Government Matters

China and Solomon Islands sign security agreement

Lyle Goldstein, director of Asia engagement at Defense Priorities, discusses a recent security cooperation agreement between the Solomon Islands and China and the scale of the threat this poses to the United States and other countries

Russia tests ICBM dubbed ‘Satan 2’

Bradley Bowman, senior director at the Center on Military and Political Power at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, discusses Russia’s flight test of the RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile and the need for the U.S. to modernize its nuclear triad

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Importance of information warfare to naval operations

Vice Adm. Kelly Aeschbach, commander of Naval Information Forces, describes the mission-critical capabilities her command provides and training efforts underway to meet the demand for highly trained information warfare personnel

Mentorship in national security community

Colonel Candice Frost, commander of the Joint Intelligence Operations Center at U.S. Cyber Command, discusses how her command is helping bring more women leaders into government and what to consider when looking for a mentor

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Role of cyber warfare in conflict

IDF Brig. Gen. Doron Tamir (Ret.), chairman of the Cyber Security Group, explains how cyber attacks fit into major conflicts and discusses the influence of psychological warfare on the war in Ukraine

Improving food safety at FDA

Brian Ronholm, director of food policy at Consumer Reports, describes the governance issues within the Food and Drug Administration that have led to dangerous food safety problems affecting American consumers

Preview of National Defense Strategy

Barry Pavel, senior vice president and director of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council, discusses the fact sheet for the National Defense Strategy and his recommendations for what to prioritize

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Historical lessons on war in Ukraine

Ron Marks, visiting professor at George Mason University, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and former DCI Senate Liaison at the CIA, analyzes how Russian history can inform the U.S. government’s understanding of Putin’s actions against Ukraine

Navy’s plan for uncrewed, autonomous ships

Tom Shugart, senior fellow in the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security and former submarine warfare officer for the U.S. Navy, discusses benefits of autonomous ships, technological risks associated with them and threats from China’s military

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Air Force secretary on top priorities

Frank Kendall, secretary of the U.S. Air Force, discusses priorities and challenges, covering space, hypersonics, acquisition best practices, adversarial challenges, modernization, the fiscal year 2023 budget request and more

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Accelerating innovation in the Navy

Capt. Benjamin Van Buskirk, director of NavalX at DoD, describes how his organization is helping match the Navy’s challenges with solution providers more quickly and lead a culture change towards agility

US sending more sophisticated arms to Ukraine

Ryan Evans, founder of War on the Rocks and CEO of Metamorphic Media, discusses Russia’s shift in strategy and new weapons shipments the United States is providing to Ukraine

Sanctions for buying Russian weapons

Grant Rumley, senior fellow at the Washington Institute, discusses why it’s important to try to prevent other countries from buying weapons from Russia and how the U.S. can discourage them from doing so

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USAID appoints new chief diversity officer

Neneh Diallo, chief diversity officer at USAID, discusses the creation of her new role and the agency’s goals for improving diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility internally and externally

Turkey’s balancing act between NATO and Russia

Ryan Brobst, research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, explains how Turkey is involved in the Russia-Ukraine war and what the U.S. can do to encourage alignment with NATO

Implementing a national strategy for Web3

Charles Clancy, senior vice president and general manager of MITRE Labs and chief futurist for the MITRE Corporation, defines the third generation of the internet and discusses how the United States can address the economic and national security challenges it presents

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Defense Department CIO on zero trust, modernization and data

John Sherman, chief information officer of the Department of Defense and acting chief digital and AI officer, discusses progress on priorities like cybersecurity and IT modernization as well as challenges such as data interoperability

Bringing war crime perpetrators to justice

Marti Flacks, director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies Human Rights Initiative, discusses the process for identifying and bringing war criminals to justice in the Russia-Ukraine war and the role of the U.S. government

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Stopping further Russian atrocities in Ukraine

Peter Dickinson, UkraineAlert editor at the Atlantic Council and chief editor of Business Ukraine Magazine, discusses what Ukraine needs to defeat Russia militarily and whether the Pentagon is sending the right weapons

Assessing Russian intelligence and Putin’s next moves

Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, senior fellow at Harvard’s Belfer Center and former senior CIA operations officer, discusses Russian intelligence failure and the possibility that Putin could use chemical, biological or even nuclear weapons

European dependence on Russian energy imports

Emily Holland, professor at the U.S. Naval War College, analyzes the impacts of Russian oil and natural gas export restrictions on European, U.S. and global energy markets as well as the geopolitical ripple effects

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Mounting Russian casualties in Ukraine

Mark Cancian, senior adviser in the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses high Russian troop loss, a breakdown in military discipline and the amount of time it could take to reach a diplomatic solution

China-Russia relations in the Arctic Circle

CDR Jeremy Greenwood, federal executive fellow at the Brookings Institution and commander for the U.S. Coast Guard, discusses the suspension of Arctic Council operations because of the Russia-Ukraine war and the opportunity for the U.S. to distance China from Russia

Addressing drone safety and security risks

Brian Bothwell, director on the Science, Technology Assessment, and Analytics Team at the Government Accountability Office, discusses risks from drones and questions raised by a recent report about government use and oversight of counter-drone technologies

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