Gil Barndollar
Gil Barndollar is a senior fellow at Defense Priorities. He served as a U.S. Marine infantry officer from 2009 – 2016 and holds a PhD in history from the University of Cambridge.
What can Russia’s failure in Afghanistan teach us about its war in Ukraine?
The echoes should be ominous for the Kremlin
Draining the swamp
Residents are hopeful that the mayor’s grip on Venice might at last be easing
Cynical in Venezuela
The corruption and incompetence of its political system seeps into the soul
War, peace and city streets
How English towns survived the Blitz and entered the modern world
Kemi Badenoch’s “ming vase” must be shattered
The Conservative candidate should not be allowed to escape scrutiny
Chill message of Booker shortlist
The contempt of publishers for middle-class life and values is diminishing the novel
Labour’s move to ban speech on abortion won’t stop outside clinics
All dissent on the subject is being problematised if not criminalised
The childishness of republicanism
Lidia Thorpe’s outburst is no reflection of the Australian attitudes towards the King
Keeping your head may just save your soul
Hyperreality meets holocaust denial in the insanity of the social media age
White male conservatives for identity politics
Kemi Badenoch’s supporters should have fewer illusions
Reject the culture of death
Darkness lies beyond the euthanasia rubicon