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Opinion
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Corruption in China’s military is no excuse for American complacency
American policymakers should not bet on corruption to hamstring PLA modernization.
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The US is failing to quickly field hypersonic missile defense
If Washington does not act quickly to expedite the Pentagon’s fielding of hypersonic missile defense capabilities, deterrence may fail in the Pacific.
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Repair deployed ships in theater to optimize combat power
Vast ocean distances that take weeks to traverse make the ability to regenerate forces quickly a critical enabler for mission success.
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US Space Force needs more to effectively deter, win wars
The Space Force was established to address the threat in space, not to be the help desk of the other services.
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