Al Qaeda's Achilles Heel: Leadership
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri recently released a video calling on Muslims to unite against what he calls an “international infidel alliance”.  The video was released as U.S. Ambassador to...
N. Korea, the U.S. and the Strange Path to Singapore
  One wonders what the alien creature Griffin, portrayed by Michael Stuhlbarg in Men in Black III, and capable of seeing all possible futures, would see in the range of outcomes for the upcoming...
Wield Creativity as a Weapon against China, Russia & Complacency
The U.S. Navy is facing tough challenges on an anemic budget: China and Russia’s growing Naval prowess; threats proliferating from increasingly advanced weapons systems; a force stretched too thin...
Paradise Intercepted: Defending Hawaii from North Korea
“Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii . . . this is not a drill.” Now that we know what it feels like for Hawaii to be under ballistic missile attack, perhaps it’s a good time to ask how...
Seoul Searches for Options as North Korean Missiles Fly
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