Sam Roggeveen
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Cyber Warfare
Is the Development of AI Really a "Race"?
It depends on whether you think the U. S.

China
A Red Banner Year for the PLA
For observers of the Chinese military, 2025 has been a year like no other. For most of my career, first as an analyst in Australia’s intelligence...

Indo-Pacific/Asia
Is This the Asian Century?
A new book that cuts through hype, ignores moods and intellectual trends, and focuses on the epochal forces shaping the region. One of the sharpest...

China
Does China Really Pose an Existential Threat to America?
Americans seem more concerned about losing status as top dog than acknowledging the limits of Beijing’s actual power. On his blog, Marginal Revolution...

Indo-Pacific/Asia
Clock Ticks Towards Pentagon AUKUS Review Deadline
The 30 days reportedly set aside for the Pentagon’s review have almost expired. An alliance crisis could be next.

China
Chinese Bases in the Pacific: A Reality Check
Frustrating Beijing’s ambitions to create a sphere of influence is overwhelmingly a diplomatic task, not a military one. There was barely concealed...

North Korea
North Korea's New Missile
If – big if – this missile is real, America cannot guarantee its homeland security in a war with North Korea. To restore your faith in the power of...

Indo-Pacific/Asia
Who Will Be the 21st Century's Rule Maker?
Asia needs a new order for the post-American era, and it cannot be a liberal one. Mike Mazarr and I are debating the way Asia will be “governed” in...

Military Strategy
U.S.-China Competition in Asia: Who Risks Wins
Victory in great power games have rested on military might far more than the attractiveness of a leadership model. If Australians could rely on the U.

Air Warfare
The Sharp Sword: China's Drone Threat
Combat drones could loiter over targets for hours longer than a crewed aircraft, posing a very different type of threat. In Saudi Arabia, a combined...

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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