David Petraeus Is Wrong: Counterinsurgency Won’t Work in Gaza
When you only have a hammer. . .
United States Air Force
The jihadi-leftist convergence
Carlos the Jackal was an early adopter
Op-eds
Why 2024 is the ‘year of the drone’ after Iran’s attack on Israel
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Op-eds
What We Can Learn From Iran’s Attack on Israel
Iran launched an unprecedented direct attack against Israel this weekend consisting of approximately 350 missiles and drones with a combined payload of around 60 tons of explosives, yet only a handful...
Insights
United States Cyber Force
A Defense Imperative
Monographs
How is Iran exploiting the self-immolation of US airman Aaron Bushnell?
Support for Bushnell’s actions has spread on social media by many people who are either pro-Iran or who claim to be pro-Palestinian.
Op-eds
Why are Iran and its proxies unlikely to be deterred by US strikes?
Iran believes that, in the long term, the US is slowly withdrawing from the region, likely emboldening Iran and its proxies to go for broke when Hamas attacked Israel on October 7.
Op-eds
Deploy the Precision Strike Missile to the Middle East
The US Army is about to get its hands on a brand new long-range strike capability. In this op-ed, two FDD analysts have ideas about where it's desperately needed.
Op-eds
U.S. launches second strike on Iranian assets in Syria
The U.S. military launched its second airstrike in Syria in an attempt to pressure Iran to halt its militia proxies’ attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria. The Iran-backed militias have attacks U.S....
Op-eds
Can the U.S. Arm Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan at the Same Time?
The Biden administration has moved quickly to send Israel weapons following Hamas’ deadly October 7 terror attack. This laudable step has some asking whether U.S. military assistance to Israel might...
Insights
How War Could Engulf the Entire Middle East
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Op-eds
U.S. Surges Additional Combat Forces to the Middle East
The Pentagon confirmed on October 17 that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin approved the extension of the Ford Carrier Strike Group in the Eastern Mediterranean. Likewise, Washington...
Flash Briefs
In Support of Israel, U.S. Sends Aircraft Carrier Strike Group to Eastern Mediterranean
The United States announced on October 8 that it is sending the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to the Eastern Mediterranean in support of Israel. The naval force includes...
Flash Briefs
How to increase deterrence messaging to Iran with the next US-Israel military exercise
Bradley Bowman and Ryan Brobst of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies argue that the US should expand the next Juniper Oak exercise to send a strong signal to Tehran.
Op-eds
Building the Taiwanese ‘porcupine’ an arsenal of shooting quills
The massive military exercises that China launched over the past year in response to the meetings between Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and U.S. Speakers of the House Nancy...
Op-eds
Biden at the NATO Summit in Vilnius: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
When President Joe Biden entered office he was quick to declare that “America is back.” After his predecessor routinely expressed low regard for America’s European allies, Biden declared that...
Op-eds
Keep Air Defense at the Top of NATO’s Agenda in Vilnius
Despite reports that Russia’s missile supplies might be running low, Ukraine faces a renewed aerial bombardment from the Russian military. According to the BBC, the month of May saw Ukraine receive a...
Op-eds
Eyeing Iran’s Nuclear Program, U.S. and Israeli Militaries Train Together in Nevada
Latest Developments The United States and Israel are conducting the Red Flag-Nellis 23-2 combined aerial military exercise in Nevada, which runs March 12-24. The training comes as the top U.S. military...
Flash Briefs
WAR IN UKRAINE UPDATE: Russians Down U.S. Drone, Iran Sends Putin Ammo
Two Russian Su-27 Flanker fighter jets “conducted an unsafe and unprofessional intercept” of an American MQ-9 Reaper drone performing routine...
Op-eds
Ukraine’s Cyber Defense Offers Lessons for Taiwan
Washington should work with Taipei to stiffen the island's defenses against network attacks.