The Islamic State Online: Countering the Symptom Rather Than The Disease May Only Make Them Stronger
The 2016 Presidential campaigns have swung into full gear and tough talk about countering the Islamic State grows by...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
The Islamic State Online: Countering the Symptom Rather Than The Disease May Only Make Them Stronger
A nation must think before it acts.
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Can the Islamic State hijack September 11 from Zawahiri’s al Qaeda?
September 9, 2015 The increasingly reclusive Aymen al-Zawahiri sprung up his ugly head this week with a new lecture...
The Bigger Picture: China’s Energy Exploration in the East China Sea and Japan’s Security Debate
Last week Japan released its annual defense review. For the first time, it revealed photographs of Chinese offshore drilling...
Modi Flexes His Muscles: India’s Cross-Border Raid into Myanmar
June 16, 2015 Last Tuesday, India launched a punitive raid into Myanmar. Seventy commandos from the Indian 21 Para...
Four Key Drivers For Eroding ISIS
June 15, 2015 Scary ISIS headlines have saturated media outlets in recent months. They usually come in three varieties:...
The Right Way to Lose a War: America in an Age of Unwinnable Conflicts
Click Here to Buy this Book Now Why has America stopped winning wars? For nearly a century, up until the...
Strategic Intentions: China’s Military Strategy White Paper
On Tuesday, China published its latest defense white paper. Unlike its’ eight predecessors, this document was the first time that...
Are We Our Own Worst Enemy? The Problems in Countering Jihadi Narratives and How to Fix Them
Two weeks back, the Washington Post published the most insightful article to date on the challenges the U.S. government...
Ready for a Fight?: How America Could Respond to a South China Sea Crisis
Last Monday, an American littoral combat ship, the Fort Worth (pictured below), sailed just over 12 nautical miles from...
Why the U.S. Raid On Abu Sayyaf and ISIS in Eastern Syria May Be A Game Changer
This morning, reports confirmed that U.S. Special Operations Forces conducted a daring raid deep into Eastern Syria killing a...