David J. Trachtenberg
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Defense Budget
Parsing the New National Defense Strategy: Upending Bipartisan Tradition
David J. Trachtenberg, Parsing the New National Defense Strategy: Upending Bipartisan Tradition, No.

Grand Strategy
Parsing the New National Security Strategy: A Remarkable About Face
David J. Trachtenberg, Parsing the New National Security Strategy: A Remarkable About Face, No.

Russia
Time To End New Start
Various analysts and arms control proponents are salivating over President Trump’s recent comment that Vladimir Putin’s proposal to extend the...

Military Strategy
Facilitating the Upload of Nuclear Weapons: What Congress Must Do
David J. Trachtenberg, Facilitating the Upload of Nuclear Weapons: What Congress Must Do, No.

Uncategorized
Why Arms Control Must Fail
David J. Trachtenberg, Why Arms Control Must Fail, No.

Uncategorized
Defending America: The Next Steps in Homeland Missile Defense
David J. Trachtenberg, Defending America: The Next Steps in Homeland Missile Defense, No.

Military Strategy
How the Lack of a "Two-War Strategy" Erodes Extended Deterrence and Assurance*
David J. Trachtenberg, How the Lack of a “Two-War Strategy” Erodes Extended Deterrence and Assurance, Issue No.

Russo-Ukraine War
Arms Control in the Emerging Deterrence Context
Keith B. Payne and David J.

China
Back to the Future: A Misguided Understanding of China's Nuclear Intent
David J. Trachtenberg, Back to the Future: A Misguided Understanding of China’s Nuclear Intent, No.

Grand Strategy
Deterrence Implications of the U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan
David J. Trachtenberg, Deterrence Implications of the U.

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.
By NYT-500x500.jpg&w=128&q=75&dpl=dpl_Vg2KXuNG7KB9xKwt3ZUN8juCpk1i)
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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