U.S. Marines Train with Mobile Air Defense Adapted from Iron Dome
The United States conducted a successful live-fire training of a transportable aerial defense system that includes components from Israel’s Iron Dome system.
Army
Naim Qassem’s inaugural speech as Hezbollah’s new secretary-general
One day after his surprise appointment as Hezbollah’s new secretary-general, Naim Qassem delivered his inaugural speech from that post—his fourth speech since Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination. Qassem’s...
Op-eds
‘Only strength can ensure peace’: Palau President Whipps Jr.
There is a lot going on in the Republic of Palau, a country of over 300 islands and around 20,000 people southeast of the Philippines. Its strategic location has meant Palau has been subject to waves of...
Op-eds
Israel SitRep: September 4, 2024
Today’s Issue: | Hezbollah Fires Some 65 Rockets at Israel, IAF Responds With Strikes in Southern Lebanon | IDF Arrests 14 in West Bank Overnight | IDF Troops in Rafah Eliminate More Than 200 Terrorists,...
Israel at War Situation Report
Iran Reportedly Will Send Hundreds of Ballistic Missiles to Russia
Iran will imminently deliver hundreds of ballistic missiles to Russia for its war against Ukraine, Reuters reported on August 9, citing two European intelligence sources. Dozens...
Flash Briefs
Justice Sotomayor dangerously misunderstands our military
Excerpt Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor may be a constitutional law expert, but she apparently is unaware of a key limitation on executive power: our American troops. In her...
Op-eds
Iranian President Pezeshkian will not open a new chapter for Iran-Israel relations
The Iranian regime is not just the president and President Masoud Pezeshkian will not have much power to recast Iran’s role in the region.
Op-eds
Twenty Years of Israel-U.S. Air Defense Investment Pays Off
Israel’s successful interception of Iran’s massive drone and missile attack underscores the success of military cooperation between Washington and Jerusalem.
Op-eds
Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Two Weeks In
Nearly two weeks into their long-awaited counteroffensive, Ukrainian forces have made some initial tactical gains while also taking significant losses. However, the offensive has yet to reach its decisive...
Op-eds
Cult of the Cossack Helps Explain Ukraine’s Resistance
Since Ukraine’s independence in 1991, a whole generation has grown up studying how their ancestors were starved to death on orders from Moscow.
Op-eds
History explains Ukraine’s tenacious resistance to Russia
There is a saying that you can push a meek and mild Ukrainian all the way until his forehead touches the ground. Then, he arises a Cossack. With Russia’s frontal attack on Ukraine, the foreheads of 40...
Op-eds
‘Indo-Pacific is a priority: Message from White House document’
Alexandria, VA.: In this edition of “Indo-Pacific: Behind the Headlines”, we speak with Col. David Maxwell (Ret.), a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington, D.C. about...
Op-eds
How Loitering Munitions Can Help Counter China
“Suicide drones” are already tapped to fill various roles, but more are needed, and faster.
Op-eds
Lessons from the Philippines: Irregular Warfare in Action
After the attacks of September 11, 2001, the world watched as the United States began a punitive expedition to Afghanistan to kill or capture Osama bin Laden, oust the Taliban, and prevent the use of Afghanistan...
Op-eds
What To Expect When You’re Expecting A National Defense Strategy
Excerpt In July, Rear Adm. Mike Studeman, director of intelligence for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, warned that “it’s only a matter of time” until China resorts to military force and suggested that...
Op-eds
Biden Gets It Wrong in the Pacific and Afghanistan
To support the Biden administration’s precipitous withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Pentagon plans to shift the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier strike group from its normal area of responsibility in...
Insights
This could be Army Futures Command’s moment of truth
The top U.S. military officer in the Pacific, Adm. Phil Davidson, warned last week that China could undertake a military attack against Taiwan within the next six years. To convince Beijing that it cannot...
Op-eds
Eyeing China, Biden Pentagon Nominee Advocates for Robust Defense Budget
The perennial guns versus butter debate was in full bloom Tuesday, during the Senate nomination hearing for Dr. Kathleen Hicks to serve as the deputy secretary of defense—the number two position at...
Op-eds
Is Esper’s New Plan For The Navy Enough For The Indo-Pacific?
Recent wargames suggest the U.S. Navy would have a hard time fighting China, but this might be nothing compared to infighting Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and his successors will have to manage to build...
Op-eds
The Air Force Needs a New Non-Stealthy Bomber
There are important things the B-52 and B-1 can do that the B-21 won’t.