Ideas

As leaders meet in Vilnius for the 2023 NATO Summit, the war in Ukraine will be at the top of the agenda. However, the perennial issue of defense spending, or lack thereof, among NATO members will not be far behind. Many are familiar…

When the House Armed Services Committee reported its massive 2024 National Defense Authorization Act by an overwhelming 58 to 1 vote, it adopted a quick, simple solution to a research problem. The Pentagon’s Office of Cost Assessment…

This essay is adapted from the authors’ book, Age of Danger: Keeping America Safe in an Era of New Superpowers, New Weapons, and New Threats (Hachette, 2023).The military mission was traditional, straight-forward, right from the manual:…

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China has long relied on foreign-made computer chips for bleeding-edge national security efforts, from supercomputers to domestic surveillance to AI. Now, as American policymakers work to stem this flow of advanced technology, China is…

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It’s hard to list all the ways our friend and fellow veteran, John McCain, left his mark on our country, especially when it comes to our national security. He saw a lot of things more clearly than others, not least of which was that in…

Middle Eastern governments’ interest in the so-called “China model” is real, but it is superficial. They admire China’s three-decade record combining an authoritarian system with the use of state capital to achieve profound economic change…

Women in the military, especially aviators, have a lot to celebrate this year. It’s the 75th anniversary of the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act, which established a permanent presence for women in the U.S. military. It’s been three…