Inside the rise of Project Maven and AI warfare [Book excerpt]
Check out an excerpt from "Project Maven: A Marine Colonel, His Team, and the Dawn of AI Warfare" by Katrina Manson.
Can America’s trust in its military survive the present moment? [Book excerpt]
An excerpt from The State And The Soldier: A History Of Civil-military Relations In The United States written by Kori Schake of AEI.
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Winning the cognitive domain — A methodology built for democratic constraints
The challenge for Western democratic institutions is not a lack of capability — it is a structural one.
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 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]
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
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.
Satellites at the center: Inside the Pentagon’s next-gen space architecture
From emerging data networks to missile tracking and cyber resilience, Breaking Defense’s latest eBook brings together essential reporting on the evolving role of satellites in national security.
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
"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.