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Ukraine Has Forever Changed Europe’s Balance of Power
Ukraine is paying the price for its defiance of Moscow. Encouraged by the West since the 2008 Orange Revolution, Kyiv pursued engagement with the European Union and NATO. For more than a decade,…
The Wisdom of Crowds: Insights from the Defense Futures Simulator
This week, the Biden administration released its proposed defense budget for fiscal year 2023. What should we make of it? We have a powerful resource to help us understand that…
Army Recruiting Tries to Keep Pace amid Job Market Crunch, Civilian Competition
“We’re in a war for talent.” That’s one of the most often-used catch phrases for Army senior leaders when discussing the service’s effort to attract, train and retain soldiers. But…
China’s Plan for Digital Dominance
Digital transformation is all the craze in China. Even the venerable Kweichow Moutai distillery now talks of the new digital processes necessary to brew a smarter liquor. But all of this…
Biden’s Budget Calls for Increase in Defense Spending, Including Funds for Ukraine
Spending proposal also emphasizes efforts to reduce deficit and fund law enforcement President Biden called for the largest-ever level of military spending and increased funding for law enforcement in a…
With Eyes on Russia, the U.S. Military Prepares for an Arctic Future
After parachuting into the frigid Alaska interior, Capt. Weston Iannone and his soldiers navigated miles through deep snow, finally setting up a temporary outpost on a ridgeline next to a…
Developing economies must act now to dampen the shocks from the Ukraine conflict
The war in Ukraine could not have come at a worse time for the global economy—when the recovery from the pandemic-induced contraction had begun to falter, inflation was surging, central banks…
The invasion of Ukraine unites a divided America
By the standards of today’s polarized politics, the unity members of Congress displayed on Ukraine at President Biden’s State of the Union address was extraordinary. The hall was dotted with…
Why the US rejected Poland’s plan to send fighter jets to Ukraine
Washington (CNN)The Pentagon said Wednesday that it is bluntly opposed to a Polish plan to provide fighter jets to Ukraine. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told the Polish minister…