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Aug 2, 2015

Why don’t defense contractors do cyber?

By James Hasik

For all but Raytheon, a whole new realm of conflict seems disinteresting to industry. Going on eight years now, Raytheon has been mounting a strategic campaign in cyber security. This past April, the company spent $1.7 billion on Austin-based Websense, the 13th cyber business it has purchased since October 2007 (Defense Mergers & Acquisitions Daily, 20 […]

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Defense Industrialist

Jul 29, 2015

What if there had never been a JSF? (Part 2)

By James Hasik

The USMC has always had a backup plan. It’s called ‘Super Hornet’. The US Marine Corps is definitely putting a brave, can-do face on its first unit—Squadron 121—of Joint Strike Fighters (JSFs), aiming shortly for a formal declaration of “initial operating capability.” But Michael Gilmore, the Pentagon’s chief weapons tester, recently penned a dimmer account […]

Art of Future Warfare

Jul 28, 2015

Cole on the Future of Warfare

By August Cole

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow August Cole joins War on the Rocks to discuss various methods of understanding, predicting, and preparing for warfare in the future:

Defense Industrialist

Jul 24, 2015

What if there had never been a Joint Strike Fighter? (Part 1)

By James Hasik

The US Navy could have spent mad money on drones. This month, the US Marine Corps declared that its first squadron of F-35Bs had reached “initial operating capability”. That’s 21 years after the program first began as the Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) program, 18 years after the first Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) design contracts […]

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In the News

Jul 23, 2015

VOA Features MEST Event

By Atlantic Council

Voice of America’s International Edition features the Rafik Hariri Center’s Middle East Strategy Task Force event in a discussion on the role of religion in the rise of threatening extremist groups:

Europe After The Vote

Jul 23, 2015

A Strategic Conversation: Interagency Process Reform, the Greek Crisis, and Beyond

By Atlantic Council

On July 14th, the Atlantic Council’s Strategy Initiative hosted a public event to discuss the pertinent issues of interagency process reform, the Greek Crisis, and the Iran nuclear deal. The event also served as the official launch of the Atlantic Council’s partnership with The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

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Art of Future Warfare

Jul 23, 2015

Forbes Reviews Ghost Fleet

By August Cole

Forbes reviews the novel Ghost Fleet, cowritten by Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow August Cole, which addresses the threat of technological vulnerabilities and their role in future wars:

Europe After The Vote

Jul 23, 2015

Sciubba: The Greek Financial Crisis is Making its Migration Crisis Worse

By Jennifer Sciubba

Strategic Foresight Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Jennifer D. Sciubba writes for the Washington Post on how strained resources and xenophobia are creating a difficult landscape for migrants arriving in Greece:

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EconoGraphics

Jul 22, 2015

Has Greece Been Effective at Downsizing Its Public Sector?

By Global Business and Economics

Greece and its EU counterparts made progress last week on negotiations, but some policy makers question whether Greece will truly adopt the measures necessary to recover economic stability.

Economy & Business Fiscal and Structural Reform

Defense Industrialist

Jul 22, 2015

What’s your face-punched plan?

By James Hasik

Recovery from battlefield surprise requires more than fingers-crossed strategy. Last month, the Pentagon released the 2015 version of its National Military Strategy. As a real Pentagon strategist reminded me, the Pentagon doesn’t really post its real strategy on the Web as a PDF. But even this public relations exercise was disconcerting in its telegraphed inflexibility. The document waxes on about […]

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