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Deadly Cooperation: The Shifting Ties Between Al-Qaeda and the Taliban

Tricia Bacon
Deadly Cooperation: The Shifting Ties Between Al-Qaeda and the Taliban

Will America Lose Seoul? Redefining a Critical Alliance

Ramon Pacheco Pardo
Will America Lose Seoul? Redefining a Critical Alliance

Bombshell: Next Time Jack Write a Memo

Loren DeJonge Schulman, Erin Simpson, and Radha Iyengar
Bombshell: Next Time Jack Write a Memo

Remembering John McCain’s First Overseas Trip with Hillary Clinton

Andrew J. Shapiro
Remembering John McCain’s First Overseas Trip with Hillary Clinton

The Role of Anti-Access/Area Denial in Controlling Escalation in Gaza

Shimon Arad
The Role of Anti-Access/Area Denial in Controlling Escalation in Gaza

How Much is Enough? Matching Ends with Means at the Pentagon

Frank Hoffman and Molly Dinneen
How Much is Enough? Matching Ends with Means at the Pentagon

The Clash of Generations and American Foreign Policy

William Ruger, Erik Goepner, and Trevor Thrall
The Clash of Generations and American Foreign Policy

Bound to Fail: Transnational Jihadism and the Aggregation Problem

Barak Mendelsohn
Bound to Fail: Transnational Jihadism and the Aggregation Problem

If You Want More Defense Innovation, Spend Less on Legacy Platforms

Peter Levine
If You Want More Defense Innovation, Spend Less on Legacy Platforms

The August War, Ten Years On: A Retrospective on the Russo-Georgian War

Michael Kofman
The August War, Ten Years On: A Retrospective on the Russo-Georgian War

The Sailor Who Fought the Marine Corps and Won

Brett Friedman
The Sailor Who Fought the Marine Corps and Won

Al-Shabaab’s Mata Hari Network

Katharine Petrich
Al-Shabaab’s Mata Hari Network

Remembrance of War as Warning

Christopher Preble
Remembrance of War as Warning

Save the U.S. Army’s Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute: An Open Letter

WOTR Staff
Save the U.S. Army’s Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute: An Open Letter

BOMBSHELL: It’s Aghast

Loren DeJonge Schulman, Erin Simpson, and Radha Iyengar
BOMBSHELL: It’s Aghast

Crisis and Conviction: U.S. Grand Strategy in Trump’s Second Term

Patrick Porter
Crisis and Conviction: U.S. Grand Strategy in Trump’s Second Term

A Tilted Playing Field: What Pakistan’s Electoral Shifts Could Mean for Imran Khan’s Government

Colin Cookman
A Tilted Playing Field: What Pakistan’s Electoral Shifts Could Mean for Imran Khan’s Government

Diverging From the Arbitrary: The Gray Scholars and Innovation in the U.S. Marine Corps

Benjamin Jensen
Diverging From the Arbitrary: The Gray Scholars and Innovation in the U.S. Marine Corps

Shocking Wildfires Into Submission: A Proposal

Mike Benitez
Shocking Wildfires Into Submission: A Proposal

As Kazakhstan Asserts Its Independence, How Will Russia React?

Steve Blank
As Kazakhstan Asserts Its Independence, How Will Russia React?

Buyer’s Remorse: Pakistan’s Elections and the Precarious Future of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

Andrew Small
Buyer’s Remorse: Pakistan’s Elections and the Precarious Future of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

The Real Roots of Germany’s Defense Spending Problem

Barbara Kunz
The Real Roots of Germany’s Defense Spending Problem

Iran’s Summer of Discontent: A Warning for Washington

Michael P. Dempsey
Iran’s Summer of Discontent: A Warning for Washington

Exploiting the Wellspring: Professional Military Education and Grassroots Innovation

Austin Duncan and Adam Yang
Exploiting the Wellspring: Professional Military Education and Grassroots Innovation

Denmark in NATO: Paying for Protection, Bleeding for Prestige

Gary Schaub, Jr. and André Ken Jakobsson
Denmark in NATO: Paying for Protection, Bleeding for Prestige

Fish Out of Water: How the Military Is an Impossible Place for Hackers, and What to Do About It

Josh Lospinoso
Fish Out of Water: How the Military Is an Impossible Place for Hackers, and What to Do About It

As Assad Closes In, a Birthplace of Syria’s Uprising Gains New Importance

Rodger Shanahan
As Assad Closes In, a Birthplace of Syria’s Uprising Gains New Importance

Redefining NATO Security Investment: Moving Beyond 2 Percent

Seamus Daniels and Kathleen Hicks
Redefining NATO Security Investment: Moving Beyond 2 Percent

Playing with Fire in Helsinki: How Trump’s Summit with Putin Could Split the Transatlantic Alliance

Edward Fishman and Mark Simakovsky
Playing with Fire in Helsinki: How Trump’s Summit with Putin Could Split the Transatlantic Alliance

Lessons Learned, Lessons Forgotten? Updating the Way NATO Learns

Heidi Hardt
Lessons Learned, Lessons Forgotten? Updating the Way NATO Learns

The Puzzle of Russian Behavior in Deir al-Zour

Kimberly Marten
The Puzzle of Russian Behavior in Deir al-Zour

Marine Warbot Companies: Where Naval Warfare, the U.S. National Defense Strategy, and Close Combat Lethality Task Force Intersect

Jeff Cummings, Scott Cuomo, Olivia Garard, and Noah Spataro
Marine Warbot Companies: Where Naval Warfare, the U.S. National Defense Strategy, and Close Combat Lethality Task Force Intersect

NATO’s Presence in the East: Necessary but Still Not Sufficient

John R. Deni
NATO’s Presence in the East: Necessary but Still Not Sufficient

Who Lost Russia, Again?

Michael Fitzsimmons
Who Lost Russia, Again?

Why Visit Normandy? Reflections on a Birthplace of the Liberal International Order

Paul Miller
Why Visit Normandy? Reflections on a Birthplace of the Liberal International Order

Technological Prowess, Lethality, and the Civil-Military Divide

Torey McMurdo and Christopher Hocking
Technological Prowess, Lethality, and the Civil-Military Divide

Can We Talk? The Obligation of Military Service

Charles Dunlap
Can We Talk? The Obligation of Military Service

Russian Elegies: Candide Goes to Moscow

Michael Kimmage
Russian Elegies: Candide Goes to Moscow

A New Framework for Assessing the Risks from U.S. Arms Sales

Trevor Thrall and Caroline Dorminey
A New Framework for Assessing the Risks from U.S. Arms Sales

Development Programs Can Help Reduce Political Violence

Dafna H. Rand and Beza Tesfaye
Development Programs Can Help Reduce Political Violence

The 2018 War on the Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List

WOTR Staff
The 2018 War on the Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List

Compounding Violent Extremism? When Efforts to Prevent Violence Backfire

Jessica Trisko Darden
Compounding Violent Extremism? When Efforts to Prevent Violence Backfire

Trump’s Tariffs and the Future of Transatlantic Ties

Azita Raji
Trump’s Tariffs and the Future of Transatlantic Ties

You’re Imagining Things: Pop Culture, Warfare, and the Real-Life Lessons of ‘Star Wars’

Erin Simpson
You’re Imagining Things: Pop Culture, Warfare, and the Real-Life Lessons of ‘Star Wars’

Bombshell: The Hangover

Loren DeJonge Schulman, Emma Ashford, Erin Simpson, and Radha Iyengar
Bombshell: The Hangover

Just Put it On Our Tab: War Financing and the Decline of Democracy

Sarah E. Kreps
Just Put it On Our Tab: War Financing and the Decline of Democracy

What ‘Generation Kill’ Tells a French Soldier About U.S. Military Culture

Jean Michelin
What ‘Generation Kill’ Tells a French Soldier About U.S. Military Culture

A New Blueprint for Competing Below the Threshold: The Joint Concept for Integrated Campaigning  

Phillip Lohaus
A New Blueprint for Competing Below the Threshold: The Joint Concept for Integrated Campaigning  

Doing More With Less: How To Optimize U.S. Counterterrorism

Stephen Tankel
Doing More With Less: How To Optimize U.S. Counterterrorism

The Deepest Obligation of Citizenship: Looking Beyond the Warrior Caste

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
The Deepest Obligation of Citizenship: Looking Beyond the Warrior Caste

The Dangerous Rise of Kinetic Diplomacy

Monica Duffy Toft
The Dangerous Rise of Kinetic Diplomacy

The Accompany They Keep: What Niger Tells Us about Accompany Missions, Combat, and Operations Other than War

Alice Hunt Friend
The Accompany They Keep: What Niger Tells Us about Accompany Missions, Combat, and Operations Other than War

Cluster Munitions and Rearming for Great Power Competition

David Johnson
Cluster Munitions and Rearming for Great Power Competition

Why Did This Band of Brothers Turn to Murder?

Aaron Edwards
Why Did This Band of Brothers Turn to Murder?

A Solution to the U.S. Military’s Scalability Problem: Software Flexibility

Sean Lavelle
A Solution to the U.S. Military’s Scalability Problem: Software Flexibility

Warfare as Violent Politics: An Integrated Framework for Analyzing Armed Threats

David H. Ucko and Thomas A. Marks
Warfare as Violent Politics: An Integrated Framework for Analyzing Armed Threats

Virtuous Leadership and Restoring the American Dream

David McCormick
Virtuous Leadership and Restoring the American Dream

Beyond the State Sponsors List: Finding the Right Tools to Counter Russia

Stephen Tankel
Beyond the State Sponsors List: Finding the Right Tools to Counter Russia

With Islamic State in Decline, What’s Al-Qaeda’s Next Move?

Tore Refslund Hamming
With Islamic State in Decline, What’s Al-Qaeda’s Next Move?

Dancing with the Dragon? Deciphering India’s ‘China Reset’

Tanvi Madan
Dancing with the Dragon? Deciphering India’s ‘China Reset’

Yes, It Is a New Cold War. What Is To Be Done?

Raymond Smith
Yes, It Is a New Cold War. What Is To Be Done?

Why Washington’s New Drone Export Policy Is Good For National Security

Erik Lin-Greenberg
Why Washington’s New Drone Export Policy Is Good For National Security

When India’s Strategic Backyard Meets China’s Strategic Periphery: The View From Beijing

Yang Xiaoping
When India’s Strategic Backyard Meets China’s Strategic Periphery: The View From Beijing

Does the West Have a Vision for the Western Balkans?

Michael Carpenter and Mieczysław P. Boduszyński
Does the West Have a Vision for the Western Balkans?

Building the Hierarchy of Innovation in the Defense Department: A Plan for Action

Peter Newell
Building the Hierarchy of Innovation in the Defense Department: A Plan for Action

America’s Arms Sales Policy: Security Abroad, Not Jobs at Home

Jonathan Caverley
America’s Arms Sales Policy: Security Abroad, Not Jobs at Home

Trust, Troops, and Reapers: Getting ‘Drone’ Research Right

Cory T. Anderson, Dave Blair, Mike Byrnes, Joe Chapa, Amanda Collazzo, Scott Cuomo, Olivia Garard, Ariel M. Schuetz, and Scott VanOort
Trust, Troops, and Reapers: Getting ‘Drone’ Research Right

Strategies of Attainment

C. Lee Shea
Strategies of Attainment

The Precarious State of Civil-Military Relations in the Age of Trump

Lindsey P. Cohn
The Precarious State of Civil-Military Relations in the Age of Trump

Death of a General: What Shaban Nasiri Reveals About Iran’s Secretive Qods Force

Amir Toumaj
Death of a General: What Shaban Nasiri Reveals About Iran’s Secretive Qods Force

From Al-Qaeda to ISIL: Continuity and Change in the Jihadist Movement

Stephen Tankel
From Al-Qaeda to ISIL: Continuity and Change in the Jihadist Movement

The War Between People in Ukraine

Ilmari Käihkö
The War Between People in Ukraine

Jim Mattis Fires a Clear Warning Shot

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Jim Mattis Fires a Clear Warning Shot

Preparing for the Worst-Case Scenario: Building Coalitions Left of Boom

Mike Nelson
Preparing for the Worst-Case Scenario: Building Coalitions Left of Boom

Why America Must Modernize Its Nuclear Forces

Peter Huessy
Why America Must Modernize Its Nuclear Forces

10 Takeaways From the Fight Against the Islamic State

Michael P. Dempsey
10 Takeaways From the Fight Against the Islamic State

The Sunset of the Predator: Reflections on the End of an Era

Joe Chapa
The Sunset of the Predator: Reflections on the End of an Era

What to Expect When You’re Expecting the PLA: A Guide to Meeting With the Chinese Army

Eric Chan
What to Expect When You’re Expecting the PLA: A Guide to Meeting With the Chinese Army

Ten Ways to Fix the U.S. Military’s Close Combat Lethality

Steven Cummings, Jeff Cummings, John Kivelin, John Spencer, and Scott Cuomo
Ten Ways to Fix the U.S. Military’s Close Combat Lethality

Air Force in Crisis, Part II: How Did We Get Here?

Mike Benitez
Air Force in Crisis, Part II: How Did We Get Here?

The Military Needs Reform, Not a Raise

Jim Perkins
The Military Needs Reform, Not a Raise

Strategic Progress Remains Elusive in America’s Expanded Air Campaign Against Al-Shabaab

Tricia Bacon
Strategic Progress Remains Elusive in America’s Expanded Air Campaign Against Al-Shabaab

Terror, Online and Off: Recent Trends in Islamic State Propaganda Operations

Charlie Winter and Haroro J. Ingram
Terror, Online and Off: Recent Trends in Islamic State Propaganda Operations

Shock of the Mundane: The Dangerous Diffusion of Basic Infantry Tactics

Leo Blanken, Kai Thaxton, and Michael Alexander
Shock of the Mundane: The Dangerous Diffusion of Basic Infantry Tactics

Drawing Down from Incirlik: A Proposal to Improve America’s Strained Relations with Turkey

Aaron Stein
Drawing Down from Incirlik: A Proposal to Improve America’s Strained Relations with Turkey

Salvaging Trump’s Legacy in Europe: Fixing NATO Burden-Sharing

Azita Raji
Salvaging Trump’s Legacy in Europe: Fixing NATO Burden-Sharing

Lessons Learned from the Air War Against the Islamic State

Ryan Fishel and Aaron Stein
Lessons Learned from the Air War Against the Islamic State

America Has High Expectations for India. Can New Delhi Deliver?

Paul Staniland
America Has High Expectations for India. Can New Delhi Deliver?

Must We Mean What We Say? Making Sense of the Nuclear Posture Review

Francis J. Gavin
Must We Mean What We Say? Making Sense of the Nuclear Posture Review

Mission Accomplished? What’s Next for Iran’s Afghan Fighters in Syria

Ahmad Shuja Jamal
Mission Accomplished? What’s Next for Iran’s Afghan Fighters in Syria

Bombshell: Cha Cha Bang Bang

Radha Iyengar, Loren DeJonge Schulman, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: Cha Cha Bang Bang

An Army Trying to Shake Itself from Intellectual Slumber, Part II: From 9/11 to Great Power Competition

David Johnson
An Army Trying to Shake Itself from Intellectual Slumber, Part II: From 9/11 to Great Power Competition

Mapping Ideology in the Age of Trump

Paul Miller
Mapping Ideology in the Age of Trump

Trust, Confidence, and the Future of Warfare

Julia Macdonald and Jacquelyn Schneider
Trust, Confidence, and the Future of Warfare

An Army Trying to Shake Itself from Intellectual Slumber, Part I: Learning from the 1970s

David Johnson
An Army Trying to Shake Itself from Intellectual Slumber, Part I: Learning from the 1970s

A Guide for Generals Coming to the Pentagon: Getting to Know Civilian Colleagues

Nina Wagner
A Guide for Generals Coming to the Pentagon: Getting to Know Civilian Colleagues

Defending the Mekong Delta: Tet and the Legacy of the Brown-Water Navy

John Sherwood
Defending the Mekong Delta: Tet and the Legacy of the Brown-Water Navy

China’s ‘Three Warfares’ in Perspective

Peter Mattis
China’s ‘Three Warfares’ in Perspective

Has a Trumpian Grand Strategy Finally Stepped into the Light?

Simon Reich and Peter Dombrowski
Has a Trumpian Grand Strategy Finally Stepped into the Light?

Fuzzy Thinking about Drones

Jon Askonas and Colby Howard
Fuzzy Thinking about Drones

Entry 31: Reflecting on Grand Strategy and North Korea

Van Jackson
Entry 31: Reflecting on Grand Strategy and North Korea

The U.S. National Defense Strategy Shows Australia Can’t Have It Both Ways

Greg Colton
The U.S. National Defense Strategy Shows Australia Can’t Have It Both Ways

When Dauntless Isn’t Enough: The Moral and Strategic Imperative to Fix America’s Close Combat Units

Robert H. Scales, Scott Cuomo, and Jeff Cummings
When Dauntless Isn’t Enough: The Moral and Strategic Imperative to Fix America’s Close Combat Units

Forever Deployed: Why ‘Combat-To-Dwell’ Reform for MQ-9 Crews is Beyond Overdue

Johnny Duray
Forever Deployed: Why ‘Combat-To-Dwell’ Reform for MQ-9 Crews is Beyond Overdue

From Marriage of Convenience to Bitter Divorce: The Unraveling Ties Between Hamas and ISIL’s Sinai Affiliate

Michael Shkolnik
From Marriage of Convenience to Bitter Divorce: The Unraveling Ties Between Hamas and ISIL’s Sinai Affiliate

The Next New Military Specialty Should Be Software Developers

Jim Perkins
The Next New Military Specialty Should Be Software Developers

Entry 27: One Chapter on Obama Begets Two

Van Jackson
Entry 27: One Chapter on Obama Begets Two

What Makes a Reliable Ally? A Fresh Perspective on NATO, Strategic Culture and Collective Defense

Bryan Frizzelle
What Makes a Reliable Ally? A Fresh Perspective on NATO, Strategic Culture and Collective Defense

Why Americans Aren’t Really Worried About War With North Korea

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Why Americans Aren’t Really Worried About War With North Korea

An Unconventional Proposal for Bringing the OA-X to Life

William Miller
An Unconventional Proposal for Bringing the OA-X to Life

Blue Hair in the Gray Zone

Jacquelyn Schneider
Blue Hair in the Gray Zone

Meet France’s War Philosophers

Michael Shurkin
Meet France’s War Philosophers

The Chairman the Pentagon Needs

Paula Thornhill and Mara Karlin
The Chairman the Pentagon Needs

Be Careful What You Wish For: Legacies, Realignments, and Russia’s Evolving Role in South Asia

Olga Oliker
Be Careful What You Wish For: Legacies, Realignments, and Russia’s Evolving Role in South Asia

India and the United States Should Revisit Their Opposition to China-Led Connectivity

Arif Rafiq
India and the United States Should Revisit Their Opposition to China-Led Connectivity

Ghosts of Statesmen Past

Iskander Rehman
Ghosts of Statesmen Past

A Familiar Struggle: Connecting Rural Afghans with Their Government

Will Selber
A Familiar Struggle: Connecting Rural Afghans with Their Government

In Defense of Nothing

Jeremy Shapiro and Andrew Miller
In Defense of Nothing

The Ties that Bind: Families, Clans, and Hizballah’s Military Effectiveness

Michael Eisenstadt and Kendall Bianchi
The Ties that Bind: Families, Clans, and Hizballah’s Military Effectiveness

The Next Military-Industrial Complex, Part II: Global Business and National Security

Philip D. O’Neill, Jr.
The Next Military-Industrial Complex, Part II: Global Business and National Security

Terrorism Before and During the War on Terror: A Look at the Numbers 

Sean Zeigler and Meagan Smith
Terrorism Before and During the War on Terror: A Look at the Numbers 

Progress and Peril in North Waziristan

Michael Kugelman
Progress and Peril in North Waziristan

From Security to Reconciliation: How Nigeria Can Win Its Bloody War With Boko Haram

Sam Wilkins
From Security to Reconciliation: How Nigeria Can Win Its Bloody War With Boko Haram

Deterrence in Retreat: How the Cold War’s Core Principle Fell Out of Fashion

T. Negeen Pegahi
Deterrence in Retreat: How the Cold War’s Core Principle Fell Out of Fashion

Quad 2.0’s Challenges for India: A Delicate Balancing Act

Prateek Joshi
Quad 2.0’s Challenges for India: A Delicate Balancing Act

Reinjecting Realism: Towards a Pragmatic and Effective Pakistani Foreign Policy

Yaqoob Khan Bangash
Reinjecting Realism: Towards a Pragmatic and Effective Pakistani Foreign Policy

Playing Zone Defense: Niger and the Risk Versus Reward of Remote Operations

Brian Petit
Playing Zone Defense: Niger and the Risk Versus Reward of Remote Operations

Thucydides and the Long War Problem

Joshua Rovner
Thucydides and the Long War Problem

Hedging Our Bets: Reviving Defense Industrial Surge Capacity

Rep. Mike Gallagher
Hedging Our Bets: Reviving Defense Industrial Surge Capacity

What a Year of Track II Discussions Says About the Future of U.S.-Pakistan Relations

Michael Kugelman and Raoof Hasan
What a Year of Track II Discussions Says About the Future of U.S.-Pakistan Relations

Alexander Haig, the Problem of Character, and the Danger of History by Analogy

Todd Greentree
Alexander Haig, the Problem of Character, and the Danger of History by Analogy

OA-X Strikes Back: Eight Myths on Light Attack

Mike Pietrucha
OA-X Strikes Back: Eight Myths on Light Attack

The 2017 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

WOTR Staff
The 2017 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

The False Promise of the OA-X

Adam Chitwood
The False Promise of the OA-X

Congress Asked for an Assessment of the War on Al-Qaeda. Here’s What We Told Them

Jonathan Schroden and Julia McQuaid
Congress Asked for an Assessment of the War on Al-Qaeda. Here’s What We Told Them

The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the ‘Quad’

Tanvi Madan
The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the ‘Quad’

Gaming to Victory: Synthetic Training for Future Combat

Jennifer McArdle
Gaming to Victory: Synthetic Training for Future Combat

America’s Vital Interests in Georgia: The Case for Engagement

Batu Kutelia, Shota Gvineria, and David H. Ucko
America’s Vital Interests in Georgia: The Case for Engagement

The Courage to End Generational Wars

Gregory Daddis
The Courage to End Generational Wars

Ambition Meets Reality for Global Britain

William James
Ambition Meets Reality for Global Britain

For Raqqa to Heal, Prioritize Demining

Kimberly Metcalf
For Raqqa to Heal, Prioritize Demining

With U.S. Strategy on the Rocks, We Are Supporting Fresh Perspectives in Foreign Policy

William Ruger
With U.S. Strategy on the Rocks, We Are Supporting Fresh Perspectives in Foreign Policy

How to Talk to a Veteran

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
How to Talk to a Veteran

In Praise of NATO’s Dysfunctional, Bureaucratic Tedium

Christopher Skaluba
In Praise of NATO’s Dysfunctional, Bureaucratic Tedium

The Long-Term Budget Shortfall and National Security: A Problem the United States Should Stop Avoiding

Howard J. Shatz
The Long-Term Budget Shortfall and National Security: A Problem the United States Should Stop Avoiding

The War on Terrorism as Imperial Policing

Joshua Rovner
The War on Terrorism as Imperial Policing

The Center Cannot Hold: Continuity and Change in Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy

James Benkowski and A. Bradley Potter
The Center Cannot Hold: Continuity and Change in Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy

What Do We Really Know About the Anbar Awakening?

Justin Lynch
What Do We Really Know About the Anbar Awakening?

Time to Step Back from the War on Terror

Erik Goepner and Trevor Thrall
Time to Step Back from the War on Terror

Congress Owes Our Servicemembers an Authorization for the Use of Military Force

Nathan Smith
Congress Owes Our Servicemembers an Authorization for the Use of Military Force

It’s Too Early to Pop Champagne in Baghdad: The Micro-Politics of Territorial Control in Iraq

Erica Gaston and Andras Derzsi-Horvath
It’s Too Early to Pop Champagne in Baghdad: The Micro-Politics of Territorial Control in Iraq

For the Philippines, More Money and Arms is Not the Answer

David Lewton
For the Philippines, More Money and Arms is Not the Answer

Transparency About the Costs of War Won’t Change Americans’ Minds

Matthew Fay and Karl Smith
Transparency About the Costs of War Won’t Change Americans’ Minds

Bombshell: Me Too and the Gimme Gimmes

Radha Iyengar, Elizabeth Rosenberg, Loren DeJonge Schulman, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: Me Too and the Gimme Gimmes

The Red Queen Problem: Innovation in the Defense Department and Intelligence Community

Steve Blank
The Red Queen Problem: Innovation in the Defense Department and Intelligence Community

The Royal Navy Has a Problem

James Goldrick
The Royal Navy Has a Problem

Defeat as Victory? How the Islamic State Will Rely on Hijrah to Claim a Win

Burak Kadercan
Defeat as Victory? How the Islamic State Will Rely on Hijrah to Claim a Win

A Vicious Entanglement, Part V: The Body Count Myth

Jon Askonas
A Vicious Entanglement, Part V: The Body Count Myth

The Storm Gathers and America is Unready

Dakota L. Wood
The Storm Gathers and America is Unready

It’s Time for Special Operations to Dump ‘Unconventional Warfare’

Doug Livermore
It’s Time for Special Operations to Dump ‘Unconventional Warfare’

When Marshall Met Pershing

Benjamin Runkle
When Marshall Met Pershing

Rules for Getting Defense Strategy Right

Thomas Spoehr
Rules for Getting Defense Strategy Right

A Vicious Entanglement, Part III: The Asymmetries of Vietnam

Jon Askonas
A Vicious Entanglement, Part III: The Asymmetries of Vietnam

Interview With Team Rubicon: Veterans Doing Battle with Natural Disasters

William McNulty and Ryan Evans
Interview With Team Rubicon: Veterans Doing Battle with Natural Disasters

Trump Is a Mere Symptom of the Rot in the Transatlantic Community

Jeremy Shapiro
Trump Is a Mere Symptom of the Rot in the Transatlantic Community

A Vicious Entanglement, Part II: Idealism Chastened in Vietnam

Jon Askonas
A Vicious Entanglement, Part II: Idealism Chastened in Vietnam

“India Is Our Brother, China Is Our Friend”: Navigating Great Power Rivalry in Southern Asia

Rohan Mukherjee and Darren Lim
“India Is Our Brother, China Is Our Friend”: Navigating Great Power Rivalry in Southern Asia

The French Turn to Armed Drones

Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer
The French Turn to Armed Drones

History’s Model General? Reflections on the Life and Times of Belisarius

Iskander Rehman
History’s Model General? Reflections on the Life and Times of Belisarius

What a 1963 Novel Tells Us About the French Army, Mission Command, and the Romance of the Indochina War

Michael Shurkin
What a 1963 Novel Tells Us About the French Army, Mission Command, and the Romance of the Indochina War

India-Japan Relations: Strong and Getting Stronger

Shashank Joshi
India-Japan Relations: Strong and Getting Stronger

Angling for Advantage: Iran’s Differential Approach to Southern Asia

Hussein Banai
Angling for Advantage: Iran’s Differential Approach to Southern Asia

Ukraine’s Volunteer Militias May Have Saved the Country, But Now They Threaten It

Kimberly Marten and Olga Oliker
Ukraine’s Volunteer Militias May Have Saved the Country, But Now They Threaten It

Why No General Should Serve as White House Chief of Staff

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Why No General Should Serve as White House Chief of Staff

How to Step Up NATO’s Fight Against Terrorism

Kristian Søby Kristensen and Laura Schousboe
How to Step Up NATO’s Fight Against Terrorism

The Wisdom of Limited Power: How to Fix the “Impossible Presidency”

Jeremi Suri
The Wisdom of Limited Power: How to Fix the “Impossible Presidency”

Killing Sanctuary: The Coming Era of Small, Smart, Pervasive Lethality

J. Noel Williams
Killing Sanctuary: The Coming Era of Small, Smart, Pervasive Lethality

Until He Ran Out of Fight: How Gorbachev’s Convictions Shaped the End of the Cold War

James Graham Wilson
Until He Ran Out of Fight: How Gorbachev’s Convictions Shaped the End of the Cold War

Will Pakistan and the U.S. Make a Deal?

Shashank Joshi
Will Pakistan and the U.S. Make a Deal?

Bombshell: Lattes at the End of the World

Radha Iyengar, Loren DeJonge Schulman, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: Lattes at the End of the World

Awaiting the New Defense Strategy

Shawn Brimley
Awaiting the New Defense Strategy

Managing Chaos in an Era of Great Power Competition

Austin Long, Linda Robinson, and Seth G. Jones
Managing Chaos in an Era of Great Power Competition

Will the Army’s New Advisory Brigades Get Manning and Intel Right?

Noah B. Cooper
Will the Army’s New Advisory Brigades Get Manning and Intel Right?

A Business Approach to America’s Warfighting Model

Benjamin Jensen, Neil Hollenbeck, and Arnel David
A Business Approach to America’s Warfighting Model

Bombshell: Livin’ in a Powder Keg

Radha Iyengar, Loren DeJonge Schulman, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: Livin’ in a Powder Keg

Back to Basics: The Light Attack Experiment Begins

Mike Pietrucha
Back to Basics: The Light Attack Experiment Begins

Hope and Hype: Advising Foreign Forces in the Middle of a Counterinsurgency Campaign

Will Selber
Hope and Hype: Advising Foreign Forces in the Middle of a Counterinsurgency Campaign

Ike’s Lament: In Search of a Revolution in Military Education

Robert H. Scales
Ike’s Lament: In Search of a Revolution in Military Education

Pakistan’s Search for its Place in Southern Asia’s Evolving Order

Sannia Abdullah
Pakistan’s Search for its Place in Southern Asia’s Evolving Order

Training the Man on Horseback: The Connection Between U.S. Training and Military Coups

Jesse Dillon Savage and Jonathan Caverley
Training the Man on Horseback: The Connection Between U.S. Training and Military Coups

Can Georgia be a Useful American Ally?

William Ruger
Can Georgia be a Useful American Ally?

Southern Asia’s Escalating Strategic Competition

Sameer Lalwani and Travis Wheeler
Southern Asia’s Escalating Strategic Competition

Making Sense of Turkey’s Syria Strategy: A ‘Turkish Tragedy’ In the Making

Burak Kadercan
Making Sense of Turkey’s Syria Strategy: A ‘Turkish Tragedy’ In the Making

Five Lessons from Israel’s Wars in Gaza

Raphael S. Cohen
Five Lessons from Israel’s Wars in Gaza

Trump and Covert Operations in Syria: A Not-So-Artful Deal?

Austin Carson and Michael Poznansky
Trump and Covert Operations in Syria: A Not-So-Artful Deal?

Marine Corps Aviation: Let the “Guardian Angel” Be Your Moneyball and the VMUs Your Oakland A’s

Olivia Garard
Marine Corps Aviation: Let the “Guardian Angel” Be Your Moneyball and the VMUs Your Oakland A’s

Military Power is All About People: A Return to Personnel Policy

Radha Iyengar, Brad Carson, John Winkler, and Amy Schafer
Military Power is All About People: A Return to Personnel Policy

Strategic Outpost’s Second Annual Summer Vacation Reading List

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Strategic Outpost’s Second Annual Summer Vacation Reading List

Scientist-Warrior Geeks: Turning Knowledge Into Power

Lukasz Kamienski
Scientist-Warrior Geeks: Turning Knowledge Into Power

The Unvarnished Tyrant: American Soldiers and the Final Months of Saddam

David Eisler
The Unvarnished Tyrant: American Soldiers and the Final Months of Saddam

Secretary Mattis’ “Guardian Angel” and How Marine Corps Aviation Can Get Back on Target

Scott Cuomo
Secretary Mattis’ “Guardian Angel” and How Marine Corps Aviation Can Get Back on Target

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Christopher Skaluba and Mara Karlin
Strategic Guidance for Countering the Proliferation of Strategic Guidance

NATO’s Blind Spot: Getting to “Honest Defense”

Thomas-Durell Young
NATO’s Blind Spot: Getting to “Honest Defense”

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Wilson VornDick
Home and Forward Commands Should Replace the Geographic Combatant Commands

Lady Gaga’s Air Force and the Grunt-Angel for Marines: An Infantry Officer’s Unlikely Exploration

Ben Brewster
Lady Gaga’s Air Force and the Grunt-Angel for Marines: An Infantry Officer’s Unlikely Exploration

Defense Problems as People Problems: Mattis’s Human Capital Challenge

Katherine Kidder and Loren DeJonge Schulman
Defense Problems as People Problems: Mattis’s Human Capital Challenge

A Cultural Failure: U.S. Special Operations in the Philippines and the Rise of the Islamic State

Cole Livieratos
A Cultural Failure: U.S. Special Operations in the Philippines and the Rise of the Islamic State

Germans Should Accept What a Military is For, or Get Used to Disappointment

Mario Schulz
Germans Should Accept What a Military is For, or Get Used to Disappointment

There is No Other Way with Pakistan

Hussain Nadim
There is No Other Way with Pakistan

“Drone Ethics” and the Civil-Military Gap

Joe Chapa
“Drone Ethics” and the Civil-Military Gap

China is the 800-Pound Gorilla in the Room When Modi Meets Trump

Tanvi Madan
China is the 800-Pound Gorilla in the Room When Modi Meets Trump

A Military Assessment of the Islamic State’s Evolving Theory of Victory

Michael J. Mooney
A Military Assessment of the Islamic State’s Evolving Theory of Victory

Modi and Trump: The Virtue of Low Expectations

Thomas Lynch
Modi and Trump: The Virtue of Low Expectations

Attack! The Renaissance of the Air Force Tribe

Mike Benitez
Attack! The Renaissance of the Air Force Tribe

Abbottabad Revisited

Bruce Hoffman
Abbottabad Revisited

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Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, Mara Karlin, and Erin Simpson
Gutter? Catahr? Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off

Pakistan’s Anxieties are Incurable, So Stop Trying to Cure Them

C. Christine Fair
Pakistan’s Anxieties are Incurable, So Stop Trying to Cure Them

What We Saw in War Machine

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
What We Saw in War Machine

The Trouble with Tanf: Tactics Driving Strategy in Syria

Aaron Stein
The Trouble with Tanf: Tactics Driving Strategy in Syria

A Base is More than Buildings: The Military Implications of the Qatar Crisis

David Des Roches
A Base is More than Buildings: The Military Implications of the Qatar Crisis

Washington and the Latest Qatari Row

Perry Cammack
Washington and the Latest Qatari Row

Don’t Count on Germany to Save the West

Stanley R. Sloan
Don’t Count on Germany to Save the West

In Over Their Heads: U.S. Ground Forces are Dangerously Unprepared for Enemy Drones

Jonathan Gillis
In Over Their Heads: U.S. Ground Forces are Dangerously Unprepared for Enemy Drones

Memorial Day: An Intensely Personal and National Holiday

John Amble
Memorial Day: An Intensely Personal and National Holiday

What to Expect at Today’s NATO Leaders Meeting

Sara Bjerg Moller
What to Expect at Today’s NATO Leaders Meeting

Three Things the Army Chief of Staff Wants You to Know

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Three Things the Army Chief of Staff Wants You to Know

It’s About Time: The Pressing Need to Evolve The Kill Chain

Mike Benitez
It’s About Time: The Pressing Need to Evolve The Kill Chain

Is American Internationalism Dead? Reading the National Mood in the Age of Trump

Hal Brands
Is American Internationalism Dead? Reading the National Mood in the Age of Trump

Swiping Left on Silicon Valley: New Commercial Analogies for Defense Innovation

Jacquelyn Schneider
Swiping Left on Silicon Valley: New Commercial Analogies for Defense Innovation

Congress Needs to Stand Up and Reclaim its Authorities on Making War

Rep. Warren Davidson
Congress Needs to Stand Up and Reclaim its Authorities on Making War

Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Bombshells

Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Bombshells

Mini-Hizballahs, Revolutionary Guard Knock-Offs, and the Future of Iran’s Militant Proxies in Iraq

Michael Eisenstadt and Michael Knights
Mini-Hizballahs, Revolutionary Guard Knock-Offs, and the Future of Iran’s Militant Proxies in Iraq

Reclaiming the Air Attack Mission: A Radical Return to a Proven Success

Mike Pietrucha
Reclaiming the Air Attack Mission: A Radical Return to a Proven Success

Trump’s Next Task: Learning the Limits of Military Power

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Trump’s Next Task: Learning the Limits of Military Power

How to Spend It: Three Simple Suggestions to Increase German Military Spending

Heidi Tworek
How to Spend It: Three Simple Suggestions to Increase German Military Spending

How the IED Won: Dispelling the Myth of Tactical Success and Innovation

Jason Shell
How the IED Won: Dispelling the Myth of Tactical Success and Innovation

Trump and Emergent Strategy: The First 100 Days

Ionut Popescu
Trump and Emergent Strategy: The First 100 Days

America First? Not So Fast! What We’ve Learned from 100 Days of Trump Foreign Policy

Trevor Thrall and John Glaser
America First? Not So Fast! What We’ve Learned from 100 Days of Trump Foreign Policy

Mother of all Bombshells

Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, Erin Simpson, and Mira Rapp-Hooper
Mother of all Bombshells

Read Any Good Books Lately? Adm. Jim Stavridis (ret.) Has Some Suggestions

Christopher Nelson
Read Any Good Books Lately? Adm. Jim Stavridis (ret.) Has Some Suggestions

Playing Moneyball: The Scouting Report on Light Attack Aircraft

Joel Bier
Playing Moneyball: The Scouting Report on Light Attack Aircraft

Why Mattis versus Kim Jong-Un Will End Badly for Us All

Van Jackson
Why Mattis versus Kim Jong-Un Will End Badly for Us All

Keeping Up Civ-Mil Relations

Loren DeJonge Schulman and Mara Karlin
Keeping Up Civ-Mil Relations

Yemen: The Graveyard of U.S. Policy Myths

Kevin L. Schwartz
Yemen: The Graveyard of U.S. Policy Myths

Slaughter at Chemin Des Dames: Adaptation and Its Limits in 1917

Mark Cancian
Slaughter at Chemin Des Dames: Adaptation and Its Limits in 1917

It Didn’t Have to Be This Way: Finding Leverage in Syria

Aaron Stein
It Didn’t Have to Be This Way: Finding Leverage in Syria

Rock and Roll and American Power

Sean Kay
Rock and Roll and American Power

Mirages of War: Six Illusions From our Recent Conflicts

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Mirages of War: Six Illusions From our Recent Conflicts

The Very British Affair of Marine A

Anthony King
The Very British Affair of Marine A

Your Grandfather’s Manned-Unmanned Teaming: Looking Back to Stay Ahead

Andy Macak and Benjamin Jensen
Your Grandfather’s Manned-Unmanned Teaming: Looking Back to Stay Ahead

Maladjusted, Part III: Not Your Father’s Skyraider

Mike Pietrucha
Maladjusted, Part III: Not Your Father’s Skyraider

Some New, Some Old, All Necessary: The Multi-Domain Imperative

William Dries
Some New, Some Old, All Necessary: The Multi-Domain Imperative

Science Fiction No Longer: Enhancing Military Readiness through Synthetic Training

Jennifer McArdle and Lt. Gen (Ret.) Yvan Blondin
Science Fiction No Longer: Enhancing Military Readiness through Synthetic Training

The War for the Soul of the Marine Corps: It’s Time to Choose

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
The War for the Soul of the Marine Corps: It’s Time to Choose

Rethinking the High-Low Mix, Part II: Complexity’s Death Spiral

Scott Bledsoe and Mike Benitez
Rethinking the High-Low Mix, Part II: Complexity’s Death Spiral

For an Audience of One: Re-Booting Agenda SecDef

Shawn Brimley, Loren DeJonge Schulman, and Mara Karlin
For an Audience of One: Re-Booting Agenda SecDef

Were We Watching the Same Presidency? Obama Was Not A Restrainer

Trevor Thrall and John Glaser
Were We Watching the Same Presidency? Obama Was Not A Restrainer

Preventing a Credibility Crisis in America’s Most Important Alliance

Rebecca Friedman Lissner
Preventing a Credibility Crisis in America’s Most Important Alliance

Penny Wise, Pound Foolish: Trump’s Misguided Views of European Defense Spending

Richard Sokolsky and Gordon Adams
Penny Wise, Pound Foolish: Trump’s Misguided Views of European Defense Spending

Maladjusted, Part II: How the U.S. Air Force Went from Eagle to Chicken

Mike Pietrucha
Maladjusted, Part II: How the U.S. Air Force Went from Eagle to Chicken

Reassessing Obama’s Legacy of Restraint

Paul Miller
Reassessing Obama’s Legacy of Restraint

A Veteran of the Battle of 73 Easting Offers McMaster Some Friendly Advice

Daniel L. Davis
A Veteran of the Battle of 73 Easting Offers McMaster Some Friendly Advice

A Green Beret’s Ode to Big Army’s New Security Force Assistance Brigades

James E. Hayes III
A Green Beret’s Ode to Big Army’s New Security Force Assistance Brigades

21st-Century Forward Air Control: The Roots to Rebuild

Mike Benitez
21st-Century Forward Air Control: The Roots to Rebuild

An Active-Duty National Security Advisor: Myths and Concerns

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
An Active-Duty National Security Advisor: Myths and Concerns

Replaced? Security Force Assistance Brigades vs. Special Forces

Tim Ball
Replaced? Security Force Assistance Brigades vs. Special Forces

Unspoken Legacy: The Perils of Letting Obama Off the Hook for Executive Overreach

Danny Sjursen
Unspoken Legacy: The Perils of Letting Obama Off the Hook for Executive Overreach

Profound Uncertainty in Munich: Is the United States Committed to European Security?

Richard Fontaine
Profound Uncertainty in Munich: Is the United States Committed to European Security?

A Tale of Two Allies: Why Japan and Australia See Two Different Trumps

Mira Rapp-Hooper
A Tale of Two Allies: Why Japan and Australia See Two Different Trumps

Bring European Finance Ministries Kicking and Screaming Into Geopolitics

Henrik Ø. Breitenbauch
Bring European Finance Ministries Kicking and Screaming Into Geopolitics

A Comparative Guide to Russia’s Use of Force: Measure Twice, Invade Once

Michael Kofman
A Comparative Guide to Russia’s Use of Force: Measure Twice, Invade Once

Mastering the Profession of Arms, Part II: Keeping Pace with Changes

Mick Ryan
Mastering the Profession of Arms, Part II: Keeping Pace with Changes

Bombshell: Process is my Valentine

Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, Erin Simpson, and Julie Smith
Bombshell: Process is my Valentine

Beware the Romance of Leadership

Leonard Wong and Stephen Gerras
Beware the Romance of Leadership

Maladjusted, Part I: 21st-Century Attack

Mike Pietrucha
Maladjusted, Part I: 21st-Century Attack

A Guide to the Fleet the United States Needs

Bryan Clark and Bryan McGrath
A Guide to the Fleet the United States Needs

The Double-Edged Legacy of Obamawar

Rachel Tecott
The Double-Edged Legacy of Obamawar

The War Among the Generals

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
The War Among the Generals

America’s Central Syria Strategy Problem

Rodger Shanahan
America’s Central Syria Strategy Problem

Trump, Europe, and the Quest to Save NATO

Colin Dueck
Trump, Europe, and the Quest to Save NATO

The Secret War That Transformed the CIA

Arnold R. Isaacs
The Secret War That Transformed the CIA

Political Airpower, Part III: Boots Off the Ground

Mike Benitez and Mike Pietrucha
Political Airpower, Part III: Boots Off the Ground

Training “No Huddle” Joint Offense

Chris Telley and Samuel Membrere
Training “No Huddle” Joint Offense

Get Out of Your Lane: The End of Discrete Domains

Greg Grant and Paul Benfield
Get Out of Your Lane: The End of Discrete Domains

Welcome to the Competition

Nadia Schadlow
Welcome to the Competition

Hard Men in a Hard Environment: Indian Special Operators Along the Border with China

Iskander Rehman
Hard Men in a Hard Environment: Indian Special Operators Along the Border with China

Pakistan’s Unending War on Civil Society

C. Christine Fair
Pakistan’s Unending War on Civil Society

Light Attack: Removing the Veil on OA-X

Mike Pietrucha
Light Attack: Removing the Veil on OA-X

The Role of the Pentagon in the Trump Administration

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
The Role of the Pentagon in the Trump Administration

The Moscow School of Hard Knocks: Key Pillars of Russian Strategy

Michael Kofman
The Moscow School of Hard Knocks: Key Pillars of Russian Strategy

Will Future National Security Prosecutions Suffer Because Clinton Was Spared?

John Ford
Will Future National Security Prosecutions Suffer Because Clinton Was Spared?

A Missing Shade of Gray: Political Will and Waging Something Short of War

Phillip Lohaus
A Missing Shade of Gray: Political Will and Waging Something Short of War

Clash of Clans: The Air Force Can Never Deliver Enough Close Air Support for the Army

Mike Pietrucha
Clash of Clans: The Air Force Can Never Deliver Enough Close Air Support for the Army

The Wages of War without Strategy, Part I: Clausewitz, Vietnam, and the Roots of Strategic Confusion

Robert Cassidy and Jacqueline Tame
The Wages of War without Strategy, Part I: Clausewitz, Vietnam, and the Roots of Strategic Confusion

Thirteen Developments that Defined 2016

Ali Wyne
Thirteen Developments that Defined 2016

Everything You Think You Know About Limited War is Wrong

Donald Stoker
Everything You Think You Know About Limited War is Wrong

The War on the Rocks 2016 Holiday Reading List

WOTR Staff
The War on the Rocks 2016 Holiday Reading List

Australia and President Trump: Four Risks and Twelve Opportunities

Richard Fontaine
Australia and President Trump: Four Risks and Twelve Opportunities

Will Team Trump Politicize Intelligence?

Joshua Rovner
Will Team Trump Politicize Intelligence?

The Meaning of an Israeli Clash with an Islamic State Affiliate

Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi
The Meaning of an Israeli Clash with an Islamic State Affiliate

No End in Sight to the Army’s Dependence on Airpower

Mike Pietrucha
No End in Sight to the Army’s Dependence on Airpower

Lighting the Path: The Story of the Islamic State’s Media Enterprise

Craig Whiteside
Lighting the Path: The Story of the Islamic State’s Media Enterprise

A Modest Proposal for Military Suicide and Military Sexual Assault

Brad Carson and Morgan Plummer
A Modest Proposal for Military Suicide and Military Sexual Assault

Cuba Embargo Myopia Misses the Strategic Point

Shawn Lansing
Cuba Embargo Myopia Misses the Strategic Point

Getting South Asia on Track: Ideas for the Next President

C. Christine Fair
Getting South Asia on Track: Ideas for the Next President

The Stage is Set for an Escalation: The Meaning of Syria’s Attack on Turkish Forces

Can Kasapoglu
The Stage is Set for an Escalation: The Meaning of Syria’s Attack on Turkish Forces

Political Airpower, Part II: The Seductive Allure of Precision Weapons

Mike Benitez and Mike Pietrucha
Political Airpower, Part II: The Seductive Allure of Precision Weapons

An India-Pakistan Crisis: Should We Care?

Moeed Yusuf
An India-Pakistan Crisis: Should We Care?

Waking Up to the Truth About the Sunni Awakening

Nicholas J. Kramer
Waking Up to the Truth About the Sunni Awakening

Phases of War and the Iraq Experience

Kevin Shi and Paul Scharre
Phases of War and the Iraq Experience

The Trump Administration Will be Hawkish

Benjamin H. Friedman
The Trump Administration Will be Hawkish

Logistical Fratricide: The Cost of Fast Jet TACAIR, Measured in Purple Hearts

Mike Pietrucha
Logistical Fratricide: The Cost of Fast Jet TACAIR, Measured in Purple Hearts

How Will Jihadist Strategy Evolve as the Islamic State Declines?

Colin Clarke and Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
How Will Jihadist Strategy Evolve as the Islamic State Declines?

Pockets, Pinkish Hues, and Other Flight Suit Problems

Mike Pietrucha
Pockets, Pinkish Hues, and Other Flight Suit Problems

The World Reacts to President-Elect Trump (Live Updated)

Colin Steele
The World Reacts to President-Elect Trump (Live Updated)

The Perils of Forgetting About Al Qaeda

Robin Simcox
The Perils of Forgetting About Al Qaeda

Five Reasons Washington Should Rethink Selling Warplanes to Nigeria

Matthew Page
Five Reasons Washington Should Rethink Selling Warplanes to Nigeria

War and The Treacheries of Taxonomy

Tim Feist
War and The Treacheries of Taxonomy

Offsetting Air Superiority with Air Force Special Operations

Mike Benitez and Peter Garretson
Offsetting Air Superiority with Air Force Special Operations

The Pentagon’s New Chief Innovation Officer Should Tread Lightly

Jonathan Wong
The Pentagon’s New Chief Innovation Officer Should Tread Lightly

Painting by Numbers: A History of the U.S. Military’s Phasing Construct

Lauren Fish
Painting by Numbers: A History of the U.S. Military’s Phasing Construct

The Case for the Militarization of Foreign Aid

Mark Moyar
The Case for the Militarization of Foreign Aid

Vice Presidents and Foreign Policy: A Forward-Looking Review of the Record

Aaron Mannes
Vice Presidents and Foreign Policy: A Forward-Looking Review of the Record

Clinton-Cartwright Comparisons Don’t Hold Up

James Joyner and Butch Bracknell
Clinton-Cartwright Comparisons Don’t Hold Up

No Excuse: Stop Shaking Down Veterans

Mark Jacobson
No Excuse: Stop Shaking Down Veterans

Political Airpower, Part I: Say No to the No-Fly Zone

Mike Benitez and Mike Pietrucha
Political Airpower, Part I: Say No to the No-Fly Zone

Playing the Blues: A Professional Peacekeeping Force for an Age of Violent Extremism

Frank Hoffman and Ryan Neuhard
Playing the Blues: A Professional Peacekeeping Force for an Age of Violent Extremism

After the Battle for Mosul, Get Ready for the Islamic State to Go Underground

Patrick Ryan and Patrick B. Johnston
After the Battle for Mosul, Get Ready for the Islamic State to Go Underground

Losing the Peace is Still Losing

Paul Scharre
Losing the Peace is Still Losing

Are We All Interventionists Now?

Thanassis Cambanis
Are We All Interventionists Now?

Elusive Victories: How Counterterrorism Campaigns Can Link Back Up with Strategy

Walter Haynes
Elusive Victories: How Counterterrorism Campaigns Can Link Back Up with Strategy

U.S. Naval Forces Before and Beyond Battle

Janine Davidson
U.S. Naval Forces Before and Beyond Battle

The World the Combatant Command was Designed for is Gone

Kelly McCoy
The World the Combatant Command was Designed for is Gone

American Strategy and the Six Phases of Grief

Paul Scharre
American Strategy and the Six Phases of Grief

What American Credibility Myth? How and Why Reputation Matters

Alex Weisiger and Keren Yarhi-Milo
What American Credibility Myth? How and Why Reputation Matters

A Plan for Winding Down the Syrian Civil War: Surge, Freeze, and Enforce

Charles Lister
A Plan for Winding Down the Syrian Civil War: Surge, Freeze, and Enforce

Unconventional Warfare is Not the Answer to Your Problem

Andrea Filozof
Unconventional Warfare is Not the Answer to Your Problem

The Coming of the Russian Jihad: Part I

Leon Aron
The Coming of the Russian Jihad: Part I

The Phantom Menace: When Threat Capabilities Are Made Up

Mike Pietrucha
The Phantom Menace: When Threat Capabilities Are Made Up

New Rules for U.S. Military Intervention

Christopher Preble
New Rules for U.S. Military Intervention

Germany Embraces Realpolitik Once More

John R. Deni
Germany Embraces Realpolitik Once More

Primed Against Primacy: The Restraint Constituency and U.S. Foreign Policy

Trevor Thrall
Primed Against Primacy: The Restraint Constituency and U.S. Foreign Policy

Glory in the Guts

Greg Mercer
Glory in the Guts

I Saw the Future of Defense in California, And It’s Coming to a University Near You

Ryan Evans
I Saw the Future of Defense in California, And It’s Coming to a University Near You

Transnational “Volunteers”: America’s Anti-ISIL Fighters

Jason Fritz and Joseph Young
Transnational “Volunteers”: America’s Anti-ISIL Fighters

How Does Jihadism End? Choosing Between Forever War and Nation Building

Paul Miller
How Does Jihadism End? Choosing Between Forever War and Nation Building

Does Free College Threaten Our All-Volunteer Military?

Benjamin Luxenberg
Does Free College Threaten Our All-Volunteer Military?

Six Ways to Fix the Army’s Culture

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Six Ways to Fix the Army’s Culture

Capturing Flying Insects: A Machine Learning Approach to Targeting

Charlie Lewis
Capturing Flying Insects: A Machine Learning Approach to Targeting

Can Militarization Be a Good Thing for America’s Police?

Jason Fritz
Can Militarization Be a Good Thing for America’s Police?

Waze for War: How the Army Can Integrate Artificial Intelligence

Benjamin Jensen and Ryan Kendall
Waze for War: How the Army Can Integrate Artificial Intelligence

West of Suez for the United Arab Emirates

Alex Mello and Michael Knights
West of Suez for the United Arab Emirates

No More of the Same: The Problem with Primacy

Christopher Preble and William Ruger
No More of the Same: The Problem with Primacy

The Decay of the Syrian Regime is Much Worse Than You Think

Tobias Schneider
The Decay of the Syrian Regime is Much Worse Than You Think

When Intervention Works: The Instructive Case of Sierra Leone

David H. Ucko
When Intervention Works: The Instructive Case of Sierra Leone

There It Is: A True War Story

Peter Munson
There It Is: A True War Story

Boko Haram’s Doomed Marriage to the Islamic State

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Jacob Zenn
Boko Haram’s Doomed Marriage to the Islamic State

Intervention and the Looming Choices of Autonomous Warfighting

Jules Hurst
Intervention and the Looming Choices of Autonomous Warfighting

Repairing the U.S.-Turkish Alliance

Aaron Stein
Repairing the U.S.-Turkish Alliance

Washington’s Sunni Myth and the Middle East Undone

Cyrus Malik
Washington’s Sunni Myth and the Middle East Undone

South Sudan and the Perils of America’s Peacekeeping Policy

David H. Ucko
South Sudan and the Perils of America’s Peacekeeping Policy

American Power in the Rearview Mirror and on the Road Ahead

Bruce Jentleson
American Power in the Rearview Mirror and on the Road Ahead

OA-X: More Than Just Light Attack

Mike Benitez
OA-X: More Than Just Light Attack

Britain is Committed to Defeating ISIL and Staying Robust on Defense

Deputy Ambassador Patrick Davies
Britain is Committed to Defeating ISIL and Staying Robust on Defense

Bridging America’s Foreign Policy Elite-Main Street Divide

Sean Kay and Patrick Cronin
Bridging America’s Foreign Policy Elite-Main Street Divide

When the Islamic State is Gone, What Comes Next?

Maj. Gen. Eric T. Olson
When the Islamic State is Gone, What Comes Next?

Brinksmanship Renewed: The Current Phase of U.S.-Pakistani Relations

Ijaz Khan
Brinksmanship Renewed: The Current Phase of U.S.-Pakistani Relations

Introducing “Course Correction” at War on the Rocks

WOTR Staff
Introducing “Course Correction” at War on the Rocks

Generals and Political Interventions in American History

James Joyner
Generals and Political Interventions in American History

Mobilizing the Private Sector to Support Conflict-Affected States

Raymond Asfour
Mobilizing the Private Sector to Support Conflict-Affected States

The Threat is Here, It’s Just Distributed Unevenly: A2/AD and the Aircraft Carrier

Steve Blank
The Threat is Here, It’s Just Distributed Unevenly: A2/AD and the Aircraft Carrier

Strategic Outpost’s First Annual Summer Vacation Reading List

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Strategic Outpost’s First Annual Summer Vacation Reading List

Germany Takes a Steely Look at the World

Sebastian Bruns
Germany Takes a Steely Look at the World

The Battle of Fromelles and How We Remember War

Joan Beaumont
The Battle of Fromelles and How We Remember War

The Logic for (Shoddy) U.S. Covert Action in Syria

Austin Carson and Michael Poznansky
The Logic for (Shoddy) U.S. Covert Action in Syria

If I Were President…

Tim Kane
If I Were President…

Five Reasons Why Cooperating with Moscow on Syria is a Bad Idea

Rep. Michael G. Waltz and Lorianne Woodrow Moss
Five Reasons Why Cooperating with Moscow on Syria is a Bad Idea

Three Lessons on our Third Anniversary: The Hard and Lovely Things About War on the Rocks

Ryan Evans
Three Lessons on our Third Anniversary: The Hard and Lovely Things About War on the Rocks

This is Not the Killer Robot You’re Looking For: Dallas Police Used a Precision-Guided Munition to Kill the Shooter

Mike Pietrucha
This is Not the Killer Robot You’re Looking For: Dallas Police Used a Precision-Guided Munition to Kill the Shooter

Chilcot and a Very British History of Dubious Military Decisions

Huw J. Davies
Chilcot and a Very British History of Dubious Military Decisions

Out of Area Ops Are Out: Reassessing the NATO Mission

Brad Stapleton
Out of Area Ops Are Out: Reassessing the NATO Mission

The U.S. Military’s Protection Deficit Disorder

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
The U.S. Military’s Protection Deficit Disorder

Pakistani Militants and the State: Friends, Foes, and Frenemies

Stephen Tankel
Pakistani Militants and the State: Friends, Foes, and Frenemies

The Myth of High-Threat Close Air Support

Mike Pietrucha
The Myth of High-Threat Close Air Support

The Best Book About the Iraq War Isn’t About the Iraq War

Douglas A. Ollivant
The Best Book About the Iraq War Isn’t About the Iraq War

Brexit’s Roots in the Middle East

Jon Alterman
Brexit’s Roots in the Middle East

Russia is in Charge in Syria: How Moscow Took Control of the Battlefield and Negotiating Table

Sam Heller
Russia is in Charge in Syria: How Moscow Took Control of the Battlefield and Negotiating Table

The Security Costs of Brexit and What to Do About It

Alex Crowther and Kieran Green
The Security Costs of Brexit and What to Do About It

Speaking Nonsense to Power: Misadventures in Dissent Over Syria

Jeremy Shapiro
Speaking Nonsense to Power: Misadventures in Dissent Over Syria

In Search of Seamless Interoperability in Korea: The First Year of the R.O.K-U.S. Combined Division

ML Cavanaugh
In Search of Seamless Interoperability in Korea: The First Year of the R.O.K-U.S. Combined Division

NATO’s Open Door Leads to an Identity Crisis

Emma Ashford
NATO’s Open Door Leads to an Identity Crisis

The Expensive Pretzel Logic of Deterring Russia by Denial

Michael Kofman
The Expensive Pretzel Logic of Deterring Russia by Denial

We Already Have an Arsenal Plane: It’s Called the B-52

T.J. May and Mike Pietrucha
We Already Have an Arsenal Plane: It’s Called the B-52

Why Does the United States Oppose Brexit? I Can’t Say

David Betz
Why Does the United States Oppose Brexit? I Can’t Say

A Military Guide to Accessing Research on Fragile States

Jacob N. Shapiro and Caitlin Tulloch
A Military Guide to Accessing Research on Fragile States

We Took West Point Cadets to (Cyber) War

Matt Hutchison, Erick Waage, and Brent Chapman
We Took West Point Cadets to (Cyber) War

Step on the Gas: Montenegro’s Road to NATO Membership

Stanley R. Sloan
Step on the Gas: Montenegro’s Road to NATO Membership

Open Letter to President Obama and the U.S. Congress Urging Quick Action on Montenegro’s Entry into NATO

WOTR Staff
Open Letter to President Obama and the U.S. Congress Urging Quick Action on Montenegro’s Entry into NATO

Fear and Loathing in the Levant: Turkey Changes its Syria Policy and Strategy

Aaron Stein
Fear and Loathing in the Levant: Turkey Changes its Syria Policy and Strategy

Civilian Lives and the Fate of Campaigns

Christopher Kolenda
Civilian Lives and the Fate of Campaigns

Avoiding the Charge of the Light Brigade Against China

Mike Pietrucha
Avoiding the Charge of the Light Brigade Against China

Au Revoir QDR

Shawn Brimley and Loren DeJonge Schulman
Au Revoir QDR

When The Caliphate Crumbles: The Future of the Islamic State’s Affiliates

Clint Watts
When The Caliphate Crumbles: The Future of the Islamic State’s Affiliates

Veterans and the Alienated Society

Kori Schake
Veterans and the Alienated Society

The Need for SEAD Part II: The Evolving Threat

Mike Pietrucha
The Need for SEAD Part II: The Evolving Threat

Why Did Washington Wait So Long To Take Its Drone War to Baluchistan?

Michael Kugelman
Why Did Washington Wait So Long To Take Its Drone War to Baluchistan?

How Ahrar al-Sham Has Come to Define the Kaleidoscope of the Syrian Civil War

Sam Heller
How Ahrar al-Sham Has Come to Define the Kaleidoscope of the Syrian Civil War

What Next for the Army? In Defense of Proponency by Componency

Michael N. Clancy and Zac Delwiche
What Next for the Army? In Defense of Proponency by Componency

Beyond Syria and Iraq, the Islamic State’s HR Files Illuminate Dangerous Trends

Clint Watts
Beyond Syria and Iraq, the Islamic State’s HR Files Illuminate Dangerous Trends

Missile Defense: How to Optimize U.S. Investments

Geoff Curfman and Ryan Hall
Missile Defense: How to Optimize U.S. Investments

An Infantry Squad for the 21st Century

Jules Hurst
An Infantry Squad for the 21st Century

Revisiting Train-and-Equip in Syria to Clear the Manbij Pocket

Andrea Taylor and Aaron Stein
Revisiting Train-and-Equip in Syria to Clear the Manbij Pocket

Do Not Give Up on Stealth Technology

Robert Spalding and Adam Lowther
Do Not Give Up on Stealth Technology

The Killing of Mullah Mansour: Major Milestone or Fart in the Wind?

Ioannis Koskinas
The Killing of Mullah Mansour: Major Milestone or Fart in the Wind?

It’s Not About the Airplane: Envisioning the A-X2

Mike Pietrucha
It’s Not About the Airplane: Envisioning the A-X2

History Isn’t a Playbook: Misguided Analogies and Great Power Competition

Ali Wyne
History Isn’t a Playbook: Misguided Analogies and Great Power Competition

Killing the Emir: What We Know About the Strike that Killed Mansour and What It Says About Pakistan and the Taliban

Sameer Lalwani
Killing the Emir: What We Know About the Strike that Killed Mansour and What It Says About Pakistan and the Taliban

Grading Defense Reform

Loren DeJonge Schulman and Shawn Brimley
Grading Defense Reform

Immigrants and American Exceptionalism

Ionut Popescu
Immigrants and American Exceptionalism

The Price of Perpetual War

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
The Price of Perpetual War

The U.A.E. Approach to Counterinsurgency in Yemen

Michael Knights
The U.A.E. Approach to Counterinsurgency in Yemen

Go Big or Go Home: Applying the Full Force of the U.S. National Security Apparatus

Matthew Wein
Go Big or Go Home: Applying the Full Force of the U.S. National Security Apparatus

#NatSec2016: Concerns about the Foreign Policies of the Top Candidates

Alex Ward
#NatSec2016: Concerns about the Foreign Policies of the Top Candidates

Levantine Labyrinth: Preparing for Subterranean Warfare in Iraq and Syria

Walter Haydock
Levantine Labyrinth: Preparing for Subterranean Warfare in Iraq and Syria

Why Unloading Wide Area Security Operations on the Reserve Component Will Not Work

James King
Why Unloading Wide Area Security Operations on the Reserve Component Will Not Work

The Need for SEAD Part I: The Nature of SEAD

Mike Pietrucha
The Need for SEAD Part I: The Nature of SEAD

A Tale of Two Chairmen: Adventures with the Defense Budget

Justin T. Johnson
A Tale of Two Chairmen: Adventures with the Defense Budget

Donald Trump Will Not Save Realism from Itself

Alexander Kirss
Donald Trump Will Not Save Realism from Itself

Exceptionalism or Expansionism? The American Dream Abroad

Sean Kay
Exceptionalism or Expansionism? The American Dream Abroad

Drones and the Future of Aerial Combined Arms

Jules Hurst
Drones and the Future of Aerial Combined Arms

Overstated Differences: Obama and Clinton Steering the Ship of State

Counselor Derek Chollet
Overstated Differences: Obama and Clinton Steering the Ship of State

The Bear in the Room: The U.S.-Nordic Summit and Dealing with Russia

Mark Seip
The Bear in the Room: The U.S.-Nordic Summit and Dealing with Russia

Rage, Rage Against the Dying of the Light: Territorial Defense and the Twilight of Postmodern Europe

Iskander Rehman
Rage, Rage Against the Dying of the Light: Territorial Defense and the Twilight of Postmodern Europe

#NatSec2016: Sanders and Trump Foreign Policies Explained, Sort Of

Alex Ward
#NatSec2016: Sanders and Trump Foreign Policies Explained, Sort Of

Clausewitz and the Crackhouse

Paul Kan
Clausewitz and the Crackhouse

Out of Time: Do Not Revive the F-22

Mike Benitez
Out of Time: Do Not Revive the F-22

The Catastrophic Success of the U.S. Air Force

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
The Catastrophic Success of the U.S. Air Force

Talking to the Islamic State: Co-opting Jihadists into a Political Process

Ben Jonsson and Andrew Hill
Talking to the Islamic State: Co-opting Jihadists into a Political Process

#NatSec2016: Trump’s Foreign Policy and Hillary Clinton the Hawk

Alex Ward
#NatSec2016: Trump’s Foreign Policy and Hillary Clinton the Hawk

Power, Islam, and Pragmatism in Turkish Strategy

Richard Outzen
Power, Islam, and Pragmatism in Turkish Strategy

Low-Altitude Penetration and Electronic Warfare: Stuck on Denial, Part III

Mike Pietrucha
Low-Altitude Penetration and Electronic Warfare: Stuck on Denial, Part III

Saudi Arabia is a Good Ally? Get Real

Emma Ashford
Saudi Arabia is a Good Ally? Get Real

Can Turkey and the United States Come Together on Drones?

Aaron Stein
Can Turkey and the United States Come Together on Drones?

Game of Drones: Reviewing “Eye in the Sky”

M.L.R. Smith
Game of Drones: Reviewing “Eye in the Sky”

Outnumbered, Outranged, and Outgunned: How Russia Defeats NATO

David A. Shlapak and Michael W. Johnson
Outnumbered, Outranged, and Outgunned: How Russia Defeats NATO

Well-Behaved Defense Contractors Seldom Make History

Whitney Grespin
Well-Behaved Defense Contractors Seldom Make History

The Presidential Candidates Need Foreign Policy Help

Alex Ward
The Presidential Candidates Need Foreign Policy Help

Reimagining and Modernizing U.S. Airborne Forces for the 21st Century

David Johnson and John Gordon IV
Reimagining and Modernizing U.S. Airborne Forces for the 21st Century

A Netflix Assessment of China’s Rise and America’s Advantage

ML Cavanaugh
A Netflix Assessment of China’s Rise and America’s Advantage

Why I am Not Hopping on the Mattis Bandwagon

Bryan McGrath
Why I am Not Hopping on the Mattis Bandwagon

Is the Smartest Officer the Best Officer?

Matthew Cancian
Is the Smartest Officer the Best Officer?

A New Generation of Unrestricted Warfare

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
A New Generation of Unrestricted Warfare

Material Support: An Indispensable Counterterrorism Tool Turns 20

Jeff Breinholt
Material Support: An Indispensable Counterterrorism Tool Turns 20

Counterterrorism or Repression? China Takes on Uighur Militants

Lauren Dickey
Counterterrorism or Repression? China Takes on Uighur Militants

An Ireland of Equals: Michael Collins and Irish Whiskey

Paul Lewandowski
An Ireland of Equals: Michael Collins and Irish Whiskey

Taking the Fight to “ISILstan”: Displacing and Replacing ISIL in Eastern Syria and Western Iraq

Ilan Goldenberg, Nicholas A. Heras, and Paul Scharre
Taking the Fight to “ISILstan”: Displacing and Replacing ISIL in Eastern Syria and Western Iraq

It’s Time to Start Talking About American Exceptionalism Again

Richard Fontaine
It’s Time to Start Talking About American Exceptionalism Again

A Visit to the Frontlines of the Battle Against ISIL

Mark Cancian and Matthew Cancian
A Visit to the Frontlines of the Battle Against ISIL

Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Is a National Security Threat

Radha Iyengar
Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Is a National Security Threat

The Assassin’s Veto: Blasphemy and Charlie Hebdo

Myra MacDonald
The Assassin’s Veto: Blasphemy and Charlie Hebdo

Shrinking the Tactical Civilian–Military Divide

Kenny Sholes
Shrinking the Tactical Civilian–Military Divide

The End of the American Empire

Chas W. Freeman, Jr.
The End of the American Empire

Rediscovering Low Altitude: Getting Past the Air Force’s Overcommitment to Stealth

Mike Pietrucha
Rediscovering Low Altitude: Getting Past the Air Force’s Overcommitment to Stealth

Weathering the Storm: Civil-Military Tension During Presidential Transitions

Kathleen Hicks
Weathering the Storm: Civil-Military Tension During Presidential Transitions

Congress Should Use the NDAA to Begin Rebuilding the Military

Justin T. Johnson
Congress Should Use the NDAA to Begin Rebuilding the Military

The Islamic State in Turkey: A Deep Dive into a Dark Place

Aaron Stein
The Islamic State in Turkey: A Deep Dive into a Dark Place

The Deceptively Romantic Historical Musings of the Russian Foreign Minister

Sumantra Maitra
The Deceptively Romantic Historical Musings of the Russian Foreign Minister

“Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” and the Once-Again Forgotten War

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
“Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” and the Once-Again Forgotten War

What’s Behind Ties Between Assad and India?

Kabir Taneja
What’s Behind Ties Between Assad and India?

A Proud Day for Parliament: The Wisdom of Not Bombing Assad

Patrick Porter
A Proud Day for Parliament: The Wisdom of Not Bombing Assad

A More Granular Look at Death by Drone

Melissa S. Hersh and Douglas A. Ollivant
A More Granular Look at Death by Drone

Turkish Foreign Policy is Waking Up from the Liberal Dream

Selim Koru
Turkish Foreign Policy is Waking Up from the Liberal Dream

Reframing the Third Offset as a 21st-Century Model for Deterrence

Andy Massie
Reframing the Third Offset as a 21st-Century Model for Deterrence

Radically Rethinking NATO and the Future of European Security

Job C. Henning and Douglas A. Ollivant
Radically Rethinking NATO and the Future of European Security

The U.S. Air Force and Stealth: Stuck on Denial Part I

Mike Pietrucha
The U.S. Air Force and Stealth: Stuck on Denial Part I

Increase, Don’t Decrease, Marine Lethality

Bing West and Owen West
Increase, Don’t Decrease, Marine Lethality

The Military is From Mars, Civilians are From Venus: Avoiding Planetary Collisions in the Conference Room

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
The Military is From Mars, Civilians are From Venus: Avoiding Planetary Collisions in the Conference Room

What our Readers are Drinking: the Highlander

Frank Dennis
What our Readers are Drinking: the Highlander

The Three Faces of Russian Spetsnaz in Syria

Mark Galeotti
The Three Faces of Russian Spetsnaz in Syria

Dispelling Myths About Special Operations Forces

Craig Michel
Dispelling Myths About Special Operations Forces

The Rise of the Hybrid Warriors: From Ukraine to the Middle East

Douglas A. Ollivant
The Rise of the Hybrid Warriors: From Ukraine to the Middle East

Tracking Refugees With Biometrics: More Questions than Answers

Sarah Soliman
Tracking Refugees With Biometrics: More Questions than Answers

The Weight of the Punch: British Ambition and Power

Patrick Porter
The Weight of the Punch: British Ambition and Power

Manning the Frontier: Allies and the Unraveling of the World Order

Frank Hoffman
Manning the Frontier: Allies and the Unraveling of the World Order

An Index of Newly Declassified Bin Laden Documents

Sumaya Almajdoub and William McCants
An Index of Newly Declassified Bin Laden Documents

Treating the Islamic State as a State

Mike Pietrucha
Treating the Islamic State as a State

How the Next SecDef Can Prevail on Defense Spending

Shawn Brimley and Loren DeJonge Schulman
How the Next SecDef Can Prevail on Defense Spending

“I could nearly smell the Afghan air” — Reviews from WOTR’s screening of ‘A War’

WOTR Staff
“I could nearly smell the Afghan air” — Reviews from WOTR’s screening of ‘A War’

7 Issues the Future of the Army Commission Should Have Spent More Time On

Conrad Crane
7 Issues the Future of the Army Commission Should Have Spent More Time On

The Zombie Myths of Conscription

Phillip Carter
The Zombie Myths of Conscription

The Case for Bernie Sanders as Commander-in-Chief is Weak Sauce

Mieke Eoyang
The Case for Bernie Sanders as Commander-in-Chief is Weak Sauce

Will Pakistan Draw Closer to Saudi Arabia to balance Iran?

Sameer Lalwani
Will Pakistan Draw Closer to Saudi Arabia to balance Iran?

Why We Still Need the Draft

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Why We Still Need the Draft

Neither Remaining Nor Expanding: The Islamic State’s Global Expansion Struggles

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Nathaniel Barr
Neither Remaining Nor Expanding: The Islamic State’s Global Expansion Struggles

A Bleak Future for Army Aviation?

Crispin Burke
A Bleak Future for Army Aviation?

The Moral Hazard of the Fight Against the Islamic State in Iraq

Craig Whiteside
The Moral Hazard of the Fight Against the Islamic State in Iraq

It’s Time to Improve Military Health Care

Justin T. Johnson
It’s Time to Improve Military Health Care

The Russian Quagmire in Syria and Other Washington Fairy Tales

Michael Kofman
The Russian Quagmire in Syria and Other Washington Fairy Tales

After the Geneva Talks: Re-Setting U.S. Strategy for Western Syria

Ilan Goldenberg, Nicholas A. Heras, and Paul Scharre
After the Geneva Talks: Re-Setting U.S. Strategy for Western Syria

The Hard Questions About the Selective Service Have Nothing to Do With Women in Combat

Katherine Kidder
The Hard Questions About the Selective Service Have Nothing to Do With Women in Combat

The Way Home from ‘A War’

ML Cavanaugh
The Way Home from ‘A War’

Three Tips for Regionally Aligned Soldiers

Crispin Burke
Three Tips for Regionally Aligned Soldiers

Demands on the Marine Corps are Slowly Breaking Marine Aviation

Jesse Sloman
Demands on the Marine Corps are Slowly Breaking Marine Aviation

Beyond the Army Commission: Unifying the Army’s Components

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Beyond the Army Commission: Unifying the Army’s Components

No Replacement for Military Engagement and Forward Presence

John R. Deni
No Replacement for Military Engagement and Forward Presence

Squeezing Water from a Stone: Five Missed Opportunities in Planning the Future of the U.S. Army

Nadia Schadlow
Squeezing Water from a Stone: Five Missed Opportunities in Planning the Future of the U.S. Army

Spinning Meaningless Piles of Knots into a Riveting Plot: A War Novel That is so Much More

Matthew J. Hefti
Spinning Meaningless Piles of Knots into a Riveting Plot: A War Novel That is so Much More

Surprisingly Sound Answers on the Future of the Army

Robert H. Scales
Surprisingly Sound Answers on the Future of the Army

Carnage and Connectivity: How Our Pursuit of Fun Wars Brought the Wars Home

David Betz
Carnage and Connectivity: How Our Pursuit of Fun Wars Brought the Wars Home

Ignoring the Army’s Recent Past Will Not Help it Win Future Wars

Andrew Hill
Ignoring the Army’s Recent Past Will Not Help it Win Future Wars

On Goldwater-Nichols and the Centrality of Military Advice

Shawn Brimley and Loren DeJonge Schulman
On Goldwater-Nichols and the Centrality of Military Advice

There is Still Hope for the U.S. Relationship with Pakistan

Lisa Curtis
There is Still Hope for the U.S. Relationship with Pakistan

Iran, Terrorism, and Nonproliferation After the Nuclear Deal

Radha Iyengar and Rebecca Friedman Lissner
Iran, Terrorism, and Nonproliferation After the Nuclear Deal

Preparing for the Next Big War

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Preparing for the Next Big War

From the First Gulf War to Islamic State: How America Was Seduced by the “Easy War”

Sebastian J. Bae
From the First Gulf War to Islamic State: How America Was Seduced by the “Easy War”

The CIA’s Constant Battle Between Secrecy and Effectiveness

Mark Stout
The CIA’s Constant Battle Between Secrecy and Effectiveness

Current or Former Military? Join Us for a Free Screening of the New Film, “A War”

WOTR Staff
Current or Former Military? Join Us for a Free Screening of the New Film, “A War”

Regimes and Revolt: Authoritarian Ways of Counterinsurgency

David H. Ucko
Regimes and Revolt: Authoritarian Ways of Counterinsurgency

We Don’t Know What to Call Russian Military Intelligence and That May Be a Problem

Mark Galeotti
We Don’t Know What to Call Russian Military Intelligence and That May Be a Problem

It’s Time to Change the Regulations that Stop Sikhs from Serving in the U.S. Military

Brian Wagner
It’s Time to Change the Regulations that Stop Sikhs from Serving in the U.S. Military

The Gulf War’s Anniversary: Reflections on 25 Years of U.S. Military Involvement in the Middle East

Jeffrey D. McCausland
The Gulf War’s Anniversary: Reflections on 25 Years of U.S. Military Involvement in the Middle East

On India–Pakistan: Hope for the Best, and Prepare for the Worst

Myra MacDonald
On India–Pakistan: Hope for the Best, and Prepare for the Worst

Southern France’s Bloody Past: Six Lessons from a Forgotten Crusade

Iskander Rehman
Southern France’s Bloody Past: Six Lessons from a Forgotten Crusade

Living With Fog and Friction: The Fallacy of Information Superiority

Mike Pietrucha
Living With Fog and Friction: The Fallacy of Information Superiority

What Washington Should Do to Help India–Pakistan Ties

Alyssa Ayres
What Washington Should Do to Help India–Pakistan Ties

Wars of Ideas: From the Taliban to the Islamic State

Maj. Gen. Eric T. Olson
Wars of Ideas: From the Taliban to the Islamic State

Sectarianism and Saudi Arabia’s Half-Baked Counter-Terrorism Alliance

Emma Ashford
Sectarianism and Saudi Arabia’s Half-Baked Counter-Terrorism Alliance

A Visit from St. Nicholas in Bagdad

Mike Pietrucha
A Visit from St. Nicholas in Bagdad

More than Yellow Ribbons: Hillary Clinton’s Plan for Veterans

Jamie Barnett, Rear Admiral USN (Ret'd)
More than Yellow Ribbons: Hillary Clinton’s Plan for Veterans

A Strategic Framework for the Fight Against ISIL

Ilan Goldenberg, Nicholas A. Heras, and Paul Scharre
A Strategic Framework for the Fight Against ISIL

The Most Important Arms Deal You’ve Never Heard Of

Michael Kugelman
The Most Important Arms Deal You’ve Never Heard Of

War on the Rocks 2015 Holiday Reading List

WOTR Staff
War on the Rocks 2015 Holiday Reading List

Time to Focus on the Wars Within the War Against the Islamic State

Michael Knights
Time to Focus on the Wars Within the War Against the Islamic State

Gender Inequality and Terrorism: This is Not the Causal Relationship You’re Looking For

Ryan Evans
Gender Inequality and Terrorism: This is Not the Causal Relationship You’re Looking For

Make No Mistake: The FBI and Army Retaliated Against a Hero

Rep. Duncan Hunter
Make No Mistake: The FBI and Army Retaliated Against a Hero

A Muslim Foreign Legion to Destroy ISIL?

Erik Carlson
A Muslim Foreign Legion to Destroy ISIL?

Countering Violent Extremism Means Countering Gender Inequality

Julia Santucci
Countering Violent Extremism Means Countering Gender Inequality

50 Shades of Gray: Why the Gray Wars Concept Lacks Strategic Sense

Adam Elkus
50 Shades of Gray: Why the Gray Wars Concept Lacks Strategic Sense

5 Questions on the Islamic State for GOP Presidential Candidates

Clint Watts
5 Questions on the Islamic State for GOP Presidential Candidates

Femme Fatale: The Rise of Female Suicide Bombers

Kathleen Turner
Femme Fatale: The Rise of Female Suicide Bombers

How the System Went After a War Hero: Jason Amerine Goes to Washington

Danielle Brian and Mandy Smithberger
How the System Went After a War Hero: Jason Amerine Goes to Washington

Moscow’s Clients from Kabul to Damascus: Strength and Strategy in International Politics

Ryan Evans
Moscow’s Clients from Kabul to Damascus: Strength and Strategy in International Politics

The Forgotten Threat: North Korea as America’s Most Durable, Dangerous, and Diverse Enemy

ML Cavanaugh
The Forgotten Threat: North Korea as America’s Most Durable, Dangerous, and Diverse Enemy

A Smith’s-Eye View from Korea on Army Headquarters Reduction

ML Cavanaugh
A Smith’s-Eye View from Korea on Army Headquarters Reduction

Refugees and the Islamic State’s Colonization Strategy

Jeffrey Bristol
Refugees and the Islamic State’s Colonization Strategy

The Decline and Fall of British Sea Power May Not Be Over

John T. Kuehn
The Decline and Fall of British Sea Power May Not Be Over

Myth-Busting French Counterinsurgency

Terrence Peterson
Myth-Busting French Counterinsurgency

Let’s Talk About Terrorism and Migration

Ryan Greer
Let’s Talk About Terrorism and Migration

Why We Must Train Our Forces for Fog and Friction

Mike Pietrucha
Why We Must Train Our Forces for Fog and Friction

Looking for a Few Good Partners in Asia to Shore Up the International Order

Timothy R. Heath
Looking for a Few Good Partners in Asia to Shore Up the International Order

The Maritime Dimension of Britain’s New Strategy

Matt Schnappauf
The Maritime Dimension of Britain’s New Strategy

Britain Released a New Strategy Document: What Does it Say?

Patrick Bury
Britain Released a New Strategy Document: What Does it Say?

Introducing Agenda SecDef

Shawn Brimley and Loren DeJonge Schulman
Introducing Agenda SecDef

Jeb: Ready to Serve on Day One

Rep. Michael G. Waltz
Jeb: Ready to Serve on Day One

Ash Carter: The Interview

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Ryan Evans
Ash Carter: The Interview

NATO and the Paris Attacks: Why There Will Not Be an Article V Response

Stanley R. Sloan
NATO and the Paris Attacks: Why There Will Not Be an Article V Response

America’s Victory Disease Has Left it Dangerously Deluded

Mike Pietrucha
America’s Victory Disease Has Left it Dangerously Deluded

How the Paris Attacks are Influencing U.S. Presidential Campaigns

John Amble
How the Paris Attacks are Influencing U.S. Presidential Campaigns

NATO’s Two-front War

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
NATO’s Two-front War

The War in Iraq against the Islamic State After Paris

Douglas A. Ollivant
The War in Iraq against the Islamic State After Paris

Precision-Guided Weapons Come to the Infantry

Paul Scharre
Precision-Guided Weapons Come to the Infantry

Six Rules for Wargaming: The Lessons of Millennium Challenge ‘02

Gary Anderson and Dave Dilegge
Six Rules for Wargaming: The Lessons of Millennium Challenge ‘02

The SOCOM Commander’s Reading List

WOTR Staff
The SOCOM Commander’s Reading List

Can Kennan Shake Us Out of Our Strategic Groundhog Day?

Kevin McCarty
Can Kennan Shake Us Out of Our Strategic Groundhog Day?

Millennium Challenge: The Real Story of a Corrupted Military Exercise and its Legacy

Micah Zenko
Millennium Challenge: The Real Story of a Corrupted Military Exercise and its Legacy

Armstrong, Iyengar, and Schadlow Join the WOTR Editorial Family

Ryan Evans
Armstrong, Iyengar, and Schadlow Join the WOTR Editorial Family

The Economics of War with China: This Will Hurt You More than It Hurts Me

Mike Pietrucha
The Economics of War with China: This Will Hurt You More than It Hurts Me

Friendly Fire: The Risks and Rewards of Red Teaming

Frank Hoffman
Friendly Fire: The Risks and Rewards of Red Teaming

With or Without You: Germany and NATO

Ulrich Kühn
With or Without You: Germany and NATO

Weekend Reading: Halloween Edition

WOTR Staff
Weekend Reading: Halloween Edition

Obama’s Failure to Demilitarize U.S. Foreign Policy

John R. Deni
Obama’s Failure to Demilitarize U.S. Foreign Policy

A budget deal, a feud over veterans, Ben Carson’s foreign policy, and more

John Amble
A budget deal, a feud over veterans, Ben Carson’s foreign policy, and more

Tokyo is Showing the Way for Washington in Central Asia

Joshua Walker
Tokyo is Showing the Way for Washington in Central Asia

Life and Death in a Minefield with Kilo Two Bravo

ML Cavanaugh
Life and Death in a Minefield with Kilo Two Bravo

The Next Task Force Smith: The Danger of Arbitrary Headquarters Reductions

Conrad Crane and John Bonin
The Next Task Force Smith: The Danger of Arbitrary Headquarters Reductions

Let the Russians Bleed in Syria While We Focus on Containing Jihadists

Mike Pietrucha and Jeremy Renken
Let the Russians Bleed in Syria While We Focus on Containing Jihadists

Stripes to Stars: Enlisted Airmen Deserve to Become Officers Before They Become Pilots

Dave Blair
Stripes to Stars: Enlisted Airmen Deserve to Become Officers Before They Become Pilots

Why We Still Need a Nuclear-Armed Cruise Missile

Mel Deaile and Al Mauroni
Why We Still Need a Nuclear-Armed Cruise Missile

Weekend Reading: October 24–25 Edition

WOTR Staff
Weekend Reading: October 24–25 Edition

Can Obama Take Advice? Reflections on the Middle East and American Strategy

Timothy Hoyt
Can Obama Take Advice? Reflections on the Middle East and American Strategy

The Russian Intervention in Syria: Policy Options and Exit Strategies

Michael Kofman
The Russian Intervention in Syria: Policy Options and Exit Strategies

5 Things Americans Need to Know About the New Canadian Prime Minister’s Foreign Policy

Stephen Saideman
5 Things Americans Need to Know About the New Canadian Prime Minister’s Foreign Policy

Are Our Borders Better Than Your Borders?

Gregory Daddis
Are Our Borders Better Than Your Borders?

Russia’s Arsenal in Syria: What Do We Know?

Michael Kofman
Russia’s Arsenal in Syria: What Do We Know?

Weekend Reading: October 16–18 Edition

WOTR Staff
Weekend Reading: October 16–18 Edition

This is Why Civilianizing Military Justice Can Work

James W. Weirick and James Joyner
This is Why Civilianizing Military Justice Can Work

I Loved Being a Soldier

Gen. Charles Jacoby
I Loved Being a Soldier

More than Just Beheadings: How the Islamic State Sells Itself

Charlie Winter
More than Just Beheadings: How the Islamic State Sells Itself

Juggling In Wartime

Dan Ward
Juggling In Wartime

Frogs of War: Explaining the New French Military Interventionism

Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer and Olivier Schmitt
Frogs of War: Explaining the New French Military Interventionism

Yes, Sometimes There Are Military Solutions to Political Problems

Brendan Gallagher
Yes, Sometimes There Are Military Solutions to Political Problems

Macbeth as a PTSD Victim

Anthony King
Macbeth as a PTSD Victim

CSI: Pentagon — Who Killed American Strategy?

Adam Elkus
CSI: Pentagon — Who Killed American Strategy?

A Soldier Can Never Die in Vain

ML Cavanaugh
A Soldier Can Never Die in Vain

Weekend Reading: October 9–11 Edition

WOTR Staff
Weekend Reading: October 9–11 Edition

Russia’s Counterterrorism Gamble in Syria and the Caucasus

Elena Pokalova
Russia’s Counterterrorism Gamble in Syria and the Caucasus

Civilianizing Military Justice? Sorry, It Can’t — and Shouldn’t — Work

Charles Dunlap
Civilianizing Military Justice? Sorry, It Can’t — and Shouldn’t — Work

Got Landpower?

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Got Landpower?

Why is Pakistan’s Army Chief So Popular?

Michael Kugelman
Why is Pakistan’s Army Chief So Popular?

Sinking a Wrong Idea, Again

ML Cavanaugh
Sinking a Wrong Idea, Again

The Emperor’s New Clothes: The Self-Delusions of American Naval Power

Robert C. Rubel
The Emperor’s New Clothes: The Self-Delusions of American Naval Power

How the U.S. Army Remains the Master of Landpower

Paul Norwood and Benjamin Jensen
How the U.S. Army Remains the Master of Landpower

Substance over Sound Bite: Better Veterans Policy in the NDAA

David Goldich
Substance over Sound Bite: Better Veterans Policy in the NDAA

Ahrar al-Sham’s Revisionist Jihadism

Sam Heller
Ahrar al-Sham’s Revisionist Jihadism

Why is America Tactically Terrific but Strategically Slipshod?

Keith Nightingale
Why is America Tactically Terrific but Strategically Slipshod?

The Five-Ring Circus: How Airpower Enthusiasts Forgot About Interdiction

Mike Pietrucha
The Five-Ring Circus: How Airpower Enthusiasts Forgot About Interdiction

Jihad in the Workplace: Looking Back on the Fort Hood Shooting

Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens
Jihad in the Workplace: Looking Back on the Fort Hood Shooting

Patching the Pentagon’s Procurement Problem

Jonathan Wong
Patching the Pentagon’s Procurement Problem

History Restarted: The Return of the Machiavellian Moment

David Martin Jones and M.L.R. Smith
History Restarted: The Return of the Machiavellian Moment

On America’s Way of Battle

Antulio J. Echevarria
On America’s Way of Battle

Keep the Middle East at Arm’s Length with Airpower

Mike Pietrucha
Keep the Middle East at Arm’s Length with Airpower

Fighting Joe Dunford’s World

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Fighting Joe Dunford’s World

How Russia’s Gambit in Syria Changes the Game

Michael Kofman
How Russia’s Gambit in Syria Changes the Game

We Need What Women Bring to the Fight

Kyleanne Hunter
We Need What Women Bring to the Fight

The Airpower Partisans Get it Wrong Again

Kyle Staron
The Airpower Partisans Get it Wrong Again

NATO at the Tactical Level

Adam Maisel
NATO at the Tactical Level

Marks of Weakness, Marks of Woe: When the United States Goes Weak, Russia Strikes

Ralph Peters
Marks of Weakness, Marks of Woe: When the United States Goes Weak, Russia Strikes

Vietnam Teaches Us that Iraq Needs More than U.S. Combat Advisers

David Johnson
Vietnam Teaches Us that Iraq Needs More than U.S. Combat Advisers

Searching for Strategy in Putin’s Russia

Joshua Rovner
Searching for Strategy in Putin’s Russia

In Defense of Crazy Talk: Why Bradford’s West Point Article is Worth Talking About

James Joyner
In Defense of Crazy Talk: Why Bradford’s West Point Article is Worth Talking About

Putin’s Strategy is Far Better than You Think

Michael Kofman
Putin’s Strategy is Far Better than You Think

Boozing through the Soviet–Afghan War was More Horrifying than You Can Imagine

Mark Galeotti
Boozing through the Soviet–Afghan War was More Horrifying than You Can Imagine

Extreme Makeover, Jihadist Edition: Al-Qaeda’s Rebranding Campaign

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Nathaniel Barr
Extreme Makeover, Jihadist Edition: Al-Qaeda’s Rebranding Campaign

U.S.–Iranian Relations after the Nuclear Deal: From Détente to Rapprochement?

Farzan Sabet
U.S.–Iranian Relations after the Nuclear Deal: From Détente to Rapprochement?

Walk with the Devil: Evil Bargains and the Islamic State

Patrick Porter
Walk with the Devil: Evil Bargains and the Islamic State

Is the Islamic State Winning or Losing?

John Ford
Is the Islamic State Winning or Losing?

Is the United States Cutting Pakistan Off? The Politics of Military Aid

Stephen Tankel
Is the United States Cutting Pakistan Off? The Politics of Military Aid

Scholars Help Policymakers Know Their Tools

Dan Reiter
Scholars Help Policymakers Know Their Tools

In Praise of Difficult Allies

Kori Schake
In Praise of Difficult Allies

The Inter-Service Wars Are Looking Like Calvinball

James Joyner
The Inter-Service Wars Are Looking Like Calvinball

The Search for the Technological Silver Bullet To Win Wars

Mike Pietrucha
The Search for the Technological Silver Bullet To Win Wars

The Military’s Purpose is Not to Kill People and Break Things

ML Cavanaugh
The Military’s Purpose is Not to Kill People and Break Things

Man or Woman, Rangers Just Want the Best in their Formations

Ligeia Zeruto
Man or Woman, Rangers Just Want the Best in their Formations

Getting Police Militarization Under Control

Jason Fritz
Getting Police Militarization Under Control

Airpower May Not Win Wars, But it Sure Doesn’t Lose Them

Mike Pietrucha and Jeremy Renken
Airpower May Not Win Wars, But it Sure Doesn’t Lose Them

Black Swans and Pink Flamingos: Five Principles for Force Design

Frank Hoffman
Black Swans and Pink Flamingos: Five Principles for Force Design

Does the Legality of Nuclear War Matter?

Butch Bracknell
Does the Legality of Nuclear War Matter?

Is NATO Treating Poland Like a Buffer State?

John R. Deni
Is NATO Treating Poland Like a Buffer State?

Why the New Syrian Army Failed: Washington and Unconventional Warfare

David Maxwell
Why the New Syrian Army Failed: Washington and Unconventional Warfare

The VA and What Veterans Owe Each Other

David Goldich
The VA and What Veterans Owe Each Other

Jeb Bush Gets American Power

Rep. Michael G. Waltz
Jeb Bush Gets American Power

Pakistan’s “Strategic Shift” is Pure Fiction

C. Christine Fair
Pakistan’s “Strategic Shift” is Pure Fiction

Dealing with Putin’s Strategic Incompetence

Joshua Rovner
Dealing with Putin’s Strategic Incompetence

Yes, Unmanned Combat Aircraft are the Future

Paul Scharre
Yes, Unmanned Combat Aircraft are the Future

Denmark: Defense Woes in the Little U.S. Ally That Could

Gary Schaub, Jr.
Denmark: Defense Woes in the Little U.S. Ally That Could

Why the Next Fighter Will Be Manned, and the One After That

Mike Pietrucha
Why the Next Fighter Will Be Manned, and the One After That

Twilight Struggle: The Cold War was Not Stable or Simple

Patrick Porter
Twilight Struggle: The Cold War was Not Stable or Simple

History’s Real Lessons on the Iran Deal

Charles Stevenson
History’s Real Lessons on the Iran Deal

The Fall of Heaven, Episode 5: Forlorn Hope

Stephen Armitage
The Fall of Heaven, Episode 5: Forlorn Hope

Making Defense Reform Sane Again: Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution

Michelle Shevin-Coetzee
Making Defense Reform Sane Again: Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution

The Not-Yet-Chiefs’ Reading List

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
The Not-Yet-Chiefs’ Reading List

Weekend Reading: July 24–26 Edition

Lauren Katzenberg
Weekend Reading: July 24–26 Edition

Fax Machine Radicalization: A Menace

Seamus Hughes
Fax Machine Radicalization: A Menace

Fax Machine Radicalization

Seamus Hughes
Fax Machine Radicalization

Like It or Not, a Solution in Syria Is the Only Way to Defeat ISIL

Omar Al-Nidawi and Adam Tiffen
Like It or Not, a Solution in Syria Is the Only Way to Defeat ISIL

Three Big Ideas on the Future of British Defense

Patrick Bury
Three Big Ideas on the Future of British Defense

The Islamic State Comes to Russia?

Elena Pokalova
The Islamic State Comes to Russia?

Little Water: Vodka and the Russian Sociopolitical Realm

Jake Hall
Little Water: Vodka and the Russian Sociopolitical Realm

Put the Marines Back in Submarines

David C. Fuquea
Put the Marines Back in Submarines

Russia, Greece, and the EU: A Putin-shaped Shark in the Mediterranean?

Tim Foxley
Russia, Greece, and the EU: A Putin-shaped Shark in the Mediterranean?

Training Foreign Military Forces: Quality vs Quantity

Rebecca Zimmerman
Training Foreign Military Forces: Quality vs Quantity

When the Yellow Ribbons Fade: Reconnecting Our Soldiers and Citizens

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
When the Yellow Ribbons Fade: Reconnecting Our Soldiers and Citizens

The Seven Deadly Sins of the Human Terrain System: An Insider’s Perspective

Ryan Evans
The Seven Deadly Sins of the Human Terrain System: An Insider’s Perspective

The Tunisia Attack and Cameron’s Phony War Against the Islamic State

Anthony King
The Tunisia Attack and Cameron’s Phony War Against the Islamic State

Celebrating American Independence Abroad: Adventures in Iran, Poland, and Israel

Michael J. Metrinko
Celebrating American Independence Abroad: Adventures in Iran, Poland, and Israel

When Policies Collide: Security, Democracy and Re-Arming Egypt

Jeff Goodson
When Policies Collide: Security, Democracy and Re-Arming Egypt

The New Chiefs in Town

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
The New Chiefs in Town

Weekend Reading, June 26-28 Edition

Lauren Katzenberg
Weekend Reading, June 26-28 Edition

Counterterrorism, Backdoors, and the Risk of “Going Dark”

Walter Haydock
Counterterrorism, Backdoors, and the Risk of “Going Dark”

How Pakistan Beguiles the Americans: A Guide for Foreign Officials

C. Christine Fair
How Pakistan Beguiles the Americans: A Guide for Foreign Officials

The Islamic State’s Varying Fortunes in North Africa

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Nathaniel Barr
The Islamic State’s Varying Fortunes in North Africa

Bad Guys Know What Works: Asymmetric Warfare and the Third Offset

Benjamin Locks
Bad Guys Know What Works: Asymmetric Warfare and the Third Offset

Weekend Reading: June 19-21 Edition

Lauren Katzenberg
Weekend Reading: June 19-21 Edition

The Future of Close Air Support is Not What the Air Force Thinks

Benjamin Fernandes
The Future of Close Air Support is Not What the Air Force Thinks

Getting Airpower Right: In Defense of the Long Range Strike Bomber

Robert Spalding and Adam Lowther
Getting Airpower Right: In Defense of the Long Range Strike Bomber

False Equivalency in the “Indo-Pakistan” Dispute

C. Christine Fair
False Equivalency in the “Indo-Pakistan” Dispute

The War Against ISIL: In Search of a Viable Strategy

Michael Eisenstadt
The War Against ISIL: In Search of a Viable Strategy

Is Stan McChrystal Right About Adapting to Win?

Kori Schake
Is Stan McChrystal Right About Adapting to Win?

Weekend Reading: June 12-14 Edition

Lauren Katzenberg
Weekend Reading: June 12-14 Edition

Why National Reputation Matters

Peter Mansoor
Why National Reputation Matters

The U.S.-South Korean Combined Infantry Division Shows the Alliance is Closer than Ever

David Maxwell
The U.S.-South Korean Combined Infantry Division Shows the Alliance is Closer than Ever

Why Does Pakistan Accuse Indian Spies of Terrorism?

Michael Kugelman
Why Does Pakistan Accuse Indian Spies of Terrorism?

Anthrax Scare: Remain Calm! All is Well!

Al Mauroni
Anthrax Scare: Remain Calm! All is Well!

Independent Long-Range Strike: A Failed Theory

T.X. Hammes
Independent Long-Range Strike: A Failed Theory

Weekend Reading: June 5-7 Edition

Lauren Katzenberg
Weekend Reading: June 5-7 Edition

What Bin Laden Taught us about Jihad in Pakistan

Thomas Lynch
What Bin Laden Taught us about Jihad in Pakistan

The Role of the U.S. Army in Asia

Thomas Bickford and Albert Willner
The Role of the U.S. Army in Asia

Weekend Reading: May 29-31 Edition

Lauren Katzenberg
Weekend Reading: May 29-31 Edition

Close Air Support in 2030: Moving Beyond the A-10/F-35 Debate

Derek O'Malley and Andrew Hill
Close Air Support in 2030: Moving Beyond the A-10/F-35 Debate

The A-10, the F-35, and the Future of Close Air Support

Derek O'Malley and Andrew Hill
The A-10, the F-35, and the Future of Close Air Support

An Afghan Death: Haji Abdul Manaf Was My Brother

Frank Biggio
An Afghan Death: Haji Abdul Manaf Was My Brother

Honor our Fallen By Getting Real on Pakistan

C. Christine Fair
Honor our Fallen By Getting Real on Pakistan

How We Commemorate Memorial Day

John Amble
How We Commemorate Memorial Day

(W)Archives: Fighting the Information War in Sweden

Mark Stout
(W)Archives: Fighting the Information War in Sweden

PODCAST: National Security and the Schoolhouse

Francis J. Gavin, Erin Simpson, Stephen Tankel, and Ryan Evans
PODCAST: National Security and the Schoolhouse

Fighting and Winning in the “Gray Zone”

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Fighting and Winning in the “Gray Zone”

Weekend Reading: May 15-17 Edition

Lauren Katzenberg
Weekend Reading: May 15-17 Edition

Beyond Offset: Paul Scharre on Technical Landscape

Paul Scharre
Beyond Offset: Paul Scharre on Technical Landscape

How to Take Over a Small Country in 10 Easy Steps

Sean McFate
How to Take Over a Small Country in 10 Easy Steps

Googling Iran: The Sources of Mistrust

Richard Klass
Googling Iran: The Sources of Mistrust

Rethinking Section 660: Democracy, Police, and U.S. Foreign Assistance

Jason Fritz
Rethinking Section 660: Democracy, Police, and U.S. Foreign Assistance

We Need an Independent Review of Drone Strikes

Larry Lewis
We Need an Independent Review of Drone Strikes

American Declinism Debated

Frank Hoffman
American Declinism Debated

Weekend Reading: May 1-3

Lauren Katzenberg
Weekend Reading: May 1-3

Parsimonious Albion: Is the UK Going Wobbly?

Frank Hoffman
Parsimonious Albion: Is the UK Going Wobbly?

What’s Past is Prologue: A Story of U.S. Army Lineage, from 1915 to 2015

John Amble
What’s Past is Prologue: A Story of U.S. Army Lineage, from 1915 to 2015

Grand Theft Autocracy

Aaron Mannes
Grand Theft Autocracy

(W)Archives: It’s Not Easy Being a Terrorist

Mark Stout
(W)Archives: It’s Not Easy Being a Terrorist

Hybrid Warfare: Where’s the Beef?

Jyri Raitasalo
Hybrid Warfare: Where’s the Beef?

In Search of Post-9/11 Veterans’ Missing Perspectives

Corri Zoli, Rosy Maury, and Danny Fay
In Search of Post-9/11 Veterans’ Missing Perspectives

Female Rangers Will Lead The Way, Sooner or Later

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Female Rangers Will Lead The Way, Sooner or Later

Weekend Reading: April 17-19 Edition

Lauren Katzenberg
Weekend Reading: April 17-19 Edition

Preparing for Warfare’s Subterranean Future

Benjamin Runkle
Preparing for Warfare’s Subterranean Future

Women in Ground Combat Units: Where’s the Data?

Anna Simons
Women in Ground Combat Units: Where’s the Data?

Focusing Like a Laser Beam on Directed Energy

Jason Ellis
Focusing Like a Laser Beam on Directed Energy

Does Mullah Omar Still Matter?

Michael Kugelman
Does Mullah Omar Still Matter?

Weekend Reading: April 10-12 Edition

Lauren Katzenberg
Weekend Reading: April 10-12 Edition

Groundhog Day in U.S.-Pakistan Relations

C. Christine Fair
Groundhog Day in U.S.-Pakistan Relations

Project Vulcan: Special Ops and the Tech Innovation End Game

Anthony Davis, James Geurts, Adam Jay Harrison, Jawad Rachami, and Christopher Zember
Project Vulcan: Special Ops and the Tech Innovation End Game

Tats and Techies: Building the Next U.S. Military

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Tats and Techies: Building the Next U.S. Military

America Did Hybrid Warfare Too

Todd Greentree
America Did Hybrid Warfare Too

Blowback as National Policy

David Wise
Blowback as National Policy

Weekend Reading List: April 3-5 Edition

Lauren Katzenberg
Weekend Reading List: April 3-5 Edition

Through a Broken Window Darkly: A False Vision of Foreign Policy

Peter Munson
Through a Broken Window Darkly: A False Vision of Foreign Policy

The Bush Wars: Ellis on Intel, Governance, and Ethics in Counterinsurgency

Brett Friedman
The Bush Wars: Ellis on Intel, Governance, and Ethics in Counterinsurgency

Counter-Swarm: A Guide to Defeating Robotic Swarms

Paul Scharre
Counter-Swarm: A Guide to Defeating Robotic Swarms

The Bush Wars: Ellis on Population-Centric Counterinsurgency

Brett Friedman
The Bush Wars: Ellis on Population-Centric Counterinsurgency

Weekend Reading List: March 27-29 Edition

Lauren Katzenberg
Weekend Reading List: March 27-29 Edition

A Better Afghan Strategy: Lose the Timeline

Jason Campbell
A Better Afghan Strategy: Lose the Timeline

Jihadists as the Great Coalition Builders

Mark Stout
Jihadists as the Great Coalition Builders

Commanding the Swarm

Paul Scharre
Commanding the Swarm

The Bush Wars: Ellis on America Fighting in the Philippines

Brett Friedman
The Bush Wars: Ellis on America Fighting in the Philippines

Resetting U.S.-Afghan Relations

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Resetting U.S.-Afghan Relations

(W)Archives: A Penny for Your Doctrine

Nick Danforth
(W)Archives: A Penny for Your Doctrine

Means Matter: Competent Ground Forces and the Fight Against ISIL

David Johnson
Means Matter: Competent Ground Forces and the Fight Against ISIL

Why Cults Work: The Power Games of the Islamic State and the Lord’s Resistance Army

Eleanor Beevor
Why Cults Work: The Power Games of the Islamic State and the Lord’s Resistance Army

Just How Dangerous Is It Really?

Frank Hoffman
Just How Dangerous Is It Really?

An American in Her Majesty’s Ministry of Defence

Scott Smitson
An American in Her Majesty’s Ministry of Defence

The Human Element in Robotic Warfare

Paul Scharre
The Human Element in Robotic Warfare

Lying to Ourselves: The Demise of Military Integrity

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Lying to Ourselves: The Demise of Military Integrity

The Trouble with our Afghan “Led” Campaign

George Vlachonikolis
The Trouble with our Afghan “Led” Campaign

From “Freedom-Fighters” to the Islamic State: The Mutation of Jihad

Myra MacDonald
From “Freedom-Fighters” to the Islamic State: The Mutation of Jihad

A Corridor to a Closer Sino-Pakistani Alliance?

Raza Rumi
A Corridor to a Closer Sino-Pakistani Alliance?

Unleash the Swarm: The Future of Warfare

Paul Scharre
Unleash the Swarm: The Future of Warfare

The National Security Marketplace Must Become Stronger

Chris Taylor
The National Security Marketplace Must Become Stronger

Weekend Reading: February 27 – March 1

WOTR Staff
Weekend Reading: February 27 – March 1

Robots at War and the Quality of Quantity

Paul Scharre
Robots at War and the Quality of Quantity

Women in Combat Arms: Just Good Business

Katey van Dam
Women in Combat Arms: Just Good Business

The Strategy of Savagery: Explaining the Islamic State

David Martin Jones and M.L.R. Smith
The Strategy of Savagery: Explaining the Islamic State

U.S. Land Forces must Deter and Defend Abroad

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
U.S. Land Forces must Deter and Defend Abroad

Iraq after the Islamic State: Politics Rule

Douglas A. Ollivant
Iraq after the Islamic State: Politics Rule

Between a Roomba and a Terminator: What is Autonomy?

Paul Scharre
Between a Roomba and a Terminator: What is Autonomy?

(W)Archives: Is the Past Prologue for the Islamic State?

Kevin Woods and Jessica Huckabey
(W)Archives: Is the Past Prologue for the Islamic State?

Is Obama Real(ist) Confused?

James Joyner
Is Obama Real(ist) Confused?

Addressing Tomorrow’s Challenges with Yesterday’s Budget

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Addressing Tomorrow’s Challenges with Yesterday’s Budget

The Imperative of Defense Reform: Serious Challenges for a Serious SecDef

John G. McGinn, Stephen Rodriguez, and Peter Lichtenbaum
The Imperative of Defense Reform: Serious Challenges for a Serious SecDef

How Many Fighters Does the Islamic State Really Have?

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
How Many Fighters Does the Islamic State Really Have?

U.S. Social Science and International Relations

Stephen Van Evera
U.S. Social Science and International Relations

Resetting the U.S.-Israel Alliance

Michael Eisenstadt
Resetting the U.S.-Israel Alliance

A New Beginning for the United States in Central America?

R. Evan Ellis
A New Beginning for the United States in Central America?

Why American Sniper isn’t a Great War Film

Anthony King
Why American Sniper isn’t a Great War Film

Nothing Comes Without Conditions: China’s Relationship with Pakistan

Myra MacDonald
Nothing Comes Without Conditions: China’s Relationship with Pakistan

A New and Necessary Acronym for NATO

John R. Deni
A New and Necessary Acronym for NATO

A Battlefield No Less Bleak

Steven McGregor
A Battlefield No Less Bleak

Video: The Third U.S. Offset Strategy and its Implications for Partners and Allies

Robert Work
Video: The Third U.S. Offset Strategy and its Implications for Partners and Allies

A Fresh Take on the Military Pay and Benefits Debate

Miriam Krieger and Kevin Kenney
A Fresh Take on the Military Pay and Benefits Debate

What to Look For in the DoD Budget

Paul Scharre
What to Look For in the DoD Budget

An Admiral in the Storm: Stavridis on Leadership and Civility

Ryan Evans
An Admiral in the Storm: Stavridis on Leadership and Civility

Getting to Iraqi Ownership of Iraqi Security

Kris Bauman
Getting to Iraqi Ownership of Iraqi Security

Washington’s New Realism? Parsing the State of the Union

Sean Kay
Washington’s New Realism? Parsing the State of the Union

Military Command in the 21st Century Through the Eyes of Two Generals

Anthony King
Military Command in the 21st Century Through the Eyes of Two Generals

Rhetoric and Reality in the State of the Union Address

Elbridge Colby
Rhetoric and Reality in the State of the Union Address

The State of the Union: The President Struck the Right Tone

Shawn Brimley
The State of the Union: The President Struck the Right Tone

Full Text: State of the Union Address

Barack Obama
Full Text: State of the Union Address

PODCAST: South Asia meets East Asia

Andrew Small, Stephen Tankel, Joshua White, and Ryan Evans
PODCAST: South Asia meets East Asia

Inspired, Networked & Directed – The Muddled Jihad of ISIS & al Qaeda post Hebdo

Clint Watts
Inspired, Networked & Directed – The Muddled Jihad of ISIS & al Qaeda post Hebdo

Counterbureacracy and Lawfare: The Question of Torture in the War on Terror

Rep. Michael G. Waltz
Counterbureacracy and Lawfare: The Question of Torture in the War on Terror

Not So Chickenhawk: Pushing Back Against Fallows

Michael Cohen
Not So Chickenhawk: Pushing Back Against Fallows

Brothers Forever at Rest in Arlington’s Section 60

David Mattingly
Brothers Forever at Rest in Arlington’s Section 60

Ash Carter and the Rolling Stones Rule of Leadership

Joshua Jones
Ash Carter and the Rolling Stones Rule of Leadership

U.S.-Cuban Relations: Lessons from China and the Soviet Bloc

James Lockhart
U.S.-Cuban Relations: Lessons from China and the Soviet Bloc

Needed Now: A Realistic Strategy Force Structure for the 21st Century

Harlan Ullman
Needed Now: A Realistic Strategy Force Structure for the 21st Century

Answering the Pashtun Question

Myra MacDonald
Answering the Pashtun Question

The Unknowns in the Invisible War

David Mattingly
The Unknowns in the Invisible War

After Peshawar, Expect Business as Usual in Pakistan

C. Christine Fair
After Peshawar, Expect Business as Usual in Pakistan

Reappraising the West’s Approach Toward Russia

John R. Deni
Reappraising the West’s Approach Toward Russia

The War on the Rocks 2014 Holiday Reading List

WOTR Staff
The War on the Rocks 2014 Holiday Reading List

Kajaki: A War Story with No Enemy

Anthony King
Kajaki: A War Story with No Enemy

Weekend Reading: December 12-14

Chris Dehn
Weekend Reading: December 12-14

Ten Rules for Building Militias in an Era of Terrorism and Persistent Conflict

Patricio Asfura-Heim
Ten Rules for Building Militias in an Era of Terrorism and Persistent Conflict

Service in a Time of Perpetual Conflict

David Mattingly
Service in a Time of Perpetual Conflict

Explaining Pakistan’s Confidence

Myra MacDonald
Explaining Pakistan’s Confidence

The U.S. needs a more tailored & discriminate deterrence regime

Jerry Meyerle
The U.S. needs a more tailored & discriminate deterrence regime

Weekend Reading: December 5-7

Chris Dehn
Weekend Reading: December 5-7

The British War Movie America Needs

T.S. Allen
The British War Movie America Needs

“Supporting the Troops” in Germany and the United States

Chris Dehn
“Supporting the Troops” in Germany and the United States

Top 10 Failed Defense Programs of the RMA Era

Stephen Rodriguez
Top 10 Failed Defense Programs of the RMA Era

What’s the Plan? The Afghan National Security Forces

Jason Campbell
What’s the Plan? The Afghan National Security Forces

Back to Night Raids: Counterinsurgency or Counterbureaucracy?

Rep. Michael G. Waltz
Back to Night Raids: Counterinsurgency or Counterbureaucracy?

Here’s Why Women in Combat Will Work

Anthony King
Here’s Why Women in Combat Will Work

Don’t Exclude Women from Combat Units Because of Cohesion

Robert Egnell
Don’t Exclude Women from Combat Units Because of Cohesion

“Boots On Our Ground, Please!”: The Army in the Pacific

Dan.Karbler
“Boots On Our Ground, Please!”: The Army in the Pacific

The Still Nearly Impossible Job of Secretary of Defense

Charles Stevenson
The Still Nearly Impossible Job of Secretary of Defense

Weekend Reading: November 21-23

John Waters
Weekend Reading: November 21-23

The Counterinsurgency Paradigm Shift

Justin Lynch
The Counterinsurgency Paradigm Shift

Special Warfare: The Missing Middle in U.S. Coercive Options

Dan Madden, Dick Hoffmann, Michael W. Johnson, Fred T. Krawchuk, John E. Peters, Linda Robinson, and Abby Doll
Special Warfare: The Missing Middle in U.S. Coercive Options

The Lessons of the Dead in Helmand

George Vlachonikolis
The Lessons of the Dead in Helmand

Here’s Why Women in Combat Units is a Bad Idea

Anna Simons
Here’s Why Women in Combat Units is a Bad Idea

Too Important to Fail? Jihad and Tunisia’s Experiment with Democracy

Amanda Claypool
Too Important to Fail? Jihad and Tunisia’s Experiment with Democracy

A Game-Changing Third Offset Strategy

Secretary Chuck Hagel
A Game-Changing Third Offset Strategy

Weekend Reading: November 14-16

John Waters
Weekend Reading: November 14-16

It’s More Than One Day A Year

David Mattingly
It’s More Than One Day A Year

American Power and the Culmination of Unconventional Warfare

Steve Thomas
American Power and the Culmination of Unconventional Warfare

What’s the Plan? The Afghan Government

Jason Campbell
What’s the Plan? The Afghan Government

War, Interrupted, Part II: From Prisoners to Rulers

Craig Whiteside
War, Interrupted, Part II: From Prisoners to Rulers

Defeating Putin’s Strategy of Ambiguity

Douglas Mastriano
Defeating Putin’s Strategy of Ambiguity

War, Interrupted, Part I: The Roots of the Jihadist Resurgence in Iraq

Craig Whiteside
War, Interrupted, Part I: The Roots of the Jihadist Resurgence in Iraq

5 Questions with David Danelo on his New Book, The Return: A Field Manual for Life After Combat

WOTR Staff
5 Questions with David Danelo on his New Book, The Return: A Field Manual for Life After Combat

Mountains, Mines and Memories: The Idea of Kurdistan

Ty Mayfield
Mountains, Mines and Memories: The Idea of Kurdistan

Sorrow, Memory, and the End of the Helmand Campaign

Ryan Evans
Sorrow, Memory, and the End of the Helmand Campaign

Was David Drugeon a French Intelligence Agent?

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
Was David Drugeon a French Intelligence Agent?

What Black Ops 2 Gets Right About America’s Dirty Little Wars

Adam Elkus
What Black Ops 2 Gets Right About America’s Dirty Little Wars

Weekend Reading: Halloween Edition

John Waters
Weekend Reading: Halloween Edition

Against a Tech-Centric Offset

Jon Czarnecki
Against a Tech-Centric Offset

Strategic Overstretch and the Jihadist Generation Gap

Mark Stout
Strategic Overstretch and the Jihadist Generation Gap

Could the United States Ever Release Aafia Siddiqui?

Michael Kugelman
Could the United States Ever Release Aafia Siddiqui?

What Does the Recent Spate of Lone Wolf Terrorist Attacks Mean?

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
What Does the Recent Spate of Lone Wolf Terrorist Attacks Mean?

How We Lost Touch With Our Friends in Iraq

Andrew E. Lembke
How We Lost Touch With Our Friends in Iraq

To Save Money, Go Unmanned

Paul Scharre and Daniel Burg
To Save Money, Go Unmanned

Technology strategy then and now – the Long Range Research and Development Planning Program

Ben FitzGerald
Technology strategy then and now – the Long Range Research and Development Planning Program

Land of the Free Because of the Brave

David Mattingly
Land of the Free Because of the Brave

The Perils of Limiting Our Wars

Kori Schake
The Perils of Limiting Our Wars

Happy Birthday to the U.S. Navy

Scott Cheney-Peters
Happy Birthday to the U.S. Navy

The Great Revamp: 11 Trends Shaping Future Conflict

Frank Hoffman and Pat Garrett
The Great Revamp: 11 Trends Shaping Future Conflict

15,000-plus for Fighting: The Return of the Foreign Fighters

Michael Noonan
15,000-plus for Fighting: The Return of the Foreign Fighters

Ukraine and the Art of Limited War

Lawrence Freedman
Ukraine and the Art of Limited War

Do Drones Have a Future?

Paul Scharre
Do Drones Have a Future?

Finding Strategic Man

Daniel Steed
Finding Strategic Man

The Modi Visit and U.S.-India Defense Cooperation

Joshua White
The Modi Visit and U.S.-India Defense Cooperation

Helping Humanity and Advancing American Interests

Taylor Teaford
Helping Humanity and Advancing American Interests

The Heroic Difficulty: Matching Power and Purpose

Frank Hoffman
The Heroic Difficulty: Matching Power and Purpose

Maritime Mercenaries or Innovative Defense? Private Security & the Evolving Piracy Threat

John-Clark Levin
Maritime Mercenaries or Innovative Defense? Private Security & the Evolving Piracy Threat

Judging Modi: The Historical Context

C. Christine Fair
Judging Modi: The Historical Context

Weekend Reading: 26 September

Jay-Paul Lenker
Weekend Reading: 26 September

No, containing ISIL is not “good enough”

Brad Taylor
No, containing ISIL is not “good enough”

Benghazi! Benghazi! Benghazi!

Benjamin Runkle
Benghazi! Benghazi! Benghazi!

The Anti-ISIL strategy: Let’s whack another mole and hope it’s the last

Robert Egnell
The Anti-ISIL strategy: Let’s whack another mole and hope it’s the last

ISIL Is Contained And That Should Be Good Enough

Christopher Bolan
ISIL Is Contained And That Should Be Good Enough

Weekend Reading: September 19-21

John Waters
Weekend Reading: September 19-21

The UK’s Counter-Radicalization Strategy Just Failed; What Now?

James Brandon
The UK’s Counter-Radicalization Strategy Just Failed; What Now?

Between Counterinsurgency and Genocide

Richard Outzen
Between Counterinsurgency and Genocide

It’s Time for a National Border Security Strategy

Tom Leonard and Joshua Katz
It’s Time for a National Border Security Strategy

The Hornet’s Nest: Our Longest War and the Americans who Fought It

David Mattingly
The Hornet’s Nest: Our Longest War and the Americans who Fought It

Don’t Focus on Civilian Casualties

Robert Goldich
Don’t Focus on Civilian Casualties

Why You Need to Check Out the Invictus Games

John Amble
Why You Need to Check Out the Invictus Games

Assessing the Terrorist Threat 13 Years after 9/11: Old Guard Al Qaeda, Team ISIS & the Upstarts

Clint Watts
Assessing the Terrorist Threat 13 Years after 9/11: Old Guard Al Qaeda, Team ISIS & the Upstarts

Carry On Empathizing: The ISIS Crisis and Western Political Thought

David Martin Jones and M.L.R. Smith
Carry On Empathizing: The ISIS Crisis and Western Political Thought

Warfare in the Early Caliphate: Revisiting A.I. Akram’s “The Sword of Allah”

Dhruva Jaishankar
Warfare in the Early Caliphate: Revisiting A.I. Akram’s “The Sword of Allah”

Observations on the Long War

Conrad Crane
Observations on the Long War

A Successful NATO Summit? Proof Will Be in the Pudding

Stanley R. Sloan
A Successful NATO Summit? Proof Will Be in the Pudding

Zawahiri’s Counter-Caliphate

William McCants
Zawahiri’s Counter-Caliphate

Weekend Reading: Back to School Edition

WOTR Staff
Weekend Reading: Back to School Edition

Bad as Baghdadi? Pakistan’s Most Dangerous Man

Michael Kugelman
Bad as Baghdadi? Pakistan’s Most Dangerous Man

Towards a Gaza Cease-Fire: Talking and Shooting in Cairo

Michael Baskin
Towards a Gaza Cease-Fire: Talking and Shooting in Cairo

Remarks by President Obama to the People of Estonia

Barack Obama
Remarks by President Obama to the People of Estonia

Crescent Over The Thames

Jonathan Bronitsky
Crescent Over The Thames

In Pakistan a Soft Coup Stalls

Myra MacDonald
In Pakistan a Soft Coup Stalls

World War II Remembered through the Movies

David Luhrssen
World War II Remembered through the Movies

The Myth of a Friendless China

David Wise
The Myth of a Friendless China

A Master Plan to Counter China’s Growing Military Might?

Harry Kazianis
A Master Plan to Counter China’s Growing Military Might?

The NDP Review is Worse than You Thought

Christopher Bolan
The NDP Review is Worse than You Thought

A Constellation of Vital Phenomena: A Literary Window into Russia’s Chechnya Wars

Kori Schake
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena: A Literary Window into Russia’s Chechnya Wars

New Memoir Captures What Soldiers Never Say

George Vlachonikolis
New Memoir Captures What Soldiers Never Say

The C-130: Feeding the Needful Beast

Peter Munson
The C-130: Feeding the Needful Beast

NATO Summit: Messaging to Moscow and Burden-Sharing

Stanley R. Sloan
NATO Summit: Messaging to Moscow and Burden-Sharing

Clausewitz: The Fighting Soldier

Christopher Mewett
Clausewitz: The Fighting Soldier

Ollivant at TNR on the threat of ISIL to the US Homeland

Douglas A. Ollivant
Ollivant at TNR on the threat of ISIL to the US Homeland

Bringing it all back home: The roots of militarized policing

William Rosenau
Bringing it all back home: The roots of militarized policing

A New Defense Innovation Base

Adam Jay Harrison, Jawad Rachami, and Christopher Zember
A New Defense Innovation Base

A New History of The Great War: WWI Gets a “Graphic” Treatment

Kathleen J. McInnis
A New History of The Great War: WWI Gets a “Graphic” Treatment

(Air) Striking the Right Balance in Iraq

Michael McBride
(Air) Striking the Right Balance in Iraq

Israel and the Demise of “Mowing the Grass”

T.X. Hammes
Israel and the Demise of “Mowing the Grass”

Don’t Forget the Taliban

Frank Hoffman
Don’t Forget the Taliban

WEEKEND READING: AUGUST 15

Lauren Katzenberg
WEEKEND READING: AUGUST 15

Dignity Battles the Dawn: The Complex Web of Libya’s Civil War

Amanda Kadlec
Dignity Battles the Dawn: The Complex Web of Libya’s Civil War

Why The Troops Loved Robin Williams

John Amble
Why The Troops Loved Robin Williams

Left Behind: Why It’s Time to Draft Robots for CASEVAC

Paul Scharre
Left Behind: Why It’s Time to Draft Robots for CASEVAC

No More Solitude: How To Make DoD the Next Google

Adam Jay Harrison and Stephen Rodriguez
No More Solitude: How To Make DoD the Next Google

A Strategy To What End?

Stephen Rodriguez
A Strategy To What End?

Weekend Reading: 8/8 Edition

Usha Sahay
Weekend Reading: 8/8 Edition

The Dangerous Nexus Between Radicalism in Britain and Syria’s Foreign Fighters

Roger Farhat
The Dangerous Nexus Between Radicalism in Britain and Syria’s Foreign Fighters

General and Flag Officers Killed in War

Robert S. Rush
General and Flag Officers Killed in War

National Defense Panel: New Ideas Needed

Robert Haddick
National Defense Panel: New Ideas Needed

A New American Military Ethic

Frank Hoffman
A New American Military Ethic

National Defense Panel: Budget Can’t Support 2014 QDR

John Amble
National Defense Panel: Budget Can’t Support 2014 QDR

India-Pakistan through the Israel-Palestine Mirror

Myra MacDonald
India-Pakistan through the Israel-Palestine Mirror

More Dissent Needed: Critical Thinking and PME

Nicholas Murray
More Dissent Needed: Critical Thinking and PME

How to Lose the Robotics Revolution

Paul Scharre
How to Lose the Robotics Revolution

Vets on Campus and the Civ-Mil Divide

Emma Stokien
Vets on Campus and the Civ-Mil Divide

Don’t Believe Everything You Read in the Papers: General Amos Edition

James Joyner
Don’t Believe Everything You Read in the Papers: General Amos Edition

The Shadow Wars of the 21st Century

David Barno
The Shadow Wars of the 21st Century

Transforming NATO for Next Generation Challenges

Kathleen J. McInnis
Transforming NATO for Next Generation Challenges

Pakistan: Did the Right Enemy Know Where Bin Laden Was?

C. Christine Fair
Pakistan: Did the Right Enemy Know Where Bin Laden Was?

Reagan: Address to the Nation on the Soviet Attack on a Korean Civilian Airliner

President Ronald Reagan
Reagan: Address to the Nation on the Soviet Attack on a Korean Civilian Airliner

Strategy: Does the Center of Gravity Have Value?

John Haines
Strategy: Does the Center of Gravity Have Value?

Raising an Army: Ten Rules

Sean McFate
Raising an Army: Ten Rules

Is U.S. Power Lost at Sea?

Stanley R. Sloan
Is U.S. Power Lost at Sea?

The New Caliph: Just Another Broadway Joe

Craig Whiteside
The New Caliph: Just Another Broadway Joe

Go Ahead, Forget Center of Gravity…

Jeff Becker and Todd Zwolensky
Go Ahead, Forget Center of Gravity…

War on the Rocks 1st Anniversary Note

Ryan Evans
War on the Rocks 1st Anniversary Note

A Flight Home I Didn’t Want to Board

John Uxer
A Flight Home I Didn’t Want to Board

A New Nixon Doctrine: Strategy for a Polycentric World

Mark Safranski
A New Nixon Doctrine: Strategy for a Polycentric World

ISIL’s Bold Caliphate Roll-Out: Objectives and Risks

Barak Mendelsohn
ISIL’s Bold Caliphate Roll-Out: Objectives and Risks

5 Questions with Thomas Hegghammer on Jihad and Jihadi Cocktails

Ryan Evans
5 Questions with Thomas Hegghammer on Jihad and Jihadi Cocktails

The Pakistan Army’s Foray into North Waziristan: Get Used to Disappointment

C. Christine Fair
The Pakistan Army’s Foray into North Waziristan: Get Used to Disappointment

Weekend Reading: 4th of July Edition

Lauren Katzenberg
Weekend Reading: 4th of July Edition

Realigning Your Mental Map: Sadr City, 2008

Andrew Steadman
Realigning Your Mental Map: Sadr City, 2008

A Rose by Any Other Name Still has Thorns: A Global Network of Navies

Claude Berube
A Rose by Any Other Name Still has Thorns: A Global Network of Navies

Poll: Veterans Feel Less Stress Than Civilians

John Amble
Poll: Veterans Feel Less Stress Than Civilians

Planning for the Last Peace?

B.J. Armstrong
Planning for the Last Peace?

No Strategic Success without 21st Century Seapower: Forward Partnering

Frank Hoffman
No Strategic Success without 21st Century Seapower: Forward Partnering

Inside the Collapse of the Iraqi Army’s 2nd Division

Yasir Abbas and Dan Trombly
Inside the Collapse of the Iraqi Army’s 2nd Division

5 Questions on Foreign Policy and Drinking Matchups with Richard Fontaine

Ryan Evans
5 Questions on Foreign Policy and Drinking Matchups with Richard Fontaine

Military intervention, Iranian-style

Farzan Sabet
Military intervention, Iranian-style

Iraq and the City of Man

Peter Munson
Iraq and the City of Man

Hacking Defense: Changing How DoD Innovates

Adam Jay Harrison and Stephen Rodriguez
Hacking Defense: Changing How DoD Innovates

Weekend Reading: June 20

Lauren Katzenberg
Weekend Reading: June 20

POTUS: Up to 300 Military Advisors to Iraq

Barack Obama
POTUS: Up to 300 Military Advisors to Iraq

Unipolar No More: The Obama Doctrine and the Emerging Powers

Amitav Acharya
Unipolar No More: The Obama Doctrine and the Emerging Powers

Johnnie Red in Helmand

Ryan Evans
Johnnie Red in Helmand

Less than 10K in the Graveyard of Empires

Thomas Lynch
Less than 10K in the Graveyard of Empires

Iraq and the Fall of Saigon

Robert Killebrew
Iraq and the Fall of Saigon

National Security Education: A User’s Manual

Audrey Kurth Cronin
National Security Education: A User’s Manual

ISIS: This Too Shall Pass

Mark Stout
ISIS: This Too Shall Pass

Raising the Value of Going Green on the Battlefield

Tim McDonald
Raising the Value of Going Green on the Battlefield

Reviewing Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Wind Rises,” or: Why You Should Start Watching Cartoons (Seriously)

Kathleen J. McInnis
Reviewing Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Wind Rises,” or: Why You Should Start Watching Cartoons (Seriously)

The Secretary’s Playbook on Sergeant Bowe Berghdahl

Butch Bracknell
The Secretary’s Playbook on Sergeant Bowe Berghdahl

Why We Shouldn’t Take the State Department’s Terrorism Report on Pakistan at Face Value

Michael Kugelman
Why We Shouldn’t Take the State Department’s Terrorism Report on Pakistan at Face Value

Grading the White House on Bergdahl

Ryan Evans
Grading the White House on Bergdahl

The Real Myths of Counterinsurgency

David H. Ucko
The Real Myths of Counterinsurgency

What is the Army Reserve’s Private Public Partnership Initiative?

John Amble
What is the Army Reserve’s Private Public Partnership Initiative?

WEEKEND READING: 6 JUNE

Lauren Katzenberg
WEEKEND READING: 6 JUNE

Fightin’ Joe: The Marine Corps’ New Commandant

John Amble
Fightin’ Joe: The Marine Corps’ New Commandant

Friends Forever? The U.S. and the Future of Japanese Military Power

Stephen Rodriguez
Friends Forever? The U.S. and the Future of Japanese Military Power

Understanding the Marine Corps’ Special Operators

Billy Birdzell
Understanding the Marine Corps’ Special Operators

Photographs of the Dead in War

Marc Tyrrell
Photographs of the Dead in War

Enabling Pakistan

Myra MacDonald
Enabling Pakistan

Weekend Reading: May 30

Usha Sahay
Weekend Reading: May 30

End of ISAF, End of NATO?

John R. Deni
End of ISAF, End of NATO?

Obama at West Point: “America must always lead”

Barack Obama
Obama at West Point: “America must always lead”

To Ramadi and Back

Mark Murphy
To Ramadi and Back

Welcome to Charlie Mike

John Amble
Welcome to Charlie Mike

Intelligence at the End of Empire

Mark Stout
Intelligence at the End of Empire

American Amnesia In The Afghan War

Jacob Rozich
American Amnesia In The Afghan War

How We Commemorate Memorial Day

John Amble
How We Commemorate Memorial Day

(W)Archives: Wandering Mujahidin Menace?

Mark Stout
(W)Archives: Wandering Mujahidin Menace?

WEEKEND READING: MEMORIAL DAY EDITION

Lauren Katzenberg
WEEKEND READING: MEMORIAL DAY EDITION

An Incompetent War: Britain in Helmand

George Vlachonikolis
An Incompetent War: Britain in Helmand

Going Green on the Battlefield Saves Lives

Adam Tiffen
Going Green on the Battlefield Saves Lives

State of Jihad: The Reality of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria

Douglas A. Ollivant and Brian Fishman
State of Jihad: The Reality of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria

Who’s Killing Pakistan’s Shia and Why?

C. Christine Fair
Who’s Killing Pakistan’s Shia and Why?

U.S. Drones are from Mars, Euro Drones are from Venus

Ulrike Franke
U.S. Drones are from Mars, Euro Drones are from Venus

(W)Archives: An Al Qaeda Strategist’s Lessons for the U.S. in Syria

Brian Fishman
(W)Archives: An Al Qaeda Strategist’s Lessons for the U.S. in Syria

“Small is Beautiful”: El Salvador’s Lessons and Non-Lessons for the Indirect Approach

David H. Ucko
“Small is Beautiful”: El Salvador’s Lessons and Non-Lessons for the Indirect Approach

NATO and Ukraine: Walking Familiar Ground

Jordan Becker
NATO and Ukraine: Walking Familiar Ground

These Aren’t the Defense Job Cuts You’re Looking For

Thomas Lynch
These Aren’t the Defense Job Cuts You’re Looking For

Perimeter Defense

Stephen Rodriguez
Perimeter Defense

5 Questions with Dave Dilegge on Small Wars and COIN Cocktails

Ryan Evans
5 Questions with Dave Dilegge on Small Wars and COIN Cocktails

THE GREAT GREEN SEA CONTROL FLEET

David Wise
THE GREAT GREEN SEA CONTROL FLEET

Weekend Reading: May 9 Edition

Lauren Katzenberg
Weekend Reading: May 9 Edition

Nobody Puts Kashmir in a Corner

Myra MacDonald
Nobody Puts Kashmir in a Corner

The Ultimate 360-degree Evaluation

Guy Snodgrass and Ben Kohlmann
The Ultimate 360-degree Evaluation

Democracy in Iraq: The American Military’s Kobayashi Maru

Stanley J. Wiechnik
Democracy in Iraq: The American Military’s Kobayashi Maru

Doing More: Landpower and Alliances

John R. Deni
Doing More: Landpower and Alliances

Five Pakistani Militants We Should Be Paying More Attention To

Michael Kugelman
Five Pakistani Militants We Should Be Paying More Attention To

From Houston to Baku: America’s Local Foreign Policymaking

Joshua Walker
From Houston to Baku: America’s Local Foreign Policymaking

The Role of Europe in American Defense Strategy

John R. Deni
The Role of Europe in American Defense Strategy

Heroes Left to Die

Rusty Bradley
Heroes Left to Die

Art of War: Oculus and Military Interventions

Kathleen J. McInnis
Art of War: Oculus and Military Interventions

Ukraine: A Make or Break Moment for Europe

Vivien Pertusot
Ukraine: A Make or Break Moment for Europe

Introducing The Art of War

Kathleen J. McInnis
Introducing The Art of War

The Rise and Fall of Major Jim Gant

Joseph Collins
The Rise and Fall of Major Jim Gant

5 Questions with Kim Dozier on Resilience and Hash Brownies

Ryan Evans
5 Questions with Kim Dozier on Resilience and Hash Brownies

Weekend Reading: April 11

Usha Sahay
Weekend Reading: April 11

(W)Archives: You’re Fired!

Mark Stout
(W)Archives: You’re Fired!

Carlito’s Way: Resolve and the Narcissism of Great Powers

Patrick Porter
Carlito’s Way: Resolve and the Narcissism of Great Powers

WEEKEND READING: APRIL 4TH

Lauren Katzenberg
WEEKEND READING: APRIL 4TH

Prepare for More Volatile Times as India-Pakistan Ties Turn Unpredictable

Myra MacDonald
Prepare for More Volatile Times as India-Pakistan Ties Turn Unpredictable

Feed the Banker, Starve the Warrior

David C. Fuquea
Feed the Banker, Starve the Warrior

A Preliminary Critique of the “Do Something Now” Doctrine

Ali Wyne
A Preliminary Critique of the “Do Something Now” Doctrine

Over-Commitment Is Not The Problem

Usha Sahay
Over-Commitment Is Not The Problem

Korea: Strategic Patience = Strategic Paralysis

David Maxwell
Korea: Strategic Patience = Strategic Paralysis

Differing Perspectives on Ukraine, Russia, NATO and US Policy

Stanley R. Sloan
Differing Perspectives on Ukraine, Russia, NATO and US Policy

(W)ARCHIVES: U.S.-Pakistan Relations: Not much has changed in 14 years

Myra MacDonald
(W)ARCHIVES: U.S.-Pakistan Relations: Not much has changed in 14 years

The Russia Crisis Proves the Case for the Asia Pivot

Sean Kay
The Russia Crisis Proves the Case for the Asia Pivot

The Return of Great Power Politics: Re-Examining the Nixon Doctrine

Chad Pillai
The Return of Great Power Politics: Re-Examining the Nixon Doctrine

Russian Aggression is a Predictable Result of Bad Western Policy

Jeremy Kotkin
Russian Aggression is a Predictable Result of Bad Western Policy

Four Pakistani Conspiracy Theories That Are Less Fictitious Than You’d Think

Michael Kugelman
Four Pakistani Conspiracy Theories That Are Less Fictitious Than You’d Think

5 Questions on Special Ops & Scotch with Assistant Secretary of Defense Michael Lumpkin

Ryan Evans
5 Questions on Special Ops & Scotch with Assistant Secretary of Defense Michael Lumpkin

Weekend Reading, 21-23 March

Lauren Katzenberg
Weekend Reading, 21-23 March