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Information Warfare
Should Democracies Ever Lie?
Is bending the truth sometimes necessary and justified in situations short of war? Should liberal democracies ever tell lies?

Cyber Warfare
We Need to Stop Talking About the Grey Zone
And instead learn more about the many measures short of war. The concept of a grey zone in international affairs has gained popularity as analysts...

U.S. Intelligence Community
Decoding intelligence on Afghanistan
An official inquiry should answer much wider questions about the U. S.

Grand Strategy
Defending the Liberal International Order
John Ikenberry takes a long view of the success and failures of efforts to make “a world safe for democracy”. Book review: G.

Grand Strategy
The U.S. and the Rules-Based Order: Testing the Plan
A frank new guidance document shows that in directing his foreign policy, Joe Biden still has to resolve means and ends. U.

U.S. Intelligence Community
Five Eyes: Blurring the Lines Between Intelligence and Policy
Intelligence sharing is one thing. Aligning policy with the same brand risks making too exclusive a grouping.

The Services Do Not Need a Four-Star Autonomous Warfare Command
By Steven Wills • RealClearDefense
Honor Them While There Is Still Time
By Jeffrey Rosales • RealClearDefense
From Siberia to Fairford: How Operation Spider’s Web Has Changed the Rules of Airpower
By Frank A. Rose • RealClearDefense
Faster Simulations, Better Defense Decisions
By Rut Lineswala • RealClearDefense
Will HASC Have an Oversight Subcommittee in the Next Congress?
By Christopher J. Bright • RealClearDefense

Hegseth Barred Trans Troops. Military Boards Are Rejecting Those Orders.
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Closing the Sea: Lessons from Ancient Mediterranean Blockades
By DeCasien, CIMSEC
From Siberia to Fairford: How Operation Spider’s Web Has Changed the Rules of Airpower
By Frank A. Rose • RealClearDefense
Faster Simulations, Better Defense Decisions
By Rut Lineswala • RealClearDefense
Bombers Could Have a Major Air-to-Air Combat Role
By Joseph Trevithick, The WarZone
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