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The leader of the free world must lead it

As published by the Middle East Institute by Mick Mulroy Non-Resident Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the Yemen Steering Initiative The United States is often referred to as the leader of the free world, and we often claim that title for ourselves ...

Advanced US missile system being used in Ukraine

ABC News national security and defense analyst Mick Mulroy and former senior CIA field operative Darrell Blocker discuss the impact the new weapons systems could have on the battlefield. Please click here to watch ...

What Turkey Wants

Erdogan could force Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO bids to the wire—and perhaps beyond. As published by Foreign Policy by Jack Detsch, Foreign Policy’s Pentagon and national security reporter. FP subscribers can now receive alerts when new stories written by this ...

Yemen: “Give peace a serious chance”

As published by the Middle East Institute Mick Mulroy Non-Resident Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the Yemen Steering Initiative This past week, I participated in the defense and security portion of the Yemen International Forum in Stockholm, Sweden, a conference ...

Senior Islamic State leader detained in US raid in Syria

A senior IS leader was detained by US-led forces during a pre-dawn raid in northern Syria on Thursday. As published by Al Monitor by Jared Szuba A senior Islamic State (IS) leader was detained by the US-led coalition during a ...

How the Marine Corps went to war with itself over the next war

Two years into an unprecedented 'redesign' of the service, some are calling the changes an existential threat to the Marine Corps itself. As published by Task & Purpose by WORTH PARKER | PUBLISHED JUN 10, 2022 9:00 AM In 1989, then-Commandant of the ...

The decision to send troops back to Somalia was the right one

As published by Middle East Institute Mick Mulroy Non-Resident Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the Yemen Steering Initiative The Somalia-based terrorist organization al-Shabab (“the Youth”), which pledged its allegiance to al-Qaeda in 2012, has killed numerous Americans in East Africa, ...

Always Faithful A Story of the War in Afghanistan, the Fall of Kabul, and the Unshakable Bond Between a Marine and an Interpreter

Written by Lobo Expert Cadre member Worth Parker, himself a retired Marine Raider and Afghan veteran. Thomas Schueman, Zainullah Zaki Band of Brothers meets Argo in this dramatic and heartfelt dual memoir of the war in Afghanistan told by two men from opposite worlds. Always ...

Biden approves return of US troops for Somalia counterterrorism fight, reversing Trump

The move is meant to aid Somalia against al-Shabab, an al-Qaida affiliate. As published by ABC News byLuis Martinez May 16, 2022 Reversing a decision by predecessor Donald Trump, President Joe Biden has approved a Pentagon request to redeploy several ...

Officials push back on report US intel helping Ukraine target Russian generals

"That is not how we operate," one U.S. official said. As published by ABC News byMatt Seyler U.S. officials on Thursday pushed back on a New York Times report that said the U.S. provided Ukraine intelligence that helped it target ...