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by The International Institute for Strategic Studies | Fri, 02/26/2016 - 7:06am | 0 comments

Video of 24 February IISS discussion meeting featuring Daniel Byman and Bruce Hoffman. Chaired by Donald Daniel.

by The Wall Street Journal | Fri, 02/26/2016 - 5:46am | 0 comments

“Americans won’t close a terror prison when the terror threat is rising.”

by The Modern War Institute | Thu, 02/25/2016 - 1:56pm | 1 comment

Modern War Institute Podcast: Are We Headed for Limited War? With Dr. Jakub Grygiel.

by Voice of America | Thu, 02/25/2016 - 1:10pm | 0 comments

VOA explains who is fighting in the Syria conflict, who the outside influencers are and what their allegiances are.

by The Center for a New American Security | Thu, 02/25/2016 - 12:08pm | 0 comments

CNAS commentary - what the Center calls a “a tall order”.

by The Wall Street Journal, by The New York Times | Thu, 02/25/2016 - 5:47am | 1 comment

“It is not by crude force alone that Russia twists events to its advantage… Mr. Putin has managed... to “weaponize” information.”

by Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments | Wed, 02/24/2016 - 5:56pm | 0 comments

Includes aircraft, air and missile defense, communications and electronics, ground systems, missiles and munitions, nuclear forces, shipbuilding, and space systems.

by Voice of America | Wed, 02/24/2016 - 1:26am | 0 comments

"Syrian rebel commanders acknowledge they are in an existential, make-or-break moment of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad."

by The Washington Post | Wed, 02/24/2016 - 1:09am | 0 comments

“Little noticed amid the daily news bulletins about the Islamic State and Syria, the Pentagon has begun a push for exotic new weapons that can deter Russia and China.”

by SWJ Editors | Tue, 02/23/2016 - 1:17pm | 0 comments

Continue on for the President’s statement.

by Combating Terrorism Center at West Point | Tue, 02/23/2016 - 11:47am | 0 comments

Continue on for links to the February 2016 issue of the CTC Sentinel.

by The Modern War Institute | Mon, 02/22/2016 - 10:50pm | 3 comments

"Is it still a useful or even relevant way for junior officers to think about the U.S. Army as a global force prepared to win in an increasing complex world?"

by Gary Anderson | Mon, 02/22/2016 - 6:47pm | 0 comments

This is the sixth in a series of analyses of the candidates’ national security positions based primarily on information gleaned from their web sites.

by Tribune News Service | Mon, 02/22/2016 - 5:42pm | 0 comments

“The United States and Britain fly U.S.-made armed drones and Israel builds its own. Three newcomers — Nigeria, Pakistan and Iraq — all took advantage of China's growing exports.”

by Associated Press | Mon, 02/22/2016 - 4:37pm | 1 comment

"25 years after the first U.S. Marines swept across the border into Kuwait, American forces are battling the extremist Islamic State group, born out of al-Qaida."

by The New York Times | Mon, 02/22/2016 - 4:19am | 0 comments

“The current environment - many conflicts at once - has created a seller’s market for peacekeepers.”

by The British Broadcasting Corporation | Sun, 02/21/2016 - 12:08pm | 0 comments

"No Afghan will be surprised that Kunar was one of the first places where IS - or Da'esh as we call it - appeared. The region has always had a reputation for being difficult to control."

by Gary Anderson | Sat, 02/20/2016 - 4:44pm | 0 comments

This is the fifth in a series of analyses of the candidates’ national security positions based primarily on information gleaned from their web sites.

by The Interpreter | Fri, 02/19/2016 - 3:11pm | 0 comments

“Overshadowed by the violence in Syria, news from Afghanistan rarely makes headlines unless it is a reminder of the dire situation there.”

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 02/19/2016 - 1:25pm | 0 comments

Please join the TRADOC G2 for an online discussion of Megacities and Dense Urban Areas in 2025 and Beyond with Frank Prautzsch on 23 February 1400 EST.  Continue on for details.

by The Wall Street Journal | Thu, 02/18/2016 - 9:31pm | 1 comment

“The U.S. military isn’t prepared to wage long fights against Islamic State and other enemies.”

by Georgetown University Center for Security Studies | Thu, 02/18/2016 - 9:11pm | 4 comments

Dr. Bruce Hoffman, Director of the Georgetown University Security Studies Program, presents "Anonymous Soldiers: How Terrorism Undermined Britain's Rule Over Palestine".

by Stars & Stripes | Thu, 02/18/2016 - 6:42pm | 0 comments

“Unity between air and ground forces and a clear objective have enabled the Russians to turn the tide of the Syrian civil war.”

by Gary Anderson | Thu, 02/18/2016 - 5:33pm | 0 comments

This is the fourth in a series of analyses of the candidates’ national security positions based primarily on information gleaned from their web sites.

by The Australian | Thu, 02/18/2016 - 12:42pm | 3 comments

"The world must adjust to the growth of Islamic State and the displacement of millions of people from the Middle East as the 'new normal'."