Surface ships are not the best capability everywhere, but they remain for the most part highly useful and effective platforms across a spectrum of missions and conflict scenarios. What criteria should the U.S. Navy follow for its future surface combatants ..read more

The UK Prime Minister recently announced a defence spending increase to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2030. The announcement sends important signals about the United Kingdom's intent and commitment to defence and security, but, if followed through, will the spending increase significantly boost UK defence ..read more

Wellington's strategic pivot is good news for Washington and its allies. But the United States should temper its expectations: New Zealand is likely to continue to preserve productive relations with China while it emphasizes the importance of stronger security ties with the United States ..read more

The recent COVID-19 pandemic and the current outbreak of avian influenza in U.S. dairy herds provide ample evidence of the problems faced in rapidly detecting and responding to infectious disease outbreaks. A biosurveillance intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance system could address these gaps ..read more

More than two years since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the situation on the eastern front now looks dire, with Ukrainian defenders running out of ammunition quickly and Western unity in question. The Czech Republic has a plan that could help resupply Ukrainian forces with artillery shells ..read more

It takes hard work, but it is possible to increase the number of organ donations and benefit patients. Rather than looking to quick fixes that may not actually improve the system, the focus needs to continue to build off what we already have ..read more

While the war between Israel and Iran has been mostly covert for years, it has come out of the shadows since Hamas's October 7th attacks. If the United States and Europe want to prevent a regional war from breaking out in the Middle East they will need to convince Iran to rein in its proxies and to do something about its nuclear program. Otherwise, the conflict will continue to spiral ..read more

With the U.S. elections drawing nearer, careful attention should be paid to attempts by foreign actors to influence American voters. By accusing Burisma of sponsoring terrorist attacks in Russia and making loose insinuations that President Biden, the United States, and Western intelligence agencies are somehow connected as well, Russian disinformation campaigns are actively working to undermine and influence the 2024 U.S. presidential election ..read more

In the digital age, tradeoffs—like displaying our faces and fingerprints—are all but required simply to function in society. But the technology charged with securing our information, protecting what we have given up in these trades against theft, fraud, and other potential harms, doesn't always work ..read more

A steady stream of advances in quantum computing technology is increasing the urgency to standardize and implement algorithms which are resistant to both present-day computing and on-the-horizon quantum computing. What can we do with post-quantum cryptography now to prepare for the future ..read more