Commentary


  • Commentary: US Satellite Needs
    Commentary: US Satellite Needs

    The 2011 National Security Space Strategy (NSSS) for protecting US space capabilities, passed in 2011, contained various elements, including developing international norms of behavior, building commercial and international coalitions, enhancing the resilience of space capabilities, deterring aggression against critical space systems, and preparing to defeat attacks and operate in a degraded space environment.

  • Editorial: Ensure Success of New Frigates
    Editorial: Ensure Success of New Frigates

    After years of criticism, debate and angst, the US Navy appears to — finally — have embraced the littoral combat ships that will prove to be a critical element of its surface force.

  • Editorial: A Great, New US Navy Concept

    For decades, the US Navy’s surface forces have lacked a unifying theme around which to organize, set requirements and fight for resources.

  • Commentary: Carter’s Critical Priorities
    Commentary: Carter’s Critical Priorities

    As Ashton Carter prepares for his Senate confirmation hearings, he will need to consider not just defense budgets but the creation of new strategies and operational capabilities to meet 21st century geopolitical challenges.

  • Editorial: Learn Lessons from Paris Attacks

    The brutal events last week in Paris serve as a potent reminder that terrorism remains a threat to our lives and values.

  • Commentary: Advice for Defense Innovators
    Commentary: Advice for Defense Innovators

    Outgoing US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has announced a new “offset strategy” for DoD.

  • Commentary: Swarming the Battlefield

    The US Department of Defense has launched a long-range research and development planning effort, and DoD leaders have stated that robotics and autonomous systems will be a critical component.

  • Editorial: Honor Andy Marshall

    2015 will be the first year since 1972 that Andy Marshall won’t be the Pentagon’s chief strategist.

  • Editorial: New Shot at Sequester Relief

    With Republicans poised to take control both chambers of Congress, it’s up to them to strike a budget deal that will avert automatic spending cuts slated to resume in full force this year.

  • Commentary: The Next Secretary’s Task

    The recent resignation of Chuck Hagel as US defense secretary is a sign of the times. During his short, unglamorous tenure as the Obama administration’s defense chief, Hagel had become a symbol of the White House’s failed foreign and defense policies.

  • Commentary: US Satellite Needs
    Commentary: US Satellite Needs

    The 2011 National Security Space Strategy (NSSS) for protecting US space capabilities, passed in 2011, contained various elements, including developing international norms of behavior, building commercial and international coalitions, enhancing the resilience of space capabilities, deterring aggression against critical space systems, and preparing to defeat attacks and operate in a degraded space environment.

  • Editorial: Ensure Success of New Frigates
    Editorial: Ensure Success of New Frigates

    After years of criticism, debate and angst, the US Navy appears to — finally — have embraced the littoral combat ships that will prove to be a critical element of its surface force.

  • Editorial: A Great, New US Navy Concept

    For decades, the US Navy’s surface forces have lacked a unifying theme around which to organize, set requirements and fight for resources.

  • Commentary: Carter’s Critical Priorities
    Commentary: Carter’s Critical Priorities

    As Ashton Carter prepares for his Senate confirmation hearings, he will need to consider not just defense budgets but the creation of new strategies and operational capabilities to meet 21st century geopolitical challenges.

  • Editorial: Learn Lessons from Paris Attacks

    The brutal events last week in Paris serve as a potent reminder that terrorism remains a threat to our lives and values.

  • Commentary: Advice for Defense Innovators
    Commentary: Advice for Defense Innovators

    Outgoing US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has announced a new “offset strategy” for DoD.

  • Commentary: Swarming the Battlefield

    The US Department of Defense has launched a long-range research and development planning effort, and DoD leaders have stated that robotics and autonomous systems will be a critical component.

  • Editorial: Honor Andy Marshall

    2015 will be the first year since 1972 that Andy Marshall won’t be the Pentagon’s chief strategist.

  • Editorial: New Shot at Sequester Relief

    With Republicans poised to take control both chambers of Congress, it’s up to them to strike a budget deal that will avert automatic spending cuts slated to resume in full force this year.

  • Commentary: The Next Secretary’s Task

    The recent resignation of Chuck Hagel as US defense secretary is a sign of the times. During his short, unglamorous tenure as the Obama administration’s defense chief, Hagel had become a symbol of the White House’s failed foreign and defense policies.

  • Commentary: US Satellite Needs
    Commentary: US Satellite Needs

    The 2011 National Security Space Strategy (NSSS) for protecting US space capabilities, passed in 2011, contained various elements, including developing international norms of behavior, building commercial and international coalitions, enhancing the resilience of space capabilities, deterring aggression against critical space systems, and preparing to defeat attacks and operate in a degraded space environment.

  • Editorial: Ensure Success of New Frigates
    Editorial: Ensure Success of New Frigates

    After years of criticism, debate and angst, the US Navy appears to — finally — have embraced the littoral combat ships that will prove to be a critical element of its surface force.

  • Editorial: A Great, New US Navy Concept

    For decades, the US Navy’s surface forces have lacked a unifying theme around which to organize, set requirements and fight for resources.

  • Commentary: Carter’s Critical Priorities
    Commentary: Carter’s Critical Priorities

    As Ashton Carter prepares for his Senate confirmation hearings, he will need to consider not just defense budgets but the creation of new strategies and operational capabilities to meet 21st century geopolitical challenges.

  • Editorial: Learn Lessons from Paris Attacks

    The brutal events last week in Paris serve as a potent reminder that terrorism remains a threat to our lives and values.

  • Commentary: Advice for Defense Innovators
    Commentary: Advice for Defense Innovators

    Outgoing US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has announced a new “offset strategy” for DoD.

  • Commentary: Swarming the Battlefield

    The US Department of Defense has launched a long-range research and development planning effort, and DoD leaders have stated that robotics and autonomous systems will be a critical component.

  • Editorial: Honor Andy Marshall

    2015 will be the first year since 1972 that Andy Marshall won’t be the Pentagon’s chief strategist.

  • Editorial: New Shot at Sequester Relief

    With Republicans poised to take control both chambers of Congress, it’s up to them to strike a budget deal that will avert automatic spending cuts slated to resume in full force this year.

  • Commentary: The Next Secretary’s Task

    The recent resignation of Chuck Hagel as US defense secretary is a sign of the times. During his short, unglamorous tenure as the Obama administration’s defense chief, Hagel had become a symbol of the White House’s failed foreign and defense policies.