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Geoff LaMear

Geoff LaMear

Contributing Fellow

Geoff LaMear is a contributing fellow at Defense Priorities.

LaMear holds a BA in Political Science and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from the University of Chicago.

op-edUkraine‑Russia

Ukraine’s air defense woes can’t be fixed by American aid

By Geoff LaMear

May 24, 2024

Ukraine’s air defenses are succumbing to myriad air threats that cannot be held off, despite the passage of a recent […]

In the mediaMiddle East, Grand strategy, Iran

Pols call for war after Jordan strike kills 3 U.S. personnel

Featuring Geoff LaMear

January 28, 2024

op-edYemen, Houthis, Middle East

The anti-Houthi campaign is doomed to failure

By Geoff LaMear

January 25, 2024

More from Geoff LaMear

op-edUkraine‑Russia

Ukraine’s air defense woes can’t be fixed by American aid

By Geoff LaMear

May 24, 2024

In the mediaMiddle East, Grand strategy, Iran

Pols call for war after Jordan strike kills 3 U.S. personnel

Featuring Geoff LaMear

January 28, 2024

op-edYemen, Houthis, Middle East

The anti-Houthi campaign is doomed to failure

By Geoff LaMear

January 25, 2024

op-edGrand strategy, Houthis, Middle East

America stands to lose in a Middle East World War

By Geoff LaMear

January 15, 2024

op-edIraq, Middle East, Syria

The American position in the Middle East courts peril

By Geoff LaMear

November 15, 2023

op-edMiddle East, Iran

The perils of adding US forces in the Middle East

By Geoff LaMear

August 2, 2023