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Category: Future Strategic Concepts

A human woman and a humanoid robot face each other in profile, illuminated by contrasting red and green lighting against a gradient background, suggesting a moment of confrontation or connection between human and artificial intelligence.

Jan. 26, 2026

AI-powered military neurotech: Mind enhancement or control?

Neurable, a consumer neurotechnology startup, has partnered with the Air Force to study whether electrode-studded headphones can track service members’ cognitive fitness, much like Garmin smartwatches have monitored Space Force members’ physical fitness, company and government officials said this month.

Soldier in camouflage holding a small quadcopter drone with visible wiring and a strapped-on battery outdoors.

Nov. 6, 2025

We Can’t Buy Our Way Out: It’s Time to Think Differently

Current U.S. force structure and major platforms are likely to fail in the emerging operational environment.

How to Engage with China

Jan. 31, 2023

China's Indo-Pacific Folly

Beijing’s ambition to isolate Washington from its Asian allies has been derailed in large part by its desire to redress more immediate grievances—namely, to reclaim what it sees as lost territory and punish countries that offend its sensibilities.