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What the Interwar Years Say About the US Army’s Newest Force Concept
Commentary
You fix the roof when it’s sunny, says U.S. Army Secretary Mark Esper, pointing to his service’s various efforts to improve doctrine and gear during a relative lull in fightin...
By Lauren Fish
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Reform weapons training to protect US troops from brain injury
Commentary
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the signature wound of today’s wars, with nearly 380,000 servicemembers diagnosed since 2000. TBI can come from falls, bullets shrapnel, or the...
By Paul Scharre & Lauren Fish
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Operational-Level Strikes Finally Enforce Obama’s Red Line
Commentary
By all accounts, Friday night’s strikes against the Assad regime’s chemical-weapons facilities were successful — they reduced their targets to rubble, and there were no report...
By Lauren Fish
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Policy Roundtable: Civil-Military Relations Now and Tomorrow
Commentary
President Donald Trump has been in office for over a year, and while many key staffers have departed and been replaced already, there are a few clear trends in his staffing de...
By Lauren Fish
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Soldier Swarm: New ground Combat Tactics for the Era of Multi-Domain Battle
Commentary
When the US military prepares to fight its next major war, it won’t be planning to fight the insurgents it has faced over the last fifteen years. As China and Russia begin to ...
By Lauren Fish & Justin Lynch
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Congress Mandates New DoD Study Central to Understanding TBI
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the signature wound of today's conflicts, affecting more than 370,000 service members, and emerging evidence suggests troops may be exposed to ...
By Lauren Fish & Paul Scharre
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How Many Battles Can the Pentagon Fight in Washington at Once?
Commentary
Agenda SecDef relaunched earlier this year with advice for then-new Secretary James Mattis, warning against the demands of unreasonable expectations in order to focus on five ...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Lauren Fish
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Congress, cut the continuing resolutions so Defense can do its job
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As we once again find ourselves hurtling towards the expiration of yet another continuing resolution at the end of this week, with no long-term budget deal in sight, it seems ...
By Susanna V. Blume & Lauren Fish
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Cut the budget caps: The US needs to properly fund our military
Amidst the return of the Maverick and late-night health care votes in the Senate, it is easy to lose sight of the other major development to happen on the Hill last couple wee...
By Lauren Fish
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The Trump Administration Needs to Consider These Factors When Reviewing National Defense
Last month, President Trump ordered a review of the national defense industrial base. The topic often gets interest on the Hill, and occasionally from secretaries of defense, ...
By Lauren Fish
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Military keeps American people and business safe
It appears that President Trump's proposed budget will not survive first contact on the Hill. The large cuts to some agencies, such as the State Department, and cultural inves...
By Lauren Fish
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Combatant Commands in an era of multi-domain battle
The U.S. military is currently adapting to a new era of conflict. Senior military leaders, including Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, have focused heavily on improving re...
By Lauren Fish
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Why Trump Needs to Make Strategic Investments in the U.S. Military
The seemingly shocking numbers are grabbing attention: a defense spending increase near 10 percent. But the reality is, increased spending is overdue. The global role of the U...
By Lauren Fish
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Why the Trump Administration Should Adopt a Mission-Oriented Combatant Command Structure
It’s often said that to determine someone’s priorities, take a look at how they spend their time and their money. Organizations are no different. Glancing at an organizational...
By Lauren Fish
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Painting by Numbers: A History of the U.S. Military's Phasing Construct
Ask any budding student of security or member of the military where the focus of conflict is, and you’ll hear an emphatic “phase III operations.” The period in which decisive ...
By Lauren Fish
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Rebuilding America's Military
Commentary
President-elect Trump’s book The Art of the Deal applies the principles of negotiation to business, but they are universal to human nature. A century ago, a previous president...
By Paul Scharre & Lauren Fish
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Leaving the “Gray Zone”: The U.S. Need to Fight Aggression Below Conventional War
The Commander-in-Chief Forum featuring Secretary Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s thoughts on national security missed an opportunity to engage the candidates on the gray zo...
By Lauren Fish
