EXCERPT: How Marvel’s ‘Civil War’ is an allegory for humanity’s nuclear weapons dilemma

EXCERPT: How Marvel’s ‘Civil War’ is an allegory for humanity’s nuclear weapons dilemma
EXCERPT: How Marvel’s ‘Civil War’ is an allegory for humanity’s nuclear weapons dilemma

Breaking Defense’s own Theresa Hitchens recently penned an essay identifying some real-world lessons to be gleaned from the fictional Sokovia Accords debate.

Australia in China’s shadow: Lessons for other nations from Canberra-Beijing relations

Australia in China’s shadow: Lessons for other nations from Canberra-Beijing relations
Australia in China’s shadow: Lessons for other nations from Canberra-Beijing relations

“Australia has provided an imperfect but nevertheless useful exemplar of how governments can respond effectively to China’s multifarious security challenges,” writes author Euan Graham.

How AI became ‘the autocrat’s new toolkit’ [BOOK EXCERPT]

How AI became ‘the autocrat’s new toolkit’ [BOOK EXCERPT]
How AI became ‘the autocrat’s new toolkit’ [BOOK EXCERPT]

In an excerpt from “Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” Paul Scharre writes about how China became the world’s leading exporter of digital authoritarianism.

How ‘The Expanse’ Is A Cautionary Tale For Real World Space Commercialization: Excerpt

How ‘The Expanse’ Is A Cautionary Tale For Real World Space Commercialization: Excerpt
How ‘The Expanse’ Is A Cautionary Tale For Real World Space Commercialization: Excerpt

As the march of space commerce continues apace, the United States and other space nations will need to consider how they intend to harness the benefits of commercial space exploitation and corral the risks.

Iran’s Drones Are Transforming The Middle East: Book Excerpt

Iran’s Drones Are Transforming The Middle East: Book Excerpt
Iran’s Drones Are Transforming The Middle East: Book Excerpt

Iran takes center stage in an excerpt from Seth J. Frantzman’s “Drone Wars: Pioneers, Killing Machines, Artificial Intelligence and the Battle for the Future.”

Book Excerpt: Pruning The Acquisition Kudzu

Book Excerpt: Pruning The Acquisition Kudzu
Book Excerpt: Pruning The Acquisition Kudzu

“We are at an inflection point in national security when ‘business as usual’ and the status quo will allow China, our primary threat, to continue to advance militarily, technologically, economically, and diplomatically,” writes Arnold Punaro.