International Conflict

St. Teresa, FDR, And President Biden

by Pete O'Brien Franklin Roosevelt, when Assistant Secretary of the Navy in the Wilson cabinet, remarked to a friend that: “it would be wonderful to be...

LTC Tony Shaffer and Judge Andrew Napolitano: Is The US the Big Loser in Ukraine?

Project Sentinel President LTC Tony Shaffer joins Judge Andrew Napolitano on "Judging Freedom" as they delve into how the U.S. may very well be the hugest loser in the Russia-Ukraine War as President Zelenskyy's forces may soon be headed for defeat.

To Deter

There has been some interesting talk in the past week about deterrence and escalation and proportionality and I’m beginning to wonder if those words still mean what I thought they mean, like the word “secret” on the front page of a newspaper. But it’s important to review what they really mean because getting this wrong can have significant consequences.

More Lessons Learned

We are 120 weeks into the war in Ukraine, a peace conference begins in a week in Switzerland (at which only one side is represented), and the war continues to evolve.

Whither Ukraine

The latest casualty estimate - not from Kiev - suggests Russia has suffered some 55,000 Killed In Action (KIA), though that number may be as high as 85,000. This would expand into some 200,000 - 300,000 wounded in action (WIA).

Victory Planned

by Navy Capt. (Ret) Peter O'Brien President Zelenskyy has now briefed President Biden, former President Trump, Vice President Harris, most of the heads of state...

Seapower and National Security

by Navy Capt. Peter O'Brien On the north side of a runway, at an airfield about 60 miles west of Gdansk, Poland, about 10 miles...

Strategic Catastrophe

by Navy Capt. Peter O'Brien Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke, the Elder, mastermind of the Franco-Prussian War (among others), said that “Errors in tactics can...

Vilayet of Syria

by Navy Capt (Ret) Pete O'Brien In 1864 the Ottomans, under their Provincial Reform Law, reorganized their empire into a hierarchy of regions, at the...

Ukraine Endgame

by Navy Capt (Ret) Peter O'Brien The Navy has bought the last F-18s; they will be delivered in 2026. That’s of note as the Navy...

So, What Now?

by Navy Capt. (Ret) Pete O'Brien If you’ve turned on your TV or read a paper or wandered around on-line today you are aware that...

George Foreman, The BND, and Ukraine

by Navy Capt. Pete O'Brien George Foreman died the other day, a fantastic athlete and boxer, and by all accounts a good man, may he...

Russia: The Coming Collapse

Ted Willams, Marine fighter pilot and also a pretty good baseball player, said that hitting a baseball was the hardest single thing to do...

Mr. Loopner and the ARMY of the EU

by Navy Capt. (Ret) Pete O'Brien Poor Enid Loopner… It appears she moved to Europe… There is, of course, no Army of the EU. And though...

The Iran Problem

by Navy Capt (Ret) Pete O'Brien The talks between the US and Iran appear to have come to nought. The central point of contention appears...

The Heartland Theory – A New Century

by Navy Capt. (Ret) Peter O'Brien “England has no eternal friends, England has no perpetual enemies, England has only eternal and perpetual interests.” The quote is...

All Lives Matter – Finally

by Navy Capt. (Ret.) Pete O'Brien For anyone who has followed the wars of the world for the last few decades, one has stood out,...

This Cannot Be Considered Severe

by Navy Captain (Ret.) Pete O'Brien 'The officer in overall command noted, on the day after the initial attack, that “This cannot be considered severe in view...

Ukraine – In the National Interest?

by Navy Capt. (Ret) Peter O'Brien Frederick the Great defined strategy as that which connects your assets to your goal. It is a simple, yet...

The Future of Warfare: Another View

by Navy Capt. (Ret) Peter O'Brien, Distinguished Fellow There has been a lot of talk about drones - in particular the idea of small cheap...

Cromwell Was Right

by Navy Capt. (Ret.) Peter O'Brien Oliver Cromwell, not one of the most pleasant fellows in the last 6,000 years, nor the most friendly to...

No Sense of Urgency

by Navy Capt. Peter O'Brien In 1938 Boeing began concept development, and the Army Air Corps ordered two prototypes in 1940 of the long range...

At the Barbershop

by Navy Capt. Peter O'Brien Many years ago, on a quiet Saturday morning, I walked into the barbershop on base at the Naval Postgraduate School...

Ukraine Lessons Learned

by Navy Capt. (Ret.) Pete O'Brien Over the past several weeks I’ve listened to a number of discussions concerning how to defend both Europe and...

Quo Vadis, NATO?

by Navy Capt. (Ret) Peter O'Brien It pays to occasionally stop and make sure you know what you are trying to do and how you...

President Obama, Saturday Night Live, and the Invasion of Ukraine

by Navy Capt. (Ret) Peter O'Brien There was an hysterical skit on Saturday Night Live many moons ago that asked the question: What if Spartacus...

On the Edge

by Navy Capt. (Ret) Peter O'Brien It’s not too much of an exaggeration to say that the world has stumbled too close to the edge,...

Tehran, David Hume and The Who

by Navy Capt (Ret) Peter O'Brien The war continues and anyone who thinks it should be over by now hasn’t been keeping up on their...

The Ten Commandments

The Constitution

The Declaration of Independence

The Magna Carta

The Mayflower Compact

The Seven Virtues

How Values Shape the Future By Herbert London

Shariah and The Constitution By Herbert London

Constitutional Disobedience? By Herbert London

The First Amendment’s Religious Clause By Herbert London

The Emerging Constitutional Crisis By Herbert London

The American Dilemma: Personal Autonomy and The Common Good by Herbert London

Rise and Fall of Democracy? By Herbert London