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More than the Sum of its Parts: Developing a Coordinated U.S.-Australian Response to Potential Chinese Aggression
Commentary
If China engaged in a war of aggression, the United States, Australia, and other nations would not have much time to develop a coordinated response....
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Aiming higher: Accelerating US-Australia cooperation on precision-guided weapons
Commentary
Both the United States and Australia have made deterring coercion in the Indo-Pacific the focus of their defence strategies and plan to do so by denying an aggressor the abili...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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The Pentagon Isn’t Buying Enough Ammo
Commentary
Even in today’s constrained budget environment, the U.S. Defense Department needs to do more to prioritize munitions buys and prove it has learned the lessons of Ukraine....
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Hannah Dennis
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Drones Are Transforming the Battlefield in Ukraine but in an Evolutionary Fashion
Commentary
Thus far in Ukraine, drone warfare has been an evolution, not a revolution....
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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The ‘Arsenal of Democracy’ Is in Peril
Commentary
The U.S. was once known as “the arsenal of democracy,” for its ability to build enough weapons not only for itself but also for its allies. In recent decades, that moniker has...
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Hannah Dennis
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The Kadena Conundrum: Developing a Resilient Indo-Pacific Posture
Commentary
This article originally appeared in War on The Rocks. The long-standing debate over whether the United States is prioritizing China and the Indo-Pacific region has reignited o...
By Stacie Pettyjohn, Andrew Metrick & Becca Wasser
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A Fight Over Taiwan Could Go Nuclear
Commentary
A fight between China and the United States could very well go nuclear....
By Becca Wasser & Stacie Pettyjohn
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Spiking the Problem: Developing a Resilient Posture in the Indo-Pacific With Passive Defenses
Commentary
This article originally appeared in War on the Rocks....
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Over-the-Horizon Does Not Have to Mean Next Door
Commentary
Military pressure is only one element of a broader counterterrorism strategy to prevent Afghanistan from once again becoming a launching pad for terrorist operations against t...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Why the Pentagon Should Abandon ‘Strategic Competition’
The U.S. Defense Department has recently been taught it too needs to say the magic word in every force, capability, or resource request. But the magic word isn’t please; it’s ...
By Becca Wasser & Stacie Pettyjohn
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Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff: Getting Force Design Right in the Next National Defense Strategy
Commentary
Biden should narrowly focus the DoD on high-end deterrence against China and Russia instead of strategic competition or managing an expanded array of lesser threats....
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Becca Wasser
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From Forever Wars to Great-Power Wars: Lessons Learned from Operation Inherent Resolve
Commentary
It is important that the Pentagon does not relegate the lessons learned from its recent operational experience in the Middle East to the trash bin....
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Becca Wasser
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From Desert Storm to Inherent Resolve: The Evolution of Airpower
Commentary
On June 27, U.S. fighter jets struck weapons storage facilities used by Iranian proxy groups Kataib Hizballah and Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada in retaliation for launching drone a...
By Becca Wasser & Stacie Pettyjohn
