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January 6 Was Practice
Donald Trump’s GOP is much better positioned to subvert the next election.
Diplomacy Is the Key to Reducing US Forces in the Mideast
The Pacific pivot need not reduce Middle East security—if the U.S. can get its partners on board.
Ending Strategic Ambiguity Won’t Help Taiwan
Here are three better steps to take.
Two Cheers for the Pentagon’s New Data and AI Initiative
If the reorganization can overcome bureaucratic hurdles, it could preserve U.S. data and AI leadership.
A Low Bar for Success in Today’s Iran-Nuke Talks
The Nov. 29 session between the U.S., Iran, the European Union, and the rest of the P5+1 has the air of a make-or-break moment.
Inside the Data-Driven Operation that Moved Afghan Refugees from Dulles to Safe Havens
The main challenge was reconciling and processing disconnected, stove-piped, unavailable, or incorrect data.
We Know Almost Nothing About the Omicron Variant
Here’s everything we do.
Energize NATO’s Response to Russia’s Threats Against Ukraine
Signal new efforts to thwart a controversial Russian energy pipeline.
The Pandemic Is Ending With a Whimper
The decision to move on to the recovery phase needs to be made by politicians, not scientists.
Expand Five Eyes to Nine? That's Four Too Many
The proposed expansion would force the original members to stop spying on the new ones.
Americans Want to Defend Taiwan. The Pentagon’s Budget Should, Too
Lawmakers should take advantage and give Americans the defense budget we need to stay ahead of China.
Defense One Radio, Ep. 91: Project Overmatch + Project Convergence, updated
We explore the future of the U.S. Navy's Project Overmatch.
The Pandemic’s Next Turn Hinges on Three Unknowns
A potential winter surge is up to vaccines, variants, and us.
The Seven Lawmakers Who Will Decide the Climate’s Fate
Negotiations in Washington, D.C., are far more important than those in Glasgow, Scotland.
Waiting for Attribution in Cyberspace: A Tragicomedy
“We were so hopeful last March when the UN Open-Ended Working Group agreed to endorse all 11 of us voluntary, non-binding norms of responsible state behavior.”
The US Must Turn the Tables on Russia’s Psyops
A post-Cold War fixation on hard power has sapped us of the 21st century’s most potent force.
China Locks Down Its History, to Its Peril and the World’s
Xi Jinping’s effort to cement lifelong power brings rigidity and fragility.
The Autocrats Are Winning
If the 20th century was the story of slow, uneven progress toward the victory of liberal democracy over other ideologies—communism, fascism, virulent nationalism—the 21st century is, so far, a story of the reverse.
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