Ideas
A Solid Plan to Compete with China in Artificial Intelligence
The NSCAI’s new report should also be taken as the first plank in a national technology strategy.
Ideas
A Salami Slice for Taiwan’s Security
The U.S. can put a revisionist tactic to its own use in the Western Pacific.
Business
Air Force General: If US Doesn’t Hurry to Build New Fighter, China Will
A test version of the highly classified Next Generation Air Dominance aircraft flew last year.
Business
F-35 Still the ‘Cornerstone’ Fighter, Top Air Force General Says
After calling for a new fighter, Gen. Brown clarified the F-35 is alive and well while a new study reevaluates fighters and drones for 2036.
Ideas
Four Ways US Naval Forces Should Be More Assertive
Non-aggressive assertiveness can achieve long-term advantages and have strategic effects.
Science & Tech
Island-Hopping F-35s Test Pacific Air Forces’ Agility Concept
A pair of jets flew two missions from different airfields on the same day in a bid to complicate Chinese targeting.
Ideas
‘Great Power Competition’ Is a Dangerously Simple Frame
To correctly set force posture, the Pentagon needs to look more deeply at the world’s actors, their preferences, and relationships.
Business
Leidos Deepens Maritime Reach with Planned Acquisition of Gibbs & Cox Naval Design Firm
It’s the latest move to better position itself for Navy undersea business.
Science & Tech
How China’s Digital Silk Road Is Leading Countries Away from the United States
Beijing is using technology products, markets, and training to secure influence with U.S. security partners, a IISS report finds.
Ideas
China’s Military-Civil Fusion Strategy: What to Expect in the Next Five Years
Even as the term has all but disappeared from official documents, its tenets are being strengthened and extended.
Policy
Biden: ‘I Will Never Politicize’ US Troops
Biden also announced a new Pentagon-led review of military strategy towards China.
Ideas
We Must Reorient US Cyber Strategy Around the Only Safe Assumption
We should assume adversaries are already in our networks — and Congress should take these five steps to mitigate the damage.
Ideas
A Sharper Approach to China’s Military-Civil Fusion Strategy Begins by Dispelling Myths
MCF isn't new. It's not all-encompassing. It's not even uniquely Chinese.
Ideas
Beijing’s Warning Shot to Biden
U.S. policymakers must begin treating sanctions by other countries as a serious national security threat.
Threats
Feds Can't Buy Chinese-Made Drones Through GSA Anymore
By Feb. 1, all but five unmanned aerial vehicles will be removed from the General Services Administration’s offerings.
Science & Tech
New Destroyer, Armed With Lasers and Hypersonic Missiles, Envisioned as Navy’s Future Centerpiece
U.S. admirals made the case for the new ship during a virtual conference this week.
Ideas
US Tech Firms Must Stop Helping China’s Defense-Linked Organizations
Additions to the U.S. blacklist are welcome and overdue, but companies need to be warier of others as well.
Threats
NATO Gears Up for Biden, Big Decisions on Afghanistan, China
“We are faced with a very hard and difficult dilemma,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in an exclusive interview.
Ideas
ICBM Advocates Say US Missile Subs Are Vulnerable. It Isn’t True
Recent technological advances still favor the sea-based leg of America’s nuclear triad.
Ideas