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It’s Time for a Reset in U.S.-Israel Relations
To secure the next American century, the two countries need to build a joint venture based on tech and defense innovation....
1d agoRead it on National ReviewAnatomy of a Peace Deal
Most of us picture a peace deal as the final scene: a table, two delegations, a signature, a handshake. That scene does happen....
3d agoRead it on Christopher TownsendWhat I Learned From Interrogating Saddam Hussein
If someone had told me when I started working at CIA in February 1998 that one day I would be sitting in a darkened cell interrogating Saddam...
5d agoRead it on The HillHouthis Show Military Reach With Deadly Missile Strikes on Riyadh
Yemen's Iran-backed militants demonstrate that they are not just 'guys in flip-flops'
1w agoRead it on Financial TimesSaudi-Backed Forces Launch Fight to Free Bab Al-Mandeb From Houthis
Ground operation is aimed at taking back the strategic port of Mokha, which the Iran-backed rebels have used to disrupt oil-tanker traffic
2w agoRead it on The Wall Street Journal
Third Aircraft Carrier and Thousands of Troops Head to Mideast
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military is dispatching roughly 9,000 troops aboard a group of ships to the Middle East, a U.S. official said Thursday. The bolstering of the American military presence comes as President Donald Trump warned anew that new strikes against Iran could be on the horizon.
The troop movement, which includes a third aircraft carrier, underscores the rapidly evolving dynamic of Trump’s war against Iran as he ponders his next move, with midterm elections in the United States looming large and new signs that the nature of the conflict may be becoming more complex.
The U.S. Military Exits Iraq, Leaving Behind a Nation in Peril
An Iraqi demand that tens of thousands of militants turn in their weapons falls short in a conflict fed by America's war with Iran
3w agoRead it on The Wall Street JournalThe Israeli Card
Amid the demise of the American order in the Middle East, expect China to play the Israeli card.
09/22/26Read it on RealClearDefense
The U.S. Nuclear Deterrent Umbrella
By Peter Huessy • RealClearDefense
The Islamic Republic Can Lose the War and Still Win
By Nima Gholam Ali Pour • RealClearDefense
Talent Ecosystems: Building a Scalable National Security STEM Workforce
By Payuna Uday • RealClearDefense
The Underground Cloud
By Ben Poulin • RealClearDefense
Trump's Disrupt First, Negotiate Second: Greenland in Focus
By Meda Parameswara Reddy • RealClearDefense
U.S. Navy to Begin Testing for USS Lyndon B Johnson (DDG 1002)
By Naval-Technology
Marine Corps Moves To Expand Maven Smart System Account Access
By DefScoop
Navy F/A-18 Spotted With New AIM-174B And AIM-260 Long-Range Missiles
By TWZ
Pentagon’s 6th Generation Stealth Fighter Will Control Drone Swarms
By Warrior M.
Air Force Needs 1,509 Combat-Ready Jets by 2035
By Michael Marrow, Breaking Defense