Dakota L. Wood, who served America for two decades in the U.S. Marine Corps, is the senior research fellow for defense programs at The Heritage Foundation.
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Conditions in Iran were rapidly deteriorating in 1978. The shah had stepped down, the prime minister had no ability to stop the growing political and… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The House Armed Services Committee and its Senate counterpart have finally passed their respective versions of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, with the House… Read More
SecurityCommentary
America lost one of its greatest national security assets with the passing last month of Andrew W. Marshall. He was an American foreign policy strategist,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
We place a lot of demands on our fine military, and the good news is—at home and in many places around the world—it’s meeting those… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Arguably the federal government’s first obligation to Americans is to keep us safe from foreign attack and to defend our vital national interests wherever they… Read More
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“War Machine,” a newly released film produced by Netflix, is a satirical skewering of the U.S. war effort in Afghanistan. It stars Brad Pitt as… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Director Michael Bay’s “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” is a dramatic recounting of the half-dozen CIA security contractors (former SEALs, Marines, and an Army… Read More
SecurityCommentary
One of the very few things the federal government must do, per the U.S. Constitution, is protect our country and our national security interests. In… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Over the last several years, there has been a noticeable uptick in terribly confused thinking about military matters that extends to understanding the nature of… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The White House has released a new report entitled “The National Security Implications of a Changing Climate,” essentially a summary of the administration’s view that… Read More
