The Defense Futures Simulator (DFS) is an interactive online tool designed to empower scholars, policymakers, and practitioners to create and analyze defense strategies and budgets. DFS allows users ...

In February, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth directed the military services and defense agencies to identify 8 percent, or about $50 billion, in annual cuts that could be reinvested in ...

In early 2025, the Chinese AI company DeepSeek made international news upon releasing a large language model (LLM) that appeared to outperform the traditional AI powerhouse companies, largely ...

Please join the Impossible State podcast for a discussion on the tariff war. The conversation will be moderated by Dr. Victor Cha and will feature Dr. Kristi Govella, Senior Adviser and Japan Chair, ...

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff appeared to backtrack on comments that Iran could be allowed to enrich uranium at a low level in a new nuclear deal with the Trump administration, saying Tuesday that ...

"The President's 'Liberation Day' really shakes the foundation of the current system in the auto industry...if these tariffs stay on for any length of time, they could lead to a fundamental reordering ...

The Trump administration appears to have given up its fantastical effort to fully remake the international trade order. Although 10% tariffs versus almost everyone and 145% tariffs against China are ...

On April 4, China’s Ministry of Commerce imposed export restrictions on seven rare earth elements (REEs) and magnets used in the defense, energy, and automotive sectors in response to U.S. President ...

The U.S. government and those of its allies have imposed and progressively tightened controls on the export of semiconductor technology, devices, and tools to China in an effort to maintain U.S.

As the People’s Republic of China (PRC) retaliates to U.S. tariffs, it has not stopped at imposing its own taxes on imports of American products, which now stand at 125 percent for all U.S. goods. The ...

On a personal note, I want to let you know this is my 500th column, which means I’ve been babbling on for about ten years. I hope you have found it occasionally interesting and/or useful. Regardless, ...

This commentary was originally created for publication with the Air War College. Surprising a military opponent—whether through deception, misdirection, or unexpected maneuvers—has often yielded ...