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Civilizationism would upend America’s role in the world.

A big dose of luck, and a distinctly odd character

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on July 20 and July 29, 2026

Transforming the military has changed the war—and upended politics.

Expanding the stockpile could weaken deterrence.

A strong rouble was hurting the budget

Spy hunting shores up Putin’s power—but paralyzes the state.

How Syria can capitalize on the post-Hormuz economy.

Walk into the Pentagon, climb the escalator, and an Uncle Sam-style poster points at you: “I want YOU to use AI.” It worked. GenAI.mil hit 1.5 million users in six months, and I have heard enough OpenAI-in-disguise pitches to last a lifetime. The adoption really is great, but the poster contains a p

Quantum’s hype obscures a reality with real geopolitical stakes: the technology works and is advancing every day. Cameron Chehreh (IonQ), JD Dulny (Booz Allen), and Ben Gianni (GDIT) join Jonathan to discuss the race to Q-Day. They cover the shift to post-quantum cryptography, competing hardware mod