Commentary & ANALYSIS

  • The Origin of Hegseth’s Anti-Beard Obsession

    The Atlantic

    By Alex Wagner

    December 6, 2025

  • How to Fill NATO’s Manpower Gap

    The National Interest

    By Alex Wagner & Kristen Taylor

    September 22, 205

  • Trump creates DC Guard public safety unit, wants national 'quick reaction force'

    USA Today

    Featuring Alex Wagner

    August 25, 2025

  • National Guard troops on DC streets for Trump’s crackdown will start carrying guns

    Associated Press

    Featuring Alex Wagner

    August 22, 2025

  • Winning Through People: The human capital advantage in great-power competition

    Atlantic Council Issue Paper

    By Alex Wagner & Beth Foster

    August 21, 2025

  • Democrats: Don’t retreat from the flag, march with it

    The Hill

    By Alex Wagner

    July 23, 2025

  • Outgoing Air Force Recruiting Commander Says Service Is on 'Solid Ground' After Pandemic Slump

    Military.com

    Featuring Alex Wagner

    July 11, 2025

  • The Backdoor Way That Pete Hegseth Could Keep Women Out of Combat

    The Atlantic

    Featuring Alex Wagner

    July 10, 2025

  • Atlantic Council Discussion on National Security Resilience

    C-SPAN

    Featuring Alex Wagner

    July 8, 2025

  • Hegseth Brings Warfighter Mentality to Media Relations

    The Hill

    Featuring Alex Wagner

    June 8, 2025

  • Harvey Milk Navy Ship To Be Renamed—Vets Call It "Insult to LGBTQ Troops"

    Newsweek

    Featuring Alex Wagner

    June 5, 2025

  • Pentagon leadership vacuum overwhelms Hegseth’s office: "It’s a free-for-all"

    Politico

    Featuring Alex Wagner

    April 24, 2025

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    Air Force Backtracks Hegseth Pronoun Ban after realizing it Violates Biden Law

    USA Today

    Featuring Alex Wagner

    April 8, 2025

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    Yemen chat leak: What does it tell us about Trump’s administration?

    “The Bottom Line” with Steve Clemons

    Featuring Alex Wagner

    April 1, 2025

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    Fmr. DoD official explains why the Signal group chat was classified

    MSNBC: Weekends with Alex Witt

    Featuring Alex Wagner

    March 29, 2025

  • ABC News logo featuring 'abc' in white on a black circle, and 'NEWS' below in black text.

    Military officials say recruiting off to strong start in 2025, building on recent trends

    ABC News

    Featuring Alex Wagner

    March 18, 2025

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    Heads Must Roll for the Signal-Chat Debacle

    Defense One

    By Alex Wagner

    March 16, 2025

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    Loyalty Over Merit: Pete Hegseth’s Dangerous Military Makeover

    The Hill

    By Alex Wagner

    March 7, 2025

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    Actually, There’s Not Much DEI in the DOD

    The Washington Post

    By Alex Wagner

    January 29, 2025

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    Air Force Hit 2024 Recruiting Goals by Meeting Americans Where They Are; Not Lowering Standards

    Breaking Defense

    By Alex Wagner & Brig Gen Christopher Amrhein

    November 8, 2024

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    Winter is Here but the U.s. is not ready for cyber war

    Defense One

    By Alex Wagner

    September 8, 2017

  • Why Congress and the Pentagon Should Bypass Trump’s Defense Spending Bill

    Defense One

    By Alex Wagner

    June 28, 2017