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America’s Military Risks Losing Its Edge
Commentary
Much about the way the Pentagon operates continues to reflect business as usual, which is inadequate to meet the growing threats posed by a rising China and a revisionist Russ...
By Michèle Flournoy
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The Pentagon must act now to address vulnerability in its enterprise
Commentary
The Defense Department cannot wait for another stress test before addressing fragility in its enterprise; it must learn and adapt now....
By Tara Murphy Dougherty & Billy Fabian
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Storm Clouds Ahead: Musings About the 2022 Defense Budget
Commentary
One hopes Washington won’t lose another year as its competitors continue to chip away at America’s conventional overmatch....
By Robert O. Work
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All About Eve: What Virtual Forever Wars Can Teach us About the Future of Combat
Commentary
The defense world could learn a lot from the gaming world. In some cases, it already has....
By Tom Shugart
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Want an Agile Pentagon? Don’t Go Chasing ‘Waterfalls’
Commentary
Clinging to familiar, outdated processes will provide little comfort when China surpasses the United States as the world’s foremost military power....
By Chris Dougherty
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Simulating War: Three Enduring Lessons from the Louisiana Maneuvers
Commentary
The Louisiana Maneuvers can provide contemporary defense planners with a number of valuable and enduring insights....
By Jennifer McArdle
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Revitalizing U.S. Global Leadership: The Case for an Alliance-Based Approach to Frontier Domain Engagement
Commentary
To strengthen U.S. global leadership and competitiveness, the United States should take an alliance-based approach to frontier domains like outer space, the Arctic, and the de...
By Khyle Eastin
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Ditch Use-or-Lose Budgets in the Department of Defense
The “use-it-or-lose-it” budget phenomenon remains problematic for the department....
By Luke Chen
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Trends, Timelines, and Uncertainty: An Assessment of the Military Balance in the Indo-Pacific
Congressional Testimony
Submitted Written TestimonyI. Introduction Chairman Menendez, Ranking Member Risch, and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to share my thoughts on the mil...
By Tom Shugart
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Commentary
Defense / National Security Human Capital Program / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Sharper: Civil-Military RelationsThe so-called “civil-military divide” has increasingly defined the relationship between America's civil society and its armed forces....
By Cole Stevens, Nathalie Grogan & Chris Estep
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DoD weather capabilities have lagged; Space Force can turn that around
Commentary
Today, U.S. service members are at risk of losing the most up-to-date knowledge of weather conditions....
By Sarah Mineiro
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Space Force Should Embrace the Natural Inclusivity of Space Nerds
Commentary
As the newest service branch finds its feet, it should embrace this ethos — a proven aid to recruitment, readiness, and mission success — as fundamental to its identity....
By Sarah Mineiro
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The Air War Against the Islamic State
Podcast
Becca Wasser and Stacie Pettyjohn are interviewed about the air war against the Islamic State that was critical to the territorial defeat of the group’s territorial caliphate ...
By Becca Wasser
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Trends, Timelines, and Uncertainty: An Assessment of the State of Cross-Strait Deterrence
Congressional Testimony
Submitted Written TestimonyI. Introduction Chairman Talent, Chairman Goodwin, distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to participate in today’s h...
By Tom Shugart
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Commentary
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital Program / Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Sharper: National Security's Next GenerationThe need to amplify new and diverse voices in national security policymaking has never been clearer....
By Chris Estep, Ainikki Riikonen & Cole Stevens
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Short-Term Action Items for Lloyd Austin's Pentagon
Commentary
Dealing with urgent issues while beginning immediate work on desperately needed long-term structural reforms will be the overarching challenge for this team....
By Chris Dougherty
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The Middle East and America’s Global Posture
Podcast
To discuss the process and the likely implications for U.S. posture in the Central Command area of operation, Aaron speaks this week with Becca Wasser. Listen to the full con...
By Becca Wasser
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Commentary
Defense / Middle East Security
Will Biden Stop Trump’s Afghan Retreat?The Biden team inherits a ticking time bomb it must quickly disarm....
By Vance Serchuk
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Commentary
Defense / National Security Human Capital Program
The opportunities and challenges facing Lloyd Austin as defense secretaryAustin’s forty years in the military represent both the risk of inertia and a real opportunity to address serious issues....
By Dr. Jason Dempsey & Emma Moore
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The Cyber Maritime Environment: A Shared Critical Infrastructure and Trump's Maritime Cyber Security Plan
Commentary
The Maritime Cybersecurity Plan provides a basis upon which the Biden administration can build a whole-of-nation defense in a digitalized environment....
By Nina Kollars, Sam Tangredi & Chris Demchak
