Pakistan: Capabilities and Potential Threat in a Prolonged Middle East Conflict

As regional tensions continue to escalate in the Middle East, particularly with the ongoing conflict between Israel and its neighboring territories, the geopolitical landscape could shift in ways that elevate the role of countries like Pakistan.

World War III Watch: the British and French are discussing sending their own troops to fight in Ukraine

Sometimes there are little things hidden inside of more sensationalized stories. Though we haven’t seen as much about this recently — our American credentialed media were fixated on the election, and Israel’s war against the Palestinians — meaning that the Russo-Ukrainian War has somewhat faded into the background. Stories about foreign soldiers who traveled to …

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House Report: ‘Irrefutable’ Evidence Pentagon ‘Intentionally Delayed’ Deployment of National Guard on Jan 6

House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Barry Loudermilk’s (R-GA) investigation into the work of the highly partisan House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack has discovered “irrefutable evidence” that the “Department of Defense [DoD] intentionally delayed the deployment of the D.C. National Guard to the Capitol on January 6, 2021.”  According to a Committee press release, …

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World War III Watch: Will American/NATO Weapons Be Used Against North Korean Troops Inside Russia?

My site noted, four days ago, that there were roughly 3,000 North Korean troops ‘undergoing training at military bases in eastern Russia’, and that John Kirby, a spokesman for the National Security Council, said those troops would become “legitimate military targets” if they should be used in the Russo-Ukrainian War. Now those troops aren’t quite …

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World War III Watch: North Korean Troops Are ‘Training’ in Russia

With the presidential election only twelve days away, this story is not getting nearly as much traction as it should have. From The Washington Post: North Korean troops are in Russia, would be ‘legitimate targets’ in Ukraine, U.S. says Citing newly declassified intelligence, the Biden administration said that at least 3,000 personnel are undergoing combat …

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Inflection Point for West Point and the Army

Recently, the Superintendent and Dean at West Point wrote “the Army and the Academy are at an inflection point1.”  Their “West Point 2050” addressed academics “to intellectually prepare graduates to lead across the full spectrum of conflict.” It would be interesting to read their deliberations on the inflection point and its implications.  Absent that, here …

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West Point Needs a Reset, Part2: In Their Own Words

On Sept. 12, Real Clear Defense published my commentary, “West Point Needs a Reset,” detailing why I and many fellow graduates believe the United States Military Academy has lost its way and needs to get back to the basics of educating future Army officers to fight and win our nation’s wars.  Almost immediately, the piece …

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