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Decades of tensions with Iran culminated in the short but sharp 12-Day War in June. The United States and Israel won the battle, but this is just one round in the war Tehran still intends to ...

He is not being well-informed on Nuclear Issues Despite his well know aversion to using the other "N" word and discussing the issues connected with nuclear deterrence and nuclear sabre rattling ...

Why Moral Signaling in Emerging Domains Undermines the Credibility of the United States When state actors violate legal or ethical norms, the United States and its allies have a duty to respond--not ...

A demand for moral repair over policy paralysis in the military suicide crisis The Unseen Casualties of Service A Soldier doesn't need a battlefield to die from war--only a uniform and ...

This paper critically examines the concept of "integrated deterrence," introduced in the Biden Administration's 2022 National Security Strategy, which aimed to align all elements of national power ...

With Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman set to visit the United States in November, reports suggest Washington and Riyadh are developing a new security pact. They hope to sign the ...

Since 2009, I have visited the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW) at their bases in Cherry Point and New River, North Carolina, and Beaufort, South Carolina. Over fifteen years of interviews with ...

The future battlespace presents advanced adversarial Electronic Warfare (EW) capabilities that could contest the United States in all domains. A peer or near-peer adversary will employ multiple ...

The blacktop road in this picturesque neighborhood of Colonial Williamsburg is lined with Southern Magnolias, red maples, and flowering dogwoods, their leaves turned deep shades of red. Near the end ...

Executive Summary: Russia's draft 2026 budget cuts military spending by $2.4 billion compared to 2025 while boosting funding for state-run media by 54 percent, signaling a potential pivot toward ...