Biden’s post-COVID defense budget choice: A resurgence or a decline Thomas Mahnken and Roger Zakheim say that recent war games show a 10 percent cut to defense would leave the Pentagon woefully underfunded. By: Thomas G. Mahnken and Roger I. Zakheim
Why America needs a layered homeland missile defense The ballistic missile threat to our homeland is real, and we need a continual dialogue on how to address it, including a layered approach. By: Vic Mercado
Four challenges to countering WMDs — and how to overcome them Reformulated strategies and reorganizations alone will not sufficiently protect against today’s highly complex, multiregional, overlapping threats by adversaries old and new. By: William King
Trump’s behavior demonstrates that Biden must change US nuclear policy President-elect Joe Biden should limit his own authority to order a nuclear attack. By: Lisbeth Gronlund and David Wright
Bolstering US-Japan technology ties is key to deterring threats in Asia A top security issue for the incoming Biden administration must be forging closer technology ties with Japan as a counterweight to the trinity of mutual adversaries we face in Asia. By: Benjamin McMartin and Bernice Kiyo Glenn
We need less jargon, more nuance in 2021 Can we please do better than making acronyms like CJADC2? By: Mike Gruss
Even a pandemic can’t stunt geopolitics This year's Outlook authors were, understandably, unable to ignore the coronavirus pandemic. But the spread of a disease did not distract them from the affairs of geopolitics. By: Chris Martin
NATO secretary general: Our alliance must remain strong militarily and politically across the globe The only thing we can be certain of is uncertainty itself — and we must learn to deal with it. By: Jens Stoltenberg
Japan’s defense minister: Transform the defense industry to meet future threats The “uncertainty of future warfare” poses an ongoing challenge for defense authorities and industry. By: Nobuo Kishi
UK defense secretary: Britain is paving a path for modernization and appropriate funding Following our departure from the European Union, Britain is opening up fresh opportunities to strengthen global relationships and stay ahead of the curve. By: Ben Wallace
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