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Deepfake Threats Would Get Annual DHS Look Under Proposed Law
The Deepfake Report Act would require the Homeland Security Department to study the threats posed by manipulated and synthetic text and imagery.
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The ‘Domestic Terrorist’ Designation Won’t Stop Extremism
Neither the historical record nor today's decentralization suggest that a government designation will have much effect
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The Military We Have Vs. The Military We Need
We only pretend to build armed forces to confront the threats we face.
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Intelligence Bill Seeks Faster Clearance Reviews, Other Reforms
The bill would also allow the government to give “derogatory information” about individual contractors to their companies.
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The US Intelligence Community Is Being Disrupted
Intel agencies aren’t businesses, but they'd better learn from private-sector giants gone by.
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Does the Pentagon’s Checkbook Diplomacy Actually Work?
We know more about waste and corruption than about whether DoD's preferential procurement produces the desired results.
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It’s Too Late for US-Russia-China Arms-Control Fantasies
As U.S. and Russian negotiators open two days of talks in Vienna, they should waste no more time talking about a tripartite agreement.
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Congress Has Less Than a Month to Ward Off Needless Harm to the US Military
The ranking member of the House’s Defense Appropriations panel lays out how it would hurt to start fiscal 2021 with a continuing resolution.
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Ending Accompanied Tours to the Gulf Is a Message Delivered at a Cost
The Pentagon wants Iran — and U.S. allies — to pay close attention to its decision to keep troops' families out of the region.
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The Pentagon Must Not Falter in Its Drive To Network Its Weapons and Sensors
American military superiority depends on a complete and successful integration of all services' forces.
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Airpower Gets a Big Boost in the Senate’s Authorization Bill
Air Force leaders won’t be entirely happy with it, but the country should be.
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Look at Great Power Competition Through a Special Operations Lens
Most of this competition is far short of combat, which makes the principles and expertise of SOF keenly relevant.
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Now Who’s Weak on China? Bolton Paints Trump as Ignorant and Servile
The GOP’s reelection effort to deflect criticism on ‘Beijing Biden’ is destroyed by Trump’s former national security advisor.
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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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