The greatest national security risk stemming from this surprising omission is before, not after, any actual hostilities with China erupt.
Applying the zero trust approach to information technology is familiar territory, but applying it to operational technologies is fundamentally different—and far more complex.
No analysis has yet proven that the new auction of the lower S-band spectrum won’t impair vital military systems, now and into the future. Done wrong, an auction could disable some of America’s most advanced capabilities.
Artificial intelligence should have a role in any unified threat intelligence strategy for the U.S. military, because of its incredible potential to accelerate production of actionable intelligence and decision-advantage workflows.
The United States has ceded its leadership position in space-based positioning, navigation and timing, with stark ramifications for most all U.S. critical infrastructures and the U.S. military.
The escalating frequency and intensity of wildfires demands something new to combat them — a wholesale embrace of the most powerful technology available: military-grade artificial intelligence.
Taiwan should speed up adoption of a “porcupine” approach to its own defense, enabling it to inflict substantial damage to any invasion force through development of asymmetrical capabilities.
Congress instructed the Department of Defense to assess the risks to its pharmaceutical supply chain. But the department’s choice of vendors —Valisure Laboratories— has raised eyebrows in the legal and public health communities.
For decades under a religious dictatorship, Iranians have demonstrated a profound resilience and a steadfast desire for democratic change. The United States has a pivotal role to play in supporting these aspirations.
U.S. policy is burdened by strategic dithering — supporting Ukraine enough to not lose, but not enough to be victorious.
Millions of military servicemembers and veterans could be targeted by foreign governments, unless the government does everything possible to crack down on unaccountable data brokers who collect and sell extremely detailed personal information on all Americans.
Americans face a pivotal choice at the ballot box that will shape the future of our nation’s veterans.
Every military aviation accident is a tragedy, and we must always strive to improve safety. But context is important, and the idea that the V-22 is more dangerous than other aircraft is just a myth, pure and simple.
Championed by a bi-partisan group of 40 lawmakers, the Senate resolution designates Nov. 17 as “National Warrior Call Day,” a major effort that draws attention to those service members and veterans perilously disconnected from family, friends and support systems.
The VA’s Office of Patient Advocacy is a huge and complex system that can be difficult for veterans to navigate. It is tough for staff to respond to each and every veteran. Hence the need for more advocates.
The D.C. region leads the nation in national security jobs anchored in math. But the region’s K-12 students must be better equipped if they are to participate. Area schools and educators must help them overcome serious math deficits.
The U.S. Air Force is teetering on the edge of losing its precious lead in jet engine expertise by delaying or restructuring its secretive Next Generation Air Dominance, or NGAD fighter.
The data will offer a new and much-needed lens for high schoolers and their parents on what a career in the military could mean – financially and in potential career skills and upward workforce mobility.
Neither commission is headed by a senior retired military officer or a senior civilian who has the credentials to promote meaningful recommendations and persuade government bureaucracies to act. A senior leader is essential to spur change.
If the nuclear triad is to remain viable into the 21st century, then all three of its elements ought to endure the same level of programmatic scrutiny. The Air Force’s troubled Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile is one such program that demands greater scrutiny.
President Biden’s proposed defense budget for fiscal year 2025 eliminates further funding to bridge the shortfall in electronic components needed for semiconductors to function.
In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day allied invasion, we present an excerpt from the forthcoming biography of Army Maj. Gen. Raymond O. “Tubby” Barton by Stephen A. Bourque, professor emeritus at U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. It will be published in November by the University of North Texas Press.
Beyond the visible wounds, the impact of two decades of war is greatest on the brain.
U.S. investors may have helped bankroll China’s aircraft carrier program by providing financial liquidity in 2018 and 2019 to complete its second flattop, Shandong, giving the country a capability that can be used to further threaten Taiwan and its neighbors
China has been in pursuit of a carrier aviation capability for nearly 40 years, using every imaginable method to acquire carriers via deception, amusement park attraction and finally domestic carrier production.
The changing climate is already having a profound effect on many of the more than 5,000 U.S. military installations worldwide, including 1,700 that are located in coastal areas affected by sea level rise and storm patterns.
What is missing in the discussion about the right size Navy needed to counter growing threats is a defined maritime strategy, a type of document not used by the service since the end of the Cold War.
Schools and communities lack the data from the armed forces to demonstrate to their students that upon graduation they are well prepared to succeed in the military.
It is critical for the world to learn from mainland China’s previous conquest of Taiwan as a guide to how China may seek to seize that island again.
Israel has always prided itself on not asking the U.S. to send soldiers to fight on its behalf. If another front opens up, if U.S. forces in the Mediterranean fail to deter, it may have to reverse its longstanding policy.
