Matthew Fay
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Defense Budget
A Military Budget a Militarist Could Love
“This is a hard power budget. ” That is how former South Carolina congressman, and current director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Mick...
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Trump's NATO Cost-Benefit Delusion
In a widely read interview , Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for president, questioned the fiscal wisdom of the NATO alliance. Because some...
Defense Budget
The Political Forests and Technocratic Trees of Acquisition Reform
Much has been made in the press about differences in style between hard-charging Senator John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee...
Uncategorized
Fixing Defense Acquisition Requires Fixing the Requirements Process
Congress’ recent interest in reforming the Pentagon’s acquisition system is laudable, but its efforts will be wasted unless it addresses the...
Pentagon
Congressman Thornberry's Acquisition Problems
From the beginning of his tenure as Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), Representative Mac Thornberry (R-TX) has dedicated himself...
Defense Budget
Assessing Arguments About Defense Spending
With the release of the Obama administration’s final budget request imminent, the longstanding debate over the size of the defense budget will reach a...
Military Strategy
Losing Our Joint Religion
On March 26 at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Senator John McCain outlined his priorities for defense reform over the course of...
Defense Budget
Pentagon Should Service Competition, Not Customer Service
During his confirmation hearing, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter offered a small window into his plans to fix the Pentagon’s much maligned...
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, CIMSECFrom Siberia to Fairford: How Operation Spider’s Web Has Changed the Rules of Airpower
By Frank A. Rose • RealClearDefenseFaster 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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