Real Clear Defense Thursday
George Washington's Special Ops Commandos - Michael Peck, Natl IntMiddle East Meltdown - Aaron David Miller, Foreign Policy
How the GOP Got It's Groove Back on Security - Noah Gordon, The Atlantic
"Fury" Was Almost a Terrible Movie - Matthew Gault, War Is Boring
A Cyber Pearl Harbor by 2025? - Patrick Tucker, Defense One
The Deepening Divide in U.S.-China Cyber Relations - Adam Segal, CFR
Relearning Anti-Submarine Warfare - James Holmes, The Diplomat
Lost Intellectual Capital in a STEM-Dominated Navy - USNI Blog
Poland Prepares for Russian Invasion - John Schindler, XX Committee
NATO's Disconnected Security Approach - Ian Ralby, War on the Rocks
RCD Morning Edition
Time Running Out for Obama on Syria - Jamie Dettmer, Daily BeastDefense Cuts to Blame for Friendly Fire Deaths? - R. Scarborough, WT
The Horrific Effectiveness of Flamethrowers - Paul Huard, War Is Boring
The Granddaddy of Today's Drones - Sarah Laskow, The Atlantic
How China Sees America's Moves in Asia - Lyle Goldstein, National Interest
North Korea's Sea-Based Ballistic Missiles? - Joseph Bermudez, 38 North
Is Vietnam in Denial on Military Strategy - Shang-su Wu, East Asia Forum
America Has Not Lost the Will to Lead - Stephen Hadley, SMH
Hagel: Get Ready for Endless War - David Graham, The Atlantic
The Air Force Is Leading the Ebola Fight - Janine Davidson, CFR
Rule #1 and the Cult of Invulnerability - Information Dissemination
Innovation Warfare & America's Military Edge - Harrison, et al., WOTR
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Hometown Defense
USAF Wants to Expand Hill Range for F-35s - M. Shaw, Standard-ExaminerA Vision for Idaho and the Air Force - Dustin Walker, Idaho Statesman
Lemoore to Be Home to 100 F-35Cs - Lewis Griswold & Jim Guy, Fresno Bee
Boeing Plans 2,000 Job Cuts in Defense - Dominic Gates, Seattle Times
Ft. Carson Prepares for Changing Face of Warfare - T. Roeder, CS Gazette
Research & Analysis
Cross-Domain Denial and the Army - Eric Lindsey, CSBAToward a New Offset Strategy - Robert Martinage, CSBA
Dealing with China - Francis Fukuyama, Hoover Institution
How to Muddle Through with Iran - Dennis Ross, Washington Institute
Redefining Japanese Self-Defense - Masahiro Akiyama, Tokyo Foundation
Speeches, Transcripts, & Documents
Remarks at the AUSA Annual Meeting - Secretary of Defense Chuck HagelU.S. Policy Toward the Asia-Pacific - Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work
Remarks at the UN General Assembly - President Barack Obama
Address to the Nation on the Islamic State - President Barack Obama
Remarks at Defense Innovation Days - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel
Real Clear Defense Wednesday
Morning UpdateWishful Thinking in U.S. Plans Against ISIS - David Ignatius, Wash Post
Crisis in U.S.-Israel Relations Is Officially Here - Jeffrey Goldberg, Atlantic
Baltic States Study How to Beat Russian Tanks - Robert Beckhusen, WIB
Lessons from Sweden's Sub Hunt - Magnus Nordenman, USNI News
The Last Time China & America Went to War - Robert Farley, Natl Interest
The Pendulum and the President - David Rothkopf, Foreign Policy
Military Spouses Rip Obama on Ebola Comments - Kristina Wong, The Hill
U.S. Should Shut Down Africa Command - Movasatt & Bock-Luna, WIB
An Inspiring Plea for Creativity in the Military - Elliot Ackerman, TNR
How DOD Is Trying to Save Innovation - S. Freedberg, Breaking Defense
10 Tips for Bridging the CIV/MIL Divide - Gary Owen, Medium
ISIS and Vietnam - Thomas Friedman, New York Times
Strategic Overstretch & the Jihadist Generation Gap - Mark Stout, WOTR
The ISIS Guide to Shooting Down Apaches - T. Gibbons-Neff, Checkpoint
Real Clear Defense Tuesday
Morning UpdateMost Powerful Militaries in the Middle East - Rosen, Bender & Macias, BI
60 Year-Old U.S. Bomber Gets a Facelift - Bill Sweetman, Daily Beast
The Man Steering a Revived Royal Navy - Vago Muradian, Defense News
Gripen Fighters Won't Save Argentina's Air Force - David Axe, WIB
Rethinking Taiwan's Submarine Dream - Evan B. Montgomery, RCDefense
Base Hardening: Playing Fort Against China? - Kazianis & Stillion, Natl Int
Will U.S. Military Return to the Philippines? - Jason Strother, Worldcrunch
The New Era of Disorder - Richard Haass, Project Syndicate
Unconstrained Grand Strategy - Bryan McGrath, War on the Rocks
Needs of Victory Should Determine Army's Size - Eric Jorgensen, Cicero
How Hawks Plan to Kill Obama's Iran Deal - Trita Parsi, Reuters
Why the Iran Nuke Talks Might Fail - Maysam Behravesh, The Diplomat
Has a Deal with Iran Stalled? - Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post
ISIS & the Black Market Antiquities Trade - Howard, Prohov & Elliott, USNI
The Islamic State's Army of Child Soldiers - Kate Brannen, Foreign Policy
Afternoon Update
The Rise and Fall of America's Anti-War Right - Zack Beauchamp, Vox
Rand Paul's Contradictory Foreign Policy - David Adesnik, Wkly Standard
Screwball Comedy Inspired Inglorious Basterds - Matthew Gault, WIB
Turkey's Obstruction of Kobani's Battle Against ISIS - Meysa Abdo, NYT
Ghosts of Gaza: Israel's Soldier Suicides - Creede Newton, Daily Beast
Hitting Iran's Centrifuge Sweet Spot - Ariane Tabatabai, BAS
Putin's Great Gamble - Nikolas K. Gvosdev, National Interest
The Winner in Ukraine's Turmoil? China - John Grady, USNI News
Asia Is Where the Real Trouble Is At - John McLaughlin, OZY
U.S., Japan Missing Chance to Counter China - Paul Leaf, RealClearWorld