3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (278+ words) For eight years I helped decide whether American counter-terrorism money was working. I can tell you where it worked and where it did not, because the reporting existed to say so. A campaign that publishes no outcome data does not…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (564+ words) As a naval shipyard commander, my mandate from Navy leadership is straightforward: return warships to the fleet as quickly as possible. Neither my shipyard nor many other public and private shipyards are consistently fulfilling that mission. Because of traditionally high…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (302+ words) I was fortunate enough to do something that would be a benefit to mankind. It’s been an extremely satisfying discovery. I don’t think there’s anything like saving someone’s life to bring you satisfaction and happiness. – Stephanie Kwolek, inventor of Kevlar…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (867+ words) warontherocks.com When the world's at stake, National security. For insiders. By insiders. Join War on the Rocks and gain access to content trusted by policymakers, military leaders, and strategic thinkers worldwide. New Complications in Countering the Flow of Arms…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (339+ words) Neither number had been delivered by a technical expert wielding a seismograph. Each represented a political judgment about how much residual uncertainty its government should accept. The negotiations failed to produce a comprehensive ban. The treaty signed later that year…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (985+ words) Emerging from the chaos of supplying the U.S. Army during the War of 1812, the War Department sought to foster domestic production of standardized muskets. Out of this industrial project arose an invention that laid the foundation for automation and mass production....