David W. Wise
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Military Strategy
The Perils of Misplaced Priorities
Lessons from History for America’s Strategic Focus “He who defends everything defends nothing,” warned Frederick the Great, whose mastery of...
China
Taiwan, the Long Game Not Invasion
China enters the Lunar New Year amid uncertainty over domestic power dynamics and the implications for policy toward Taiwan. On January 24, 2026,...
Sea (Maritime, Naval Operations)
Shifting Sands at Diego Garcia
The military base at Diego Garcia , the so-called ”Footprint of Freedom,” is a seventeen-square mile atoll of the Chagos Island chain in the Indian...
Middle East
Water and the Syrian Civil War
Control of water, especially in an era of increasing water insecurity, is becoming an ever more significant force in global geopolitics. This is...
Sea (Maritime, Naval Operations)
The Fleet Structure of the Future
The sinking of the Moskva, the air defense-capable jewel of Russia’s Black Fleet, is yet another example of the vulnerability of surface ships. This...
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By Lance Gordon • RealClearDefense
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By Ryan Kane • RealClearDefense
U.S. and Japan Begin Naval Exercises Near Taiwan
By Mari Yamaguchi • Associated PressU.S. and Japan Begin Naval Exercises Near Taiwan
By Mari Yamaguchi, AP
U.S. Navy, Gecko Robotics Surge AI Maintenance Contract
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By Thomas Newdick, The WarZone
Dakota Meyer Tapped As Barracks Task Force Senior Advisor
By C. Stassis, MC Times
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