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The United States’ ferocious use of force against Iran has failed to secure American objectives because of a profound disconnect between our political and military leadership. As the conflict drags on, it’s becoming clearer than ever that America’s problem does not lie in its military power or operational skill, but in a military […]
The President’s Military Options Are Dangerously Limited Continue Reading >>
As the world is re-learning, national security and economics are as inextricable as a mortise and tenon in a working wooden joint. Rising fuel prices have cost the U.S. defense department over one billion dollars in the past six months. Part of the added cost is in global shipping prices.
Open Warfare: Hidden Costs Continue Reading >>
The United States is engaging in a dangerous exercise in bean-counting. The media hullabaloo over missile magazines and lengthy ship deployments is in fact a distraction from the real issue. American options to fight China, the premier power it faces, have narrowed so thoroughly as to make discussions of stockpiles
Strategy Trumps Industry Continue Reading >>
Europe’s deepest crisis is not simply found at its borders, but in the way Europe has learned to see itself. A civilization that distrusts its own history, symbols, and identity eventually loses the confidence necessary to assimilate newcomers, enforce its laws, and defend its frontiers. Uncontrolled immigration and the fragmentation
Why Europe Cannot Defend Itself Continue Reading >>
Join Yorktown Institute to discuss the challenges and opportunities that face U.S. military logistics in the Indo-Pacific America’s ability to project military power and maintain deterrence against China depends on more than warships, aircraft, and advanced weapons. It also depends on the maritime logistics networks needed to move and sustain
Event: No Logistics Tail, No Combat Teeth: Solutions to U.S. Military Logistics Continue Reading >>
In recent weeks, Ukraine has drawn attention for strikes on prestige Russian targets such as Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Crimea, along with reports of sporadic battlefield gains. While the war remains far from decided, these developments offer a moment to examine one of the fundamental reasons driving Ukraine’s battlefield resilience: fast, agile, and adaptive
The Great American Acquisition Gap Continue Reading >>
Contrary to what many seem to think, the MOU between the United States and Iran is not a final status agreement that will permanently end hostilities and reshape the Middle East. It is, rather, an extension of the April cease-fire, and includes no changes to the underlying realities that catalyzed the
A Road Map to the Next Middle East War Continue Reading >>
Another major conflict beyond the Iran war directly implicates American interests. A patient, quiet, committed effort has stopped the Russian war effort cold. President Trump’s Pentagon wants to pare American commitments in Europe. But the only way to do so is by putting American weight on the scales and generating a
In Europe, Trump Can Embrace the Opportunity Russian Weakness Presents Continue Reading >>
President Trump faced a choice between two options last month—escalation or capitulation. He chose neither. Instead, he sought a middle road by blockading Iran’s oil capacity. He faces the same choice a month later, only now with less-favorable macroeconomics. Mr. Trump may be able to compel Iran to seek peace.
How to Finish the Job in Iran Continue Reading >>
Crisp against the gloaming, a bugle sounds a rising then falling strain. It’s 5 pm. It’s cold. Yet in the nation’s capital, something embers. While DC’s iPhone-occupied evening toilers and travelers scurry about to their next diversion, the lone uniformed Doughboy standing at 1400 Pennsylvania Avenue signals a time-honored but
Living Memories Engrained in Bronze Continue Reading >>
