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That time Israel boldly flew F-15s through the air spaces of five Arab countries

Posted on January 9, 2018

by Paul Iddon. In October 1991, less than a year after the Gulf War at least two Israeli F-15 Eagle air superiority jet fighters took off from Israel and made a round-trip that violated the air spaces of five Arab … Continue reading →

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Small, Cheap UAVs are Making the Pentagon Nervous, so DARPA is Stepping in to Help

Posted on November 15, 2016

by Darien Cavanaugh. Cavanaugh is a contributor for War is Boring and Reverb Press. He serves on the Board of Directors for Auntie Bellum. The Video below, supposedly recorded near Aleppo in August 2016 shows what appears to be drones … Continue reading →

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From Israeli Operation “Peace for Galilee” to the Turkish Operation “Euphrates Shield”

Posted on September 10, 2016

The ongoing Turkish operation “Euphrates Shield“, launched on August 24 to keep both Islamic State (ISIS) and Kurdish forces off Turkey’s southeastern border, shares some important similarities to the 1982 Israeli Operation “Peace for Galilee” which are worth exploring and … Continue reading →

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Why did Turkey use M60’s to spearhead its Syria intervention?

Posted on September 2, 2016

Turkey suffered its first combat fatalities over the last weekend before their foray against Islamic State (ISIS) and Syrian Kurdish forces last Wednesday was a week old. What appeared to be militiamen fighting under the banner of the Arab-Kurdish Syrian … Continue reading →

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Waging War with Tourist Maps: Lessons in (mis)planning from the invasion of Grenada (1/2)

Posted on June 2, 2016

by Sébastien Roblin. He holds a Master’s Degree in Conflict Resolution from Georgetown University and served as a university instructor for the Peace Corps in China. He has also worked in education, editing, and refugee resettlement in France and the … Continue reading →

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The Islamic World’s Tectonic Plates

Posted on April 29, 2016

by Major Chad M. Pillai. He is a Strategist in the U.S. Army who received his Masters in International Public Policy from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He has published articles in Infinity Journal, War on … Continue reading →

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How Israel fears its qualitative military edge will be undercut

Posted on April 26, 2016

Throughout its almost seven-decade existence, the leaders of the State of Israel have long worried that their far larger Arab neighbours would one day brandish more advanced weapon systems against them, effectively combine those weapons with their superior numbers and … Continue reading →

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Iran Needs Afghans and Pakistanis in Syria

Posted on April 16, 2016

by Austin Michael Bodetti. He is a student in the Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program at Boston College and a reporter for War Is Boring. He focuses on the relationship between Islam and conflict in Syria and Sudan. Growing desperate for … Continue reading →

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Israel Worries About Russia’s Increased Role in Syria

Posted on September 29, 2015

by Paul Iddon. The recent build-up of Russian aircraft, anti-aircraft missiles and other military equipment in western Syria has given one regional country cause for concern — Israel. The nuclear deal reached between Iran and the P5+1 powers over the … Continue reading →

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The vulnerability of post-heroic societies

Posted on August 26, 2014

by Hans Bachofner. Bachofner, born in 1931, received his doctorate in law from the University of Zurich. As a career army officer, he ultimately became Chief of Staff of Operational Training with the rank of Major General and was a … Continue reading →

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