The Trump administration risks repeating the mistakes of Obama and Biden in reaching a deal with Tehran. The United States and Iran have now had two rounds of talks on a potential deal over Iran’s nuclear weapons program, with a…
Recent press reports suggest that Pentagon leaders are considering a dramatic organizational change: relinquishing the traditional U.S. role of providing NATO with its Supreme Allied Commander (SACEUR). This would be deeply unwise and potentially dangerous for the United States, as…
America’s gloves are finally coming off against the Houthis. That is good news, not just for restoring freedom of navigation through the Red Sea but also for sending a message to US competitors — China, Iran, and Russia — who,…
Anti-tank missiles in garages and artillery stashed in children’s bedrooms. Weapons stockpiled in nearly every house. This was the scene one of us encountered, in village after village in southern Lebanon, during the October 2024 ground operation of the Israel…
It’s unfortunate that the recent uproar over the use of the Signal messaging app by senior leadership in the Trump administration has obscured the importance of the event they were discussing: a strike against the Houthis on March 15. The…
Excerpt below: Now known as “Golden Dome,” President Trump’s original call for a version of Israel’s “Iron Dome” to defend America’s homeland and its overseas bases remains on point. Israel’s military bases, infrastructure, cities, borders and other vital targets face every aerial…
As the world descends into a second Cold War (with hot spots in Europe and the Middle East), the United Nations Security Council has grown ever more irrelevant as space for consensus shrinks. But the next six months will see…
No specific weapons transfer can ensure Israel is able to block Tehran’s nuclear ambitions on its own—even an MOP. The right weapons are critical to success in battle, but at some point, generals have to fight with what they’ve got.…
The fragile, imperfect ceasefire in Lebanon has held. But it could become more tenuous after a recent change to a critical element in its success: high-level, on-the-ground U.S. military coordination and leadership. For three months, Major General Jasper Jeffers interfaced…
In urban warfare, where combat unfolds amid a multitude of civilians and dense infrastructures, maintaining legitimacy is not merely a legal formality—it is a strategic imperative. According to U.S. military joint doctrine, legitimacy is one of the twelve principles of joint…