The Strategic Price of Waiting: Iran, Time, and the Erosion of Deterrence
RCD The hardest lesson in strategy is that time is not neutral.
Commentary & Analysis
D-Day, Just War, and Pope Leo
Francis P. Sempa, The American Spectator Roosevelt prayed for victory over Nazi Germany. Pope Leo now suggests that diplomacy and forgiveness are the only acceptable answers to evil.
The Blame America First Syndrome
Peter Huessy, RealClearDefense When Ambassador Jean Kirkpatrick explained in 1984 that America’s severest foreign policy critics “always blame America first” she identified a narrative that…
Economist Washington Bureau Chief Attacks Active Army Officer
Armed Forces P. We have asked Joshi for an interview to discuss the entire affair, attempting to contact him via email to The Economist and directly via DM on X.
South Korea’s Jangbogo N Project Is More Than a Nuclear-Powered Sub
RCD South Korea’s basic plan for a nuclear-powered submarine marks one of Seoul’s most consequential defense decisions.
Deterrence Is Not Enough in the Age of Synthetic Asymmetry
The Cipher Brief The foundational flaw in applying Cold War security strategies to
At Shangri-La, Washington and SE Asia Talked Past Each Other
the interpreter The Dialogue’s starkest divide wasn’t between Washington and Beijing – it was between Washington and its own partners.
Germany’s New Military Strategy Deserves a Strong U.S. Endorsement
RCD Given Washington’s need to focus on higher priorities elsewhere, the Trump administration should encourage Germany to implement and build upon a strategy that will relieve Washington of…
How Ukraine is Redefining Fires, EW, and Air Defense at the Tactical Level
SWJ The war in Ukraine reveals a fundamental shift in how combat power is generated at the tactical level.