Tag: Defense One

China/USA – China to US: Back Off and Calm Down (Defense One)

Kevin Baron Foreign Minister Wang Yi just delivered a raw, propaganda-tainted rebuke of Washington’s leaders for stoking “fears” of China’s rise https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2021/04/china-us-back-and-calm-down/173588/

A Better Way to Spot Deep-Faked Satellite Images (Defense One)

Patrick Tucker Training AIs to look at 26 subtle features may help thwart attempts to peddle fraudulent imagery. https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2021/04/better-way-spot-deep-faked-satellite-images/173586/

USA/Nagorno Karabakh – Biden Must Press Armenia to Hand Over Minefield Maps (Defense One)

Elin Suleymanov Mines in Nagorno-Karabakh are killing civilians and troops. https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2021/04/biden-must-press-armenia-hand-over-minefield-maps/173573/

JADC2 Strategy Nearing Completion, Official Says (Defense One)

Mila Jasper Lt. Gen. Dennis Crall said the strategy has been briefed to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the deputy secretary...

(USA/Afghanistan) ‘We Will Leave’ Afghanistan Likely This Year, Biden Declares (Defense One)

Kevin Baron But not by May 1. "It's not my intention to stay there for a long time, the question is how and under what...

(USA) Senators Offer to Let NSA to Hunt Cyber Actors Inside the US (Defense One)

Patrick Tucker After SolarWinds hack, Gen. Nakasone seeks some sort of a fix for the cybersecurity ‘blind spot’ against Russia, China, but others cite privacy...

(Innovation/Technology) These Are the Riskiest ‘Smart City’ Technologies, Cybersecurity Experts Say (Defense One)

Bill Lucia Technology like sensors built into infrastructure and emergency alerts has possible benefits, but in a new study dozens of experts weigh in on...

(USA/Middle East) Focus on Influence, Not Power, in the Middle East (Defense One)

Jon B. Alterman People talk about U.S. power and influence as if they’re the same thing. That's a mistake. https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2021/03/focus-influence-not-power-middle-east/172896/

(Defense) Biden Should Shoot This Acquisition Down (Defense One)

Hank Naughton Lockheed’s purchase of Aerojet Rocketdyne would strike a blow to competition and innovation. https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2021/03/biden-should-shoot-merger-down/172893/

(Defense) DARPA Aims to Boost US Manufacturing of Certain Chips (Defense One)

Mila Jasper The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced a program for expanding the access to domestic manufacturing capabilities for secured microelectronics development for defense...

(USA/India) How SecDef Austin Can Make the Most of His India Visit (Defense One)

Dr. Joe Felter and Vikram J. Singh served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for South and Southeast Asia under the Trump and Obama...

(USA) It’s Time for a Cybersecurity Quid Pro Quo (Defense One)

Eric Noonan Require companies to disclose breaches to the government in exchange for legal liability limitations. https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2021/03/its-time-cybersecurity-quid-pro-quo/172490/

(USA) Esper, McMaster, Panetta Endorse 9/11-Style Commission to Investigate Jan. 6 Insurrection (Defense One)

Marcus Weisgerber “We need to have serious people, independent people take a look at this,” Trump’s final confirmed defense secretary said. https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2021/03/esper-mcmaster-panetta-endorse-911-style-commission-investigate-jan-6-insurrection/172495/

(USA) Support for QAnon Is Hard to Measure. Polls May Overestimate It (Defense One)

James Shanahan The spread of ideas online, and people’s endorsement of them in polls, doesn’t give the whole picture. https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2021/03/support-qanon-hard-measure-and-polls-may-overestimate-it/172477/

(USA) DARPA to Hire Biz Execs to Help Its Researchers Take Tech to Market (Defense One)

Mila Jasper In a cooperative effort with In-Q-Tel, 150 research teams will get funds to help develop go-to-market strategies. https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2021/03/darpa-hire-research-teams-take-tech-labs-production/172456/

(USA/China) Building a China Strategy Starts by Answering These Questions (Defense One)

MIKE DANA and LT. COL. MATTHEW CROUCH The book Chinese Characteristics makes many insightful and important observations. https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2021/03/building-china-strategy-starts-answering-these-questions/172440/