Daniel Ackerman

3 weeks ago | fdd.org | Daniel Ackerman |Eyal Hulata

The Islamic Republic of Iran has never been so vulnerable. Israel must take advantage of this window of opportunity to defuse the nuclear threat from Tehran. The October 7 massacre set off a multifront war that enabled Israel to break the “ring of fire” that Iran’s clerical regime spent decades putting in place around the Jewish state. Hezbollah to the north posed the greatest threat with its arsenal of nearly 200,000 rockets and missiles. Israeli forces smashed Hezbollah.

3 weeks ago | marketplace.org | Daniel Ackerman

In March of 2021, Jaci Wilson was emerging from the depths of COVID winter. She posted on her neighborhood Facebook group in St. Louis, asking if anyone wanted to go for a jog. “Basically because I was just tired of running alone,” she said. Sure enough, just over a dozen people showed up for that first meeting of the Dogtown Running Club. Now, hundreds come if the weather’s nice. And Wilson said it’s not just about running.

4 weeks ago | marketplace.org | Daniel Ackerman

American astronauts on Mars — making that happen is a priority for Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead NASA, according to his recent Senate testimony. That’s in addition to NASA’s current Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the moon. Critics, including Isaacman himself, have complained about the price tag of Artemis — around $100 billion has been spent so far. But Congress continues to support — and fund — the lunar return mission.

1 month ago | fdd.org | Daniel Ackerman |Jiwon Ma

The aviation industry in the United States encompasses a vast network of nearly 20,000 airports and almost 7,000 aircraft. Ensuring flight safety by protecting this critical subsector from cyberattacks is vital to safeguarding the nation’s economic vitality and national security. The aviation subsector is a complex ecosystem comprising not only airlines and their aircraft but also airport operating authorities and the air traffic control system.

1 month ago | marketplace.org | Daniel Ackerman

Tariffs aren’t the only thing restricting global free trade right now: The Democratic Republic of the Congo, which mines a whole lot of cobalt, has banned the export of that metal since February, to push prices up. The country is now considering extending that ban. Countries restricting mineral sales to influence prices on the global market has become something of a trend. And it’s going to affect the U.S. economy big time, since we don’t produce much in the way of critical minerals on our own.