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Russo-Ukraine War
U.S.-Russia Agreement Calls for Cease-Fire in Southwest Syria
HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — The United States and Russia struck an agreement Friday on a cease-fire in southwest Syria, crowning President Donald Trump’s...

Russo-Ukraine War
U.S., Russia Reach Deal on Syria Cease-fire
HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — The United States and Russia have reached agreement on a cease-fire in southwest Syria, three U. S.

Russia
Trump to Meet Top Russian Diplomat at the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will meet Wednesday with Vladimir Putin’s top diplomat at the White House, officials say, marking the highest...

Uncategorized
K.T. McFarland Tapped to Be U.S. Ambassador to Singapore
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A top national security adviser to President Donald Trump is the latest official heading out in an ongoing shuffle within the...

Military Strategy
Trio of Military Men Gain Growing Influence With Trump
WASHINGTON — In a White House laden with competing power centers, a trio of military men has emerged as a force to be reckoned with. Defense Secretary...

Iran
U.S. Preparing New Iran Sanctions Over Missile Test
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is preparing to levy new sanctions on Iran, U. S.

Iran
U.S. Puts Iran "On Notice" After Missile Test
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House issued a cryptic warning Wednesday that the U. S.

Land (Conventional Warfare)
ISIS Surrounds Mosul in Fiery Hell of Oil Fires
WASHINGTON (AP) — A fire at one of Iraq's oil fields could hinder military and humanitarian efforts as operations to recapture the Islamic State...

Terrorism
Paris Attacks Signal Move toward More Global IS Strategy
As the deadly attacks in Paris made horrifically clear, the Islamic State group is determined to establish itself as the dominant jihadist movement...

SOCOM / SOF
Carter: Soldier Heroically Entered Kurdish-IS Firefight
The U. S.

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 WarZone
Who 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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