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The Unserious Air War Against ISIS
The campaign against Serbia in 1999 averaged 138 strike sorties daily. Against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria: seven.
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Upcoming DOD CIO Cloud Policy Leaves Questions Over Interoperability
Some analysts fear a forthcoming directive from the Defense Department's acting chief information officer on digital cloud acquisition could compromise interoperability and create stovepiping.
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U.S. Options Limited by Lack of Drones Over Syria
As a U.S.-led coalition of nations tries to prevent the Syrian town of Kobani from falling into the hands of the self-proclaimed Islamic State, failure to do so could have as much to do with resources as it does with the flaws of a strategy that, for now, is mostly reliant on airstrikes alone.
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The Obama Administration, Turkey, and Syria’s Kurds
The U.S. needs to act quickly to stop the Islamic State from overrunning the Kurds in the Syrian border town of Kobani. The fall of Kobani would have a devastating impact not just on the Kurds in the region, but on the credibility of America’s anti-ISIS strategy as well.
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US-Iran Nuclear Negotiations
As the November 24 deadline for a final deal approaches, it is important to be able to decipher what the US administration offers Iran.
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Shift in War Footing Affects Tampa Area Defense Industry
It’s been a tough few years for Tampa’s defense industry. With the war in Iraq ending in 2011 and about two-thirds of the remaining 30,000 U.S. troops set to leave Afghanistan by the end of the year, the Pentagon was on a course to reduce its global footprint and the White House and Congress were planning to chop the war funding that went with it.