Ideas
We Need a New Law to Counter Domestic Drone Threats
The White House sent Congress a plan to protect Americans. It’s not a moment too soon for lawmakers to act.
Policy
Fort Bragg as Fort Liberty? Commission Announces Names to Erase Confederate Ties
Army leaders fighting over glory, not racism, drove the choice of “Liberty,” source says.
Ideas
NATO Must Contest Russian Moves in Its Southern Underbelly
Putin sees the east and south as key to pushing back the Western alliance’s influence.
Threats
Navy Climate Strategy Lacks Specifics for Reducing Largest Emissions Producers
Climate change is “one of the most destabilizing forces of our time,” Assistant Navy Secretary Meredith Berger said.
Threats
Missile Defense Agency Eyes Command Center for Guam
Integrating current and future sensor data is key to protecting Guam from future missile threats.
Policy
Despite Biden’s Latest, Pentagon Says Nothing Has Changed On US Defense of Taiwan
The president suggested that the U.S. is willing to get involved militarily—which could mean troops.
Ideas
Guam Needs Better Missile Defenses—Urgently
Here's a two-stage plan to harden this crucial island base against China's burgeoning missile arsenal.
Ideas
Defense One Radio, Ep. 101: NATO Deputy Secretary-General Mircea Geoana
Defense One's Patrick Tucker discusses innovation in NATO with the alliance's #2 official.
Science & Tech
Special Operators Want AI to Help Discern Public Opinion
New sentiment-analysis tools would improve psyops, SOCOM commander says.
Science & Tech
Pentagon Wants to Take the Time to Get Major Cloud Awards 'Right,' CIO Says
That's a lesson from past failures to apply to the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability contract, John Sherman said.
Ideas
Nuclear vs. Conventional Spending? We Don’t Have that Luxury
The call to boost one at the expense of the other is wrong.
Policy