Justin Bassi
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Iran
The Lesson of the Iran War May Be Staying Power, Not Firepower
Any assessment of the war between the United States and Iran must come to grips with two seemingly contradictory observations. The U.

Uncategorized
Philippines' UN Loss Strengthens Case for Minilateralism
The UN General Assembly has just strengthened the case for minilateralism, the gathering of small coalitions to act when international institutions...

Sea (Maritime, Naval Operations)
AUKUS Pillar Two Lunges for an Operational Capability – Underwater
With the ‘signature project’ on payloads for uncrewed undersea vehicles (UUVs) announced by Australia, Britain and the United States on 30 May at the...

Cyber Warfare
If We Can't Name China's Cyberattacks, We Lose Trust in Ourselves
In the space of just a few days, two big U. S.

Critical Minerals
U.S. Calls Key Countries Together on Critical Minerals
Governments need to move beyond faith in market self-correction and legacy institutions and instead build disciplined arrangements in small groups of...

Critical Minerals
Even Out of China's Hands, Mines Still Rely on Its Equipment
The landmark critical minerals agreement between Australia and the United States is vital to both nations’ security and sovereignty. Like AUKUS, it is...

Maritime Strategy
Unlike China's Flotilla, the Great White Fleet Came in Friendship
When the U. S.

Military Strategy
Don't Give a Free Pass to Beijing for Its Aggressive Behaviour
The whole point of the post-World War II system of international rules and norms was that large countries, great powers, could not just do whatever...

Indo-Pacific/Asia
Time for the Quad To Bare Its Teeth on Regional Security
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will soon host his counterparts from India, Japan and the U. S.

China
China's Pacific Plan Jeopardises Regional Privacy and Sovereignty
China is seeking a security, policing and communications cooperation deal with 10 Pacific island countries, according to documents seen by Reuters ....

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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