UK national security review sensibly balances nukes, Ukraine, Pacific

UK national security review sensibly balances nukes, Ukraine, Pacific
UK national security review sensibly balances nukes, Ukraine, Pacific

Joshua Huminski, director of the Mike Rogers Center for Intelligence & Global Affairs, sees prudence in the UK’s most recent strategic review, though challenges loom.

Afghan Aftermath: Will Pacific States See Weakened US?

Afghan Aftermath: Will Pacific States See Weakened US?
Afghan Aftermath: Will Pacific States See Weakened US?

India is the one country Sarang Shidore, an expert on South Asia and the Pacific, thinks will be truly worried about the Afghan collapse. “The US,” he says, “will have to manage the Indian perceptions once the (Afghan) evacuations are finished.”

France And EU Launch Strategic Reviews: China As ‘Systemic’ Rival

France And EU Launch Strategic Reviews: China As ‘Systemic’ Rival
France And EU Launch Strategic Reviews: China As ‘Systemic’ Rival

How to deal with the Chinese threat will probably be one of the most difficult questions for the European Union to address as it executes its first-ever strategic review, to be published in 2022 and called ‘’Strategic Compass.’

China Leads US In 3 Of 6 AI Areas: Bob Work

China Leads US In 3 Of 6 AI Areas: Bob Work
China Leads US In 3 Of 6 AI Areas: Bob Work

The US has a narrow edge in its talent pool, its hardware and its algorithms, but China is ahead in accumulating data, deploying applications, and integrating different functions.

US Must Relearn How To Contain China: Gen. Murray EXCLUSIVE

US Must Relearn How To Contain China: Gen. Murray EXCLUSIVE
US Must Relearn How To Contain China: Gen. Murray EXCLUSIVE

“The Chinese see competition as a whole of government effort [and] they’re actually pretty good at it,” the Army Futures Command Chief told us. “We’re way out of practice.”

China—A Deadly ‘Infinite Game’: Army Chief McConville

China—A Deadly ‘Infinite Game’: Army Chief McConville
China—A Deadly ‘Infinite Game’: Army Chief McConville

Everything from social media to military advisors to open war is a potential tool of great power competition, Gen. James McConville writes — and the Army plays a vital role across that entire spectrum.

‘Land Forces Are Hard To Kill’: Army Chief Unveils Pacific Strategy

‘Land Forces Are Hard To Kill’: Army Chief Unveils Pacific Strategy
‘Land Forces Are Hard To Kill’: Army Chief Unveils Pacific Strategy

A new strategy paper from Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville says forward-deployed Army forces will survive inside Chinese missile strikes and fatally disrupt the PLA’s plans.

Special Ops Aren’t A Substitute For Strategy

Special Ops Aren’t A Substitute For Strategy
Special Ops Aren’t A Substitute For Strategy

Overused and overstretched in the “global war on terror” since 9/11, Special Operations Forces need Biden to give them a break so they can refocus on Russia, China, and the “grey zone.”

Army’s New Aim Is ‘Decision Dominance’

Army’s New Aim Is ‘Decision Dominance’
Army’s New Aim Is ‘Decision Dominance’

“Decision dominance … is the ability for a commander to sense, understand, decide, act, and assess faster and more effectively than any adversary,” said Army Futures Command chief Gen. John “Mike” Murray.

Faith In The Military Is Falling – Not Demand For Strong Defense: Reagan Institute

Faith In The Military Is Falling – Not Demand For Strong Defense: Reagan Institute
Faith In The Military Is Falling – Not Demand For Strong Defense: Reagan Institute

The Reagan Institute’s latest survey reveals confidence in the military has dropped seven percent a year for two years running. But dig deeper, and support for a strong defense remains.

INDOPACOM Drafts Regional Strategy For All-Domain Ops

INDOPACOM Drafts Regional Strategy For All-Domain Ops
INDOPACOM Drafts Regional Strategy For All-Domain Ops

The emerging Indo-Pacific Warfighting Concept has been drafted, but still has “a ways to go as far as working through the Department of Defense,” says INDOPACOM’s head of requirements, George Ka’iliwai.

France In The Indo-Pacific: A Mediating Power?

France In The Indo-Pacific: A Mediating Power?
France In The Indo-Pacific: A Mediating Power?

France has ramped up activity in the region in accordance with its 2019 Indo-Pacific strategy.

Hits & Misses In Biden’s Interim National Security Guidance

Hits & Misses In Biden’s Interim National Security Guidance
Hits & Misses In Biden’s Interim National Security Guidance

“Seemingly gone is the naivety of the Obama era” about Russia and China, writes the Heritage Foundation’s Tom Spoehr in this op-ed. But the retired three-star general still sees some worrying woolly-mindedness.

Senate Armed Services Stands By Afghanistan & Taiwan

Senate Armed Services Stands By Afghanistan & Taiwan
Senate Armed Services Stands By Afghanistan & Taiwan

“Seems Washington wants to stick around” in Afghanistan, said AEI’s MacKenzie Eaglen, “even if veterans themselves are increasingly the ones calling for the full end of troop presence in-country.”