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Strategy

Defeating the “Islamic State” (“IS”): One Tribe at a Time

Posted on November 19, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
11/19/2015
Sunni Arabs, rather than unruly Shi’i militias or Western troops must liberate the Sunni-Arab areas, and now is the time.
Posted in Strategy, What's New

The Truman Strike Group Leaves Norfolk for the Middle East: Bringing Lethal Agility to the Fight

Posted on November 17, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
11/17/2015
When a strike force like the Truman goes to sea, it is a commitment of the military and their families to defeating the kind of evil represented by ISIS.
Posted in Strategy, What's New

France Responds: “We Are At War”

Posted on November 17, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
11/17/2015
France responds to the ISIS attacks on French soil.
Posted in Strategy, What's New

The Russian Re-Set: How the Syrian Intervention Alters the Conflict

Posted on November 10, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
11/10/2015
The Russian intervention in Syria crosses a strategic threshold.
Posted in Strategy, What's New

Counterring Hybrid Threats

Posted on November 8, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
11/08/2015
Hybrid threats require effective and integrated responses.
Posted in Featured Article, Strategy, What's New

A Syrian No Fly Zone?

Posted on November 2, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
11/02/2015
The execution of a no fly zone needs to be correlated with a clear definition of the end state of such an operation.
Posted in Strategy, What's New

Royal Air Force Operations and Evolving Concepts of Operations: Shaping a Triple Transition

Posted on November 2, 2015 | by SysAdmin
11/02/2015
In this interview, RAF leaders look at the operations and transformation of the force.
Posted in Strategy, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

A Dominant 21st Century Fighting Force: The Role of the Large-Deck Carrier

Posted on November 2, 2015 | by SysAdmin
11/02/2015
For the power projection forces, it is about the capability to work across an extended battlespace.
Posted in Strategy, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New
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