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Space Symposium 2022 Conference Wire: Tracking Hypersonics

Satellites that can spot maneuvering missiles were among the hot topics at the conference's Day 3.

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Russia, Ukraine, and the Misuse of History

Strained analogies do nothing but mislead us about what comes next.

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Sea-Air-Space 2022 Conference Wire: Battle-Ready Carrier

The USS Ford reached initial readiness in December, and other news from the naval conference's Day 2.

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Don’t Sleep on Russian Information-War Capabilities

Indeed, the Ukraine invasion should galvanize U.S. investment in its own messaging infrastructure.

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Missing in Action: Russian Cyberattacks

Their general absence from the Ukraine invasion suggests that cyber and military operations serve different political objectives.

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What Is China Learning from the Ukraine War?

From battlefield concepts to geopolitics, Beijing is sure to be watching with avid interest—and some chagrin.

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Inflation Is the New Sequestration

Congress must shore up the Pentagon’s eroded buying power.

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Let’s Correct a Misperception About Nuclear Modernization

An article left the impression that a new fuze would vastly increase the capability of our nuclear arsenal. It’s simply not the case.

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Defense One Radio, Ep. 97: Putin's long war

Two experts look to history for some clues about the possible future of Russia's Ukraine invasion.

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Deter Russia’s Use of Chemical Weapons in Ukraine

How Biden handles threats will dissuade Moscow and other adversaries from using these weapons—or encourage it.

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How Strategic Messaging Can Help Turn Putin Around

Cracks in the Russian leader's popular support can be deepened with careful appeals to the nation’s history and sense of greatness.

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What We Learned from Russia’s Assaults on Nuclear Plants

Governments, international organizations, and nuclear plant operators have a lot of work to do.

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Russia’s Mercenaries Don’t Want to Control Africa. They Want to Loot It

U.S. policymakers should focus less on what the mercs are doing on the continent than what the United States could do.

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It’s Time for a Protected Humanitarian Airlift into Lviv

Russia has no right to dictate who may fly into and out of Ukrainian airspace.

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The US Needs a Center to Counter Foreign Malign Influence at Home

National security entities coordinate their fight against disinformation abroad. They need a way to do so within our borders.

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Congress Still Needs to Protect America’s NATO Membership

Trump was closer than anyone realized to pulling the U.S. out of NATO. Lawmakers must ensure that never happens without them.

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How Russia's War in Ukraine will Accelerate U.S.-China Competition

Moscow’s disastrous adventurism will leave it a junior player in a conflict between authoritarianism and democracy.