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Send private-security contractors into Gaza? That’s a terrible idea
Here are some basic questions to ask before this not-even-half-baked notion becomes a policy failure.
Peter W. Singer
July 26, 2024
Send private-security contractors into Gaza? That’s a terrible idea
Here are some basic questions to ask before this not-even-half-baked notion becomes a policy failure.
Peter W. Singer
July 26, 2024
As Hamas war drags on, Israeli democracy weakens
Israel is not alone; a recent report finds that the global state of democracy has been declining for the past six years.
Michal Ben-Josef Hirsch
, The Conversation
July 24, 2024
How the navy-less Ukrainians defeated Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
Their revolution in weapons and tactics offer lessons and warnings for the world’s navies.
Brian Glyn Williams
, The Conversation
July 19, 2024
U.S. Air Force culture needs a reboot
Too many of today’s operators think of themselves as passive helpers, not innovative war-winners.
Paula Thornhill and Lt. Col. Shane Praiswater
July 16, 2024
4 things to watch for as NATO leaders gather in high-stakes summit
Expect important discussion on Ukrainian membership, military aid, China, and internal cohesion.
Garret J. Martin
, The Conversation
July 8, 2024
Lessons from Afghanistan for NATO’s new Ukraine command
U.S. support to Ukraine is still the biggest lever to stop Russia’s aggression and ensure Ukrainian victory.
Andrew Radin
July 7, 2024
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US’s terrorist listing of European far-right group signals fears of rising threat—abroad and at home
The Nordic group’s most notorious attack was at a refugee center in Sweden in 2017.
Jason M. Blazakis and The Conversation
July 3, 2024
The US can improve Egypt’s security at minimal expense. It should do so, post-haste
Cairo is a complicated and beleaguered—yet valuable—partner in a region of chaos.
DB Des Roches
June 29, 2024
NATO's Article 5 isn't as ironclad as many think
Alliance commitments are not quite as binding, either legally or politically, as the conventional wisdom suggests.
Dan Reiter and Brian Greenhill
, The Conversation
June 20, 2024
The Day Private Willie Mays Threw Out My Dad
Two lives intersect in a story of baseball, military service, and American society in the Korean War era.
Tom Shoop
June 18, 2024
Climate change is a threat, not a distraction, to the US military
We’ve got to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time.
Erin Sikorsky
June 18, 2024
Little fanfare as US upgrades Cuba to 'fully cooperating' with anti-terror efforts
But the mid-May move may presage wider rapprochement – if politics allows.
Jason M. Blazakis
, The Conversation
June 17, 2024
Ukraine’s robot boats are rewriting the rules of naval warfare
Strategists around the world have taken note of the changing dynamics at play in the Black Sea and the implications for flashpoints elsewhere.
Jon Hemler and Derek Bisaccio
, Forecast International
June 17, 2024
What can this weekend’s Ukraine peace summit achieve?
Russia won't attend the Swiss-hosted event where Ukraine's Zelensky will pitch his proposal.
Jon Richardson
, The Conversation
June 14, 2024
It’s not too late to cancel the Pentagon’s next ICBM
Axing Sentinel would save hundreds of billions of dollars—and make America safer.
Sébastien Philippe, Sharon K. Weiner and Frank N. von Hippel
June 14, 2024
Europeanize NATO to save it
If the alliance is to reach its century mark, the transatlantic partners must shift much of the responsibility of continental security to Europeans themselves.
Rachel Rizzo and Michael Benhamou
June 11, 2024
Move Guardsmen into the Space Force? You'll lose most of them instead
Air Force leaders don’t understand why people serve in the National Guard.
Bobbi Doorenbos
June 10, 2024
China’s latest aircraft carrier is much more than a big ship
Along with technical and operational advances, the Fujian represents a response to 19th-century humiliation.
J. Michael Dahm and Peter W. Singer
June 6, 2024
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The West needs to produce more critical minerals. Here’s how the Pentagon should help
Geological and technological obstacles will require subsidies to overcome.
Morgan Bazilian and Gregory Wischer
May 30, 2024
How to win in Ukraine: pour it on, and don’t worry about escalation
The Biden administration has been too cautious. There’s still time to change that.
Andrew Radin
May 22, 2024
To foster regional security, forge a long-term counterterrorism partnership with Iraq
In a remarkably complex situation, it’s a hedge worth building.
Christopher P. Costa
May 21, 2024
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