Commentary • Page 9 of 33 • The Defense Post

Feb- 2023 -

10 February

The Chinese flag is raised during a military parade at the Zhurihe training base

China’s Spy Balloon Is National Security Wake-Up Call for the US

As China is expanding its hegemonic activities, the United States must look to shore itself up both militarily and economically against the PRC.

Jan- 2023 -

31 January

President Biden holds a semiconductor chip

Barbara Comstock

Attacking Our Leading Tech Innovators for Political Gain Comes at Our Own Peril

America must wake up to the reality that technology is at its advantage and attacking leading tech innovators for political gain comes at its own peril.

19 January

China's President Xi Jinping inspecting People's Liberation Army soldiers

Christopher Gettel

China Aims for Nuclear Parity: Should the US Be Worried?

It’s likely that before 2030 China will possess nuclear weapons and delivery systems nearly approximate to the US -- a worrying parity not seen since the Cold War.

12 January

US Marines exfiltrate towards a CH-53E Super Stallion during a simulated visit, board, search, and seizure mission aboard dock landing ship USS Germantown in the South China Sea, 2020

Gary Anderson

Sinophobia Can Be a Dangerous Disease for the Marine Corps

Policymakers need to ask themselves whether it is wise to allow the US Marine Corps to concentrate on a Sino-American conflict -- a threat that may be more myth than reality.

9 January

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speaks during a press conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, August 2022

Jeffrey H. Fischer

Serbian President Vucic’s Gift to NATO and the West

Diplomatic discourse that strongly responds to Serbia while advancing Kosovo is worthy of effort, especially with existing regional security challenges in Ukraine.

Dec- 2022 -

28 December

Ukrainian police officers inspect a downed Russian drone after a strike in northwestern Kyiv

Gregory Quarles

The Importance of Layered Defense: Lessons Learned From Ukraine

The US needs to be prepared to counter future battlefields threats or risk losing the technological edge its military has held in the previous decades.

9 December

Christopher Gettel

Hypersonic Missiles: Overhyped or the Future of Warfare?

Hypersonic missiles have been thrown into the limelight due to their use by Russia against Ukraine, but their usefulness in combat is up for debate.

7 December

South Korea displays a Hyunmoo-2 missile system

Eunwoo Lee

South Korea’s Missile Capability Is Faltering. Here’s What It Should Do

South Korea’s missile capabilities are inadequate for the North’s increasingly hostile and sophisticated nuclear arsenal.

6 December

Portrait of special forces soldier in helmet and glasses in the dark

Bob Dees

Critical Mineral Access is a Serious National Security Risk

Access to critical minerals such as lithium, nickel, copper, and cobalt is a risk to US national security that doesn’t receive the attention it deserves.

Nov- 2022 -

14 November