Senator Richard Durbin alleged this week that President Trump used extremely coarse phrasing when talking about immigration from underdeveloped countries. President Trump denied the specifics of the allegations, and others …
Bart Marcois
Bart Marcois
Bart Marcois (@bmarcois) was the principal deputy assistant secretary of energy for international affairs during the Bush administration. Additionally, Marcois served as a career foreign service officer with the State Department.
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FeaturedNational Security
Turkey UAE Fight Is About Dominance, Not a Tweet
by Bart Marcoisby Bart MarcoisThe Turkey UAE fight shows that President Erdogan is isolating Turkey, even while he clings to the hope of leading the Islamic world. He started his leadership of the country …
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FeaturedMilitary and Police
Putin’s New Cyber Weapon May Be GPS Spoofing
by Bart Marcoisby Bart MarcoisImagine the chaos and destruction that can be caused in modern warfare if a guided missile can be misdirected by a false GPS signal. That may well be the goal …
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Celebrating HeroesFeatured
From Fire to Forge: A Soldier’s Medal and Managing PTSD
by Bart Marcoisby Bart Marcois“I was in Iraq, and it was summer of 2007. I had moved to Union 3 base in Baghdad. I was a medic, a treatment NCO. I ran the aid …
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Vladimir Putin is resurrecting the axis of evil. In spite of Hillary’s Reset (overcharge) button, Obama’s increased flexibility after his reelection, and President Trump’s attempts to establish a working relationship, …
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FeaturedNational Security
Trump and Pence Are Right to Support Iranian Protesters
by Bart Marcoisby Bart MarcoisThe Iranian protesters are taking great risks, but they are deadly serious. They have seen the corruption and repression of the Islamic regime, and are rejecting it. They are taking …
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FeaturedNational Security
Is China Undermining North Korea Sanctions?
by Bart Marcoisby Bart MarcoisAmerican spy satellites have caught Chinese ships smuggling oil to North Korea in spite of Chinese promises to implement an international embargo. It looks like a case of China undermining …
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“A Kunsan Christmas” is the fifth article in the Christmas On Deployment series, where veterans, active duty military personnel, law enforcement and first responders share their experiences. It’s an effort …
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Celebrating HeroesFeatured
Mele Kalikimaka and The Chaplain’s Christmas
by Bart Marcoisby Bart Marcois“Mele Kalikimaka and The Chaplain’s Christmas” is the fourth article in the Christmas On Deployment series, where veterans, active duty military personnel, law enforcement and first responders share their experiences. …
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Celebrating HeroesFeaturedMilitary and Police
Christmas in Camp Slayer – Iraq, 2003
by Bart Marcoisby Bart MarcoisWhat did you do on Christmas Eve on a base in Viet Nam or Afghanistan, Iraq or Incirlik? On Christmas Day on an aircraft carrier or a destroyer? What would …