U.S. Soldiers at Suwalki Gap: The First Line of Defense
By John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes: “If Moscow were ever to test the alliance on its own turf — something Russian authorities have repeatedly rejected as Western paranoia — the Suwalki Gap along the Polish and Lithuanian borders could be the place.
By Trent Lythgoe, Modern War Institute: “America needs realistic generals whose confidence in themselves, the mission, and their subordinates stems from a grounded assessment of the facts of the situation.”
Extremism and Fragile States
By Trent Lythgoe, Modern War Institute: “America needs realistic generals whose confidence in themselves, the mission, and their subordinates stems from a grounded assessment of the facts of the situation.”
Don’t Fear the Russian Military
By Mark Galeotti, The Atlantic: “The headline figures for Russia’s Vostok (or “East”) military exercises, which began yesterday, are dramatic: 300,000 soldiers, 36,000 tanks and other vehicles, 80 ships, and 1,000 aircraft operating across more than half the country.”