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10 Breaking Defense op-eds that defined 2025

It's been a whirlwind of a year — and the defense establishment has plenty of thoughts on how it's unfolded and what might come next.

Washington is closing out a year of massive change that has sparked optimism and trepidation about what’s ahead for defense. From acquisition reform to counternarcotics missions, our new eBook of op-eds represents just a slice of that dialogue underway across the defense establishment.

These 10 opinion pieces from thought leaders across government and industry set the stage for those discussions to continue into 2026. Check back at Breaking Defense for more op-eds throughout the year.

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