Wes Martin

Wes Martin

About Wes Martin

Colonel (Retired) Wes Martin served as the first Senior Antiterrorism Officer for all Coalition Forces in Iraq.

Articles by Wes Martin

The Importance of Qatar and the GCC in Middle East Peace

Oct 14, 2025

The Importance of Qatar and the GCC in Middle East Peace

Albuquerque’s Continuing Downward Spiral

Sep 08, 2025

Albuquerque’s Continuing Downward Spiral

Albuquerque’s Crime Problem is America’s Problem

Aug 09, 2025

Albuquerque’s Crime Problem is America’s Problem

Macron’s Hypocrisy Will Cost the US, Moderate Arab States, and Israel Dearly

May 27, 2025

Macron’s Hypocrisy Will Cost the US, Moderate Arab States, and Israel Dearly

If Kazakhstan Joins the Abraham Accords, the U.S. Wins

May 18, 2025

If Kazakhstan Joins the Abraham Accords, the U.S. Wins

Gulf Nations Should Step Up So America Can Step Back

May 14, 2025

Gulf Nations Should Step Up So America Can Step Back

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Will Patel Hunt Down Iranian Operatives and Agents of Influence?

Mar 04, 2025

Will Patel Hunt Down Iranian Operatives and Agents of Influence?

Middle East Alliances in the Age of Trump

Feb 03, 2025

Middle East Alliances in the Age of Trump

Opportunity to Collapse the Iranian Regime From Within

Jan 01, 2025

Opportunity to Collapse the Iranian Regime From Within

Trump Should Broker Israeli-Turkish Rapprochement for Peace in Middle East

Dec 22, 2024

Trump Should Broker Israeli-Turkish Rapprochement for Peace in Middle East

A New Leader Elected to Office in a Consequential Election

Feb 29, 2024

A New Leader Elected to Office in a Consequential Election

In Memory of Lieutenant Colonel Leo McCloskey

Feb 04, 2024

In Memory of Lieutenant Colonel Leo McCloskey

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American Legion Signals Compromise in Battle Over Veteran Disability Benefits

Dec 10, 2023

American Legion Signals Compromise in Battle Over Veteran Disability Benefits

Competing Interests Undermine Our Faith in COP28

Dec 03, 2023

Competing Interests Undermine Our Faith in COP28

No. 1 Nation-State Exporter of Terrorism

Nov 16, 2023

No. 1 Nation-State Exporter of Terrorism

Russia War Aided by Iran, China and Allies of the United States

Oct 17, 2023

Russia War Aided by Iran, China and Allies of the United States

Illusion in Progress - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference

Jun 14, 2023

Illusion in Progress - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference

Montenegro Won’t Free Itself From Crime Through Crypto

Jun 05, 2023

Montenegro Won’t Free Itself From Crime Through Crypto

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Hypocrisy of Humanity

May 08, 2023

Hypocrisy of Humanity

Air Force Gets It Right on F-35 Engine Modernization

Mar 29, 2023

Air Force Gets It Right on F-35 Engine Modernization

Be All You Can Be

Mar 12, 2023

Be All You Can Be

Western Media Should Not Fan the Flames of Post-Election Violence in Africa’s Largest Democracy

Mar 05, 2023

Western Media Should Not Fan the Flames of Post-Election Violence in Africa’s Largest Democracy

Qatar's Critical Role in the Middle East

Feb 12, 2023

Qatar's Critical Role in the Middle East

Is Putin Preparing to Replace Armenia’s Pro-Democracy Prime Minister With His Own, Un-Elected Oligarch?

Jan 08, 2023

Is Putin Preparing to Replace Armenia’s Pro-Democracy Prime Minister With His Own, Un-Elected Oligarch?

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Mainstream Media Needs to Cease Being Part of Iran’s Propaganda Machine

Aug 13, 2022

Mainstream Media Needs to Cease Being Part of Iran’s Propaganda Machine

Bust-Up in the Balkans

Jul 20, 2022

Bust-Up in the Balkans

The US Should Recognize the Khojaly Massacre as an Act of Genocide

Feb 26, 2022

The US Should Recognize the Khojaly Massacre as an Act of Genocide

President Biden’s Wandering Rhetoric Encourages Putin’s Aggression

Jan 29, 2022

President Biden’s Wandering Rhetoric Encourages Putin’s Aggression

Biden Preparing to Repeat Clinton and Obama’s Mistake with Iran

Jan 08, 2022

Biden Preparing to Repeat Clinton and Obama’s Mistake with Iran

The US Must Save Armenia From Russia

Nov 10, 2021

The US Must Save Armenia From Russia

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Is Iran Trying to Create a New 'Hezbollah-Style Lebanon' in the Caucasus?

Oct 21, 2021

Is Iran Trying to Create a New 'Hezbollah-Style Lebanon' in the Caucasus?

The Hollow Political Rhetoric on Afghanistan Jeopardizes Lives, National Security, and Honor

Sep 07, 2021

The Hollow Political Rhetoric on Afghanistan Jeopardizes Lives, National Security, and Honor

The US Should Be More Careful When Picking Foreign Opposition Leaders to Support

Apr 25, 2021

The US Should Be More Careful When Picking Foreign Opposition Leaders to Support

South Korea’s Latest Legal Claim Against Japan Is More a Message Than a Precedent

Feb 17, 2021

South Korea’s Latest Legal Claim Against Japan Is More a Message Than a Precedent

Trump Stood Up to Putin on Arms Control. Joe Biden (and Hillary) Won’t.

Oct 31, 2020

Trump Stood Up to Putin on Arms Control. Joe Biden (and Hillary) Won’t.

Iran’s Diplomatic Saga

Sep 30, 2020

Iran’s Diplomatic Saga

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America Shouldn’t Reward Tiny Montenegro’s Giants of Duplicity

Aug 10, 2020

America Shouldn’t Reward Tiny Montenegro’s Giants of Duplicity

On Missile Defense, America’s Homeland Must Be Better Protected

Jun 21, 2020

On Missile Defense, America’s Homeland Must Be Better Protected

Nothing Left to Steal

Jun 04, 2020

Nothing Left to Steal

Designation of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

Apr 20, 2019

Designation of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

Sierra Leone – The Beginning of a Bright Future

Mar 12, 2019

Sierra Leone – The Beginning of a Bright Future

Iran’s Continuing Misinformation Campaign

Dec 10, 2018

Iran’s Continuing Misinformation Campaign

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Sep 21, 2018

Time to Identify Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security as Foreign Terrorist Organization

Nov 07, 2017

The Battle for Kurdistan

IRGC Terror Tag Aids Iran's People and the World

Oct 19, 2017

IRGC Terror Tag Aids Iran's People and the World

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