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Space Force should break the mold in recruiting and retaining talent
Commentary
We need a diverse talent pool that better reflects America in 2020....
By Eric Fanning
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Reshaping the U.S. Military with a New Force Planning Construct
Commentary
The nation is falling short, and the Department of Defense (DoD) can and must do more to help close the gap....
By James N. Miller
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Enhancing Forward Defense: The Role of Allies and Partners in the Indo-Pacific
Commentary
An effective next NDS requires a clear plan for marshaling and organizing the efforts of U.S. allies and partners in new ways....
By Charles Edel & Siddharth Mohandas
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Harnessing Military Talent to Compete in the 21st Century
Commentary
Developments in technology mean that the DoD must update its processes to attract, recruit, and harness talent to apply skill sets where they are most needed....
By Emma Moore
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Sharper: America's Next Defense Strategy
Commentary
CNAS experts are sharpening the conversation surrounding the future of America’s defense priorities....
By Will Mackenzie, Jennie Matuschak, Chris Estep & Cole Stevens
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It’s Time for the Pentagon To Take Data Principles More Seriously
Commentary
Defense leaders should create the policies, processes, and programs to turn data into useful information quickly and accurately....
By Robert O. Work & Tara Murphy Dougherty
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Enlisting NATO to Address the China Challenge
Commentary
Moving forward, the DoD should enlist NATO in efforts to address the China challenge....
By Carisa Nietsche, Jim Townsend & Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Making the U.S. Military’s Counter-Terrorism Mission Sustainable
Focusing on interstate strategic competition requires investing the mental energy necessary to develop a more sustainable approach to counter-terrorism....
By Stephen Tankel
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Sustaining the Future of Indo-Pacific Defense Strategy
Commentary
The 2022 National Defense Strategy (NDS) should sustain the Indo-Pacific as the priority theater....
By Lindsey Ford
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A Resource-Sustainable Strategy for Countering Violent Extremist Organizations
Commentary
The United States has been trying to pivot from counterterrorism to strategic interstate competition for almost a decade....
By Stephen Tankel
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Overcoming the Tyranny of Time: The Role of U.S. Forward Posture in Deterrence and Defense
Commentary
The next defense strategy has the opportunity to codify the critical role of forward posture....
By Billy Fabian
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The All-Volunteer Force: Civil-Military Relations Hit Home—and Abroad
Commentary
Tensions in the civil-military relationship threaten national security from conflicts abroad to cities across the United States....
By Nathalie Grogan
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The Decline of Deterrence
Commentary
Deterrence is not as stable as believed, and is becoming less so....
By Dr. Andrew F. Krepinevich
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The Next National Defense Strategy Will Be Shaped by Post-BCA Budget Instability
Commentary
The post-BCA world will lead to greater uncertainty for the federal budget....
By Diem Salmon
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Addressing Deepening Russia-China Relations
Commentary
Russia-China cooperation increases the challenge that each country poses to the United States....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jeffrey Edmonds
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Plagues Are Back. Will Wars Follow?
Commentary
In geopolitics, as in biology, it turns out that mankind remains susceptible to new strains of old maladies....
By Vance Serchuk
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A Strategy for Competition
Commentary
DoD needs a strategy that uses its military strength to persuade friends and, when necessary, coerce rivals....
By Melanie W. Sisson
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Defining DoD’s Role in Gray Zone Competition
Commentary
Note: This paper offers a counterpoint to another in this series, “A Strategy for Competition" (forthcoming), by Melanie Sisson....
By Jim Mitre & Andre Gellerman
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Navy Force Structure in the Next National Defense Strategy
Commentary
The discussion of Navy force structure is both timely and urgent....
By Admiral John Richardson, USN (Ret.)
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Next Generation Defense Strategy: Space
Commentary
Without significant changes in defense policy, programs, and staffing, U.S. strategic competitors will transform the nation’s asymmetric advantage into an asymmetric vulnerabi...
By Sarah Mineiro
