Matthew Dal Santo
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Russia
Russia's Revolutionary Centenary
Russians are preparing for a New Year heavy with historical symbolism. A hundred years after their revolution, the French celebrated 1789 as year zero...
Russia
Putin's Popularity, Explained
If nothing else, Vladimir Putin is a great political survivor. When protests broke out in Moscow four years ago against his return to the presidency,...
Russia
Assad's Moscow Cameo Shows That Russia Wants A Deal
This week, unexpectedly, Syrian President Bashar Assad turned up in Moscow . He hasn't been seen outside Syria since unrest broke out four years ago.
Military History
How the U.S. Failed the Waterloo Test
Two hundred years ago last Friday, British and allied troops defeated Napoleon at Waterloo. Exiled in April 1814 to Elba after his defeat by the Sixth...
Russo-Ukraine War
Ukraine: The Mariupol Test?
Frustrated by European reluctance to arm Ukraine, two prominent former US officials—Hans Binnendijk, formerly senior director for defence policy at...
Is It Déjà vu All Over Again: The 2012 Report on Global Zero
By Peter Huessy • RealClearDefense
As Private Investment Pours Into Defense, the Clock Is Ticking
By Elaine McCusker • RealClearDefense
The First Test of Peace Lies in Ukraine's Borderlands
By Dennis T. Cosgrove • RealClearDefense
The VFW’s Gambling Addiction Victimizes Veterans
By Jack Yoest • RealClearDefense
Superintelligence Exposes a Gap in the Law of Delegated Authority
By Sue Ghosh Stricklett • RealClearDefense
When Your Navy is too Small, the Bill Comes Due Bigly
By CDR Salamander
Quo Vadis MCU?
By Marine Corps Compass Points
When the Network Goes Dark, Who Controls the Battlefield?
By Jonathan K. Corrado • RealClearDefense
Air Force Should Buy 250 Blended-Wing Tankers, as 2027 Demo Looms
By A&SF Mag.
Long Deployments to Be Navy Standard For Next Couple Years
By Mongilio, USNI News
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