Former SECDEF Robert Gates: U.S. Faces a Generation of Middle East Conflict
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday described the Pentagon under the reorganization of the 1986 Goldwater-Nichols act as “a…
UPDATED: U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet Pilot Killed In Crash In England
This post has been updated to include additional information from the U.S Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force. A Marine…
Allen: Global Coalition Making Progress in 5 Lines of Effort Against ISIS
The global coalition to counter the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is making progress in its five-pronged approach…
Carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt Leaves Middle East, No Firm Date on Replacement to Continue Anti-ISIS Strikes
The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group left U.S. 5th Fleet on Tuesday with no public timeline for when its replacement…
Russia Refutes Pentagon Claims Some Caspian Strike Missiles Failed Over Iran
Russia is pushing back against reports that several of its SS-N-30A land attack cruise missiles (LACM) failed over Iran during…
Saudi Arabia Charting Future Defense Policy
One lesson Saudi Arabia took from its 2009 encounter with Houthis in Yemen, raiding its border posts and harassing tribes…
Kurdish Video Lends Credibility to Russian Navy Caspian Sea Strike Mission Claims
Russian officials claim that a flotilla of four ships in the Caspian Sea sent a barrage of 26 guided cruise…
Russian Warships in Eastern Mediterranean to Protect Russian Strike Fighters in Syria
A Black Sea-based Russian surface action group scrambled to the Eastern Mediterranean —under the guise of drilling in the region…
Opinion: Finding Common Interests with the Russians in Syria
The increased presence of Russian forces in Syria has added another layer of complexity to an already confusing array of…
Panel: Iran Pursuing Goal of Global Activism
While the U.S. government speaks with a unitary voice on policy matters, Iran offers different messages for four distinct audiences—the…