Dec 18, 2025 | Commentary
An Emerging Risk: Artificial Intelligence Exposing U.S. Strategic Thought By Lt. Col. Clay Johnson Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT are now deeply embedded in Americans’ daily workflow. Subscriptions reportedly exceed 11 million,...
Dec 14, 2025 | Commentary
China’s Military Buildup Makes U.S. Increasingly Vulnerable, DOD Says By Tanya Noury China’s Shandong aircraft carrier pictured at a naval port in southern China’s Hainan Province. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP) China’s military is capable of directly threatening...
May 30, 2025 | Commentary
A Signal Point of Failure: Integrating BeiDou into US Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Systems Jesse Humpal While serving on the National Security Council staff in the Biden administration, I was tasked with strengthening the resilience of U.S. critical...
Mar 16, 2025 | Commentary
Chokepoints Are the Focus of a New Cold War Global Maritime Chokepoints. Image via US Navy How the Slow Strangulation of Global Trade Became the Defining Battle of a New Cold War By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) In 1883, Alfred Thayer Mahan laid out the brutal...
Feb 24, 2025 | Commentary
Who Really Controls the Panama Canal? The Truth Behind Trump’s Claims With President Trump back in office, political rhetoric around expanding U.S. influence and securing key geopolitical assets has intensified. Recent claims about Chinese control of the Panama Canal...
