Commentary
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Jan- 2022 -27 January
To Be Serious About Climate Change, the Pentagon Must Reduce Its Contribution
If the Pentagon is serious about climate change, it needs to reduce its own contribution beyond the scattering of service-level initiatives that already exist.
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Dec- 2021 -28 December
Protecting Taiwan: Only Deploying Ships Signals Weakness
Deploying a token naval force to Asia to signal commitment to defend Taiwan against Chinese invasion is fatal to the more important effort of preparing for defense.
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20 December
AUKUS Promises an Effective Check on China in the South Pacific
The AUKUS pact between the US, UK, and Australia will provide an effective check against Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific.
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17 December
Congress Must Get F-35 Engine Effort Right
Modernization efforts of the F-35 Lightning II engine must ensure efficiency, enhance national security, and deliver the best results for American taxpayers.
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14 December
Who Is Responsible for Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems?
As more countries develop intelligent weapons, it's crucial to create and enforce regulations for governing these lethal autonomous weapon systems.
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13 December
Fixing What is Wrong With Our Generals
The institutionalized military incompetence that created the humiliation of Afghanistan will continue unless Congress reexamines what its predecessors created four decades ago.
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10 December
Veterans Have More to Fear From Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries Than Expected
Veterans have more to fear from mild traumatic brain injuries than expected, and lawmakers must move with immediacy to advance treatments.
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1 December
Why the US Should Ditch Strategic Ambiguity Toward Taiwan
The military threat from China to Taiwan is becoming more visible, and clinging to a policy of strategic ambiguity could be harmful to US national interests.
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Nov- 2021 -5 November
The Importance of Biodefense in the Wake of COVID-19
The United States must assess its preparedness against acts of bioterrorism and biological warfare in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Oct- 2021 -29 October
Are America’s Endless Wars Partly the Result of Our All-Volunteer Military?
Ending the draft and converting to an all-volunteer armed force has contributed to the US becoming embroiled in “endless wars” in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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