Derek Reveron

I teach, research, and write about national security. These views should not be confused with an official position and are solely my own.

[Derek Reveron @DerekSReveron]

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[Derek Reveron @DerekSReveron]

As we start the new PME year, some thoughts on why we do what we do with two colleagues. @NavalInstitute

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[Derek Reveron @DerekSReveron]

Thank you @grok
AI struggle to predict rocket launch failures, hinting at real-world complexities beyond current modeling capabilities. AI often "hallucinates" facts due to its predictive nature, contrasting with the reliable computational frameworks used since the 1960s.

[Derek Reveron @DerekSReveron]

Despite rigorous modeling and simulation, rockets still fail. What are the real-world complexities or unknowns that make it impossible for even the best simulations and AI to fully predict launch outcomes?

[Andrew Stigler @andrew_stigler]

Every military plan and security policy is shot through and though with theorization, and Ike knew it. I've got an article out in Int'l Perspectives on Military Education that elaborates: https://t.co/b3xmKjSOEr

[Binding Hook @bindinghook]

While the absence of a #cyberPearlHarbor might seem like a failure of cyber threat intelligence, it’s actually a sign that these strategies are preventing catastrophic digital attacks, argues fellow @Kritikaroy_26. https://t.co/rBlR52tFr3

[Derek Reveron @DerekSReveron]

Called to Testify: Congressional Oversight of the Armed Forces via @TXNatSecReview https://t.co/isASNjwlaB

[Texas National Security Review @TXNatSecReview]

The first article of Volume 8, Issue 2 is here! Read about what Blankshain (@jblankshain), Milonopoulos (@MilonopoulosT), and Reveron (@DerekSReveron) call "Congress’s underappreciated role in exercising civilian control over the armed forces." https://t.co/tnrAnbiSlI

[Theo Milonopoulos @MilonopoulosT]

When Congress conducts oversight over defense policy, whom does it call to testify? In @TXNatSecReview , @jblankshain, @DerekSReveron, & I present a new dataset of over 6,500 witness appearances between 1975 & 2016 to explore how Congress exercises control over the military (1/7)

[Derek Reveron @DerekSReveron]

Over the last 5 years, the core curriculum @NavalWarCollege has evolved dramatically. We re-ordered the course sequence, we integrated multiple two-sided war games, added simulations of the national security system, focused on strategic competition, and navalized.

[Derek Reveron @DerekSReveron]

@JaharaMatisek please update your students “Direct commercial sales reached $200.8 billion in fiscal 2024, up from $157.5 billion in 2023. Meanwhile, government-facilitated foreign military sales rose to $117.9 billion, compared to $80.9 billion the previous year.”

[The Kyiv Independent @KyivIndependent]

U.S. military equipment sales to foreign governments jumped 29% in 2024, reaching $318.7 billion, according to the State Department. Countries ramped up purchases to restock supplies sent to Ukraine and prepare for potential large-scale conflicts.

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[The Kyiv Independent @KyivIndependent]

U.S. military equipment sales to foreign governments jumped 29% in 2024, reaching $318.7 billion, according to the State Department. Countries ramped up purchases to restock supplies sent to Ukraine and prepare for potential large-scale conflicts.

https://t.co/pXD1piYy9d

[Rebecca Bill Chavez @RebeccaBillChav]

I am grateful to @elpais_america for publishing my piece: citizen insecurity – a transnational challenge that demands a coordinated, regional response – should be at the top of this year's Summit of the Americas agenda. @The_Dialogue
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[Derek Reveron @DerekSReveron]

U.S. Naval War College Professor @JaharaMatisek Awarded Newly Launched Research Grant https://t.co/9QQLz5n6zD

[Derek Reveron @DerekSReveron]

@FPRI_Orbis @FPRI President Barack Obama neatly summarized what happens on Inauguration Day. “I think of this job as being a relay runner -- you take the baton, you run your best race, and hopefully, by the time you hand it off you're a little further ahead, you've made a little progress.”

[Nikolas Gvosdev @FPRI_Orbis]

For @FPRI #Orbis @DerekSReveron offered advice to the next president that, given the range of security concerns, he and his team must find a balance among tools of power and avoid the sunk cost fallacy when policy is not working. 1/ https://t.co/5CHb5TLJ9t

[Derek Reveron @DerekSReveron]

Time to order https://t.co/ZHlBdEVSIi

[GCHQ @GCHQ]

#OnThisDay in 1917 the Zimmermann Telegram was sent by Germany to Mexico, proposing an alliance if the US entered #WWI.

The very next day, our predecessors in the Admiralty's Room 40 were decrypting it.

The course of the War was about to change ⬇️
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[Derek Reveron @DerekSReveron]

And the US version in 1898.
The Cutting of the Cables at Cienfuegos

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[Bonnie Glaser / 葛來儀 @BonnieGlaser]

In a discussion of DoD's annual report on Chinese military power, ASD Ely Ratner @ASD_IndoPacific said Xi Jinping’s goal of having his military ready to carry out a “short, sharp invasion” of Taiwan by 2027 “is not possible right now.” https://t.co/4rvV5CrnV7