China

John Fairlamb, Ph.D. February 2, 2023

China has serious domestic issues and simple portrayals of it as an overwhelming force are misleading and cause many to overlook China’s many weaknesses. We have real issues we must resolve with China, but there is no need to rush towards war.

Battelle is Key to the Nation’s Biodefenses

Justin Sanchez January 25, 2023

In biodefense, there is no more powerful a statement than the first words of the new National Biodefense Strategy: “It is a vital interest of the United States to manage the risk of biological incidents, whether naturally occurring, accidental or deliberate.”

Education is a Guiding Light of Hope and Civilization for Ukraine’s Children

Jim Cowen January 5, 2023

Ukraine is fighting to retain its freedom from the grips of Moscow while at the same time trying to approximate a K-12 education for the nation’s 5.7 million school-age children. It highlights the resiliency of Ukrainian children.

Congress Shows Needed Oversight, Skepticism Over U.S. Military’s Space Bureaucracy

John Fairlamb, Ph.D. January 3, 2023

It is more stabilizing and better for national security that Congress is skeptical about where U.S. space leadership and space policy are headed. Let’s hope the responsible oversight demonstrated in the annual defense bill continues.

Major Security Shortfall: Too Few Bomb-Sniffing Dogs Bred in the U.S.

Sheila Goffe December 4, 2022

The U.S. government recently issued a national terrorism advisory, warning of heightened threats during the holidays — at the same time as federal agencies are experiencing a shortage of U.S.-bred dogs trained to detect explosives.

Note to New Congress: To Tame Suicide in the Military, Take Aim at Brain Injuries

Frank Larkin November 28, 2022

Members of Congress should focus on all forms of brain injuries sustained by service members, but especially on what are known as mild traumatic brains injuries.

How to Cultivate and Grow an Innovative National Security Workforce

James Schmeling November 15, 2022

The U.S. is lagging dangerously behind peer and near-peer competitors in the education of uniformed and civilian Department of Defense (DoD) workforce and our ability to identify and promote talent.

Big Mismatch Between the Biden Administration’s New Defense Plan and an Underfunded U.S. Navy

Steven Wills November 7, 2022

There is a big mismatch between the Biden administration’s new National Defense Strategy and its push for forces to be equipped for global campaigning and the current projections for the U.S. Navy. The conventional manned fleet, the combat logistics force and the developing unmanned side of the Navy all need additional support to meet the NDS’s campaigning requirements.

Counter-Drone Legislation Needs a Major Overhaul

Mary-Lou Smulders November 4, 2022

Pressure is mounting in Congress to update legislation that guides the use of defensive systems that protect against aerial drones. At present, the legislative framework underpinning the use of these systems needs major revision because it was formulated at a time before the widespread proliferation of drone technology.

University of Buffalo Center is Developing Tools to Thwart ‘Deepfakes,’ Other Disinformation

Siwei Lyu and Rohini Srihari October 31, 2022

A practical solution to disinformation must bring together experts from computer science with researchers in social and behavioral sciences, the humanities and user communities to develop strategies that “inoculate” users and empower them to protect themselves.

Domestic Disinformation Threat is Growing and Aims to Undermine U.S. Institutions

James A. Gardner, JD October 23, 2022

A growing domestic movement is seeking to gain power by discrediting, rigging and subverting the trusted procedures and mechanisms of America’s democratic self-governance. A group of experts at the University of Buffalo is helping to combat the threats by closely scrutinizing the existing legal treatment of speech and information and the media in which they appear.

Biden Administration Must Do More to Support Iran’s Nascent Revolution

Ramesh Sepehrrad, Ph.D. October 16, 2022

The question of “how to deal with Iran” has been among the top foreign policy challenges for Washington for the past four decades. But with policies focused on Tehran’s nuclear threat and reckless attempts to empower imaginary Iranian “moderates,” Washington has failed to recognize – and strategize for – a revolution that has been long in the works.

Putin is Desperate. Time to Dramatically Step-Up Support for Ukraine

John Fairlamb, Ph.D. October 6, 2022

We are in a street fight with a bully, and if we back down because of threats, Russia and others will continue to use them to extort what they want in the future.

How ‘Other Transaction Authority’ Can Help the U.S. Launch a Hypersonic Fleet

Doug Crowe October 4, 2022

To maintain its status as a global superpower, the United States cannot afford to fall any further behind in our hypersonic military systems.

The Emergence of Disinformation as a Major Threat

David Castillo and Cynthia Stewart September 29, 2022

The warped reality of disinformation spreading online is a national security risk requiring an all-hands-on-deck approach to thwart the growing dangers. In this three-part series, experts at the University of Buffalo’s Center for Information Integrity assess the threats, the danger they pose, and a range of possible solutions.
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A Top National Security Concern: China’s Control of Electrification Now and in the Future

Llewellyn King September 25, 2022

The grid is the nation’s most vital asset, a top national security concern, if there ever was one. And if it goes down for any length of time, our civilized way of life will give way to utter chaos in a very short time.

Lacking a Comprehensive Maritime Strategy, U.S. Can Learn from Friend and Foe

Benjamin E. Mainardi September 21, 2022

The sea services and wider Biden administration ought to take a page out of our international peers’ and rivals’ books.

In a Dangerous World, New Pentagon Mitigation Plan Would Hobble U.S. Forces

Lt. Gen. David Deptula (ret.) September 13, 2022

One must admire the intent behind Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s new Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan (CHMR-AP). Yet the recommendations in this plan threaten to undermine U.S. combatant forces and their commanders, limiting America’s ability to wage war and potentially increasing the risk of civilian casualties in the future.

Russia, China and the Power of Nuclear Coercion

Patty-Jane Geller September 13, 2022

Since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year Vladimir Putin and his subordinates have made constant nuclear threats against the West.

No Amount of ‘Strategic Patience’ Would Have Changed Afghanistan Outcome

John Fairlamb, Ph.D. September 13, 2022

You can have the patience of the biblical Job, but if your strategy is flawed, all you will get is a longer commitment that fails.

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