What the end of New START means, and why spending more on the military is not a defense strategy
Saturday Reads
February 7, 2026
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Spending More on the Military Is Not a Defense Strategy By Julia Gledhill and Dan Grazier
National Security Reform Program at the Stimson Center
The Trump administration’s calls to drastically increase military spending will make it more difficult for the United States to set its defense priorities straight. Read more here.
How US Strikes on Iran Could Destabilize Pakistan By Eldar Mamedov
Political advisor for the Social Democrats in the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament
Pakistan is already facing an internal insurgency in Balochistan and terrorist attacks from within Afghanistan. Read more here.
What the End of New START Means for Nuclear Arms Control By Lawrence J. Korb and Stephen Cimbala
Korb is a retired Navy captain, and Cimbala is a distinguished professor of political science at Penn State Brandywine
There are still strong incentives to negotiate reductions in nuclear arsenals between the United States, Russia, and China. Read more here.
Sudan’s Civil War Is a Regional Security Stress Test By James Foggo
Dean of the Center for Maritime Strategy
The conflict in Sudan now resembles more of a proxy war than a civil war. Read more here.
How Donald Trump Can Fix US Biodefense By Robert C. O’Brien
Chairman of American Global Strategies LLC, member of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board
The Biden administration left the United States underprepared for biological weapon attacks. Read more here.
