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China Taiwan Border Tensions

Indo-Pacific/Asia

April 19, 2024

Wider China-Taiwan Concerns – the Other Side of the Coin

FILE - Ships move through the Taiwan Strait as seen from the 68-nautical-mile scenic spot, the closest point in mainland China to the island of...

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China Taiwan Military Exercises

Indo-Pacific/Asia

March 25, 2024

A Chinese Invasion of Taiwan This Year? Maybe Not

Watching the constant harassment of Taiwan by an increasingly assertive and provocative China, as well as increased media attention on the...

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Middle East

March 8, 2024

Urgent Air Lift Abroad – New Thinking on Existing Capabilities

The ongoing turmoil in the Middle East following the October Hamas attacks has completely upended conventional policy hopes for the region and has...

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Terrorism

July 12, 2023

The National Guard – Force-Multiplier in Countering Our Drug Crisis

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Cuba China

Information Warfare

January 20, 2023

China in Our Backyard – A Wakeup Call

A man wearing a shirt with a Cuban flag looks at the recently arrived Chinese Navy ships while a Chinese sailor walks next him, in the port of Havana,...

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Military Personnel

September 2, 2022

The Real Secret to the National Guard's Domestic Effectiveness

It is well known that America’s National Guard is a highly capable multi-mission force for good. It is an organization that is more than ready to act...

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Defense Budget

May 16, 2022

Time to Start Asking the Tough Questions on Defense

Fortunately for America, it now seems like we are fully emerging from the pandemic and things are finally starting to look normal again. Even in...

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U.S. Army

March 26, 2022

What's the Future of the Apache?

In September of 2020, a notable news alert hit the wires – an announcement from the U. S.

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Defense Budget

November 9, 2021

Be Wary of a Backdoor BRAC

In the Senate’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2022 , there is a section in the committee report centered on issues relating to...

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