Commentaries

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

By Steven Wills, Defense Opinion Writer. Whenever Department of Defense funds are in short supply, U.S. Army officers want to target the aircraft carrier force for cutbacks. This is not […]

By Steven Wills, Defense Opinion Writer. What’s old is new again. The possibility of resurrecting battleships as a potent symbol of naval power is back as a popular topic of discussion in […]

By Bryon Kroger, Defense Opinion Writer. Software factories were supposed to fix defense tech. They promised a faster, leaner path to warfighter-ready software. But instead of operating like real factories, […]

By Will Hurd, Defense Opinion Writer. The Trump administration’s proposed “Golden Dome” missile defense initiative could revolutionize homeland defense. But the debate around it is overlooking a critical point. The […]

By Thomas Graham, Defense Opinion Writer. The end of fiscal 2025 on Sept. 30 will usher in a substantial change for the Department of Defense (DoD). The Office of Management […]

By Joe Kochan, CEO, National Spectrum Consortium The proposed Golden Dome isn’t just a new missile defense system; it’s a massive feat of engineering. Building it will require integrating radars, […]

Ju Hyung Kim, Defense Opinion Writer. South Korea has long viewed the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) from the U.S. as a marker of its military sovereignty. But in a dual […]