Defense

Does the Fall of Assad Re-Open Turkey’s Kurdish Pandora...

“Snow has fallen on the mountains you dreamed of.” This Turkish saying describes...

Championing NATO’s Digital Transformation

On the sidelines of I/ITSEC in Orlando, we hosted a live podcast recording. Our ...

Dual-Use Is a Strategy, Not a Category (Nor a Trap)

The term “dual-use” is something of a lightning rod in the startup world, sparki...

Davy Crockett and the Boy Scouts: The Korean War and Mi...

Rick Landgraf talks with Andrew Forney, author of “Davy Crockett and the Boy Sco...

Rewind and Reconnoiter: Civic Education and Military Co...

In 2020, Maj. Walter Haynes wrote “Will the Military Become Just Another Politic...

The Mayhem of Russia’s “Research” Fleet

Russia wields a formidable capability to target NATO’s undersea infrastructure i...

The Missing Middle: Emphasizing Operational Expertise i...

Walk across any U.S. Air Force base, and you’ll likely notice senior officers we...

Rewind and Reconnoiter: When Will Guam Become a Priority?

In 2021, Rear Adm. (ret.) Mark Montgomery wrote “Fully Fund the Guam Defense Sys...

The Long Shadow of the Ladakh Crisis

Peace seems to have broken out between India and China. On Oct. 23, 2024, Indian...

The Battle for Brilliant Minds: From the Nuclear Age to AI

On December 18, 1944, Moe Berg — a Princeton graduate, Major League baseball sta...

Why Britain Should Scupper the Chagos Islands Deal

The British government’s negotiation with the Republic of Mauritius to cede the ...

Assessing Ukraine’s Prospects in 2025

Mike Kofman joined Ryan for a wide-ranging conversation on the challenges faced ...

Don’t Protect the U.S. Merchant Marine — Promote It

It is no secret that the American commercial shipbuilding industry is struggling...

The Trump Administration vs the ‘Axis of Upheaval’?

Will the Trump administration try to break the so-called “axis of upheaval”?  Th...

In Brief: Is China or the United States Winning the Rac...

A lot happens every day. Alliances shift, leaders change, and conflicts erupt. W...

Making Deals, Building Corridors: Trump’s Middle East M...

When President Joe Biden announced on Jan. 15, 2025 that the United States had s...

The Coming Wave of Wartime Drone Expertise

On Aug. 4, 2018, a drone exploded over Avenida Bolívar in Caracas during a speec...

The Electricity Front of Russia’s War Against Ukraine

Russia is close to achieving a decisive edge on the energy front of the Russo–Uk...

A Prisoner of War’s Old Fashioned

For some people, the new year brings a resolution to refrain from drinking — if ...

Down the Rabbit Hole to Hollow Earth

Flat-earthers tend to get all the attention these days, and I don’t begrudge the...

In Brief: Trump Executive Orders and What They Mean for...

A lot happens every day. Alliances shift, leaders change, and conflicts erupt. W...

Trump Has a Rare and Short Window to Solve the Iran Pro...

Donald Trump is likely the last president that will get a chance to stop Iran fr...

Trump Needs a Plan on Ukraine’s Buried Treasure

The war in Ukraine isn’t just about safeguarding democracy or demonstrating West...

With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: How to Mak...

“Big Tech” — or large multinational corporations that manufacture, own, and oper...

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