The Portuguese in the Persian Gulf: Hormuz, Bahrain and Mosul
Prologue: When visiting Bahrain recently, we visited the Portuguese fort. Naturally, when I returned to the…
Read More »The New USMC Commandant Lays Down His Approach: Reshaping the Force for Full Spectrum Crisis Management
In my work with the Williams Foundation, the Australian Defence Force has spearheaded a public discussion…
Read More »The Strategic Shift and the Fourth Battle of the Atlantic
In 2016, Vice Admiral James Foggo III, currently commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe, spoke of…
Read More »The US Logistics Systems: The Challenge of a Strategic Reset
Recently, the Williams Foundation held a seminar, which addressed the core question: how sustainable was the…
Read More »Operation Carthage: Precise Inaccuracy
The popular perception of bombing in World War II is of inaccuracy and indiscriminate destruction. Despite…
Read More »The Future of Aegis BMD
“I think China is the main challenge to the U.S. national security over the next fifty…
Read More »An Update on Congress and Saudi Arms Sales
CAPITOL HILL: A top State Department official received a bipartisan berating from the Senate Foreign Relations…
Read More »Shaping A Way Ahead for 21st Century Military Transformation: UK and Australian Collaborative Opportunities
The recent visit of the Australian Defence Minister to the UK highlighted the question of how…
Read More »The Middle East Peace Deal That Wasn’t
Editor’s Note: I was in Bahrain the day after the Trump Administration generated conference to discuss…
Read More »General Curtis Le May and Remembering How to Build Significant Deterrent Capability
Trevor Albertson has written an important book reminding us of the nature of military leadership required…
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