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Julian McBride

Julian McBride
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) alongside USNS Laramie (T-AO-203) during a fueling-at-sea in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, October 11 (Image source DVIDS)

The Spiraling Consequences of the Israel-Hamas War

World Dec 06
Vladimir Putin stoically watches a military parade.

From Hitler to Putin: The Astonishing Downfalls of History’s Most Infamous Autocrats

World Dec 05
Ukrainian volunteers carry an injured pregnant woman from the damaged by shelling maternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine. Image credit: Evgeniy Maloletka

Urban Warfare in the 21st Century: Analyzing Key Battles from Aleppo to Gaza

Featured Dec 04
Kadyrovites in Ukraine.

Analyzing the Ongoing Chechnya-Russia Power Dynamic With the Kadyrovites

Expert Analysis Dec 03
China-Taiwan Flag via Wilson Center

Frozen Conflicts and Geopolitical Tensions That Could Reignite Today

World Dec 02
Serbian Sudmajia Missile System via Defence-Blog

How Ukraine is Utilizing Third Party Ammunition from Countries You Wouldn’t Have Guessed

Expert Analysis Dec 01
VDV descending onto Hostomel via Reuters

The High Stakes of Airborne Operations in Military History

History Nov 07
An U.S. Navy patrol boat assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CORIVRON) 11 escorts Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182) through Pearl Harbor during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christopher D. Blachly/Released

Why it’s Important to Differentiate Military Capabilities from Contingencies in War

Editorial Nov 06
CNO Gilday meets with Japan Chief of Staff Yamazaki at the Pentagon on Wednesday, October 19. (US INDOPACOM Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael)

NATO’s Navigational Nightmare: Turkey, Hungary, and the Path to Expansion

Expert Analysis Nov 05
Taiwanese flag from Reuters

Pacific Powder Keg: How The U.S. and Allies Can Counter China’s Taiwan Invasion Plans

World Nov 04
US Deputy Undersecretary of State, Robert Murphy (L) and US Ambassador to Lebanon Robert McClintock (R) meeting with Lebanese President Camille Chamoun. Norbert Schiller Collection, Phot. AP Wire Photo

How Lebanon Almost Became the Flashpoint of a Nuclear War

History Nov 03
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (R) meets with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Istanbul, Turkey, December 19, 2015. Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Palace/Handout via Reuters

Turkey’s Tenuous Ties with Hamas Undermine Sweden’s NATO Bid

News Nov 01
Iranian Mullahs via Ifmat

Hate Crimes, Lone Wolves, and Jihad? Global Spillover from the Israel-Hamas War

Editorial Oct 25
Smoke billows following Israeli strikes in Gaza City, October 11, 2023. Photograph: Saleh Salem/Reuters

Flashpoint: The Ongoing Regional Military Buildup in the Middle East and Its Implications

Israel Oct 16
Armenian refugees from Karabakh via IBTimes

Historical Shadows from the Rwandan Genocide to Karabakh’s Ongoing Conflict

Editorial Oct 10
Graphic content: The bodies of civilians killed in a Palestinian militant attack lie covered in the southern Israeli city of Sderot on October 7, 2023. Palestinian militants have begun a "war" against Israel, which they infiltrated by air, sea and land from the blockaded Gaza Strip, Israeli officials said, a major escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. BAZ RATNER/AFP via Getty Images

A Monumental Intelligence Failure and National Tragedy: How the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Caught Israel Off Guard

Editorial Oct 09
Ilham Aliyev and Tayyip Erdogan in Nakhichevan via TimesIn

The South Caucasus “Smaller Wars” Have the Potential To Become a Regional Conflict While the World Remains Silent

Expert Analysis Oct 06
Lebanese protestors mocking Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, former President Michel Aoun, and Speaker Nabhi Berri via Foreign Policy

Why Lebanon Can Only Be Salvaged With either Federalism or Partition

Editorial Oct 05
A mash up of the flags of Israel and Iran.

Israel-Iran Shadow War Consequences

World Oct 04
Putin v. Prigozhin

How Wagner’s Decapitation Affect’s Russia’s Africa Operations

Expert Analysis Oct 03