Charles Wald
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Iran
The Man in the Arena: Why Iran's Organized Resistance Is America's Real Ally
Just a few months after leaving office, President Theodore Roosevelt, in his famous speech in Paris on April 23, 1910, titled Citizenship in a...
Iran
The Chalabi Syndrome
Why Washington Must Reject Reza Pahlavi’s Call for War For most Americans, particularly those exhausted by two decades of war in the Middle East, Iran...
Iran
Before It's Too Late: The West Must Prepare for Iran's Next Crisis
Every military commander knows that hope is not a plan. Success depends on anticipating threats and developing contingencies before the first shot is...
Iran
America and Israel Won the Battle—But Iran Is Already Plotting the Next War
Decades of tensions with Iran culminated in the short but sharp 12-Day War in June. The United States and Israel won the battle, but this is just one...
Iran
What Will Trump or Harris Do if Iran Goes Nuclear?
America’s intelligence chief recently warned that Iran is preparing to take the final steps to produce a nuclear weapon, making it now mostly a matter...
Military Strategy
Shifting Israel to the Area of Responsibility (AOR) for U.S. Forces in the Middle East
For all the well-deserved attention surrounding the Abraham Accords between Israel and the UAE and Bahrain, the logical next move – one that would...
Iran
F-35s to UAE Necessitates U.S. Ensure Israel's QME
Today’s White House lawn ceremony for new peace agreements between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, and Bahrain and Israel, marks the most...
2949 Marine Prisoners, Hostages, and Peacetime Governmental Detainees Since Our Corps' Founding
By Jon Couch • RealClearDefense
America Must Win the Biotech Race Against China
By Rob Maness • RealClearDefense
How Digital Twins Can Strengthen Naval Readiness Before a Crisis Begins
By Carl Napoletano • RealClearDefense
The Uninsured Sky
By Joe Sandri • RealClearDefense
Counterterrorism and the Growing Convergence in Homeland Security and Homeland Defense
By Austin Doctor • RealClearDefense
How Digital Twins Can Strengthen Naval Readiness Before a Crisis Begins
By Carl Napoletano • RealClearDefense
F-16s Build on Iran Combat Lessons to Prepare for China Threat
By Rebecca Grant • Lexington Institute
U.S. Aircraft Evacuated From Second U.K. Base Due to Iran Threat
By Holliday, et al, WSJ
US Marine Corps Acquires Textron’s Ripsaw M3 Uncrewed Ground Vehicles
By DPost
U.S. Navy’s First San Antonio Flight II USS Harrisburg Completes Sea Trials
By GDN
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