Ideas
There’s a Deal to Be Had Between the US and Iran
For now, though, both sides seem to prefer escalating pressure.
Ideas
Russia, China Offer Challenges in the Arctic
America’s top naval commander in Europe looks at the geostrategic challenges of the warming High North.
Ideas
Brexit’s National-Security Impact: It’s More Than the Economy, Stupid
The Trump Administration must broaden its trade-focused perspective, lest it find itself even more isolated from Washington’s closest allies and partners.
Ideas
The US Protects the Global Commons. Others Can Police Its Choke Points
Trump's not wrong when he says European, Mideast, and Asian nations should do more to protect Gulf shipping.
Science & Tech
The NSA Is Behind Schedule on Surveillance-Abuse Controls
The NSA inspector general also criticized the spy agency's data-security plans.
Ideas
China Should Consider Supporting a Korean Nuclear Deal
If Beijing hoped that a nuclear North Korea would decrease U.S. presence in the Pacific, that strategy has backfired.
Policy
Trump’s Fourth of July Takeover Was Inevitable
The event is the latest expression of the 45th president’s creeping ubiquity.
Ideas
Melians’ Revenge: How Emerging Tech Can Fortify NATO’s Eastern Flank
AI, 3D printing, commercial drones, and more can give the alliance’s easternmost nations a surprisingly potent defensive punch.
Ideas
We’re Not Playing Acquisition Pac-Man Anymore
Today’s defense acquisition officials have freedom of movement akin to an open-world game. They need to use it.
Ideas
‘End Forever Wars’ is a Sound Bite, Not a Security Policy
More and more Democratic candidates are echoing Trump’s pledges to withdraw from conflicts abroad. Few say how to do it, nor how it will make us safer.
Science & Tech
Pentagon Aims to Award JEDI Cloud Contract in August
But a court hearing for Oracle's protest is slated for early July, which may complicate DOD's effort to choose between Amazon and Microsoft.
Ideas
Not Even Trump Has Any Idea What His Iran Policy Is
The president canceled a strike because it was “not proportionate,” and then vowed “obliteration.”
Ideas
We Don’t Need Airstrikes to Restore Deterrence in the Strait of Hormuz
Recent history shows that a restrained, multilateral military response can help restore stability.
Ideas
Women are Critical to Ending Wars—and the Trump Administration Agrees
A new law should kickstart long-overdue efforts to include more women in peace and security leadership roles.
Ideas
Is There Still a Deal to Be Done With Iran?
Below the surface, there are faint signs of how both parties can exit the crisis.
Ideas
Worse Than Obama’s Red-Line Moment
Trump has now shown himself just as willing as President Obama to make empty threats that damage American credibility.
Ideas
A Closer Look at the Arguments against the Low-Yield SLBM
Why should the U.S. forgo a modest technical adjustment that improves forces supporting its strategy for deterring limited nuclear war?
Ideas