Trump and Ukraine: what Russia wants, what Trump could do
Reports in growing numbers speculate or advocate on what the forthcoming Trump administration will do domestically and what policy approach...
Stephen Bryen
Senior Fellow
Stephen Bryen is a leading expert in security strategy and technology. He has held senior positions in the Department of Defense, on Capitol Hill and as the President of a large multinational defense and technology company.
Dr. Bryen has 50 years of experience in government and industry. He has served as a senior staff director of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as the Executive Director of a grassroots political organization, as the head of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, as the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Trade Security Policy, as the founder and first director of the Defense Technology Security Administration, as the President of Finmeccanica North
Stephen Bryen is a leading expert in security strategy and technology. He has held senior positions in the Department of Defense, on Capitol Hill and as the President of a large multinational defense and technology company.
Dr. Bryen has 50 years of experience in government and industry. He has served as a senior staff director of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as the Executive Director of a grassroots political organization, as the head of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, as the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Trade Security Policy, as the founder and first director of the Defense Technology Security Administration, as the President of Finmeccanica North
North Korean troops in Kursk could backfire on Moscow, Pyongyang
There is no longer much doubt that there are North Korean troops training in far eastern Russia. Western intelligence services...
Secure enclaves: bad CHIPS Act idea wasting billions
While all the focus in the past week has been on a significant crisis for America’s once premier semiconductor company, Intel,...
Europe makes missiles for Patriots as Israel retires them
While Europe is in the process of setting up a production line to manufacture GEM-T missiles for European Patriot batteries,...
Israel’s attack on Iran: What we know so far
Israel’s air force, possibly with drones, attacked an air base or hit nearby facilities in Isfahan, Iran. The airbase has not...
Apply Israel-Iran lessons to Taiwan
There is still a great deal to learn about Iran’s drone and missile attack on Israel. Even so, it is...
Rethinking tanks on the modern battlefield
In 1975, while I was on a trip to Israel for the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, then-defense minister Shimon...
Houthis and Iran are hurting China’s Red Sea trade
The Chinese are increasingly angry with Iran. Reuters reports that Chinese officials have asked Iran “to rein in attacks on...
Ukraine: Zelensky may soon oust military chief Zaluzhny
Rumors are making the rounds in Kiev that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will fire the head of his armed forces,...
Will the Pentagon’s solar panels be Chinese?
The Energy Department has announced it is putting solar panels on the roof of the Pentagon for environmental reasons. No study has been...
How to stop the Houthi-Iran Red Sea attacks
We now know more about how the Houthis and their Iranian partners use radar and satellite communications to target commercial...
Why Biden finally attacked the Houthis
Since mid-November, the Houthis have been launching attacks against shipping in the Red Sea. The US sent a number of AEGIS destroyers to...
What’s behind the water-in-Chinese missiles tale?
Some highly unlikely claims about water in Chinese missiles and ill-fitting silo lids, which I addressed in a January 8 Asia...
Ukraine in dire need of new air defenses
On January 8 Ukraine was hit by the second massive missile and drone attack in ten days. The Russians struck...
NATO’s war problem: weak armor
NATO has a huge problem that will take decades to overcome. Put most simply, the armor vehicles NATO has won’t survive...
Iran-Houthis tap AIS tracking tech for high sea attacks
Iran and the Houthis have been tapping into the Automated Tracking System (AIS) to locate and attack ships in the...