Wild Blue Yonder

June 10, 2025
SANDS Celebrates a Decade of Strategic Deterrence Education

For a decade, the School of Advanced Nuclear Deterrence Studies (SANDS) has been shaping the next generation of deterrence experts, equipping officers with the strategic education needed to navigate an evolving geopolitical landscape.
June 6, 2025
Causes of Vulnerabilities and Key Threats to Defense Supply Chains

Explore how vulnerabilities—like overreliance on offshoring and cost-cutting at the expense of security—can be exploited by adversaries and what program managers must do to safeguard national defense capabilities.
June 2, 2025
Haiti's Instability and Its Effect on U.S. Security

Haiti’s political and economic instability isn’t just a regional crisis—it’s a strategic security concern for the United States, fueling drug trafficking, money laundering, and illegal migration. This post explores how Washington can shift its approach, leveraging the Haitian
May 16, 2025
Ensuring A-Rated Defense Corporations Follow National Security Objectives

Drawing from a bold French precedent, could government investment in leading defense contractors be the cornerstone of national security and technological advancement, or does it represent a risky departure from free-market principles?
May 12, 2025
Injecting Influence: What “Sputnik V” Teaches Military Planners About Modern Propaganda

Russia turned its COVID-19 vaccine into a powerful propaganda tool—and it is a blueprint for future global influence warfare in the digital age
May 12, 2025
A Cooperative Cyberspace Policy for National Defense

Conenna examines how robust cyberspace policy, interagency cooperation, and national innovation are essential to protecting critical infrastructure and ensuring national security in an increasingly digital world.
May 9, 2025
Emotional Intelligence as a Mission Multiplier

Emotional intelligence is more than a "soft skill"—it's a mission-critical asset that strengthens leadership, builds trust, and enhances readiness in today’s complex operational environment
May 2, 2025
Resilient Nations and Hybrid Threats: What Can the United States Learn from Sweden’s Civil-Military Defense Strategy?

As the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues, Ukraine's resilience highlights the importance of societal defense in national security, a concept also emphasized by Sweden's "Total Defense" approach. Both Sweden and the U.S. face hybrid threats requiring a whole-of-society response, but
April 15, 2025
Seizing Kairos Moments in a Chronos World: Capitalizing on Opportune Moments in Strategic Decision-Making

How can military leaders balance structured, process-driven (Chronos) approaches with intuitive, opportunity-driven (Kairos) decision-making to foster innovation and adaptability? Using General Eisenhower’s D-Day leadership as a case study, McClean emphasizes the importance of
March 17, 2025
Preparing the Air Force’s Maneuver Elements: Speed and Flexibility in a New Conflict Environment

The U.S. Air Force must adapt its structure by separating the COMAFFOR and JFACC roles to enable faster, more flexible airpower in future conflicts with near-peer adversaries. This requires reorganizing command relationships, enhancing training, and using modular units like Deployable Combat Wings