Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Air Force’s new sixth-generation stealth fighter, the F-47, won’t replace the versatile F-35 Lightning II. -While the F-47...
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Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy is nearing a decision between Boeing and Northrop Grumman to build its sixth-generation F/A-XX fighter jet under...
I stood in the room when the Ottawa Treaty was signed. As a Doctoral Fellow working with Canada’s then-Department of Foreign Affairs and International...
Since the ill-fated Oval Office meeting between Presidents Trump and Zelensky, the headlines have been dominated by pronouncements about the end of NATO, the...
Boeing may have won the contest to build the F-47, but a new race has just started. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David...
Secretary Marco Rubio’s announcement following the US-Ukraine negotiations in Saudi Arabia that Ukraine has agreed to accept a 30-day ceasefire and to enter into...
The increasingly fraught endgame to the Russia-Ukraine war reflects a larger ongoing debate in the US policy community about who is ultimately responsible for...
The Munich Security Conference and the days that followed, including the senior level US-Russia meeting in Saudi Arabia, have witnessed massive turbulence in transatlantic...
Since the COVID pandemic, Europe has fallen on hard economic times, and the continent’s absolute and relative economic decline has deepened over the past...
Summary and Key Points: The selection of Boeing to develop the USAF’s 6th-generation NGAD fighter, the F-47, has sparked debate, particularly about its apparent...
The F-47 Program Won’t Be Another ‘F-35’ – On March 21, when United States President Donald Trump awarded Boeing the US Air Force Next...
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. could significantly reduce costs of its new sixth-generation F-47 fighter jet program by allowing exports to close allies,...
What to do about our Selective Service System? Who must serve when not everybody serves? After a recent article I wrote in these very...
The big idea behind Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) appears to be that too many people work for the federal government. Therefore,...
Summary and Key Points: President Donald Trump has set April 2 as “Liberation Day,” planning to impose significant new tariffs on most U.S. trading...
Elon Musk’s turn towards Trumpism, as well as his work for DOGE, has had another effect: It’s completely changed what it means to be...
They used to say that Social Security was the “third rail of politics.” President George W. Bush used that term himself, back when he...
The Trump administration has recently come under scrutiny after a Signal messaging group chat used by senior officials was leaked to the press. The...
I have taken a tour of the White House, and the West Wing is amazing. When I saw the Oval Office, my eyes got...
Mike Waltz gave up a safe Congressional seat in Florida to serve as the Trump Administration’s national security adviser. In the first Trump presidency,...
It might be the most shocking news story of the second Donald Trump era so far: On Monday, Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The...
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is meeting with important allies during his Indo-Pacific trip, with one notable exception: South Korea, at a time of...
U.S. President Donald Trump lost no time in letting his European critics know that the cheap defense ride at American expense was over. He...
Will an infusion of fresh troops from North Korea significantly impact the war in Ukraine? Not a lot. However, the deployment of more North...
It looks like North Korea is building a nuclear-powered submarine. Two days ago, North Korean state media announced the project, showing Supreme Leader Kim...
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Air Force’s new sixth-generation stealth fighter, the F-47, won’t replace the versatile F-35 Lightning II. -While the F-47...
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. military faces recruitment challenges and has resorted to lowering standards, a harmful strategy impacting readiness and combat effectiveness....
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Army’s decision to select the SIG Sauer P320 over the Glock 19X came down primarily to modularity and...
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. defense industry’s overly cautious business culture is significantly hindering innovation and eroding competitiveness against China. -Lockheed Martin’s Brian...
Summary and Key Points: The slow delivery schedule of the B-21 Raider bomber, capped at roughly 10 per year, poses serious strategic risks for...
