Frederic C. Hof
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Military Personnel
James Mattis: Leading by Example
The resignation letter of Secretary of Defense James Mattis should be required reading for current and future senior officials of the U. S.

Middle East
Cessation of Hostilities: Urgent, But Not Likely
Photo: Rebel fighters inspect a piece of a rocket that landed in an area that connects the northern countryside of Deraa and Quneitra countryside,...

Terrorism
Obama's War on ISIL: Why Wait?
On Sunday evening, December 6, President Barack Obama attempted to assure Americans that he is applying the right array of tools to keep the citizenry...

Military Strategy
Syria: Taking the Initiative, Acquiring Some Leverage
Responding to reporters' questions on October 2, President Barack Obama made clear the inadmissibility in Syria of any US cooperation with "a Russian...

Russia
Syria: Moscow Strikes, Washington Watches
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry speak to the media regarding the current situation in Syria, at the UN...

Russia
Syria: What to do About the Russian Challenge
Russia’s military buildup on a Syrian airbase south of Latakia combined with the escalating hemorrhage of Syrian humanity confronts President Barack...

Iran
Iran: The Costs of Diplomatic Single-Tracking
Head counting in Congress indicates that President Barack Obama is closing in on veto-proof numbers as he seeks to implement the Iranian nuclear...

Iran
Has Syria Been 'Sold' To Iran?
One of the staples of opinion among Syrians struggling to survive the twin onslaught of the Islamic State (ISIL or ISIS) and the Assad regime is that...

Terrorism
Trouble in Train-and-Equip Land
On July 7, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter revealed to incredulous members of the Senate Armed Services Committee that the Pentagon is currently...

Terrorism
ISIL, Iraq, and Syria: The Strategy Challenge
Once again, President Barack Obama is taking grief for having committed truth on the subject of strategy: this time acknowledging the incompleteness...

Eight Months of Epic Fury and Still No Internal Alternative
By Stephen D. Cook • RealClearDefense
The Readiness Cliff: Pacific Lessons Drawn from the Middle East
By Brian McSorley • RealClearDefense
The Pentagon’s Real Modernization Problem Is Time, Not Technology
By Bruce Allen Lubbering • RealClearDefense
The World His Mother Opened
By Carlo J.V. Caro • RealClearDefense_underway_on_5_January_1945_(80-G-301306)-500x500.jpg&w=128&q=75&dpl=dpl_b4z9kRAur4hKL7cdKLa4NMnWKbQq)
Wake Island Lessons for Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations
By Brian J. Dunn • RealClearDefense
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Wake Island Lessons for Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations
By Brian J. Dunn • RealClearDefense
U.S. Navy Expands Unmanned Mine Hunting
By Global Defense News
MRF-SEA Will Maintain Continuous Presence in the Philippines
By Mahadzir, USNI News
Space Force Weighs Proliferated Cislunar Satellite Constellation
By C. Albon, A&SF
America-Class Amphibs Enable New Ship-to-Shore Attack Strategies
By Warrior M.
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