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Sharper: Diplomacy Digest
Commentary
How, and with whom, the United States engages matters. From pledges to address climate change with China, to leading hostage releases in Gaza, and cooperating with nations to ...
By Anna Pederson
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Sharper: Serving America's Veterans
Commentary
As America’s military continues to struggle to meet recruiting targets, the proper treatment of veterans and servicemembers is increasingly vital to ensure the All-Volunteer F...
By Anna Pederson & Andrew Spafford
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Sharper: AUKUS
Commentary
The AUKUS partnership among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States began as an agreement to provide Australia access to nuclear-powered submarines and various de...
By Rebecca Wittner, Anna Pederson & Charles Horn
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Sharper: Israel at War
Commentary
On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched an unprecedented and destructive attack on Israel. The consequences of this attack will reverberate throughout the region, with difficult ob...
By Arona Baigal, Charles Horn & Anna Pederson
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Sharper: Legislating National Security
Commentary
Congress’s role in national security is increasingly in the spotlight. The country narrowly avoided a government shutdown with a bill that did not include more funding to Ukra...
By Anna Pederson & Charles Horn
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Sharper: Ukrainian Counteroffensive
Commentary
With the slow progress of the Ukrainian counteroffensive this summer, observers expressed increased uncertainty regarding the conflict’s trajectory. This lack of advancement c...
By Anna Pederson, Anna Avanesyan & Charles Horn
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Sharper: National Security Workforce
Commentary
A capable workforce is central to the effectiveness of any government, military, or industry. Opaque processes and standards that lag behind the private sector contribute to r...
By Anna Pederson, Taren Sylvester & Charles Horn
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Sharper: Campaigning and the National Defense Strategy
Commentary
The United States faces the unprecedented challenge of simultaneously deterring large-scale conventional aggression by two nuclear-armed powers while also managing other threa...
By Philip Sheers, Molly Campbell & Anna Pederson
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Sharper: Economic Statecraft
Commentary
As competition between the United States and China escalates, and the war in Ukraine continues, countries have embraced new forms of economic statecraft to accomplish key fore...
By Anna Pederson & Charles Horn
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Sharper: AI Safety and Stability
Commentary
Artificial intelligence has sprawled its way across national news headlines, leading to a range of pressing conversations about the technology and how U.S. policymakers should...
By Anna Pederson & Noah Greene
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Sharper: American Power & Purpose
Commentary
Today, new questions arise about the intent and impact of American power. Adversaries and competitors, allies and partners, and the American people are evaluating America’s po...
By Anna Pederson
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Sharper: Military Recruitment
Commentary
With the 50th anniversary of the United States’ All-Volunteer Force this summer, and the current recruiting crisis potentially impacting force readiness, military personnel po...
By Anna Pederson, Ayla McBreen & Charles Horn
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Sharper: U.S.-ROK Alliance
Commentary
With the 70th anniversary of the U.S.-ROK alliance this year, a summit between Presidents Biden and Yoon on the horizon, and an increasing emphasis from Washington on security...
By Anna Pederson & Joshua Fitt
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Sharper: Iraq
Commentary
It has been 20 years since the United States began Operation Iraqi Freedom, and over a year since the Biden administration transitioned from a combat mission to an advise-and-...
By Anna Pederson
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Sharper: Ukraine One Year Later
Commentary
Immediately after President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the general consensus was that Ukrainian forces would be overwhelmed in a matter of days. O...
By Michael Angeloni & Anna Pederson
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Sharper: Critical Technology
Commentary
Critical technologies promise to upend traditional understandings of national security, economic prosperity, and everyday life. Artificial intelligence, semiconductors, quantu...
By Anna Pederson & Sam Howell
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Sharper: National Security in a Divided Congress
Commentary
Following the 2022 midterm elections, a new U.S. Congress was sworn in, resulting in a divided House and Senate with narrow margins. Key national security legislative items ar...
By Anna Pederson & Cameron Edinburgh
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Sharper: Integrated Deterrence
Commentary
The belated 2022 National Defense Strategy—released in October of last year—identified integrated deterrence as the cornerstone of the strategy. Integrated deterrence calls fo...
By Anna Pederson & Michael Akopian
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Sharper: Chips
Commentary
The reliance on semiconductor chips, from accomplishing everyday tasks to fighting wars, has placed them at the center of geopolitical decisions by leaders around the world. R...
By Anna Pederson
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Sharper: The Future of Russia Relations
Commentary
While the recently released U.S. National Defense Strategy names the People's Republic of China as the greatest pacing threat facing the United States, Russia poses the most i...
By Anna Pederson
