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The Stakes are High for DoD’s Future Civilian Workforce
Last week, some of the Defense Department’s top officials harped on the same topic over and over: The Pentagon needs a talented civilian workforce to thrive. “We have the ability…

US Needs to Reset Its Relationships in the Middle East
The Middle East has long been an arena of conflicts and intrigues, driven by tribal feuds, religion, and culture. The region’s abundance of petroleum, and its strategic location at the…

Inside the Pentagon’s Long Debate: Do Gamers Make Good Soldiers?
In May, the U.S. military created a new rivalry. In a seven-hour Twitch stream, soldiers from the Air Force and Army fought on an unlikely battlefield: “Halo Infinite,” a popular…

For US, Climate Change is a Military Problem
The US military has its hands full at the moment with a vicious war in Ukraine and US-China tensions over issues from human rights to sovereignty over the South China…

A Chinese Naval Base in Cambodia Signals a New Era of Competition in the Asia-Pacific Region
In October 2020, satellite photos showed that the Cambodian government had demolished two American-built facilities at the Southeast Asian nation’s Ream Naval Base—despite Washington offering to renovate them. On June…

Russia Is Weaponizing Food Supplies in Ukraine, Europe Says
European Union foreign-policy chief Josep Borrell casts doubt on Russia’s claims that it isn’t hindering grain exports.

How NATO Can Meet the Challenges of the Twenty-First Century
Russian president Vladimir Putin’s February attack on Ukraine was a strategic blunder. NATO had already established itself as the most successful and longest-lasting military alliance in modern history. Putin’s invasion…

Isn’t it Time to Examine the Real Cost of Energy Production?
If you could go back in time, would you have chosen fossil fuels as the energy source for the 20th century? Wouldn’t you have liked to look at the actual…