Ideas

Great Power Competition Is Too Narrow a Frame

The United States cannot hope to prevail and prosper unless it broadens its conception of the global struggle.

  • Austin Doehler
Ideas

Biden Must Save the Iran Nuclear Deal Before It’s Too Late

The president-elect has a real but limited window to reinstate a deal that froze Tehran’s nuclear efforts.

  • Bryan Bowman
Ideas

Watch: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg / Outlook 2021

Stoltenberg discussed Afghanistan, burden-sharing, and more.

  • Defense One Staff
Ideas

Secretaries of State Are Now on the Frontlines of Defending Democracy

They need better access to national resources.

  • Michael McNerney
Ideas

America Needs a COVID-19 Reckoning

Both parties wanted answers after 9/11. The pandemic has killed nearly 100 times more Americans.

  • William Haseltine and John R. Allen, The Atlantic
Ideas

How Biden Can Help Warriors Save Warriors

Make a call, take a call, and be honest — it could help save a life.

  • Frank Larkin
Ideas

Putin Urges AI Limits — But for Thee, Not Me?

An attempt to parse the two themes sounded by Russian leaders on artificial intelligence.

  • Samuel Bendett
Ideas

We Need a Backup for GPS. Actually, We Need Several of Them

The key is incentivizing adoption of position-navigation-timing alternatives.

  • Robert Cardillo
Ideas

Mapping China’s Sprawling Efforts to Recruit Scientists

Beijing’s high-profile Thousand Talents Program is a tiny piece of a broad national strategy to build military and economic advantage.

  • Emily Weinstein
Ideas

Are AI Professionals Actually Unwilling to Work for the Pentagon?

A CSET survey finds a more nuanced situation than public perception might indicate.

  • Catherine Aiken and Margarita Konaev
Ideas

Biden Has Many Good Choices at SecDef

I’m rooting for Flournoy, but she’s not the only one who would do well.

  • James Joyner
Ideas

How Biden and Kerry Could Rebuild America’s Global Climate Leadership

Kerry’s decades of experience and the international relationships he developed as a senator and secretary of state may give him a chance.

  • Dolf Gielen and Morgan Bazilian, The Conversation
Ideas

Tapping Flournoy as SecDef Would Be a Really Big Deal

A natsec black belt and outstanding leader, the former policy undersecretary would also be uniquely positioned to implement some long-overdue personnel changes.

  • Janine Davidson
Ideas

The Next Administration Should Bring the Shadow Wars into the Light

Lethal tactics and entire campaigns launched urgently after 9/11 have corroded oversight and American standing.

  • Daniel R. Mahanty and Rachel Stohl
Ideas

Designating the Houthis as Terrorists Would be a Mistake

A proposed White House move would hinder peace talks and humanitarian efforts in Yemen.

  • Jon B. Alterman
Ideas

An AI Tool Can Tell a Conspiracy Theory from a True Conspiracy

It comes down to how easily the story falls apart.

  • Timothy R. Tangherlini, The Conversation
Ideas

Where Does the Defense Production Act Go from Here?

Key aspects need strengthening.

  • Jerry McGinn and Daniel Kaniewski
Ideas

We Have Met the Enemy, and It Is Us: Restoring American Power

Getting the nation’s house in order — restoring our integrity and dignity — is a precondition for reestablishing our standing in the world.

  • Gregory D. Foster
Ideas

There's No Easy Fix For Australia's Special Forces Culture

A blistering war crimes report is forcing us to take stock of what the Australian Defence Force asks of its soldiers.

  • Damian Powell, The Conversation
Ideas

Trump Should Act Against Russia’s Use of Chemical Weapons

Existing sanctions aren’t deterring Moscow. Fortunately, there’s bipartisan agreement on the need for new ones.

  • Gregory D. Koblentz and Andrea Stricker
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