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Frank Hoffman’s review argues that the recent U.S. war against Iran exposed major failures in American statecraft and strategy. He defines sound statecraft as the integrated use of all national tools

The article argues that U.S. Cyber Command is not inherently slow; rather, its thinking and force design are outdated. The author describes real-world crisis scenarios, such as hostage recoveries and

The article argues that modern air and missile defense is nearing a structural limit because current systems were designed for a narrower threat environment than today’s mix of ballistic missiles, cru

In "The Danger of Vibe Patriotism in Defense Tech," Ben Buchheim-Jurisson critiques the rising trend of equating civilian work in defense technology with military service. This conflation blurs the cr

Western militaries, particularly the U.S., are lagging in developing true AI autonomy in defense systems, while Russia and China advance autonomous machines that operate independently in contested env