Commentary


  • Washington and Moscow: Together on Syria?
    Washington and Moscow: Together on Syria?

    Secretary of State John Kerry says the US and Russia agreed to steps that could encourage peace in Syria. But the absence of an American “or else” does not increase its prospects.

  • Growing Threats Require Critical Upper Tier Missile Defense Capabilities
    Growing Threats Require Critical Upper Tier Missile Defense Capabilities

    As adversaries and near-peer competitors invest in in next-gen ballistic missile capabilities, the US government is moving forward with a budget that stands to weaken our upper tier missile defense arsenal.

  • Ballistic Missile Defense and Real Deterrence
    Ballistic Missile Defense and Real Deterrence

    The editorial “BMD: What’s in a word?“ (6/27), presented a misleading argument by claiming that by maintaining a modern and robust nuclear arsenal we retain our security.

  • Future Deterrence Frameworks for the GCC
    Future Deterrence Frameworks for the GCC

    To address their core, external security concerns, several Arab Gulf states, with the help of the United States and other Western nations, have focused on maintaining their qualitative military edge over Iran.

  • Global Programs, Global Problems
    Global Programs, Global Problems

    Life happens as you make other plans, the saying goes. And as Western militaries focus more and more on joint programs and interoperability, it’s an important lesson to keep in mind.

  • What’s Next for Drone Warfare?
    What’s Next for Drone Warfare?

    The Air Force, once reluctant to accept unmanned drones as part of its combat force, now recognizes their value for missions such as surveillance and isolated attacks that are better suited for unmanned than manned aircraft.

  • Army On Right Track With Next-Generation Intelligence System
    Army On Right Track With Next-Generation Intelligence System

    The U.S. Army’s primary system for generating and disseminating intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance information to military personnel about the threat, weather, and terrain, needs to be upgraded.

  • Ballistic Missile Defense: What’s in a Word?
    Ballistic Missile Defense: What’s in a Word?

    There’s a consequential debate in Washington about a single word that has guided America’s missile-defense policy and spending for almost two decades.

  • Global Military Sales, and the Influence of Economics
    Global Military Sales, and the Influence of Economics

    Does government buy-in to defense companies matter? Certainly to competitors it might.

  • EU Exit Arguments Are Unconvincing
    EU Exit Arguments Are Unconvincing

    Thousands of military leaders and business executives will gather in Paris next week for Eurosatory, one of the world’s most important defense trade shows.