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Expanding Equipment Options for Ukraine: The Case of Artillery
As concerns arise about whether U.S. aid to Ukraine is sustainable, the Pentagon is increasingly substituting where inventories are running low. One option, a potential model for the future, is to provide the M198—an older howitzer—of which hundreds are available.
Critical Questions by Mark F. Cancian and James Anderson — January 23, 2023

What Lies Ahead: Foreign Policy and National Security in the 118th Congress
Commentary by Elizabeth Hoffman , Madeline Clough , Christian Hyde , and Michael Buttner — January 10, 2023

Rebuilding U.S. Inventories: Six Critical Systems
Commentary by Mark F. Cancian — January 9, 2023

Patriot to Ukraine: What Does It Mean?
Critical Questions by Mark F. Cancian and Tom Karako — December 16, 2022

Building Supply Chain Resilience
Commentary by Emily Harding and Harshana Ghoorhoo — December 15, 2022

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Rebuilding U.S. Inventories: Six Critical Systems
Commentary by Mark F. Cancian — January 9, 2023

Rethinking Humanitarian Assistance: Climate and Crisis in the Horn of Africa
Report by Beza Tesfaye , Erol Yayboke , Anastasia Strouboulis , and Abigail Edwards — January 9, 2023

The First Battle of the Next War: Wargaming a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan
Digital Report by Mark F. Cancian , Matthew Cancian , and Eric Heginbotham — January 9, 2023

How Service Can Save Us
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — January 4, 2023

U.S. Space Force Primer
Report by Kari A. Bingen , Kaitlyn Johnson , John Dylan Bustillo , and Marie Villerreal Dean — January 3, 2023

Patriot to Ukraine: What Does It Mean?
Critical Questions by Mark F. Cancian and Tom Karako — December 16, 2022

Arms Control after Ukraine: Integrated Arms Control and Deterring Two Peer Competitors
Report by Heather Williams and Nicholas Adamopoulos — December 16, 2022

Building Supply Chain Resilience
Commentary by Emily Harding and Harshana Ghoorhoo — December 15, 2022

Tracked: Stories at the Intersection of Migration, Technology, and Human Rights
Digital Report by Lauren Burke , Erol Yayboke , Marti Flacks , and Anastasia Strouboulis — December 15, 2022

Reforming DOD Management: Lessons from the Navy
Event by Mark F. Cancian , Rear Admiral Dave Oliver, USN (Ret.) , and Anand Toprani — December 14, 2022
