U.S. Navy Captain (Ret.) James Need on the strategic lessons our President and Congress must consider before deciding whether America needs to go to war against ISIS.

Matthew Ferraro on why the media needs to press 2016 presidential candidates to flesh out their security policies now and not just accept the same old soundbites.

Joseph Sarkisian argues that the United States' whack-a-mole high-value target (HVT) program to defeat ISIS is doomed to fail.

Emma Sky discusses her new book, The Unraveling, as well as ways to fix Iraq and defeat ISIS.

Marine Corps officer B.A. Friedman on why, in light of America's struggles with Russia, China, and ISIS, US Air Force strategist John Boyd should be given another look.

Matthew Beattie-Callahan on why America should focus on destroying the "state" of Islamic State, rather than trying to defeat it by destroying its military capability.

Iraq War veteran Carolyn Schapper on the fight to control the Bayji oilfields and what it means for the war against ISIS, for Iraq, and the people of Bayji.

Peter Storey on the latest battle for Tikrit between ISIS and Iraqi government forces and the changing nature of modern urban warfare.