Has the bureaucratization of knowledge made government less effective?
Here’s an excerpt from Tyler Cowen’s conversation with Walter Russell Mead on American Foreign Policy. Tyler asks whether the State Department or the CIA understand […]
Russia
500 Javelin-per-day requirement in Ukraine: Is it reasonable and what could it cost?
I want to come back to an article from the weekly headlines real quickly: The Ukrainians have submitted similar lists in recent weeks but a […]
Is AI/ML data too unique for the DoD to stick into one centralized data repository?
Not only is the data dirty, but it’s unique. The satellite derived data that NGA [National Geo-spatial Intelligence Agency] is using is, while it might […]
Russia’s military procurement with Richard Connolly
Dr. Richard Connolly joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss a wide range of issues, including Russia’s GPV modernization programs, the effect of […]
Putin on US defense “mistakes and extra costs”
“It’s a typical mistake made by an empire,” Putin said. “An empire always thinks that it’s so powerful that it can afford some mistakes and extra costs. But mistakes and costs multiply, and a moment comes when they become overwhelming in both security and economic spheres.”