Military

Nearly 150 coalition service members, mostly Americans, were killed in Afghanistan from insider attacks, with the majority of deaths occurring during later stages of the war, as Afghan forces assumed greater responsibility for security operations.
Middle East Forum Online
National Guardsmen Shooting Spotlights the Danger of ‘Insider Attacks’
Among Afghans, Honor Trumps Loyalty, and Even the Closest Ally Can Turn Killer
December 8, 2025
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Benjamin Baird
The F35 is not a sensor or a radar; it is a platform whose stealth, sensor fusion, and netted lethality erase the old calculus. The question is no longer “if” another Arab power will own advanced U.S. kit; it is “on what political and technological leash.”
Middle East Forum Online
The $100 Billion Gambit: How the Saudi F-35 Deal Rewrites Global Security Rules
The American Saudi Flirtation over up to 48 F-35s Is a Rewriting of the Rules That Have Long Undergirded Middle East Stability
November 20, 2025
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Amine Ayoub
The Saudi Kingdom would not be the first regional country to acquire the newest generation of U.S. aircraft, the F-35 Lightening II.
Middle East Forum Online
There Is a Path to Sell F-35 Stealth Fighters to Saudi Arabia
Rather than Reject the Deal Outright, Washington Should Use It to Rewrite the Rules
November 17, 2025
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Michael Rubin
The port city of Aden, Yemen, is located by the eastern approach to the Red Sea.
Middle East Forum Online
How to Secure the Red Sea
Supporting and Training the Yemeni Coast Guard Is a Low-Cost Way to Undermine Houthi Threats to the Red Sea
October 10, 2025
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Eric Navarro
G2 Briefings
The Glass Battlefield: Commercial Imagery and the New Strategic Realities of the Iran-Israel Conflict
August 15, 2025
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Hector Anthony Troche