Real Clear Defense Wednesday
Terrorists End Canada's Innocence - Tim Mak, Daily BeastThe Air Force Is Set to Become Even Deadlier - Spalding & Lowther, TNI
Iran Forcing Afghans to Fight and Die in Syria - Jassem Al Salami, WIB
CIA Agents Impersonated Senate Staff - Adam O'Neal, RealClearDefense
What It Was Like in WWI's Trenches - James Corcoran, New Republic
Ben Bradlee's Life in the Navy - Fred Schultz, USNI News
3D Printing Could Help Replace Russian Rockets - Marcus Weisgerber, D1
How to Salvage France's Mistral Shipwreck - Stavridis & Michel, FP
How Seapower Can Win Hearts and Minds - James Holmes, The Diplomat
To Save Money, Go Unmanned - P. Scharre & D. Burg, War on the Rocks
RCD Morning Edition
Get Ready for Iraq War IV - John Nagl, Foreign PolicyDisturbing Similarities: Iraq in 2006 and 2014 - Daniel DePetris, Natl Int
China Hacks Away at U.S. Military Superiority - Eaglen & Morrison, RCD
China's Aircraft Carrier Is Having Trouble - R. Beckhusen, War Is Boring
An Act of War? The Law of Naval Mining - Scott Truver, War on the Rocks
Sweden Calls Sub's Breach of Waters F****d Up - Elias Groll, Foreign Policy
How to Survive a Shrinking Army - Andrew Steadman, Task & Purpose
Should Obama Take North Korea's Bait? - Gordon Chang, Daily Beast
Is Restraint a Realistic Grand Strategy? - Michael Page, Cicero Magazine
How Big a Nuclear Arsenal Do We Really Need? - Joe Cirincione, LA Times
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Hometown Defense
A Vision for Idaho and the Air Force - Dustin Walker, Idaho StatesmanLemoore 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
Shaw AFB Plays Key Role in the War on Terror - Jeff Wilkinson, The State
Research & Analysis
Redefining Japanese Self-Defense - Masahiro Akiyama, Tokyo FoundationRobotics on the Battlefield: The Coming Swarm - Paul Scharre, CNAS
12 Ways to Rethink the Defense Budget - Politico Magazine
The Future of Extended Deterrence in Asia to 2025 - Atlantic Council
AirSea Battle: Weakening China's A2/AD Strategy - Harry Kazianis, CPI
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 Tuesday
Morning UpdateIs the Tide About to Turn Against ISIS? - Jamie Dettmer, Daily Beast
10 Disruptive Technologies Amid Global Instability - Sandra Erwin, ND
How This Tank Expert Kept "Fury" Authentic - Matthew Gault, WIB
America's Elusive Military Hero Gets His Due - Michael Kimmage, TNR
Leyte Gulf: The Death of the Japanese Empire - James Holmes, Natl Int
Land of the Free Because of the Brave - David Mattingly, War on the Rocks
Navy Takes Different Approach to Painting Vessels - Robert McCabe, Pilot
The Political Perils of Offshore Balancing - Chris Mclachlan, The Diplomat
How Gough Remade Australian Defense - Graeme Dobell, ASPI Strategist
Ellsworth AFB Dragged Into Senate Race - Seth Tupper, Rapid City Journal
How Obama Can Tidy Up a Messy World - Armitage & Bue, USA Today
Doubling Down on Disaster in Syria - Michael Weiss & Faysal Itani, Politico
How to Financially Starve ISIS - Naina Bajekal, Time
Biometrics May Mean End of the Spy's Disguise - Colin Clark, BD
Demystifying American Intelligence - Matthew Ferraro, Overt Action
Afternoon Update
U.S. Fighter Jocks Dream of ISIS Jets - Dave Majumdar, Daily Beast
The F-117 Is Still Flying. But Why? - Aaron Mehta, Defense News
Core al-Qaeda Coming Back to Bite Us - Bridget Johnson, PJ Media
The CIA's Real Drone Queens - Toby Harnden, Sunday Times
Knockoff Guns & Iran's Embarrassing Weapons - Jassem Al Salami, WIB
A Nuclear Deal Now or Never - Vali Nasr, New York Times
Ensuring a Future for the Marines - Nic Di Leonardo, CIMSEC
The Military-Industrial Complex Is Alive and Well - Stephen Carlson, T&P
Technology Strategy Then and Now - Ben FitzGerald, War on the Rocks
On Principled Resignation - James Dubik, Foreign Policy
Real Clear Defense Monday
Morning UpdateU.S. Humanitarian Aid Going to ISIS? - Jamie Dettmer, Daily Beast
The Coming Swarm: Robotics on the Battlefield - Paul Scharre, RCDefense
Putin's Coup: Ukraine & the Fog of War - Ben Judah, Politico Magazine
Sweden Hunting Stricken Russian Submarine? - Joe Trevithick, WIB
8 Ways for Vets to Win Any Election - Christopher Ingram, Task & Purpose
National Security Fears May Decide Senate Majority - Molly O'Toole, D1
The Myth of American Isolationism - Peter Beinart, National Journal
MacArthur Makes His Famous Return - Pat Horan, RealClearHistory
Don't Make a Bad Deal with Iran - Yuval Steinitz, New York Times
The Obama-Khamenei Alliance - Michael Ledeen, The Hill
NATO Tries to Define Cyber War - Robert Morgus, RealClearWorld
NATO Seeks More U.S. Ships - David Larter, Navy Times
Putting the Defense in Missile Defense - William C. Johnson, RCDefense
5 Challenges Will Decide Afghanistan's Future - Zalmay Khalilzad, TNI
The Case for Arming Rebels - Lionel Beehner, Cicero Magazine
How ISIS Changed: From Guerrillas to Conquerors - Justin Bronk, CNN
How About Some Unconventional Warfare on ISIS? - Clint Watts, WOTR
Afternoon Update
Fighting to Lose in Iraq and Syria - Ira Straus, National Review
Destroy ISIS's Heavy Weapons and Vehicles - Shlapak & Frelinger, WOTR
Submarine Hunt Sends Chill Across Baltic Sea - Ritter & Huuhtanen, AP
Give Ukraine the Weapons It Needs - Sens. Levin & Inhofe, Washington Post
China Versus America - Roger Cohen, New York Times
South China Sea & Joint Defense Procurement - Koh Collin, The Diplomat
The Future of Net Assessment - Editorial, Defense News
India and Pakistan Head for Nuclear War - Bruce Riedel, Daily Beast
What Went Wrong in Afghanistan - Peter Tomsen, Foreign Affairs
Afghanistan: A Shocking Indictment - Rory Stewart, NY Review of Books