Lobo Institute in the News

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon On Women in Combat

Click Here to Listen. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon is a New York Times bestselling author of two books: Ashley's War on the role of American women in special operations and The Dressmaker of Khair Khana about a young female entrepreneur in ...
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Trump advisers were wary of talking military options over fears he’d accidentally start war: report

As published by The Hill by Justine Coleman President Trump's advisers were wary to talk to him about military options over fears he’d accidentally start a war, CNN’s Jim Sciutto reportedThursday. Sciutto, CNN’s chief national security correspondent, said multiple former ...
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Defense analysts on addressing reports of Russian bounties

As published by ABC News Radio by Eric Mollo (NEW YORK) – In an interviewwith “Axios on HBO” that aired Monday night, President Trump says he “never discussed” reports of Russia offering bounties to Taliban militants for the killing of ...
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Review: The Madman Theory assesses what’s behind Trump foreign policy

As published by the Washington Examiner by Tom Rogan "They describe Trump's unpredictability, his favoring of gut over hard data, his deliberate and almost reflexive ignoring of advice and counsel as simply who he is and how he operates. For ...
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Search and rescue effort concludes for missing Marines, all 8 presumed deceased

As published by ABC News by Luis Martinez After an extensive 40-hour search, the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), and the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) concluded their search and rescue operation for seven ...
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US to withdraw 12,000 troops from Germany

As published by ABC News by Luis Martinez The United States is removing nearly 12,000 American troops from Germany and will move the headquarters of U.S. European Command from Germany to Belgium in a major repositioning of forces that the Pentagon says is intended ...
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Asaad Hanna On The White Helmets

Click here to listen. Asaad Hanna served in the office of the Chairman of the White Helmets, officially known as the Syrian Civil Defense, supporting the Chairman’s work in strategy, fundraising, messaging, internet and social media documentation, and on-the-ground training ...
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The Disinformation War is Just Beginning.

By Olivia Shoemaker Having grown up in Minnesota, I felt convicted of my white privilege and supremacy as the systems of racism I had participated in as a white Minnesotan came into greater focus following the killing of George Floyd ...
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Defense Secretary Esper effectively bans Confederate flag from US military bases

As published by ABC News by Luis Martinez Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Friday issued a directive that effectively bans displays of the Confederate flag at U.S. military bases by not specifically mentioning it among the types of flags that ...
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US General confident Iraqis will ask American troops to remain in Iraq

As published by ABC News by Luis Martinez The top U.S. military commander in the Middle East is expressing confidence that talks with Iraq will keep U.S. military troops in that country. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central ...
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