Commentaries
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U.S. Should Renew Focus On Its Africa Command
By Jonathan Moak, Defense Opinion Writer. Earlier this year, a dam at a copper mine in Zambia controlled by Sino Metals – part of state-owned China Nonferrous Mining Corp. – […]
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South Korea’s Electronic Warfare Leap: Impact on Enemies and the U.S.
By Ju Hyung Kim, Defense Opinion Writer. South Korea fields world-class advanced defense systems. However, one area remains relatively underdeveloped — the electromagnetic spectrum that enables every modern operation to […]
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An Emerging Risk: Artificial Intelligence Exposing U.S. Strategic Thought
By Lt. Col. Clay Johnson, Defense Opinion Writer. Generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT are now deeply embedded in Americans’ daily workflow. Subscriptions reportedly exceed 11 million, with hundreds of millions of weekly […]
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Ensuring Domestic Chip Manufacturing Strengthens U.S. Defense
By Greg Clifton, Defense Opinion Writer. The U.S. CHIPS and Science Act has reignited domestic manufacturing and inspired a nationwide push to rebuild the local microelectronics ecosystem, which is imperative to maintaining […]
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Administration’s New Strategy Points to Larger, More Capable Naval Force
By Steven Wills, Ph.D., Defense Opinion Writer. While not specifically saying so, President Trump’s new National Security Strategy (NSS) released on Dec.4 is in fact a clarion call for a larger and […]
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As the U.S. Military Integrates Artificial Intelligence, Data Integrity is Top Priority
By Michael Blake, Defense Opinion Writer. As artificial intelligence (AI) systems become deeply integrated into military decision-making, mission success hinges on AI data integrity. The complexity of multiple ingestion points […]
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As the Undersea Grows More Contested, U.S. Navy Subs are the Right Response
By Adm. James G. Foggo III and Steven Wills, Ph.D., Defense Opinion Writers. Once again, the undersea domain is growing contested, as it was during the Cold War. Unmanned underwater […]
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War Unfolding In Slow Motion: Russia Versus NATO
By Harry Readhead, Defense Opinion Writer. The American writer and thinker Michael Lind thinks we ought to stop invoking the two world wars. For him, pointing to the appeasement of Hitler, […]
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Restarting Explosive Nuclear Testing is a Bad Idea
By John Fairlamb, Ph.D., Defense Opinion Writer. Restarting explosive nuclear weapons testing, or even for political reasons conducting tests that don’t generate a nuclear yield, is unnecessary and counterproductive. It […]
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Great Power Competition in Air Defense Exports
By Shaza Arif, Defense Opinion Writer. Air defense systems (ADS) constitute a central function in modern conflicts. However, the increasing pace of their export has extended the role of the […]