By John Erath While the news that the United States plans to help Australia build and operate nuclear submarines has recently made headlines, the real story may be the one remaining below the (metaphorical) surface. The obvious aspect to note of the September 15 announcement is that it provides another signal that the Biden administration […]
“There was no more ordinary:” Reflection on the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks
By John Erath Twenty years ago, on what had been an ordinary morning, I was sitting in my cubicle in the Pentagon, staring at a screen and trying to make sense of the news from New York when the building suddenly shook. My first thought was “There’s a bomb here too,” followed quickly by “no, that’s […]
Op-ed: Free, open digital networks can tip the balance against China
Senior Policy Director John Erath wrote an op-ed in The Hill arguing that U.S. policy toward China should focus less on military competition, and more on the competition of ideas. “Recent revelations that China is building large numbers of missile silos, coupled with the ongoing expansion of its nuclear capabilities, have triggered a number of debates […]
On Afghanistan and Deterrence
By John Erath The rapid collapse of the Afghan government and takeover by the Taliban have led to a great deal of wondering what went wrong and what lessons may be learned. The chain of events, successes, and many missteps will naturally be studied by scholars and experts in international security and will hopefully inform policy making in […]
Alarm in the U.S. over the massive construction of platforms for nuclear missiles in China
Senior Policy Director John Erath appeared on TV3, a Spanish public broadcast corporation based in Barcelona, to discuss a recently discovered major expansion of China’s nuclear missile silo fields.
