Mackenzie Eaglen

How the United States Can Address Its Shortage of Missile Interceptors

November 19, 2025
Ankit Panda, Mackenzie Eaglen, and Tom Karako
How the United States Can Address Its Shortage of Missile Interceptors

In Brief: Balancing Speed and Security in Defense Communications

April 15, 2025
Mackenzie Eaglen, Emerson T. Brooking, and Erik Schuh
In Brief: Balancing Speed and Security in Defense Communications

In Brief: How Might Defense Budget Cuts Affect Investments in Emerging Technologies?

February 25, 2025
Doug Berenson, Radha Iyengar Plumb, Stephen Tankel, and Mackenzie Eaglen
In Brief: How Might Defense Budget Cuts Affect Investments in Emerging Technologies?

It’s Not About Where U.S. Space Command Goes But Whether It Should Exist At All

September 6, 2023
Mackenzie Eaglen and Todd Harrison
It’s Not About Where U.S. Space Command Goes But Whether It Should Exist At All

Hard Power, Hard Choices, and Cold, Hard Cash

March 17, 2023
Mackenzie Eaglen
Hard Power, Hard Choices, and Cold, Hard Cash

The Bias For Capability Over Capacity Has Created a Brittle Force

November 17, 2022
Mackenzie Eaglen
The Bias For Capability Over Capacity Has Created a Brittle Force

What to Expect When You’re Expecting a National Defense Strategy

September 27, 2021
Thomas Spoehr, Bradley Bowman, Bryan Clark, and Mackenzie Eaglen
What to Expect When You’re Expecting a National Defense Strategy

The White House Should Show Its Cards Earlier: Reveal the Defense Budget Passback Guidance

May 21, 2021
Mackenzie Eaglen and Dov S. Zakheim
The White House Should Show Its Cards Earlier: Reveal the Defense Budget Passback Guidance

Putting Combatant Commanders on a Demand Signal Diet

November 9, 2020
Mackenzie Eaglen
Putting Combatant Commanders on a Demand Signal Diet

Is Veterans’ Preference Bad for the National Security Workforce?  

June 16, 2020
Frances Tilney Burke and Mackenzie Eaglen
Is Veterans’ Preference Bad for the National Security Workforce?  

Just Say No: The Pentagon Needs to Drop the Distractions and Move Great Power Competition Beyond Lip Service

October 28, 2019
Mackenzie Eaglen
Just Say No: The Pentagon Needs to Drop the Distractions and Move Great Power Competition Beyond Lip Service

‘Hard Choices’ and Strategic Insolvency: Where the National Defense Strategy Falls Short

May 16, 2019
Rick Berger and Mackenzie Eaglen
‘Hard Choices’ and Strategic Insolvency: Where the National Defense Strategy Falls Short

The Ticking Nuclear Budget Time Bomb

October 25, 2018
Mackenzie Eaglen and Kingston Reif
The Ticking Nuclear Budget Time Bomb

A Primer on Mac Thornberry’s Fourth Estate Reforms

May 9, 2018
Mackenzie Eaglen
A Primer on Mac Thornberry’s Fourth Estate Reforms

Righting the Listing Ship of Navy Readiness — Without Sinking the Pentagon

February 14, 2018
Mackenzie Eaglen
Righting the Listing Ship of Navy Readiness — Without Sinking the Pentagon