Former Secretary of Defense Don Rumsfeld famously said you go to war with the army you have, not the army you want. Fortunately, the army we have is ready to go to war against a new enemy: the rapidly spreading coronavirus that poses a grave danger to our neighbors in all 50 states.
On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Jay Healey, senior research scholar at Columbia University and a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council think tank, discusses how cyber operations and warfare differs from other traditional warfighting domains.
On this week’s Cyber Report, Benjamin Jensen, PhD, professor at American University and Marine Corps University as well as a member of the Cyber Security Solarium Commission, discusses the need for more research to better understand the dynamics of cyber deterrence and escalation among great powers and the report he coauthored with Brandon Valentino, PhD, “What Do We Know About Cyber Escalation? Observations From Simulations and Surveys,” with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman sponsors the Cyber Report and our cyber coverage.
Keith Eikenes, the deputy director general for security policy at Norway’s Ministry of Defense, discusses Svalbard, Russia, the Arctic and NATO’s engagement in the high north with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the residence of Norway’s ambassador to the United States in Washington, DC. The ambassador hosted “Looking North: Conference on Security in the Arctic,” organized by the Atlantic Council think tank.
Thomas Nilsen, the editor of the Independent Barents Observer, discusses Russia, climate change in the Arctic, the outlook for increased maritime traffic and China’s interest in the region with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the residence of Norway’s ambassador to the United States in Washington, DC. The ambassador hosted “Looking North: Conference on Security in the Arctic,” organized by the Atlantic Council think tank.
Gen. James McConville, US Army, the US Army chief of staff, discusses how his service is preparing for the future in an era of great power competition with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian on Jan. 14, 2020, at the Atlantic Council think tank’s Commanders Series, sponsored by Saab.
Scott Pace, PhD, the executive secretary of the National Space Council, discusses the Trump Administration’s approach to international space cooperation, Europe and China with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian after an event at the Atlantic Council think tank in Washington, DC.
Ariel Cohen, PhD, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and senior program and senior fellow a the International Tax and Investment Center think tanks, discusses how the United States and international community can deter Iran’s provocative behavior, the need for military strikes, and the world oil market in the wake of Tehran’s attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian in Washington, DC.
Mark Esper, PhD, secretary of the US Army, discusses how his service is rebuilding its capabilities in an era of great power competition with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Atlantic Council think tank’s Commanders Series, sponsored by Saab.
Lt. Gen. Christian Badia, German Air Force, the director general for planning at Germany’s defense ministry, discusses Berlin’s military spending increases, improving standardization to rapidly improve European capabilities, deterring Russia, and changing culture with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Atlantic Council think tank’s Washington headquarters.