Riccardo Ficicchia
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Europe
Why Europe Cannot Defend Itself
A continent that no longer respects its own civilization cannot assimilate newcomers or defend its borders. Europe’s deepest crisis is not simply...
Iran
Rome's Lesson for Not Losing the Way in Iran
In a Middle East shaken by the confrontation among the United States, Israel, and Iran, Italy must do its part to preserve its national interest....
Maritime Strategy
The Battle for the Arctic Runs Through Greenland
Not a “Trumpian delusion”: Greenland is not a throwaway line from Trump. It is a signal – an old reflex of power that resurfaces whenever the world...
Military Strategy
The Way of the Empire of the Sun
On July 8, 2022, during a campaign speech in Nara Prefecture, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot at close range with a homemade firearm . The...
China
Italy Joins the U.S. in Containing China — With Nuclear Ambitions
The Taiwan crisis represents one of the most urgent and strategically complex challenges of our time. The Indo‑Pacific has become the primary theater...
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Rearmament and the Italian Dilemma
Abstract: Within European rearmament, it is necessary to rediscover the Italian national interest, evaluating with clarity who our enemies are, where...
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
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 WarZoneWho Shoots Down the Drone Over the Shipyard?
By John Ferrari & Dillon Prochnicki, RCD
F-35C Lands for the First Time on a Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier
By The Aviationist
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