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A congressional hearing room with multiple U.S. defense and military officials seated at a table beneath the U.S. Department of Defense seal and service emblems on the wall, with portraits, flags, and the nameplate “HON Hegseth” visible in the foreground.

The Armed Forces Need the Military Justice Review Panel

Rather than some new handcrafted DoD entity, it is crucial that the Military Justice Review Panel (MJRP) be restored as required under statute.

Lessons from the Pentagon’s Empty Case Against Mark Kelly

Expert on civil-military relations writes on what's behind Secretary Pete Hegseth’s "hollow pursuit" of Senator Mark Kelly.
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Hegseth’s Intellectual Purge is an Insult to His Officer Corps

"I am also a registered Republican and a gun owner. I did not arrive in Cambridge confused about my political identity. I did not leave with it erased or chastened."
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2026. (Photo by Oliver Contreras / AFP via Getty Images)

The Dangers of Hegseth’s “Warfighter” Ethos

Hegseth may present his version of a warfighter as the paragon of U.S. military power, but for all his talk, he fails to recognize the true strengths of the armed forces.
(L-R) Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse testify during a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on "Worldwide Threats," on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on March 26, 2025. (Photo by Drew ANGERER / AFP) (Photo by DREW ANGERER/AFP via Getty Images)

How Good is Our Intelligence on Iran?

Former senior CIA and head of Interfor Academy assess the potential intelligence failures in U.S. preparation for Iran war.
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In the U.S. Strike on an Iranian School, What a Serious Military Investigation Should Look Like

A U.S. military operation resulting in such a civilian death toll as the Minab school strike in Iran demands a credible, thorough Pentagon investigation.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (L) and Admiral Charles Bradford "Brad" Cooper II, Commander of US Central Command, speak in front of podiums during a press conference

How Iran, Anthropic-DoD Dispute Show the Need for Protective AI

The Iran War and the public rupture between DoD and Anthropic point to a fundamental imbalance in current military AI.
Pete Hegseth stands at a Pentagon podium during a press briefing on ongoing U.S. and Israeli military operations in Iran, speaking in front of a blue backdrop with the Pentagon emblem​.

Hegseth Didn’t Revive an Ancient Warrior Ethos. He Repeated an American Pattern.

Hegseth's "no quarter" statement indicates how some in the Pentagon perceive the Iran war. "No quarter" language in US history has appeared when war turns colonial or racial.
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Hypothetical Legal Advice to SecDef Hegseth on “No Quarter” Statement (from Office of General Counsel)

A hypothetical General Counsel advice to Secretary Hegseth about his "no quarter" statement in Iran war.
The Pentagon logo and an American flag are lit up in the briefing room of Pentagon in Arlington, VA.

Military Law on “Contemptuous Words” Should be Reformed

A possible line of defense for the Uniform Code of Military Justice prohibition on contemptuous words.
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The War on Anthropic: Pretextual Designation and Unlawful Punishment

The Trump administration’s salvo against Anthropic is invalidated by statutory limits, First Amendment freedoms, and the Constitution’s absolute bar against bills of attainder
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrives to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on June 18, 2025 in Washington, DC.

What Hegseth’s “Supply Chain Risk” Designation of Anthropic Does and Doesn’t Mean

Abuse of a tailored national security authority to resolve an ideological dispute playing out over DoD’s desire to change its contractual terms should not be taken lightly. 
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