Dakota Wood is a senior research fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Center for National Defense and editor of Heritage’s Index of U.S. Military Strength. Previously, he served for two decades in the U.S. Marine Corps.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Congress is at odds with the Obama administration over the framework for a proposed deal with Iran regarding its nuclear program. The administration says its… Read More
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The world seems to be becoming more dangerous these days. Not so coincidentally, America’s military power continues to decline rapidly. Before considering how and why,… Read More
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Today, the Obama Administration released its new National Security Strategy (NSS), replacing its predecessor that was issued in May 2010. As the top national-level document… Read More
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“Offset strategies” is a topic currently being discussed in defense circles, the premise being that the U.S. has adopted various approaches to offset an advantage… Read More
