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Defense Industrialist

Oct 19, 2015

Innovative, feasible, formidable: What I saw at AUSA 2015

By James Hasik

To “Win in a Complex World,” the US Army can only be so complex. The US Army is in no rush to replace its combat vehicles. Sure, the service is upgrading its European Stryker brigade with 30 mm guns and anti-tank missile launchers. But there’s no real plan for wholesale replacements of Abrams tanks, Bradley troop […]

Defense Industry Security & Defense

Cyber Risk Wednesdays

Oct 15, 2015

Overcome by Cyber Risks?

By Brent Scowcroft Center

Newspaper headlines inundate us with stories about massive data breaches, disruptive cyberattacks, and espionage against government agencies and companies. With risks mounting, a new Atlantic Council report Overcome by Cyber Risks? Economic Benefits and Costs of Alternate Cyber Futures, published in collaboration with Zurich Insurance Group and University of Denver’s Pardee Center for International Futures,uses […]

Cybersecurity

Defense Industrialist

Oct 11, 2015

A Tale of Two Air Forces

By Blake Franko

Is it time for a counterinsurgency-specific A-10? The US Congress’s recent decision to extend the service life of the A-10 Thunderbolt II reveals resistance to current thinking at the Pentagon. A more powerful China and an increasingly assertive Russia have focused defense planners’ attention on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. But even as insurgencies continue in Afghanistan, […]

Art of Future Warfare

Oct 9, 2015

Cole: Here’s How World War III Could Start Tomorrow

By August Cole

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow August Cole writes for The Telegraph on how a small conflict could spark the world’s next great power war:

Emerging Defense Challenges

Oct 6, 2015

Grundman: Fifty Years of Acquisition Reform

By Steven Grundman

M.A. and George Lund Fellow for Emerging Defense Challenges Steven Grundman joins In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the finances of the Department of Defense:

Defense Industry Security & Defense

Emerging Defense Challenges

Oct 6, 2015

Grundman Discusses Defense Acquisition Reform on Federal News Radio

By Steve Grundman

Listen to the full discussion here.

Defense Industry Security & Defense

Art of Future Warfare

Oct 6, 2015

Cole: When the Pentagon Comes Knocking: An Open Letter to Silicon Valley

By August Cole

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow August Cole cowrites for TechCrunch on the Department of Defense hoping to increase defense innovation with Silicon Valley:

Emerging Defense Challenges

Oct 4, 2015

Grundman on Defense Contractors Consolidation

By Steven Grundman

Defense News quotes M.A. and George Lund Fellow for Emerging Defense Challenges Steven Grundman on Pentagon Acquisitions Chief Frank Kendall’s announcement to deter more consolidation of top defense contractors:

Defense Industry Security & Defense

In the News

Oct 1, 2015

Ashooh on Russia in Syria

By Jessica Ashooh

Middle East Strategy Task Force Deputy Director Jessica Ashooh joins Voice of America to discuss the Russian military presence in Syria and what it means in the long term: 

Russia Syria

Emerging Defense Challenges

Oct 1, 2015

Grundman on Measuring the Outcomes of Acquisition Reform

By Steven Grundman

Inside Defense quotes M.A. and George Lund Fellow for Emerging Defense Challenges Steven Grundman from an event launching a report on measuring the outcomes of acquisition reform on whether the rate of competition is getting better or worse as a result of the Pentagon’s recent acquisition reform efforts:

Defense Industry Security & Defense
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