Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Key Points and Summary: The U.S. military faces ongoing recruiting challenges despite a notable improvement in 2024 enlistment numbers. With declining eligibility among young...
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Key Points and Summary: The U.S. military faces ongoing recruiting challenges despite a notable improvement in 2024 enlistment numbers. With declining eligibility among young...
Key Points and Summary: The U.S. military faces a critical recruiting crisis, with only 23% of young Americans meeting service qualifications. Despite temporary success...
Key Points: The U.S. and Russia remain major arms exporters, but their weapons often fall into unintended hands. After the Taliban’s 2021 takeover of...
Key Points: The U.S. Army’s XM250 light machine gun replaces the M249 SAW, enhancing firepower and range with the new 6.8mm round, designed to...
Since the emergence of the modern nation-state and the slow, steady disappearance of its competitors, questions of influence and primacy have preoccupied international politics....
Who’s up next for the toughest job in the world? Secretary of Defense is probably the single most difficult job in the US government,...
MEMORANDUM TO: Elon and Vivek, FROM: Mackenzie Eaglen, AEI DATE: ASAP SUBJECT: Defense DOGE-ing Scouring the federal budget for efficiencies and smart rightsizing must...
Key Points: The U.S. defense budget, though still the largest globally, now represents a smaller share of global military spending as rivals and allies...
Key Points: China’s rapid advancements in hypersonic missile technology have positioned it as a global leader, raising alarms in the United States. Chinese innovations,...
Summary: To enhance U.S. military messaging and avoid fostering anti-Asian discrimination, it is crucial to distinguish between the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the...