Commentaries

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. […]

By Mark Mitchell, Defense Opinion Writer. Mark is a former Air Force test pilot. A reliable and affordable air refueling capability is fundamental to accomplishing the U.S. Air Force’s critical […]

By Steven Wills, Defense Opinion Writer. Steven is the navalist at the Center for Maritime Strategy. The third Chinese carrier Fujian recently went to sea for trials, at some times trailing an Admiral […]