Commentary
The Pentagon is using polygraphs to hunt leakers, but the tests are more theater than fact
My 27-year career with the CIA makes me wary of the certainty their use can appear to convey.
We can buy more weapons. We can’t buy more time.
Three things Congress should do to keep America’s window of vulnerability from growing.
The wrong way to review US force posture in Europe
Loyalty tests don’t build loyalty. They erode it.
CMMC Works. Now let’s sharpen it.
This is not the moment to loosen the standard, writes a former DOD CIO.
Shock wave
What if the U.S. were ahead of China in hypersonic weapons development? Welcome to the latest Fictional Intelligence.
The antifa terrorism threat the Trump administration describes does not exist
Focusing on it will only make Americans more vulnerable to actual threats.
The Trump administration’s global campaign against ‘radical left terrorism’ is built on a national security memo
NSPM-7 marks a major conceptual shift in U.S. counterterrorism policy, departing from approaches that primarily targeted foreign threats.
What is the Chinese military thinking about the Iran war?
Let’s imagine what a senior PLA analyst might write in a memo.
The director of national intelligence needs more than political loyalty to do the job
A veteran of White House intelligence operations explains why.
The Pentagon’s $54 billion bet on autonomous warfare
With new DAWG initiative, the DOD is attempting to fix a historically slow-moving, broken acquisition pipeline.
Why the Iran war is breaking the US‑European strategic alliance
The continent is learning that it must not count on Washington.
Taiwan is a ‘model ally,’ not trade bait
Trading the island’s security for rhetoric from Beijing would be a strategic blunder of historic proportions.
Why the War Powers Resolution deadline doesn’t actually constrain presidents
The "60‑day deadline" has a complex history.
The next president must reimagine, not just restore, the administrative state
Careful calibration—not chainsaws—can produce a government that solves problems instead of getting in the way.
Trump’s assumptions are running his Iran policy aground—again
His blunders underscore the importance of a vigorous interagency process.
How to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
It will take existing, though battered, diplomatic and military frameworks plus some creative thinking.
Stop managing NATO. Start rebalancing it.
Three reforms can strengthen the alliance for its next era.
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Unheeded lessons from the US warship nearly sunk by an Iranian mine
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4 ways the war in Iran has weakened the US in the great power game
Trump further strains U.S. alliances while enabling China and Russia to advance regional influence.
How would the US Navy counter Iran's mines?
The remaining Avenger minehunters are in Japan, while Pentagon testing has revealed problems with the LCS.
