Charles Wald

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America’s lesson from Gaza: prepare for disinformation war

America’s lesson from Gaza: prepare for disinformation war
America’s lesson from Gaza: prepare for disinformation war

A pair of retired top American officers say Israel did not respond quickly or effectively enough to the information war waged by Hamas earlier this year.

America Must Act In Libya Against Turkey, Russia

America Must Act In Libya Against Turkey, Russia
America Must Act In Libya Against Turkey, Russia

    Turkey’s recent intervention in Libya is intensifying a proxy war and regional energy competition that threaten vital U.S. interests, while Washington mostly observes from the sidelines. As fighting grows in the Mediterranean country, the United States urgently needs to assume an overdue leadership role to end or mitigate this spiraling conflict. The time…

US-Turkish Relations Could Warm; Turkey Should Pledge No Russian Arms

US-Turkish Relations Could Warm; Turkey Should Pledge No Russian Arms
US-Turkish Relations Could Warm; Turkey Should Pledge No Russian Arms

US-Turkish relations seem to be trending in a more positive direction because Turkey has been forced to seek help from NATO and Washington against its Syrian and Russian foes in the fighting around Idlib. Diplomatic tensions between the United States and Turkey reached a high point last year when Ankara launched a military invasion into…

Pull US Troops Out of Turkey: Former EUCOM Deputy

Pull US Troops Out of Turkey: Former EUCOM Deputy
Pull US Troops Out of Turkey: Former EUCOM Deputy

It has become increasingly apparent that Turkey has operated against U.S. interests in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean. It hindered American military operations against ISIS in Syria, set back progress in the long-running Cypriot peace negotiations in 2014 and 2017, and purchased Russia’s S-400 air defense system.

US Must Bolster Its Presence In MidEast As ISIS Falls

US Must Bolster Its Presence In MidEast As ISIS Falls
US Must Bolster Its Presence In MidEast As ISIS Falls

As ISIS goes down to military defeat, the United States requires a longer-range plan and an enduring force presence to deny Iran total victory in Syria. Otherwise, the United States risks losing influence as a new Middle Eastern order is being forged. The last ISIS-occupied towns in Syria and Iraq fell recently, but not to…