Comparison between Southwest Asia AORs and the China/Pacific AOR China’s military’s growth and increasing belligerency has caused it to become the “it girl” for the United States’ military strategy. As …
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Can Russian Quantity Defeat Ukrainian Quality?
by Chris Carterby Chris Carter“Quantity is a quality all its own.” This quote is attributed to Joseph Stalin, and considering Soviet military performance during World War II it certainly fits. But can we apply …
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IRAQ IS AT THE CROSSROADS – A CIVIL UNREST AND AN INEVITABLE DIVISION
Iraq is on the brink of fierce civil unrest or, in other words, an internal Shiite-Shiite conflict between the pro-Iranian camp and the Sadrist movement that could lead to an …
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The Ukraine War – A Once in History Chance We are Wasting
by Jon Harrisby Jon HarrisWith the invasion of Ukraine by Russia some months ago, the U.S., as well as many other countries, rushed to help support Ukraine. Rushed is maybe an understatement. Made moves …
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“A Regional Entanglement that Could Drag the Middle East into a Protracted War” With the continued Russian involvement in Ukraine and the depletion of enormous financial and …
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“We Fight Like Lions. And We Will Keep Fighting Like Lions To Keep Our Homes And Our Freedom.”
by Bart Marcoisby Bart MarcoisA Conversation with Ukraine’s Counterintelligence Division, the SBU As the world watches the brutal Russian military action against Ukraine, we are seeing the limitations of the Russian army. Ukrainian forces …
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“A transition in Iran’s tactical approach, a leaner and more deadly surrogate, and serious impacts on U.S. interests and regional stability”. Background The U.S. administration under President Biden has …
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Is Vladimir Putin A ‘Mad Man’?
by Chris Carterby Chris CarterVladimir Putin is a truly evil man. But he is not a mad man. A mad man wouldn’t be able to run Russia for as long as Putin has, so …
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“And The Truth Shall Make You Free” – 21st Century Edition
by Bart Marcoisby Bart MarcoisAmong the lessons we are learning from Putin’s attack on Ukraine is that there is more than one way to use intelligence to influence world events. In the press of …
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Things are not going as planned for Mr. Putin. The Ukrainian army did not seem to get the message that they were doomed from the start. Much less, the people …