Strikes in Iran and Lebanon Raise Risk of Escalation, but All-Out War Is Not Inevitable

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Through nearly 10 months of intense war with Hamas in Gaza, Israel has fought a parallel, slower-paced conflict with Hamas’s allies across the Middle East in which all sides have risked major escalation but ultimately avoided dragging the region into a bigger, multi-front war.

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BENS Member, Jared Isaacman

Polaris Dawn, the daring private mission into space led by BENS member Jared Isaacman, concluded this morning with its four astronauts safely splashing down off the coast of Florida. The…

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BENS Member, Al Puchala

A non-profit best known for marketing submarine construction jobs through television ads and NASCAR races won a $951 million Navy contract, according to a Tuesday Pentagon announcement. Texas-based BlueForge Alliance…

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Commerce Department Unveils a New Supply Chain Tool, Plans to Hand Out Billions in Capital

The Department of Commerce unveiled a new tool on Tuesday to help bolster our supply chains. The diagnostic tool, known as Scale, is meant to assess economic and national security concerns within supply…

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