Lara Seligman, Lee Hudson, & Paul McLeary | Politico | July 24, 2022 Bottom Line: The relationship between the Secretary of the Navy, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and other senior DOD officials is marked by deep disagreements over the correct size and shape of the Navy’s future fleet, limiting the Pentagon’s ability to invest in the ships and infrastructure necessary to counter Chinese power in the Indo-Pacific.
David Barno & Nora Bensahel | War on the Rocks | June 27, 2022
Bottom Line: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine offers the U.S. military a valuable case study into the
TVC Advisory Board Member Mackenzie Eaglen | 19FortyFive | June 23, 2022
Bottom Line: With inflation on the rise, Congress plans to supplement the Biden administration’s FY23 defense budget request.
Maj. Gen. John Ferrari (USA, ret.)
Breaking Defense
June 8, 2022
Bottom Line: Decades of poor management, failed modernization projects, and unsustainable shipbuilding programs have caused the Navy to fall
Thomas G. Mahnken
Defense News
April 26, 2022
Bottom Line: U.S. & allied support for Ukraine has revealed both the value of precision munitions on the modern battlefield and the
TVC Advisory Board Member Clifford D. May
The Washington Times
April 28, 2022
Bottom Line: After a year in office, why have we yet to see President Biden’s strategy for
Matthew Hipple & Michael DeBoer
CIMSEC
April 18, 2022
Bottom Line: Generations of bureaucratic centralization have deprived the military services of
TVC Advisory Board Member Roger Zakheim
RealClear Defense
April 1, 2022
Bottom Line: We cannot afford to rely on alliances alone
McKinsey & Co.
March 28, 2022
Bottom Line: Seven percent inflation will eat away at DOD’s buying power this year, but if the
National Review Editorial Board
March 31, 2022
Bottom Line: Biden’s defense budget is neither fiscally responsible nor sufficient to meet national defense needs.