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Why Data Privacy Is To Crucial to Fighting Disinformation
Information collected as we go about our daily lives can be weaponized into influence operations that are harder to detect.
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The Nazi Inspiring China’s Communists
A decades-old legal argument used by Hitler has found support in Beijing.
Policy
US Has Achieved ‘Modicum of Success’ in Afghanistan, Top General Says
But years of military stalemate make negotiating with the Taliban the only option, Gen. Mark Milley says.
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NASA’s Secret Weapon for Maximizing Maintenance Funding to Achieve Higher Levels of Mission Assurance
When it comes to maintaining critical equipment and systems and optimizing facility performance, NASA relies on an approach known as reliability-centered maintenance.
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Combat Simulators Should Also Improve Acquisition, DOD Leader Says
The modeling and simulation tools that train troops and forces should also “revolutionize” design, acquisition, sustainment and test.
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We Need a Backup for GPS. Actually, We Need Several of Them
The key is incentivizing adoption of position-navigation-timing alternatives.
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Soldiers Don’t Trust Robot Battle Buddies. Can Virtual Training Fix That?
Allowing soldiers to train their robot wingmen in game environments could be the key to human-machine teaming.
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Trump Is Leaving Biden a Mess in Afghanistan
The departing president neither embraced nor fully repudiated America’s mission.
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Mapping China’s Sprawling Efforts to Recruit Scientists
Beijing’s high-profile Thousand Talents Program is a tiny piece of a broad national strategy to build military and economic advantage.
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Are AI Professionals Actually Unwilling to Work for the Pentagon?
A CSET survey finds a more nuanced situation than public perception might indicate.
Ideas
Biden Has Many Good Choices at SecDef
I’m rooting for Flournoy, but she’s not the only one who would do well.
Ideas
How Biden and Kerry Could Rebuild America’s Global Climate Leadership
Kerry’s decades of experience and the international relationships he developed as a senator and secretary of state may give him a chance.
Ideas
Tapping Flournoy as SecDef Would Be a Really Big Deal
A natsec black belt and outstanding leader, the former policy undersecretary would also be uniquely positioned to implement some long-overdue personnel changes.
Policy
Dems See GOP Electioneering in Air Force Choice of Georgia for C-130 Base
A Trump appointee wants Air National Guard planes sent to the state that holds the key to Senate control.
Ideas
The Next Administration Should Bring the Shadow Wars into the Light
Lethal tactics and entire campaigns launched urgently after 9/11 have corroded oversight and American standing.
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Designating the Houthis as Terrorists Would be a Mistake
A proposed White House move would hinder peace talks and humanitarian efforts in Yemen.
Science & Tech
How Two US Military Bases Are Exploring 5G’s Potential
Defense Department-led pursuits of next-generation connectivity will hone in on survivability, security, and innovation.
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An AI Tool Can Tell a Conspiracy Theory from a True Conspiracy
It comes down to how easily the story falls apart.
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