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Don’t pull the plug on US military installations
Renewable energy is a politically volatile topic, but U.S. military leaders should not categorically dismiss the benefits.
By Nevada Joan Lee and Christopher Preble
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Trump 2.0 and the fracture of US cyber power
In this op-ed, a research analyst argues Trump's push to split America's "dual-hatted" cyber operations leadership would be a significant misstep.
By Jason Blessing
The Marine who marched on the Philippines — and then on Washington
Walk through American history with decorated Marine Smedley D. Butler in this excerpt from “Gangsters of Capitalism” by Jonathan M. Katz.
By Jonathan M. Katz
Hollywood version couldn’t prepare veteran for war realities
I wonder what came first: the movie version informing real life or real life informing the movie version.
By Brian Thompson
Deterring Russia requires a capable bridge tanker and Congressional support
A key element of U.S. deterrence strategy must be to provide NATO air power with sufficient legs — in the form of a modern, capable, interoperable tanker force.
By Phil Breedlove
The US is safer from jihadi terrorism 20 years after 9/11
Al-Qaida’s ability to mount another attack on U.S. soil has been seriously diminished over the past 20 years.
By Jacqueline L. Hazelton
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US military must prepare for POW concerns in the deepfake era
The authors suggest four preliminary steps to prepare for manipulated recordings and photos of POWs, including establishing methods to identify doctored videos quickly after adversaries send them out.
By Jan Kallberg and Col. Stephen Hamilton
The link between extremism and military functioning
One measure to address extremism might be to establish guidance on when extremist activities impact good order, discipline, say the authors of this commentary.
By Marek N. Posard, William Marcellino, and Todd Helmus
We must not repeat the Vietnam refugee tragedy in Afghanistan
The withdrawal of U.S. troops in Afghanistan must not end with a betrayal of our Afghan allies, says the author of this commentary.
By Jim Jones
National security has barely made the debate stage. Here comes the Iran crisis.
The U.S.-Iran crisis has thrust foreign policy and national security—rarely decisive factors in elections—into the spotlight and, likely, onto the Democratic debate stage.
By Joe Gould