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Iran
U.S. Interceptors Are Depleted, Making Iran Decision Difficult
As the Trump administration weighs strikes on Iran following the regime’s brutal killing of protestors, it must reckon with a hard lesson from last...

Middle East
Help Wanted: Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire Referee
The fragile, imperfect ceasefire in Lebanon has held. But it could become more tenuous after a recent change to a critical element in its success:...

Iran
U.S. Should Undercut the Iran-Russia-China Three-Legged Stool
Iran and its proxies in Iraq may soon attack Israel in retaliation for it hitting a series of military targets inside of Iranian territory. Although...

Maritime Strategy
Deterrence Is More Than Deployments: The Effects, and Limitations, of the Administration's Naval Movements in the Middle East
The United States appears to be confusing deployments for deterrence. The use of U.

Iran
Israel's Multifront Escalation
This week’s Israeli operation in response to Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) attacks from Gaza, called Shield and Arrow, seeks to enforce redlines and...

Iran
Unparalleled Iranian Attack on Kurds
At the end of September, Iran launched its largest bombardment in decades against Kurdish targets in Iraq. This unprovoked assault on its neighbor...

U.S. Navy
Fifth Fleet's Task Force 59 Is a Good Start
The United States is stepping up unmanned vehicle operations in the Middle East maritime environment amidst continued escalation from Iran. On...

Middle East
U.S.-Iraq Strategic Dialogue and Foreign Influence in Iraq
A strategic dialogue scheduled for this week could launch a much-needed reset in Washington-Baghdad relations. Months of tit-for-tat confrontations...

Iran
Sanctions on Iran Are Not Enough
America should welcome demonstrations in Iran against the brutal regime, but not fool itself that current policy is a success story yet. These...

Iran
Contesting Iran's Gray Zone Strategy
While international attention has shifted to the Syrian-Turkish border this past week, Friday's attack on an Iranian oil tanker offshore of Saudi...

In Pursuit of Nuclear Abolition
By Peter Huessy • RealClearDefense
Innovation Alone Won’t Prepare the U.S. for the Future Battlefield
By Joshua Segal • RealClearDefense
The sUAS Tactical Trifecta
By Bryan T. Woody • RealClearDefense
The Revolutionary War: When Strategic Options Share the Same Weakness
By Henry Yep • RealClearDefense
The Houthis Are Testing the Limits of Collective Defense
By Saima Afzal • RealClearDefense

Navy Civilianizes Six Former Flag Billets, Reduces Six to Captains
By Mongilio, USNI N.
Raytheon's $8B Contract for Strategic Comms Terminal Modernization
By M+A El
America’s Maritime Moment Will Not Wait
By CDR Salamander
Armor Up?
By Marine Corps Compass Points
Who Shoots Down the Drone Over the Shipyard?
By John Ferrari & Dillon Prochnicki • RealClearDefense
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