Dr. Wayne A. Schroeder is an Adjunct Professor at The Institute of World Politics and Marymount University, and a Fleet Seminar Professor at the U.S. Naval War College. He is also a member of the Board of Advisors at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and a Nonresident Senior Fellow with the Atlantic Council. He was Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Resource Planning and Management) and a Professional Staff Member with the US Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. Full bio
Evaluating US defense posture in light of great power competition
This article seeks a debate on the future of the US defense posture in the Great Power Competition. It contains a robust list of defense initiatives to consider in improving the US defense posture. Since the United States is no longer in combat operations in CENTCOM, now is the time to focus on changing the…
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The world is witnessing an expanding pattern of aggression and belligerence from Moscow unparalleled in our lifetimes. NATO’s support for Ukraine is absolutely critical, and it should be increased to include longer-range missiles, combat tactical aircraft, combat helicopters, armored vehicles, and a steady resupply of artillery and munitions. However, the broader issue facing NATO is…
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The Great Power Competition requires a new defense posture that adapts to the exigencies of the Russia-Ukraine war and the rise of China. A successful defense posture will necessarily require a reexamination of US defense strategy, and, importantly, the level of resources devoted by the US and its allies to national defense. Read the full…
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The President, not Congress, Should Lead the Defense Reset
The passage of the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) last month offers an opportunity to reassess the future of the U.S. defense program in the context of how the U.S. should plan, program, and budget for defense throughout the period of the Great Power Competition. The willingness of Congress, for a second…
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The international rules-based world order, as established at the end of the Second World War, is currently undergoing a series of unprecedented challenges that are impacting NATO and its twenty-nine constituent members.
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The United States is undergoing profound change in its moral, ethical, and spiritual climate. The gradual movement away from objective truth and toward what has become a more subjective understanding of right and wrong — post-modernism — is impacting our daily lives and our relationship to the state.
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The next president should elevate the role of U.S. defense strategy and planning in the next administration toward the goal of developing a new strategic framework that assumes a long-term defense competition with both Russia and China.
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The U.S. defense budget is a means to support the broader national security policies of the United States, as well as underpin the defense strategy of the Department of Defense (DoD) and the military capabilities of the U.S. armed forces. The next Administration will need to develop a forward looking, yet affordable defense program that…
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I’ve had the opportunity to serve in government, industry, public policy, higher education and the military during my career in Washington. I’ve reflected frequently of late on what led me to Washington and away from from the west coast.
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