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At this very moment, a window of vulnerability exists for Taiwan. The vulnerability is not the looming threat of an all-out invasion of the main island. Rather, the risk is in losing some of ...

"Charlie Kirk has been shot." I was in a production studio recording podcast episodes on September 10th last year when it happened. I look forward to each opportunity to spend time with a new ...

America makes a solemn promise to those who serve: their sacrifice will not be forgotten when the uniform comes off. Upholding that commitment requires more than ceremonies and expressions of ...

Australia and its democratic partners need to act promptly to avoid conceding the lead in quantum technologies to China. ASPI's research shows that China is either already ahead or poised to take ...

When a staff person came into my office in the Longworth House Office Building on the morning of September 11, 2001, we were already on edge. We had watched two hijacked airliners hit the World Trade ...

The argument in Washington over the past few months has been about whether to ban Chinese AI models or restrict them. What has been less examined is what Beijing intends to do with the open-weight ...

The U.S. defense industrial base today faces a critical minerals challenge--one with serious national security implications. On August 4, media reports indicated that a major U.S. defense ...

America's New National Security Science & Technology Strategy Should Test Authority, Not Just Capability The White House is right to make AI, autonomy, resilient PNT, advanced sensing,

In "The Powder Keg in Outer Space" Jeffrey Lewis warns the United States, Russia, and China may not yet be in an arms race, but they are gearing up for one. He worries that "Washington is ...

The United States military is urgently recalibrating its industrial base to meet the math of modern warfare. In the wake of the defense of Ukraine and the intense 2026 conflict with Iran, a stark ...