{"id":4624,"date":"2026-01-03T03:09:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T03:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sawahsolutions.com\/range\/2025-in-review-ideas\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T03:09:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T03:09:24","slug":"2025-in-review-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sawahsolutions.com\/range\/2025-in-review-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 in review: Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Trump\u2019s new \u2018battleship\u2019 should not carry nukes <\/strong><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nProducing a new nuclear missile for the Navy would leave us less safe.<br \/><small>December 24, 2025 12:37 AM ET | Andrew C. Weber<\/small><\/p>\n<p><strong>A killing at sea marks America\u2019s descent into lawless power <\/strong><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe peremptory strike on a speedboat is a warning to all who serve. Remember your oath.<br \/><small>September 8, 2025 | Jon Duffy<\/small><\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t give up the shipyards <\/strong><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nTrump\u2019s first shipbuilding deal must not derail America\u2019s bipartisan strategy to revive the foundations of its seapower.<br \/><small>October 28, 2025 | Hunter Stires<\/small><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Fund first, ask questions later\u2019 is a bad way to go <\/strong><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nHanding $156 billion to the Pentagon with no clear plan invites not just waste but danger. Here&#8217;s why.<br \/><small>July 31, 2025 | Gabe Murphy<\/small><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Pete Hegseth so scared of? <\/strong><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe Navy needs leaders like Buzz Donnelly.<br \/><small>July 11, 2025 | Jon Duffy<\/small><\/p>\n<p><strong>Our nation requires three ARG\/MEUs <\/strong><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe Marine Corps commandant underscores the necessity of the Amphibious Ready Group\/Marine Expeditionary Unit for projecting American strength and sustaining deterrence.<br \/><small>November 16, 2025 | Gen. Eric Smith<\/small><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sinking speedboats with a supercarrier: the lopsided cost of Operation Southern Spear <\/strong><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nHistory suggests what happens when the U.S. military outspends a foe by orders of magnitude.<br \/><small>December 7, 2025 | Peter W. Singer<\/small><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;Shadow economies&#8217; are growing. Military planners and operators must take them into account <\/strong><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nBlack markets prolong wars, defang sanctions, fray alliances, and help rogue governments and groups survive and thrive.<br \/><small>October 2, 2025 | Maj. Benjamin Backsmeier<\/small><\/p>\n<p><strong>Military AI needs guardrails\u2014not to slow it down, but to keep it useful <\/strong><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nModifying commercial models isn\u2019t as easy as removing the parts that discourage users from killing people.<br \/><small>September 29, 2025 | Mieke Eoyang<\/small><\/p>\n<p><strong>RIP, JCIDS. Let\u2019s stop writing requirements and start solving problems <\/strong><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nTime to move from procedural compliance to championing ingenuity and results.<br \/><small>August 25, 2025 | Peter A. Newell<\/small><\/p>\n<p><strong>Trump&#8217;s terror-prevention cuts leave Americans\u00a0exposed <\/strong><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nSince February, at least five government offices devoted to countering violent or terrorist groups have been slashed or shuttered.<br \/><small>August 10, 2025 | Kris Inman<\/small><svg class=\"content-tombstone\">\n<use xlink:href=\"http:\/\/www.defenseone.com\/static\/base\/svg\/spritesheet.svg#icon-d1-logo-tiny\"\/>\n<\/svg><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '10155007044873614'); \nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n    FB.init({\n      appId      : '1546266055584988',\n      autoLogAppEvents : true,\n      xfbml      : true,\n      version    : 'v2.11'\n    });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defenseone.com\/ideas\/2026\/01\/2025-review\/410393\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump\u2019s new \u2018battleship\u2019 should not carry nukes &#13; Producing a new nuclear missile for the Navy would leave us less safe.December 24, 2025 12:37 AM ET | Andrew C. 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