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David Petri 7/14/25 David Petri 7/14/25

Trump Adopts Joe Biden’s Ukraine Playbook (For Now)

Joel Rubin

National Security Journal

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David Petri 6/26/25 David Petri 6/26/25

The Condition of Military Housing: Leadership Is AWOL

Rear Adm. Tom Jurkowsky, USN (Ret.)

Real Clear Defense

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Alex Waterman 6/19/25 Alex Waterman 6/19/25

I led National Guard and regular Army units. Using the military to intimidate Americans is 100% wrong

Maj. Gen. Randy Manner (Ret.)

Fox News

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Alex Waterman 6/9/25 Alex Waterman 6/9/25

Trump’s new civil service hiring plan: Merit or Meritless?

Raymond Limon

Government Executive

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Alex Waterman 6/2/25 Alex Waterman 6/2/25

In today’s chaos, is it too early to discuss civil service reform?

Raymond Limon

Federal News Network

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Alex Waterman 4/22/25 Alex Waterman 4/22/25

DoD’s Shifting Homeland Defense Mission Could Undermine the Military’s Lethality

Melissa Dalton

CSIS

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Alex Waterman 4/12/25 Alex Waterman 4/12/25

Sovereignty, Reverence for Law And Where We Find Ourselves

Lt. Gen. Charles D. Luckey, USA (Ret)

The Pilot

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Alex Waterman 4/2/25 Alex Waterman 4/2/25

The Washington Post’s David Ignatius Remains the Leading Apologist for the CIA

Melvin Goodman

CounterPunch

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Alex Waterman 3/9/25 Alex Waterman 3/9/25

Loose lips do, indeed, sink ships

Vice Adm. Joe Sestak, USN (Ret.)

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Alex Waterman 3/9/25 Alex Waterman 3/9/25

Make Canada boring again

Richard Sanders

The Hill

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Alex Waterman 3/7/25 Alex Waterman 3/7/25

Loyalty over merit: Pete Hegseth’s dangerous military makeover

Alex Wagner

The Hill

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David Petri 2/22/25 David Petri 2/22/25

There Is Always a Reckoning for Those Lacking Humility, Empathy

Lieutenant General Charles Luckey, USA (Ret)

The Pilot

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