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We are currently witnessing a mobilization of technical ambition reminiscent of the Manhattan Project, a realization that data and compute are the new defining elements of national power. I am deeply ...

America has entered a moment in which it is fundamentally more vulnerable than at any point in modern history. For the first time, the systems that underpin economic prosperity, social stability and ...

When HAMAS attacked Israel on 7 October 2023, Iran and its partners around the Middle East—collectively known as the Axis of Resistance—were riding high. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC ...

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is arguably the greatest dual-use technology ever developed. It saves us trillions of dollars in wasted fuel and inefficient logistics. However, our modern world is ...

Brett Goldstein is Special Advisor to the Chancellor and Research Professor of Engineering Science and Management at Vanderbilt, and former Director of the Department of Defense’s Defense Digital ...

As threats mount in the Strait of Hormuz and oil markets react, former Iran intelligence chief Norm Roule breaks down the military, economic and strategic risks ahead ...

We're being nice. I [President Trump] could take out [Iran’s] things within the next hour, we could hang up [this telephone interview] and within one hour you’d be reading about [the U.S. military] ...

Two weeks ago, in the first hours of the war, I listed several possible scenarios for the outcome. No one can confidently know where this is going for all the reasons I listed then -- as the war has ...

How Churchill and de Gaulle Saved Their Nations and Transformed the WorldBy Richard Vinen / Simon & SchusterReviewed by: Jean-Thomas NicoleThe Reviewer Jean-Thomas Nicole is a Policy Advisor with ...

A rare public statement from the People’s Liberation Army offers clues about how China views American power—and future ...