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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
NATO's Cruise Missile Reckoning
The 2026 NATO summit in Ankara was supposed to be about burden sharing. It may instead become a reckoning over whether the alliance can still arm...

Military History
The U.S. Ally Who Learned the Lesson of 'Black Hawk Down'
America’s first convoluted involvement in a major military operation in the Red Sea region was immortalized in the film “Black Hawk Down” which sought...

Veterans
Privatization of VA Eye Care
America has trusted the eyes of its soldiers to pilot warplanes and spot enemy tanks on the horizon. However, one proposal the Trump administration is...

Terrorism
The Anglo-American Answer to Egyptian Terror
The United Kingdom and now the United States have taken note of the rising threat posed by two Egyptian terrorist groups – and the international...

Terrorism
Foreign Fighters and Mercenaries Fueling Libyan Conflict
Libya is becoming a mercenary’s dream with multiple factions competing for hired guns from across the Middle East and Africa. Regional experts and a...

U.S. Air Force
The Future of Incirlik Air Base
Despite the sweltering Turkish summer, American pilots shopped for handsewn leather jackets at Pop's Leather. Sitting on the edge of the NATO airbase...

Indo-Pacific/Asia
Malaysia: Building Better Relations in the Indo-Pacific
While President Obama won publicity for his 'pivot to Asia,' Asian leaders never really warmed to the president's entreaties. By contrast, President...

Africa
Qatar Withdraw May Endanger U.S. Forces in Djibouti
An obscure border conflict between two nations in the Horn of Africa may threaten America’s only permanent military base on that continent. The...

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Despite Tensions, U.S. Bases in Germany Remain Vital
Today the IntercityHotel sitting on the edge of Frankfurt Airport offers a respite for travelers. Few of its guests know they are staying at one of...

Iran
Trump Should Work With Macron for a Tougher Line on Iran
It almost feels like springtime in Paris and Washington as President Trump is finding surprising new common ground with America's oldest ally -...

A Passage to the Middle East: India as a Mediator and Security Partner
By Irina Tsukerman • RealClearDefense
South China Sea is Key to Invigorate Positive U.S.–Malaysia Relations
By Brent D. Sadler • RealClearDefense
The Necropolitics of the Wasteland
By Yunus Emre Tumen • RealClearDefense
AI, Robotics, and Marines
By Gary Anderson • RealClearDefense
The Emerging SQUAD
By Muhammad Shoaib • RealClearDefense

AI, Robotics, and Marines
By Gary Anderson • RealClearDefense
AUKUS Partners Test Autonomous Maritime Systems
By Jangoulun Singsit, Naval Tech
AUKUS: USS Colorado Announced as First Submarine for SRF – West
By USNI News
Navy, Marine Corps Simulate Ship Strikes From Air and Land
By Alex Wilson, S&S
Air National Guard To Stand Up a New Special Tactics Squadron
By Patty Nieberg, T&P
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