Commentaries

By Jim Cardoso, Defense Opinion Writer. Almost 20 years ago, in May 2005, I was among a small cadre of aircrew and maintainers who stood up the first CV-22 squadron […]

By Steven Wills, Defense Opinion Writer. Steven is the navalist at the Center for Maritime Strategy. The next U.S. president will be faced with a stark choice – whether or […]

By Michael Marks, Defense Opinion Writer. Michael is the former assistant director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and a former senior policy advisor to the Under Secretary of […]

By André Brunel, Defense Opinion Writer. Brunel is an international technology attorney with Reiter, Brunel and Dunn. The new NATO secretary general has the opportunity and experience necessary to lead […]

By Robert Kenney, Defense Opinion Writer. Robert is a retired Marine Corps colonel with over 5,000 flight hours in the H-1, H-46 and H-53, among other aircraft. The Pentagon has […]

By Steven Wills, Defense Opinion Writer. Steven is the navalist at the Center for Maritime Strategy. The U.S. Navy’s goal of “75 ready ships” remains a “work in progress” after two […]

By Steven Wills, Defense Opinion Writer. Steven is the navalist at the Center for Maritime Strategy. The U.S. Navy has been the focus of recent criticism for its shipbuilding woes, to […]

By Sergio de la Peña, Defense Opinion Writer. Sergio, a retired U.S. Army colonel, is the former deputy assistant secretary of defense for western hemisphere affairs from May 2017 to October […]

By Rebecca Grant, Defense Opinion Writer. Rebecca Grant is a national security analyst and vice president, defense programs for the Lexington Institute, a nonprofit public-policy research organization in Arlington, Virginia. […]

By Rebecca Grant, Defense Opinion Writer. Rebecca Grant is a national security analyst and vice president, defense programs for the Lexington Institute, a nonprofit public-policy research organization in Arlington, Virginia. […]