Author Archives for Clint Watts

National Security Advisor McMaster: The Good and Bad of Trump’s “Celebrity Apprentice – General Officer Edition”

February 21, 2017 11:56 am Published by Clint Watts 10 Comments “I’ve got Captain McMaster for MilArt!” West Point cadets enrolled in Military History 302 during the early 1990’s spoke...

Will “Chaos” Save America And The Peace? The Coming Battle Between Trump’s Zealots and America’s Pragmatists

January 30, 2017 11:26 am Published by Clint Watts 4 Comments The Trump administration’s week one roll-out of executive orders should not be seen as a shock. In all cases,...

Why al Qaeda and Islamic State Threats To Attack The West Should Be Taken More Seriously Now

January 18, 2017 2:05 pm Published by Clint Watts 13 Comments Much like other moments when al Qaeda seemed destined for defeat, an emerging force arises to breathe life into...

Two-and-a-Half Years After ISIS’s Rise: Global Jihad Spreads And Morphs

September 27, 2016 4:22 pm Published by Clint Watts 2 Comments Today, Islamic State foreign fighters bleeding out of Iraq and Syria power an unprecedented wave of directed attacks on...