The Pentagon should immediately take the lead in formulating a new government-wide strategic framework to deal with "gray zone" challenges -- where adversaries advance objectives but stay below thresholds that trigger armed conflict -- and embrace a new conflict paradigm that utilizes open-source information, cooperation with allies and a whole-of-government approach. That is a key finding of a new Defense Science Board study on Capabilities for Constrained Military Operations that recommends the defense secretary -- in concert with...
