Desmond Butler
About this Author
Latest from Desmond Butler

Land (Conventional Warfare)
October 2, 2020
U.S. Firm in Iraq Overlooks Smuggling, Security for F-16s
WASHINGTON (AP) — The two American investigators felt a sense of foreboding that Sunday as they headed to an emergency meeting with their boss on the...
Desmond Butler • RealClearDefense

Information Warfare
October 2, 2020
U.S. Military Botches Online Fight Against Islamic State
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — On any given day at MacDill Air Force Base, web crawlers scour social media for potential recruits to the Islamic State group.
Desmond Butler • RealClearDefense

Terrorism
October 2, 2020
Trump Draft Order Seeks Review on Terror Interrogations
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is asking for a review of America's methods for interrogating terror suspects and the possible reopening of...
Desmond Butler • RealClearDefense

Russia
May 9, 2013
U.S. Weighs Giving Russia Missile Defense Data
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The head of the U. S.
Desmond Butler • RealClearPolitics
Recommended

Counterterrorism and the Growing Convergence in Homeland Security and Homeland Defense
By Austin Doctor • RealClearDefense
The Future of Space Power Depends on Integration
By Damian DiPippa • RealClearDefense
America Should Unleash Cyber Privateers
By Jacob Schelp • RealClearDefense
America Invented the Battery, but China Controls the Factory
By William Crane • RealClearDefense
A Defense Win for Americans and Israelis in Arkansas
By Bradley Bowman • RealClearDefense
Around The Services

F-16s Build on Iran Combat Lessons to Prepare for China Threat
By Rebecca Grant • Lexington Institute
Key Space Force Satellites Can’t Talk to Each Other
By T. Hitchens, Breaking Defense
Blue Angels Pilot Scott Laux Removed for Failing To Uphold Standards
By Johnson, PNJ
The Future of the Ground Reconnaissance Enterprise
By Joe Albano, The Connecting File
The Future of the ARG/MEU
By William Yale, Proceedings
Recommended Newsletters
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