‘China’s military budget much bigger than what it reveals’
‘China already has its 3,000 km range DF-17 maneuverable hypersonic missile to take out India’s S-400s.’
The U.S. Marine Corps
Swiss miss
Biden blew a chance for a win in his meeting with Putin
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The Russia Bounty Story Was Always Murky
The intelligence community is inundated with ‘low to moderate confidence’ information frequently. Why did this get so much attention?
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Iron Dome developers set the record straight on its evolution
Marking 10 years since Iron Dome’s first operational interception, leading figures in developing the missile defense system set the record straight on its evolution
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Democracies still don’t understand CCP’s political warfare: Kerry Gershaneck
‘Both India and the US have pro-China factions, for reasons ranging from simple greed to leftist, pro-totalitarian ideology. Consequently, it has been difficult to develop a national consensus to fight...
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Strengthening Alliance With Japan Is Critical for Biden’s Indo-Pacific Strategy
During his Senate confirmation hearing, Anthony Blinken, President Biden’s nominee for Secretary of State, called for Washington “to start approaching China from a position of strength, not weakness.”...
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The world doesn’t realize it’s already at war with China
India is a prime target for PRC’s political warfare. The PRC’s full political warfare force will be directed at weakening India, from funding NGOs in the US to (possibly) funding mobs to attack a Taiwanese manufacturing plant in Bengaluru.
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Yes, Virginia, the Trump Administration Does Have a China Strategy
The administration is pursuing a whole-of-government approach to counter China’s concept of Comprehensive National Power.
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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...
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Weaponizing technology
How Russia and China manipulate the media and more
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We Still Have More Questions Than Answers on Russian Bounties
U.S. officials have identified two possible attacks. Let’s take a closer look.
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U.S. Troops Are Vulnerable. Israeli Technologies Can Help
The recent U.S. decision to withdraw two Patriot missile defense batteries from Saudi Arabia has again highlighted how vulnerable U.S. interests in the Middle East remain to Iran’s growing arsenal of...
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America’s military goes to war against the coronavirus
U.S. service members and Department of Defense (DOD) civilians take an oath to defend America “against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” As America fights to defeat the novel coronavirus, U.S. soldiers,...
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The viruses of Lebanon
More debilitating than COVID-19 are the terrorists beholden to Iran’s rulers
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Iraq Needs Regime Change Again
Musical chairs in the Iraqi parliament can no longer solve the country's problems.
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Trump rejects the fake separation between Iran and its militias
No longer playing Iran's game
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Ending Iran’s Fictions
When the United States killed Qassim Soleimani at the Baghdad airport in the early hours of January 3, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was not the only target. With Soleimani...
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Assessing Israel’s tactical laser breakthrough
Until recently, the military application of relatively high-energy lasers has been more science fiction than reality. That is starting to change. Israel’s Ministry of Defense announced Jan. 8 a “breakthrough”...
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Dangerous Waters: Responding to China’s Maritime Provocations in the South China Sea
Americans have learned, sometimes painfully, that what happens in seemingly obscure corners of the world can hurt them at home. Consequently, Americans dismiss Chinese activities in the South China Sea at their own peril.
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The Marine Corps: Quo Vadis?
Many defense experts believe that defense spending has peaked and may decline in future years. This will intensify the longstanding competition for finite resources among the U.S. military services. In...