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                          Defense / Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security Sharper: Drones on the BattlefieldFrom the battlefields of Libya to Nagorno-Karabakh to Ukraine, the deployment of drones has become a critical element of modern warfare. Will the explosion of unmanned aerial ... By Anna Pederson & Molly Campbell 
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        How the Space Force Can Better Tell Its Story
                  Space Force guardians should use the spotlight from real world events — like this story — to educate the public and advocate for resources.... By Hannah Dennis 
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        What to know about CCA - US Air Force loyal wingman drones
                  The U.S. Air Force is developing drones to accompany fighter jets into combat. Stacie Pettyjohn, senior fellow and director of the Defense program joined Breaking Defense to d... By Stacie Pettyjohn 
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        There Are No Magic Beans: Easy Options to Deter China Militarily Do Not Exist
                  The only assured way to deter an attack on Taiwan is to have sufficient survivable forces and munitions properly postured before a Chinese attack.... By Tom Shugart 
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        Escalation Management in a Protracted War
                  Guest host, Jim Howe, interviews Andrew Metrick and Phil Shears from the Center for New American Security (CNAS) on escalation management in a protracted war with China. They ... By Philip Sheers & Andrew Metrick 
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        Into the unknown: Managing conventional and nuclear uncertainty in the Indo-Pacific
                  Rather than dismiss, ignore, or overlook conventional-nuclear integration discussions, US operational leaders must understand that China’s nuclear future is dangerous and unce... By Andrew Metrick & Philip Sheers 
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        Differentiating Innovation: From Performance Art to Production Scale
                  The Department of Defense has an innovation problem, and it’s not the one you are probably thinking about. Certainly, the Department needs to improve its ability to move with ... By Andrew Metrick 
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        The Pentagon Isn’t Buying Enough Ammo
                  Even in today’s constrained budget environment, the U.S. Defense Department needs to do more to prioritize munitions buys and prove it has learned the lessons of Ukraine.... By Stacie Pettyjohn & Hannah Dennis 
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        Sharper: Nuclear Deterrence
                  The United States faces two determined near-peer competitors with robust conventional military forces and increasingly advanced nuclear arsenals. In the Indo-Pacific, the Peop... By Philip Sheers, Anna Pederson & Alexa Whaley 
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        Uncrewed but Confident: Forging New Rules of the Road to Avoid Accidental Escalation
                  Air and maritime uncrewed platforms in the Indo-Pacific may be a promising area for developing new confidence-building measures.... By Tom Shugart 
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        Stacie Pettyjohn on drones in Ukraine
                  The Merge podcast hosts Dr. Stacie Pettyjohn to discuss her new report: Evolution Not Revolution, Drone Warfare in Russia’s 2022 Invasion of Ukraine Stacie is a Senior Fel... By Stacie Pettyjohn 
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        How China’s $100B+ Shipbuilding Empire Dominates the U.S.’s
                  China has transformed into a shipbuilding powerhouse over the past two decades, cementing its status as a major maritime power. In 2023, more than half of the world’s commerci... By Tom Shugart 
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        Ukrainian president has stark new warning as war rages on
                  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warns that Ukraine will lose the war with Russia without US assistance. Franz-Stefan Gady of CNAS explains why US military aid is crucia... By Franz-Stefan Gady 
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        Stock Buybacks in Defense: What Drives Them, and How That Can Change?
                  Lack of capital is not a problem hindering investment at the largest defense primes. The issue revolves around the capital allocation decision.... By Mikhail Grinberg, Jerry McGinn & Lloyd Everhart 
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                          Defense / Indo-Pacific Security Sharper: Maritime SecurityThe importance of securing the maritime domain is rapidly increasing. From the South China Sea to the Red Sea, the U.S. and its allies are experiencing escalating challenges t... By Anna Pederson & Charles Horn 
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        Innovation Adoption for All: Scaling across Department of Defense
                  The Department of Defense does act quickly when properly motivated and catalyzed by effective leadership.... By Robert O. Work, Michael Brown & Ellen Lord 
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        Compiling Advantage: Unlocking the Competitive Power of Software Adaptability
                  To fall short now would not be just a bureaucratic debacle. It would pose an imminent threat to the US military’s ability to deter, fight, and win.... By Ellen Lord 
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        On the Ice with Marines Preparing for War in the Arctic
                  "It's not just the United States and NATO who are present in the Arctic, you have Russian presence and to a certain extent burgeoning Chinese presence as well. So if you're lo... By Becca Wasser 
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        A World Full of Missiles
                  If the United States wants to maintain its role as the international security guarantor in today’s missile age, it must reckon with this growing cost.... By Andrew Metrick 
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                          Defense / Indo-Pacific Security Deterring the Powerful EnemyIt is a privilege to testify here on matters that are important to the vital national security interests of the United States, as well as those of our other allies and partner... By Tom Shugart 
