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Tech leaders sit as they testify before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Capitol Hill on May 8, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
Defense Strategy
Defense Strategy
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The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Marisol Walker)
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Royal Australian Navy submarine HMAS Sheean arrives in Devonport on April 22, 2021 in Tasmania, Australia. (Photo by POIS Andrew Dakin/Australian Defence Force via Getty Images)
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Titan nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile in silo. Green Valley, AZ. (Michael Dunning/Getty Images)
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A Taliban fighter mans a machine gun mounted on a vehicle near the venue of an open-air pro-Taliban rally on the outskirts of Kabul on October 3, 2021 (Photo by HOSHANG HASHIMI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Battle Group Poland U.S., U.K and 15th Mechanized Brigade Polish tactical vehicles perform river crossing training June 19 in Rukla (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kevin Wang/Released)
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A plane director signals to the pilot of an F/A-18C Hornet from the "Wildcats" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 after landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (U.S. Navy)
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Members of a Chinese honor guard stand in formation before a ceremony to mark Martyr's Day at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, Monday, Sept. 30, 2019. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein - Pool/Getty Images)
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A F-35B executes a short takeoff from the USS America during allied exercises between the Royal Navy and US Marines in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 20, 2021. (US Marine Corps/John Tetrault)
Experts
David Byrd
Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Bryan Clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Jack David
Senior Fellow and Trustee
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
