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For Self and Country

11/04/2018
By Stephen Markley

We published a piece on June 11, 2011 which remembered the life of Rick Eilert (USMC)…

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11/03/2018
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11/02/2018
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Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps…

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Will the international world order erode? Will value systems drift apart? Will globalization be stopped in…

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11/02/2018
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During my visit to Denmark in October 2018, I had a chance to visit Karup Airbase.…

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To say that ‘culture eats strategy for breakfast’ is a hackneyed quote is an understatement. Indeed,…

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During a recent conference in Denmark on Northern European defense, a key focus was upon the…

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The “cold war” between Ukraine and Poland is dragging on. Kyiv shows no intention of backing down from a historical policy that is actively antagonizing the Polish public and fueling…

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06/23/2026
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The FCAS Saga: How Europe’s Most Ambitious Fighter Program Fell Apart

On June 8, 2026, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stood before the ILA Berlin Air Show and confirmed what many inside European defence circles had long suspected: the New Generation Fighter…

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