Which NDAA cyber provisions have the most impact for DoD? December 22, 2020 One of lawmakers most significant requirements for the Department of Defense is to examine the makeup of its cyber missions force. (Bill Roche/U.S. Army Cyber Command) WASHINGTON While the new annual defense policy bill won’t be as consequential for the Department of Defense as in years past, it’s poised to shape DoD’s cyber forces, operations and lawmaker oversight. The National Defense Authorization Act is a sweeping piece of national cyber legislation with major revisions to government bureaucracy and structure, due in large part to adopting 26 provisions stemming from recommendations from the Cyberspace Solarium Commission’s report in March. The commission is a bipartisan organization created in 2019 to develop a multipronged U.S. cyber strategy. However, several of these provisions aren’t focused solely on DoD.
April 2, 2021 last updated 16:22 ET President Donald Trump speaks at the White House, Washington, Oct. 10, 2020 (AP photo by Alex Brandon).
Trump Broke the Foreign Policy Mold. Some of His Ideas Are Worth Keeping The Editors Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020
President Donald Trump’s presidency has in many ways undermined America’s global standing and its ability to work together with other countries. But on some issues, “His willingness to question long-running common wisdom about U.S. foreign policy has actually been a benefit and an asset to America,” says Emma Ashford, a senior fellow at the New American Engagement Initiative in the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. She joined WPR’s Elliot Waldman on the Trend Lines podcast this week to look back on four years of Trump’s foreign policy initiatives and pick out aspects of his legacy that are worth preserving.
April 12, 2021 last updated 9:8 ET President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One, Washington, Dec. 12, 2020 (AP photo by Patrick Semansky).
What’s Worth Salvaging From Trump’s Foreign Policy The Editors Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020
During his four years in office, President Donald Trump has worked methodically to tear up just about any foreign policy initiative or multilateral treaty that had Barack Obama’s fingerprints on it, from the Paris climate accord to the Iran nuclear deal to the policy of so-called “Strategic Patience” with North Korea. While President-elect Joe Biden is understandably promising a completely different approach in some areas, there are some aspects of his presidency that are worth preserving and building on.