Gulf Arms Spending May Trump Oil Price Drop
Should US defense firms worry about arms exports to the Gulf as oil prices plunge?
Commentary
Why, President Trump, you need the media [Commentary]
When there’s a clear effort to not cooperate with the media, it’s difficult to do our jobs. And I suppose that’s the point. But what I’d offer to the president is that closing the door on the press makes it awfully difficult to do your job as well.
Syria: Picking Up the Pieces
Two airstrikes seem to have shattered the prospects for a cessation of hostilities and joint American-Russian targeting of armed extremists.
The Case for Integrated Civilian, Military ISR/C4ISR Strategies
ISR plays a pivotal role in strengthening border security, which in its wider context is crucial in combating threats of smuggling, terrorist financing and pressures on national sovereignty.
Editorial: The Last Bastion of Excess
The mindset in the Defense Department of saving money and making do with the proverbial “80-percent” solution has yet to permeate the ranks of military musicians, but it’s high time that it does.
Advancing US Security Through Foreign Military Sales
Recently, some have claimed that FMS is a broken system. We respectfully disagree.
A Partnership Between Russia and the West? Here's Why It's Not Happening
A union forged against a common threat, reminiscent of Joseph Stalin and Franklin Roosevelt during World War II, would be a political quagmire.
Book Review: A Cautionary Tale of the Israel Defense Forces
For students of warfare, Mideast enthusiasts or anyone inspired by stories of redemption after a fall from grace, a new English version of a book by retired Israeli Brig. Gen.
Great Expectations
It will fall on Pentagon leadership, including the new DIUx offices, to be the gatekeeper for legitimate scientific investments, lest precious defense resources are spent on the wrong things.
Global Programs, Global Problems
Life happens as you make other plans, the saying goes. And as Western militaries focus more and more on joint programs and interoperability, it’s an important lesson to keep in mind.
Ballistic Missile Defense: What’s in a Word?
There’s a consequential debate in Washington about a single word that has guided America’s missile-defense policy and spending for almost two decades.
Global Military Sales, and the Influence of Economics
Does government buy-in to defense companies matter? Certainly to competitors it might.
EU Exit Arguments Are Unconvincing
Thousands of military leaders and business executives will gather in Paris next week for Eurosatory, one of the world’s most important defense trade shows.
America’s Icebreaker – A Ship In Search Of A Course
The campaign to deliver a new icebreaker to the US Coast Guard needs a leader.
McCain's Plan for DoD: Acquisition Reform or Return to Old Ways?
Sen. John McCain does not like the way the Pentagon does business and he’s pushing hard for changes. Big changes.
Special Operations Forces Deserve 'Budget Stability'
US Special Operations forces deserve to have budget stability as they deploy on missions to dozens of countries.
BRAC, OCO and Truth In Budgeting
The dirty little nonsecret of US defense budgeting is the shell game known as the overseas contingency operations (OCO) fund.
