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The Senate’s Defense Authorization Bill Ignores Our New Reality
The annual policy bill takes almost no notice of a pandemic that has already wrought more destruction than most of our country’s wars.
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How the Kremlin Targets Lies, and Truths, about Russia’s COVID Response
Chief prosecutor sheds light on Moscow’s recent efforts to control the messages that Russians receive about the coronavirus pandemic.
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Two Ways to Stop Secrecy from Undermining US National Security
Keeping America safe in the 21st century means sharing more information with allies and partners. Here’s how to start.
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Don’t Believe the China Hype
When it comes to assessing Chinese power, things aren’t always as they seem.
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Was the Coronavirus Outbreak an Intelligence Failure?
Certainly, there are lessons to be learned, and changes to be made in COVID's wake.
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COVID-19 Is Forcing Hard Cybersecurity Choices
Pandemic relief spending will likely prevent the implementation of most of the Cybersecurity Solarium Commission’s recommendations. Here’s how to prioritize them.
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What Big Tech Wants Out of the Pandemic
The firms are all too eager to help the government manage the coronavirus crisis.
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What the World Could Teach America About Policing
Examples abound of reforms that are seen as “radical” in the United States.
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Milley Is Trump's Latest Reluctant Enabler
Maintaining the balance between serving the president and protecting the Constitution is impossible over time.
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Why Soldiers Might Disobey the President’s Orders to Occupy US Cities
Because it might be their duty to do so. Two ethicists at Navy schools explain.
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Terrorists Aren’t Staying In Jail as Long as You Might Think
Most convicted of terror offenses stay just a few years, and receive far too little rehabilitation support before and after they leave.
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Milley's Chance to Right His ‘Mistake’
The Joint Chiefs chairman now says he was wrong to walk with the president. Will he survive to push back a second time?
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Lessons from Yemen’s Missile War
After five years, hundreds of long- and short-range missiles fired, and more than 160 missile-defense intercepts, it’s time to take stock.
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Stop Training Police Like They’re Joining the Military
If policing is to change, the spotlight must turn toward police academies, where new recruits are first inculcated into the folkways of their profession.
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We Need Joe Biden
Donald Trump has failed. Our national cohesion and security can’t wait another five years.
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Dear Mr. Secretary, You Can Rename Army Bases Right Now
If the Army’s civilian leader is serious about starting to address institutional racism, here’s a helping hand.
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Explainer: What Is Antifa?
Despite Trump's attempts to paint the movement as an organized threat, its members are decentralized, rarely violent, and focused on resisting the persecution of minority groups.
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Petraeus: Take Rebel Names Off US Army Bases
It is time to remove the names of traitors like Benning and Bragg from our country’s most important military bases.
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Biden’s Foreign Policy Would Be Better Than Trump's, But Just Barely
The former vice president lacks a consistent philosophy of when and how to use military force.
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