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Opinion
Three directions the US defense budget could go
Battles over border security, as well as aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, make the outcome for the FY25 defense budget difficult to predict.
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To keep pace, the Pentagon needs a new way to plan its budget
The PBBE process is no longer able to keep up with the pace of innovation and the complexity of growing national defense threats.
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Rearming US Navy ships at sea is no longer an option, but a necessity
Fortunately, rearming VLS cells at sea is not an impossible engineering problem.
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Opinion
How Europe can build its defense while maintaining US support
Europe sought “autonomy” without providing adequate defense resources, while the U.S. wanted more European defense contributions without losing influence.
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How to hold Ukraine over until Congress passes more aid funding
Washington still retains the authority to give Kyiv more than $4 billion worth of materiel from U.S. stocks.
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Can Biden’s new arms policy lead to real accountability for Israel?
This new memorandum could — and hopefully will — help operationalize important existing law and lead to new points of leverage over Israeli operations.
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Opinion
How to end China’s chokehold on the Pentagon’s supply chains
Countless China-based firms remain deeply embedded in Defense Department supply chains across 12 critical technologies.
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Opinion
Department of the Air Force needs more resources for successful reorg
No organizational plan, no matter how competent its design, can make up for shortfalls without additional resources.
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Opinion
Adopt a treaty for semiconductor export control
The absence of a robust global semiconductor export control regime leaves the United States vulnerable in the technological race.
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Opinion
Want an interchangeable naval force? Expand foreign exchanges.
Refocusing exchange programs through the lens of potential military conflict can accelerate the benefits of collaboration.
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Opinion
How to help solve Ukraine’s drone shortage problem
While the Ukrainians adopted FPV drones first, Russia now has the edge thanks to its advantage in production capacity.
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NATO has a munitions problem, and Europe needs to step up
There are at least three competing munitions demands on the European defense industry that require immediate attention.
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Opinion
Implementing the industrial base strategy won’t be easy
This is a national crisis that will take an all hands on deck effort to resolve. But it’s not clear the sense of urgency is strong enough.
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To deter China, the US and Taiwan should seek asymmetric symmetry
The days of black-and-white definitions of asymmetry have passed.
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An unprepared West contemplates threat of Russia’s nonstrategic nukes
A deeper and broader study of Russia’s approach to nonstrategic nuclear weapons is essential to maintaining the peace in Europe.
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Rebuild US brain trust to curb reliance on foreign critical minerals
China’s Commerce Ministry recently imposed export controls on gallium and germanium, minerals essential for computer chips and solar panels.
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Opinion
Think the Sentinel nuclear program is pricey? Try living without it.
Budgets are tight, which means every defense dollar counts, but the program should not be thought of as “unaffordable,” given the stakes.
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