Analytical Writing
Buying a Russian S-400 Triumf Air Defense System
In September of 2017 Turkey signed a $2.5 billion contract to buy S-400 Triumf air defense systems from Russia. The US was none-too-pleased with the
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Commentary
How hard is it to get a sense of the Russian Armed Forces budget data?
It’s not very hard to get a number, or a couple numbers. I found close to a dozen sources that would state a budget or
Commentary
How do the Russian Armed Forces express jointness?
The Army’s Foreign Military Service Office (FMSO) produced an e-book in 2017 called The Russian Way of War, which is one of the only documents
Analytical Writing
US Counterinsurgency Strategy in the Sahel
The deaths of four special operators in Niger late last year introduced the public US military activity in the African Sahel. This band of semi-arid
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The Defense Department is Serious About Climate Change
Net Assessment has been lauded for finding novel ways of countering the strategic advantages that the Soviet Union amassed at different times up until its
Analytical Writing
Cabinet-level Influence of Executive Leadership
Secretary of Defense James Mattis, along with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford, have each demonstrated
Analytical Writing
Does the US Need Cyberspace Strategy Modeled on NSC-68?
The 1950 report by the National Security Council interpreted George F Kennan’s “warning about Soviet ideological expansionism as a warrant for a build-up and projection