News & Insights
Support for Ukraine Relief Efforts
BENS Members, Like me, I recognize many of you are paying very close attention to the evolving situation in Ukraine. What we are seeing is unprecedented in many ways –…
The Post-Post Cold War World
In this quarterly analysis of events driving trends in politics and strategy, government relations firm Mehlman Castagnetti shares its take on the surprises, uncertainty and disruption of the Russia-Ukraine war…
Russia-Ukraine War Reading List
The Pritzker Military Museum & Library (PMML) has developed a list of books for recommended reading by those seeking a better understanding of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, their histories and cultures,…
Episode 13: Ross Perot, Jr., Chairman of the Perot Companies and Chairman of Hillwood Development
General Joseph Votel spoke with BENS Texas member, Ross Perot, Jr. Perot is Chairman of the Perot Companies and Chairman of Hillwood, a leading global real estate development company he…
FBI’s Made in Beijing: The Plan for Global Market Domination
The FBI has created a new tool to assist in its mission to identify, expose, prevent, and investigate intelligence activities on U.S. soil. It is a short documentary titled Made in Beijing:…
Video Profile from Ambassador Pyatt on Ukraine’s Military
On January 20, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt joined Maj. Gen. Gregory J. Lengyel, Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR), on his trip to Khmelnytskyi, where U.S.…
Episode 12: Dr. Kathleen Kiernan, President of NEC National Security Systems (NSS)
General Joseph Votel spoke with BENS DC member Dr. Kathleen Kiernan, President of NEC National Security Systems (NSS). Dr. Kiernan is a former Assistant Director of the ATF, where she…
Munich Security Conference: Closing the Defense Innovation Readiness Gap
For the past ten years, much like corporations, ministries of defense (MoDs) have reported innovation as one of their top priorities, citing it as a key driver of geopolitical standing…
Member Update: Jared Isaacman Commissions More Flights from SpaceX
BENS member Jared Isaacman—who led the 2021 Inspiration4 crew as the first all-private astronaut mission to orbit—has announced a privately funded space exploration program with SpaceX that aims to push…