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Military Power is All About People: A Return to Personnel Policy
The U.S. military is often described as the “best fighting force in the world,” and we agree. It’s superior to its possible adversaries in nearly every way. No other military ...
By Amy Schafer
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The Coming Drone Wars: A Headache in the Making for American Foreign Policy
In June, the United States shot down two Iranian-made armed drones used by Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria. The fact that the shoot down (and the existence of the armed dron...
By Paul Scharre
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Trump Acts To Revitalize America’s Defense Industrial Base
President Donald Trump has identified a fact few of his recent predecessors have understood: the Defense Industrial Base of the United States (DIB) is a critical component of ...
By Jerry Hendrix & Robert C. O'Brien
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Trump’s Transgender Ban Will Weaken the Military
In an unexpected move Wednesday morning, on the 69th anniversary of President Harry Truman’s order to desegregate the armed forces, President Donald Trump tweeted that he had ...
By Phillip Carter & Amy Schafer
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Trump Complaining About 'Fake News' a Snowflake Move
The Trump administration is, to borrow the president’s description of his own attorney general, beleaguered. It hasn’t had a win since confirming Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme C...
By Neal Urwitz
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The Future of Military Robotics Looks Like a Nature Documentary
BBC has followed up 2006’s Planet Earth, perhaps the greatest nature documentary of all time, with an even greater sequel. This past week, Planet Earth II received 10 Emmy Awa...
By Gregory C. Allen
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Goodbye to Spicer — This Wasn't His Fault
To the surprise of no one, Sean Spicer resigned as White House Press Secretary on Friday. The rumors he was “out” had been swirling for months. The press — even traditionally ...
By Neal Urwitz
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How Men Should Help More Women Lead
There is a lack of women’s leadership in this country. In companies, Congress, Hollywood, tech and certainly in our field of national security, relatively few women have made ...
By Julianne Smith
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Julianne Smith in Financial Times on the Second Trump-Putin Meeting in Hamburg
Commentary
When news broke this week about President Donald Trump having a second, unreported meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Hamburg on July 7, some w...
By Julianne Smith
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America Doesn't Need Tariffs to Compete with China
Last week, President Donald Trump renewed his pledge to defend American steel producers against what he described as the unfair practices of overseas competitors. Singling out...
By Harry Krejsa
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Why Trump’s Solo Meeting With Putin Was a Big No-No
The latest Washington scandal reads like a 19th century morality tale: The president met with Vladimir Putin by himself! Without his own interpreter! For an unscheduled hour! ...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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The Rocky Relationship Between Washington & Silicon Valley
The Trump administration inherited a decent foundation on which to build collaborative ties between Washington and hubs of American innovation like Silicon Valley. Both Presid...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman, Alexandra Sander & Madeline Christian
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Making Sense of Rapid Technological Change
Commentary
Technology is changing our world at an astonishing pace. In the span of a few short years, the internet, mobile devices, and social media have transformed how we communicate a...
By Paul Scharre
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Donald Trump Is Abdicating His Role as Commander in Chief
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump hosted several service members at the White House to discuss Afghanistan strategy over lunch. “We have plenty of ideas from a lot of people,...
By Phillip Carter
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Trump’s Incoherent Iran Policy Could End the Nuke Deal on the Worst Possible Terms
President Donald Trump’s decision on Monday to certify that Iran is still abiding by the terms of the nuclear deal, or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action — a decision that pre...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Foreign Aid Has an Enormous ROI for the U.S. and Boosts Our National Security. Don't Cut It.
Washington is today embroiled in a debate over foreign aid, and with it the kind of country America wishes to be. President Trump submitted to Congress a budget that slashes f...
By Richard Fontaine
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How North Korea Could Start a War With America Right Now
Earlier this month, North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test capable of reaching Alaska. Much ink has been spilled as to what this test means for...
By Hannah Suh
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Time for US to treat modern drones like aircraft, not missiles
President Trump’s decision last month to sell MQ-9B Guardian drones to India represents a significant shift in U.S. drone export policy. International transfers of drones like...
By Paul Scharre
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Building a cyber ROTC
Commentary
In the past week, crippling cyberattacks have been directed at Ukraine — targeting banks, the postal service, the airport in Kiev, and other major industries, disrupting the d...
By Michèle Flournoy & Amy Schafer
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A Focused Trump Could Help His Press Secretaries Succeed
The Trump administration is struggling to get a strong, positive message to the American people. Whenever the administration wants to focus on a policy matter — remember Infra...
By Neal Urwitz
