Gil Barndollar

Gil Barndollar is a senior fellow at Defense Priorities and a senior research fellow at the Catholic University of America’s Center for the Study of Statesmanship.

Articles by Gil Barndollar
A uniformed person is seen from behind saluting a large navy ship with sailors on the deck.
A uniformed person is seen from behind saluting a large navy ship with sailors on the deck.

The U.S. Navy Can’t Build Ships
Argument
Gil Barndollar, Matthew C. Mai
Soldiers from the 13th Counterintelligence Battalion, 2nd Reconnaissance Platoon, of the Swedish Armed Forces participate in military exercise in Kungsangen, Sweden, on Feb. 27.
Soldiers from the 13th Counterintelligence Battalion, 2nd Reconnaissance Platoon, of the Swedish Armed Forces participate in military exercise in Kungsangen, Sweden, on Feb. 27.

Sweden’s New Model Army
Analysis
Gil Barndollar
U.S. National Guard members keep guard near the Capitol Building in Washington, on Jan. 19, 2021.
U.S. National Guard members keep guard near the Capitol Building in Washington, on Jan. 19, 2021.

The National Guard Does Top-Secret Things—and Far Too Many Other Things
Analysis
Gil Barndollar
A soldier of the Swedish Army's P18 Gotland Regiment takes part in a field exercise near Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland on May 17.
A soldier of the Swedish Army's P18 Gotland Regiment takes part in a field exercise near Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland on May 17.

With Finland and Sweden in NATO, the U.S. Can Finally Pivot to the Pacific
Argument
Jonathan Askonas, Gil Barndollar
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