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Middle East
The Strategic Imperative of U.S.-Israel Cooperation
America’s support for Israel’s ongoing war of national survival against an Iranian terror network dedicated to its destruction has become an...
Maritime Strategy
Deterrence Is More Than Deployments: The Effects, and Limitations, of the Administration's Naval Movements in the Middle East
The United States appears to be confusing deployments for deterrence. The use of U.
China
China in the Eastern Mediterranean
Over the past decade, we’ve seen great power jockeying return to the Eastern Mediterranean with China using its deep pockets to secure influence with...
Sea (Maritime, Naval Operations)
Making Big Fixes to Our Carrier Fleet in Light of Iranian Aggression
The recent oil tanker attacks in the Gulf of Oman reinforce the need to reestablish a highly visible U. S.
U.S. Navy
Act Now to Preserve Our Strategic Deterrent
Walking through our nation’s two Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) bases, it is easy to become awestruck and overwhelmed by everything...
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
Navy Civilianizes Six Former Flag Billets, Reduces Six to Captains
By Mongilio, USNI N.
Raytheon's $8B Contract for Strategic Comms Terminal Modernization
By M+A El
America’s Maritime Moment Will Not Wait
By CDR Salamander
Armor Up?
By Marine Corps Compass Points
Who Shoots Down the Drone Over the Shipyard?
By John Ferrari & Dillon Prochnicki • RealClearDefense
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