United States Armed Forces

U.S. Lawfare Options for Helping Bring Hamas to its Knees

Pressuring Qatar and Turkey to Quickly Detain Hamas Leaders

Israel has intercepted 9,500 rockets fired thanks to its multi-layered air defense system

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Former President of Federated States of Micronesia David W. Panuelo Warns Country Could See Democratic Backsliding

New, exclusive interview with former President of Federated States of Micronesia, David W. Panuelo.

The Order of Nine Angles

Its Worldview and Connection to Violent Extremism

The United States and Saudi Arabia: A Possible Path Forward

FDD’s Long War Journal’s response to Zalmay Khalilzad’s Twitter thread

In a brief Twitter thread responding to a recent article from The Washington Post, Zalmay Khalilzad, one of the key architects of the 2020 Doha Agreement that set the stage for the collapse...

How to ensure Iranian drones don’t include US components

Even as the United States is sprinting to provide Ukraine with the means to defend itself, American-made components are ending up in Iranian drones that Russia is using to kill Ukrainians and support...

Abu Akleh Investigation Conflicts With Prior Assessment, Increases Risk for U.S. Military

Israeli officials this week confirmed that the U.S. Department of Justice launched an investigation into the death of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh. The Palestinian-American journalist tragically died last May during an Israeli military counter-terror operation targeting Iran-sponsored Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in the West Bank city of Jenin. Israel has increased counter-terror operations in the West Bank in response to Tehran’s attempt to stoke violence. The Justice Department investigation, which appears to conflict with a previous U.S. government assessment that Israeli forces likely struck Abu Akleh unintentionally, could put U.S. and Israeli troops and other officials at increased risk for international investigations.

Taliban meets with Hamas during high-level talks in Turkey

Last month, Taliban spokeman Zabihulla Mujahid and a delegation of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan officials visited Turkey and met with various foreign officials including senior members of Hamas. The Taliban’s...

Shabaab continues to lose ground in central Somalia

Over the last few weeks, troops from the Somali National Army (SNA), backed by clan-based militias, African Union forces, and U.S. air support, have steadily made progress against Shabaab, al Qaeda’s...

Islamic State’s emir dead after U.S. military raid in Syria

Islamic State emir Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi died during a daring overnight raid conducted by U.S. special operations forces in Idlib province in northeastern Syria on Thursday, according to the...

Hold Hamas Accountable for Human-Shields Use During the May 2021 Gaza War

The U.S. Military And South Korea Must Train To Deter North Korea

ROK/U.S. combined training – routine but necessary defensive exercises – is described in the media in various ways that causes confusion among the public. With the start of the annual computer simulation...

Defense

American Interests in the Eastern Mediterranean

Taliban destroys Afghan military outpost in Laghman

At least 27 Afghan soldiers were killed and nine more remain missing following a Taliban attack on an Afghan National Army outpost in the eastern province of Laghman on May 10. The Taliban has relentlessly...

Germany Disrupts ISIS Plot Targeting U.S. Military

Let's look at how ISIS has recruited a base of supporters from Central Asian states such as Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

U.S. Air Force communications aircraft crashes in Taliban controlled district

Footage of the crash scene of the USAF E-11A in Deh Yak district in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/B6t1DMBot9 — Bill Roggio (@billroggio) January 27, 2020 A U.S. Air Force communications...

Special Edition: National Security Costs and Benefits

Episode 45

Brothers in Arms

The Consolidation of the Turkey-Qatar Axis