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In Shootdown of Malaysian Airlines MH17, Two Likely Scenarios
The downing of Malaysian Airlines MH17 and death of all 295 passengers on board is a heartbreaking tragedy. It ranks as the fourth deadliest single-plane disaster in aviation history, and the deadliest...
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As Facts About MH17 Emerge, U.S. Turns Up the Heat on Putin
“The burden is now on Russia.” This was the conclusion of today’s statement by President Obama, as mounting evidence suggests that the MH17 tragedy and deaths of 298 passengers can be directly...
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Amid Growing Evidence of Russian Involvement in MH17 Tragedy, No Sign of...
As the Russian media continues to spin its own increasingly far-fetched narrative about the tragic shoot down of MH17, the U.S. military has released new intelligence that solidly links Russian...
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With Russian “Peacekeepers” Poised at Border, Putin Is Still Escalating
According to The New York Times, this weekend has seen an immense build-up of Russian forces poised along the Ukrainian border. This comes at the same time that the Ukrainian military has launched its...
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In Russian Aid Convoy Standoff, There Are Three Scenarios. Only One Is Good
As of Wednesday morning, 280 Russian trucks are en route to the Ukrainian border supposedly to supply aid as part of a humanitarian mission run by the Red Cross. Amidst accusations that the trucks are...
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In Recent Battles, the U.S. Has Forgotten How To Tell Its Side of the Story....
This commentary comes courtesy of Captain Robert A. Newson, CFR’s U.S. Navy fellow and a SEAL officer. He argues that, by failing to provide a credible counter-narrative in recent contingencies...
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The 2015 Munich Security Conference: Debate Among Allies? Yes. Disunity? No.
This weekend I had the opportunity to attend the fifty-first Munich Security Conference. This annual event provides a high level forum for transatlantic leaders—and increasingly leaders from other...
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This Is What a Twenty-First Century U.S. Naval Strategy Looks Like
Naval strategy is in the news: Cooperative Strategy 21 (CS-21R) was released in April; the surface warfare community is discussing its supporting strategy, ‘Distributed Lethality;’ the Secretary of...
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Five Key Takeaways from the New U.S. National Military Strategy
General Martin Dempsey, outgoing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has just released a new, remarkably readable National Military Strategy (NMS). This document, alongside the President’s National...
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In First Speech as Army Chief, General Milley Sets the Tone
Last week, General Mark Milley assumed command as the thirty-ninth chief of staff of the United States Army. It was an occasion replete with ceremony—rows of distinguished guests, a B-52 and a C-17...
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