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Domestic Production of Flat Panel Displays Critical to National Security
By Jim Will, Defense Opinion Writer. The lack of U.S. manufacturing for flat panel displays (FPDs) and the subsequent reliance on Chinese sources present significant, potentially catastrophic risks to the […]
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A Bad Idea: Shuttering Navy Office for Unmanned Systems, Small Combatants
By Steven Wills, Defense Opinion Writer. The U.S. Navy’s program executive office for unmanned systems and small combatants (PEO USC) is potentially on the chopping block for disestablishment, according to […]
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In Combat Shipbuilding, Allies Show that Cheaper Doesn’t Always Mean Better
By Steven Wills, Defense Opinion Writer. U.S. Navy warships are often more expensive than their foreign nation counterparts. The ship costs of authoritarian nations like the People’s Republic of China […]
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A Disinformation Campaign Takes Dead Aim at Congress
Mark Pfeifle, Defense Opinion Writer. Most Americans have never heard of third-party litigation funding (TPFL), the practice by which an entity that is not a party to a lawsuit nevertheless […]
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As Europe Rapidly Rearms, NATO Must Focus on Drone Protection
By Robert Brull, Defense Opinion Writer. “Russia Is Churning Out Drones,” ran a recent Wall Street Journal headline. “Ukraine Is Feeling the Impact.” Since Russia struck a deal with Iran to produce […]
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To Help Deter China, NATO Should Expand Treaty to Include Hawaii
By André Brunel, Defense Opinion Writer. A dirty open secret of NATO is that, 75 years after its founding, Hawaii is not covered by Articles 5 and 6 of the Washington Treaty, […]
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The Lessons Israel’s Success in Iran Demonstrate for U.S. Defense Planners
By Peter Mitchell, Defense Opinion Writer. Israel’s telegraphed strikes against Iran’s military leadership and nuclear enrichment facilities – dubbed “Operation Rising Lion,” a nod to Jewish scripture and also possibly a reference […]
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Lessons from Russia-Ukraine Front: Autonomous Vehicles, AI-driven Logistics, and Quantum-enhanced Defense Security Recalibrate Military Strategy
By Chris Morton & Bianca Nobilo, Defense Opinion Writers. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, now entering its third year, continues to expose persistent vulnerabilities in Western military readiness — from […]
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Fighting Two Wars in the Indo-Pacific Would Tax U.S. Resolve
By Ju Hyung Kim, Defense Opinion Writer. As tensions escalate in East Asia, a once-theoretical nightmare scenario is rapidly becoming a plausible strategic contingency: simultaneous military conflicts in the Taiwan […]
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UncategorizedCommentary: DoD Zeroes in on Boosting Cybersecurity for Systems that Sustain the Military
By Steve Orrin, Defense Opinion Writer The Department of Defense (DoD) is sharpening its cybersecurity focus on operational technology (OT), the systems that sustain military operations. With hostile actors increasingly targeting these […]