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Middle East
Biden's Middle East Trip Should be Judged by Its Long-Term Security Results
Stability in the Middle East hinges on containing threats emanating from Iran and minimizing hostile outside influences. The more unstable the region...
Military Strategy
Next Steps for U.S. Policy in Syria and Iraq
SUMMARY The U. S.
Middle East
President Trump's Middle East Trip: An Opportunity to Reset Relations
SUMMARY President Trump has an opportunity to reset relations with key Middle Eastern allies and restore confidence in American leadership. He can...
Military Strategy
Trump Must Avoid Mission Creep in Syria
On April 6, President Donald Trump ordered a cruise missile strike against the Syrian airfield used by the warplanes that launched last week’s...
Middle East
How President Trump Can Improve U.S. Syria Policy
SUMMARY The Obama Administration left the Trump Administration with few good options to mitigate the increasingly dire situation in Syria, which has...
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
Who Shoots Down the Drone Over the Shipyard?
By John Ferrari & Dillon Prochnicki • RealClearDefense
Northrop Grumman Breaks Out the Big Guns at AUSA
By Daniel Terrill, Defense News
Army Pursuing Diverse Array of New Anti-Air Interceptors
By Trevithick, The WarZoneWho Shoots Down the Drone Over the Shipyard?
By John Ferrari & Dillon Prochnicki, RCD
F-35C Lands for the First Time on a Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier
By The Aviationist
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