Philip Wasielewski
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Russo-Ukraine War
The War of Endurance: Russia, Ukraine, and the Struggle Behind the Front Lines
Bottom Line The Russo-Ukrainian War has evolved into a total war, with both sides employing political, economic, and military means to erode the...

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Credible Security Guarantees for Ukraine
On May 9, President Vladimir Putin claimed that Russia’s war may be “ coming to an end . ” Although this is uncertain, the West should delay no longer...

Russia
Russia After Putin
Vladimir Putin, 73, has been Russia’s leader for over a quarter of a century and the driving force behind Moscow’s efforts to reassert control over...

Information Warfare
Why We Must Not Ignore Havana Syndrome
Last month, the undersigned participated in a conference at the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) to discuss the national security implications...

Central Intelligence Agency
Covert Action: Evaluating the Future Leadership of U.S. Strategic Covert Operations
Two recent essays published by the Center for the Study of Intelligence and Nontraditional Warfare at the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)...

Middle East
The Days After in Syria
The intertwined misrule of Syria by its Shia Alawite minority led by the Assad dynasty and the secular Baath Party is over. The rebel takeover of...

Russia
Bringing Russia to Its Knees
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin rants that the West seeks to “ dismember and plunder ” his country. He is not the first Kremlin leader to allege...

U.S. Intelligence Community
The Constant Fight: Intelligence Activities, Irregular Warfare, and Political Warfare
Bottom Line The study of intelligence and nontraditional warfare is essential to fully understand the various, and sometimes indirect, means by which...

Russo-Ukraine War
American Interests and Values Align in Ukraine
In America Misses the Power Objective , Mr. Francis Sempa contends that “the ideology that drives U.

Russo-Ukraine War
Last February, Putin Crossed the Rubicon
A year since Russia invaded Ukraine, neither Putin’s goal for the war nor the reasons why America should care have changed. America supports Ukraine...

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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

Who Shoots Down the Drone Over the Shipyard?
By John Ferrari & Dillon Prochnicki • RealClearDefense
Northrop Grumman Breaks Out the Big Guns at AUSA
By Daniel Terrill, Defense News
Army Pursuing Diverse Array of New Anti-Air Interceptors
By Trevithick, The WarZone
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By John Ferrari & Dillon Prochnicki, RCD
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