Defense
The Ukrainian Question: The Kiev Accord
The outcome of the events in the Ukraine is of profound consequence. The Ukraine has been the front line for Imperial Russia, then Soviet Russia, and now (adjective currently in the process of being defined) . . .
Iraq: The Price of Ignorance
In early spring of 1915, the British government formed a committee to determine what its goals should be in the Middle East once the war was over. The term "Middle East" had only recently been coined by naval . . .
Supplying Ammunition: The Lifeblood of the Military
No part of the defense industrial base is more critical to the success of the U.S. military in conflict than that which produces munitions. At its most basic level, the function of the U.S. military in . . .
Fleeting Targets: Rethinking Orbital and Airborne Sensors
In the future, most military targets will be fleeting – mobile, time-sensitive & hard to track.
Decentralized Government and National Security
It's great to be here at the tail end of such fabulous baseball and political seasons. As everyone knows, the Curse of the Bambino dates to 1918, the last year the Red Sox won the World Series. Since Babe Ruth . . .
Kerry as Commander-In-Chief
George W. Bush has a decidedly mixed record as Commander-in-Chief. On Bush's watch, the nation has suffered the worst terrorist attacks in history; a series of severe intelligence failures; an unnecessary war . . .
Druyun Debacle Raises Larger Questions
The Wall Street Journal reports today that Pentagon officials are investigating whether Boeing was improperly awarded a multi-billion-dollar contract to develop the nation's next generation of . . .
The Power in a Single Picture
Sometimes a picture really is worth a thousand words. I am looking at a black and white photograph of what appears, at first glance, to be a pile of junk metal. On closer examination, it is an armored combat . . .
Saving the Space-Based Radar
A series of intelligence failures has underscored the need to improve U.S. collection and analysis capabilities. Part of that challenge is developing a global network of sensors that can continuously . . .
Rumsfeld’s Next Four Years
The Democratic Party seems to be reverting to the chronic electoral inferiority that resulted in it sending only two men to the White House during the entire 70-year period from the Civil War to the Great . . .