Geopolitics
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Foreign Affairs
After an exhausting info warfare deployment, Iranian navy task force purports to be almost home
Denial, deception, decoying.
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Politics
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National Security
In the Afghanistan debacle, it was the execution. Final answer
Slow motion train wreck in plain sight.
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National Security
Afghanistan: It can’t really be incompetence, and other observations
That's some rough beast.
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National Security
U.S. not getting takers to host anti-terrorist ops in Afghanistan from Central Asian nations
Central Asian nations not anxious to become new hosts for U.S. forces.
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National Security
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National Security
Russia, China holding joint mil exercise; Western and Chinese media characterize it differently
Talking points versus reality in the struggle to define the terms of geopolitics.
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National Security
One (maritime) perspective on U.S. military losing the next fight to China (Part II)
Sampling the parameters of information vulnerability.
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National Security
Another reason a woke U.S. military hunting ‘systemic racism’ will lose the next fight to China (Part I)
Running low on information advantage.
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Foreign Affairs
Pictures big and bigger: Reported shift in Russia’s air space posture vis-à-vis Israel in Syria
A turn for the worse in some ways, but the larger context may be more promising.
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Foreign Affairs
Iran’s Atlantic naval adventure is back on the radar, with the warships heading for St. Petersburg in the Baltic Sea
Head fakes aside, it's Baltic or bust.
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Foreign Affairs
Biden admin warns China of military response if Philippines assets attacked in S. China Sea
Defense treaty warning continues Trump policy. To be determined: whether it continues same credibility.
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National Security
Russia logs some major ‘firsts’ in maritime exercise in Eastern Med
The year of exercising unprecedentedly.
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National Security
NATO exercise Sea Breeze, in the Black Sea, not a breeze so far
O brave new world, that hath such maritime exercises in it.
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National Security
Fascinating: U.S. officials say Iranian warships have ‘changed course’; not headed for Venezuela
An interestingly timed about-face.
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Foreign Affairs
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National Security
Russian Pacific Fleet breaks out: First exercise in Central Pacific
Going where no Russian exercise task force has gone before.
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National Security
Meanwhile on the high seas: Is a Russian submarine inviting itself to the G7 summit?
Black hull diplomacy: The possibility of a summit-crasher.
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Foreign Affairs
Iran’s fleet oiler, Kharg, sinks under mysterious circumstances after catching fire in Gulf of Oman
A major loss for the Iranian fleet.
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National Security
Is Iran finally going to get a pair of navy ships to Venezuela?
Will they or won't they? Only time will tell.
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Foreign Affairs
Israel, Iran, Hamas, and why it’s not 2014 anymore
Shifts long building tip over in May 2021.
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Foreign Affairs
The Rojansky Gambit will now prepare us for repaired relations with Russia
Quasi-syllogistic impressionism to set up a reset.
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Foreign Affairs
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National Security
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Foreign Affairs
Irony alert: Biden holds back aid to Ukraine
If it weren't for double standards - well, you know the drill.
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Foreign Affairs
Engaged at Warp Factor One: When submarines don’t mind being seen
A new context for messaging: It's all real now.
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Foreign Affairs
Russia and China prepare a two-fer at either end of Asia
Finally, the "two major regional conflicts" we stopped planning for 10 years ago.
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National Security
Notes on the drone swarms experienced by U.S. Navy ships in July 2019
More things than are dreamt of in our philosophy.
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Foreign Affairs
Interesting situation with M/V Ever Given container ship stuck in Suez Canal
Possibilities that are more than dreamt of now.
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Foreign Affairs
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National Security
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Foreign Affairs
The changed deterrence environment for attacks on Saudi Arabia from the sea (Part II)
Not your father's CENTCOM strategic environment.
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Foreign Affairs
Attacks on Saudi Arabia ‘from the sea,’ and a deterrence environment that has already changed (Part I)
Iran, trying to create -- and seize? -- opportunity.
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Foreign Affairs
U.S. and Iran: The view from inside the OODA loop
What's already happening is the main event.
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Foreign Affairs
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Foreign Affairs
