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Brig. Gen. Lacroix: The Inter-American Defense Board – the other IADB
Cooperation among countries is as important as cooperation within countries. A lack of strong advocates of the IADB within government institutions can serve to highlight the difference of perspectives between foreign and defense ministries, rather than uniting them.
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Friends of Europe founder: Europe’s weak and outdated armed forces should draw from China’s model
In truth, Europe, it’s not the amount of money that matters, but on what you spend it.
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Analyst Byron Callan: Defense industry M&A not so straightforward
Defense M&A increased in 2017 compared to 2016, and it was comprised of a mix of deals whose rationale could be extrapolated into 2018 to divine what else could occur.
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![The power of partnership, for security and deterrence [Commentary]](https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/635806010675614540-gettyimages-450359461jpg.jpg?w=1024)
The power of partnership, for security and deterrence [Commentary]
The power of partnership cannot be confined to the advances of the F-35. Both industry and government must not lose focus on the material and operational readiness of legacy platforms and systems.
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![The African battle space is not the Middle East [Commentary]](https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/3207242.jpg.jpg?w=1024)
The African battle space is not the Middle East [Commentary]
American counterterrorism strategy could leverage a Trump administration eager to get stuck into counterterrorism to expand its operations in Africa. Put in a nutshell, the U.S. has a chance to stop violent extremism in Africa from metastasizing into a larger, international threat.
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![A congressional perspective on the Fitzgerald, McCain collisions [Commentary]](https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/fitzgerald-8.jpg.jpg?w=1024)
A congressional perspective on the Fitzgerald, McCain collisions [Commentary]
Naval crews are often able to learn on the job and overcome training deficiencies. But this is neither an ideal nor a sustainable model.
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![What we should learn from the #metoonatsec open letter [Editorial]](https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/DFN-Jill-Aitoro04.jpg.jpg?w=1024)
What we should learn from the #metoonatsec open letter [Editorial]
Word circulated fast about the more than 200 women from the national security community, describing themselves as survivors of sexual harassment, assault or abuse, or as women who know others who are. Like so many others, I cheer for these women loudly.
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![How the West should prepare for a post-Putin Russia [Commentary]](https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/635621912957466222-russia-putinjpg.jpg?w=1024)
How the West should prepare for a post-Putin Russia [Commentary]
Russia can be at best defined as a resurgent global power in the age of a rising China. Why then is the West so preoccupied by Moscow’s actions?
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![A national security case for tax reform [Commentary]](https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/635888246850517785-120209460jpg.jpg?w=1024)
A national security case for tax reform [Commentary]
Supporters of tax cuts are merely pushing future defense spending cuts to the future by eliminating revenues to pay for them.
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![Rising nuclear threats require a modern deterrent [Commentary]](https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2861286.jpg.jpg?w=1024)
Rising nuclear threats require a modern deterrent [Commentary]
After 25 years of near neglect for all U.S. nuclear systems, the need for modernizing every leg of the nuclear triad is pressing.
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Brig. Gen. Lacroix: The Inter-American Defense Board – the other IADB
Cooperation among countries is as important as cooperation within countries. A lack of strong advocates of the IADB within government institutions can serve to highlight the difference of perspectives between foreign and defense ministries, rather than uniting them.
-
Friends of Europe founder: Europe’s weak and outdated armed forces should draw from China’s model
In truth, Europe, it’s not the amount of money that matters, but on what you spend it.
-
Analyst Byron Callan: Defense industry M&A not so straightforward
Defense M&A increased in 2017 compared to 2016, and it was comprised of a mix of deals whose rationale could be extrapolated into 2018 to divine what else could occur.
-
The power of partnership, for security and deterrence [Commentary]
The power of partnership cannot be confined to the advances of the F-35. Both industry and government must not lose focus on the material and operational readiness of legacy platforms and systems.
-
The African battle space is not the Middle East [Commentary]
American counterterrorism strategy could leverage a Trump administration eager to get stuck into counterterrorism to expand its operations in Africa. Put in a nutshell, the U.S. has a chance to stop violent extremism in Africa from metastasizing into a larger, international threat.
-
A congressional perspective on the Fitzgerald, McCain collisions [Commentary]
Naval crews are often able to learn on the job and overcome training deficiencies. But this is neither an ideal nor a sustainable model.
-
What we should learn from the #metoonatsec open letter [Editorial]
Word circulated fast about the more than 200 women from the national security community, describing themselves as survivors of sexual harassment, assault or abuse, or as women who know others who are. Like so many others, I cheer for these women loudly.
-
How the West should prepare for a post-Putin Russia [Commentary]
Russia can be at best defined as a resurgent global power in the age of a rising China. Why then is the West so preoccupied by Moscow’s actions?
-
A national security case for tax reform [Commentary]
Supporters of tax cuts are merely pushing future defense spending cuts to the future by eliminating revenues to pay for them.
-
Rising nuclear threats require a modern deterrent [Commentary]
After 25 years of near neglect for all U.S. nuclear systems, the need for modernizing every leg of the nuclear triad is pressing.
-
Brig. Gen. Lacroix: The Inter-American Defense Board – the other IADB
Cooperation among countries is as important as cooperation within countries. A lack of strong advocates of the IADB within government institutions can serve to highlight the difference of perspectives between foreign and defense ministries, rather than uniting them.
-
Friends of Europe founder: Europe’s weak and outdated armed forces should draw from China’s model
In truth, Europe, it’s not the amount of money that matters, but on what you spend it.
-
Analyst Byron Callan: Defense industry M&A not so straightforward
Defense M&A increased in 2017 compared to 2016, and it was comprised of a mix of deals whose rationale could be extrapolated into 2018 to divine what else could occur.
-
The power of partnership, for security and deterrence [Commentary]
The power of partnership cannot be confined to the advances of the F-35. Both industry and government must not lose focus on the material and operational readiness of legacy platforms and systems.
-
The African battle space is not the Middle East [Commentary]
American counterterrorism strategy could leverage a Trump administration eager to get stuck into counterterrorism to expand its operations in Africa. Put in a nutshell, the U.S. has a chance to stop violent extremism in Africa from metastasizing into a larger, international threat.
-
A congressional perspective on the Fitzgerald, McCain collisions [Commentary]
Naval crews are often able to learn on the job and overcome training deficiencies. But this is neither an ideal nor a sustainable model.
-
What we should learn from the #metoonatsec open letter [Editorial]
Word circulated fast about the more than 200 women from the national security community, describing themselves as survivors of sexual harassment, assault or abuse, or as women who know others who are. Like so many others, I cheer for these women loudly.
-
How the West should prepare for a post-Putin Russia [Commentary]
Russia can be at best defined as a resurgent global power in the age of a rising China. Why then is the West so preoccupied by Moscow’s actions?
-
A national security case for tax reform [Commentary]
Supporters of tax cuts are merely pushing future defense spending cuts to the future by eliminating revenues to pay for them.
-
Rising nuclear threats require a modern deterrent [Commentary]
After 25 years of near neglect for all U.S. nuclear systems, the need for modernizing every leg of the nuclear triad is pressing.
