Commentary – Page 22 – The Defense Post

Dec- 2021 -

20 December

Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS City of Corpus Christi

AUKUS Promises an Effective Check on China in the South Pacific

The AUKUS pact between the US, UK, and Australia will provide an effective check against Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific.

17 December

Scott Vadnais

Congress Must Get F-35 Engine Effort Right

Modernization efforts of the F-35 Lightning II engine must ensure efficiency, enhance national security, and deliver the best results for American taxpayers.

14 December

Penelope Shaw

Who Is Responsible for Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems?

As more countries develop intelligent weapons, it's crucial to create and enforce regulations for governing these lethal autonomous weapon systems.

13 December

US Army Reserve general's service ribbons

Gary Anderson

Fixing What is Wrong With Our Generals

The institutionalized military incompetence that created the humiliation of Afghanistan will continue unless Congress reexamines what its predecessors created four decades ago.

10 December

Simulated IED detonates during US Army training scenario

Michael Wyand

Veterans Have More to Fear From Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries Than Expected

Veterans have more to fear from mild traumatic brain injuries than expected, and lawmakers must move with immediacy to advance treatments.

1 December

Charles K. S. Wu, Yao-Yuan Yeh, Fang-Yu Chen, and Austin Horng-En Wang

Why the US Should Ditch Strategic Ambiguity Toward Taiwan

The military threat from China to Taiwan is becoming more visible, and clinging to a policy of strategic ambiguity could be harmful to US national interests.

Nov- 2021 -

5 November

Airmen assigned to the 88th Test and Evaluation Squadron, pose for a photo in full Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear flight gear

Zakir Gul and Alexandre Bernier

The Importance of Biodefense in the Wake of COVID-19

The United States must assess its preparedness against acts of bioterrorism and biological warfare in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Oct- 2021 -

29 October

Three soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), assigned to the Train, Advise, Assist Command - East security force, hold their positions and prepare for the landing of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter

Edward C. Halperin

Are America’s Endless Wars Partly the Result of Our All-Volunteer Military?

Ending the draft and converting to an all-volunteer armed force has contributed to the US becoming embroiled in “endless wars” in Afghanistan and Iraq.

25 October