Micah Zenko
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Central Intelligence Agency
Did Killing Mullah Mansour Work?
This blog post was coauthored with my research associate, Jennifer Wilson . When governments use military force outside of their sovereign territory,...

Uncategorized
U.S. Nuclear Security - Insider Threats
This week, I was joined by Professor Matthew Bunn , professor of practice at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and...

Military Strategy
The (Not-So) Peaceful Transition of Power
Trump’s Drone Strikes Outpace Obama As a candidate, President Donald Trump was deeply misleading about the sorts of military operations that he would...

Air Warfare
How Many Bombs Did the United States Drop in 2016?
This blog post was coauthored with my research associate, Jennifer Wilson . As President Obama enters the final weeks of his presidency, there will be...

Terrorism
What Threats or Conflicts Will Emerge or Escalate in 2017?
In Monday night’s presidential debate, it took little time for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to bring up the self-proclaimed Islamic...

Pentagon
The Pentagon Plans for Autonomous Systems
The Defense Science Board (DSB) released a long-awaited study, simply titled Autonomy . Since the late 1950s, the DSB has consistently been at the...

Terrorism
The State of Global Terrorism in 2015
Today, the U. S.

Cyber Warfare
Hacked World Order
Adam Segal is the Maurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow for China Studies and Director of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program at the Council on...

U.S. Intelligence Community
Highlights of the Global Threat Briefings
Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing, “Worldwide Threats,” witnesses: Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and Defense Intelligence...

Terrorism
'Killing All' Terror Strategy Isn't Working
The primary focus—meaning the commitment of personnel, resources, and senior leaders’ attention—of U. S.

Don’t Be Swayed by Tactical Nukes
By Benjamin Giltner • RealClearDefense
How Seoul’s Break With Kyiv Serves Trump’s Russia Turn
By Sang Won Pyo • RealClearDefense
When the Grid Goes Down, the Mission Must Go On. Solar and Storage Can Help.
By John Szoka • RealClearDefense
Data and Communications Technology are the Hidden Keys to Success for Golden Dome
By Eric Velte • RealClearDefense
The Dual Threat: Why Beijing’s Collapse Is Just As Dangerous as Its Rise
By Efraín Vázquez-Vera • RealClearDefense

USS Stout Loses Power During Port Visit Due to ‘Engineering Casualty’
By USNI News
Air Force Lessons Learned From Operation Epic Fury
By Tabitha Reeves, National Defense
Marines Need Nine More Amphibious Warships To Carry Out Its Missions
By TWZ
AFRL, ACC Fly XQ-67A Drone To Test Autonomous Teaming
By Airforce Technology
F-35B Releases Meteor BVRAAM for the First Time
By Parth Satam, The Aviationist
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