Alan W. Dowd
About this Author
Latest from Alan W. Dowd

Military Strategy
With Trump, Focus on Winning
Winning is important to President Donald Trump , and losing is unacceptable—which explains why President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine recently...

Military Strategy
Ukraine Reminds Us Necessity Is Still the Mother of Invention
“History books will show,” concludes Adm. Rob Bauer, chief of Norway’s armed forces and chairman of NATO’s military committee, “Ukraine has...

Grand Strategy
The Free World's Wall of Strength
Ukraine’s tenacious defense of freedom in the face of Vladimir Putin’s criminal war has inspired the world, reawakened NATO, and re-reminded Americans...

U.S. Space Force
America's Newest Military Branch Celebrates its First Birthday
This month marks the first birthday of the U. S.

Military Strategy
Defending Taiwan and Deterring China
“I believe the United States will fight to defend Taiwan if China invades Taiwan. In my opinion, it’s unthinkable that the United States would stand...

Land (Conventional Warfare)
Retreat, Return, Repeat
The Trump administration has announced a long-awaited peace deal with the Taliban and a phased, “conditions-based” total withdrawal from Afghanistan....

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Postwar Alliance System Remains a Good Deal for America
President Donald Trump, who generally zigs-zags his way across the policy landscape, has been remarkably consistent about one issue: his opinion of...

Information Warfare
Responding to Russia
After a chaotic week of unforced errors courtesy of President Donald Trump, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats calmly explained that Russia’s...

Is It Déjà vu All Over Again: The 2012 Report on Global Zero
By Peter Huessy • RealClearDefense
As Private Investment Pours Into Defense, the Clock Is Ticking
By Elaine McCusker • RealClearDefense
The First Test of Peace Lies in Ukraine's Borderlands
By Dennis T. Cosgrove • RealClearDefense
The VFW’s Gambling Addiction Victimizes Veterans
By Jack Yoest • RealClearDefense
Superintelligence Exposes a Gap in the Law of Delegated Authority
By Sue Ghosh Stricklett • RealClearDefense

When Your Navy is too Small, the Bill Comes Due Bigly
By CDR Salamander
Quo Vadis MCU?
By Marine Corps Compass Points
When the Network Goes Dark, Who Controls the Battlefield?
By Jonathan K. Corrado • RealClearDefense
Air Force Should Buy 250 Blended-Wing Tankers, as 2027 Demo Looms
By A&SF Mag.
Long Deployments to Be Navy Standard For Next Couple Years
By Mongilio, USNI News
Defense Morning Recon
Featuring the latest news
RCP Today
Top stories on RealClearPolitics
The Takeaway
Polling intelligence and analysis delivered to your inbox
Investigations Today
Latest investigations news
