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Analysis and Education: Twin Tracks of Marine Wargaming

Joseph Wehmeyer
Analysis and Education: Twin Tracks of Marine Wargaming

The Emerging Emphasis on Enlisted Wargaming

Nicole Wiley
The Emerging Emphasis on Enlisted Wargaming

Put Educational Wargaming in the Hands of the Warfighter

Sebastian J. Bae
Put Educational Wargaming in the Hands of the Warfighter

Wargaming Climate Change: Who Plays for the Red Team?

Andrea H. Cameron and Sharon E. Burke
Wargaming Climate Change: Who Plays for the Red Team?

A Tale of Two Wargames: An Entirely Fictitious Tale of Wargaming Woe and Tragedy

Jon Compton
A Tale of Two Wargames: An Entirely Fictitious Tale of Wargaming Woe and Tragedy

Is It a Wargame? It Doesn’t Matter: Rigorous Wargames Versus Effective Wargaming

Jeremy Sepinsky
Is It a Wargame? It Doesn’t Matter: Rigorous Wargames Versus Effective Wargaming

Is the Department of Defense Making Enough Progress in Wargaming?

Yuna Huh Wong and Garrett Heath
Is the Department of Defense Making Enough Progress in Wargaming?

Lawyers, Guns, and Twitter: Wargaming the Role of Law in War

Thomas J. Gordon IV, Adam Oler, Laurie Blank, and Jill Goldenziel
Lawyers, Guns, and Twitter: Wargaming the Role of Law in War

Bringing Congress to the (Wargaming) Table for a Bigger and Better Navy

Rep. Mike Gallagher
Bringing Congress to the (Wargaming) Table for a Bigger and Better Navy

Wargaming Cyber Security

Benjamin Schechter
Wargaming Cyber Security

May Madness: Competitive Wargaming in a Pandemic

Thomas J. Gordon IV, James Joyner, and Jorge Benitez
May Madness: Competitive Wargaming in a Pandemic

Wargaming Lessons from Exercise Sea Dragon

Von Lambert and Tyler Quinn
Wargaming Lessons from Exercise Sea Dragon

Getting the Story Right about Wargaming

ED McGrady
Getting the Story Right about Wargaming

Rolling the Iron Dice: From Analytical Wargaming to the Cycle of Research

Peter P. Perla, Web Ewell, Christopher Ma, Justin Peachey, Jeremy Sepinsky, and Basil Tripsas
Rolling the Iron Dice: From Analytical Wargaming to the Cycle of Research

The Obstacles on the Road to Better Analytical Wargaming

Jon Compton
The Obstacles on the Road to Better Analytical Wargaming

Roll for Initiative: NATO’s Navies Need a Wargaming Series

Jared Samuelson
Roll for Initiative: NATO’s Navies Need a Wargaming Series

Wargaming Has a Place, But Is No Panacea for Professional Military Education

Carrie Lee and Bill Lewis
Wargaming Has a Place, But Is No Panacea for Professional Military Education

Welcome to Fight Club: Wargaming the Future

Benjamin Jensen
Welcome to Fight Club: Wargaming the Future

Building a Pipeline of Wargaming Talent: A Two-Track Solution

Elizabeth Bartels
Building a Pipeline of Wargaming Talent: A Two-Track Solution

An Air Force ‘Way of Swarm’: Using Wargaming and Artificial Intelligence to Train Drones

Clayton Schuety and Lucas Will
An Air Force ‘Way of Swarm’: Using Wargaming and Artificial Intelligence to Train Drones

Wargaming with Athena: How to Make Militaries Smarter, Faster, and More Efficient with Artificial Intelligence

Benjamin Jensen, Scott Cuomo, and Chris Whyte
Wargaming with Athena: How to Make Militaries Smarter, Faster, and More Efficient with Artificial Intelligence

Adding Shots on Target: Wargaming Beyond the Game

Elizabeth Bartels
Adding Shots on Target: Wargaming Beyond the Game

Wargaming in the Classroom: An Odyssey

James Lacey
Wargaming in the Classroom: An Odyssey

Play On: Supporting Decision-Makers by Sustaining Wargaming

Joshua Jones
Play On: Supporting Decision-Makers by Sustaining Wargaming

Gaming the System: Obstacles to Reinvigorating Defense Wargaming

Stacie L. Pettyjohn and David A. Shlapak
Gaming the System: Obstacles to Reinvigorating Defense Wargaming

Revitalizing Wargaming is Necessary to Be Prepared for Future Wars

Robert Work and Gen. Paul Selva
Revitalizing Wargaming is Necessary to Be Prepared for Future Wars

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 People’s Liberation Army on Wargaming

Dean Cheng
The People’s Liberation Army on Wargaming

Who Stress-Tests U.S. War Plans?

Alexandra Gerber
Who Stress-Tests U.S. War Plans?

Gamified War in Ukraine: Points, Drones, and the New Moral Economy of Killing

Hadi Al-Majdalani
Gamified War in Ukraine: Points, Drones, and the New Moral Economy of Killing

The Affordable Mass the Air Force Is Looking For Is Hiding in Plain Sight

Ben McNally
The Affordable Mass the Air Force Is Looking For Is Hiding in Plain Sight

Chasing True AI Autonomy: From Legacy Mindsets to Battlefield Dominance

Vitaliy Goncharuk
Chasing True AI Autonomy: From Legacy Mindsets to Battlefield Dominance

Decline of Operational Art: The Story of A Strategic China Wargame

Marco Lyons
Decline of Operational Art: The Story of A Strategic China Wargame

Operating AI in the Gray Zone: Drawing Clear Lines Before They Blur 

Morgan Plummer
Operating AI in the Gray Zone: Drawing Clear Lines Before They Blur 

The Coming Wave: Chinese Doctrine on the Tabletop?

Cornell Fuka
The Coming Wave: Chinese Doctrine on the Tabletop?

Two Dangerous Assumptions in U.S. Defense Planning and How to Fix Them

Noel Williams
Two Dangerous Assumptions in U.S. Defense Planning and How to Fix Them

A Wargame to Take Taiwan, from China’s Perspective

Jeffrey Michaels and Michael John Williams
A Wargame to Take Taiwan, from China’s Perspective

The Evolution of How We Interpret (and Misinterpret) AI

Vincent J. Carchidi
The Evolution of How We Interpret (and Misinterpret) AI

Crafting a Successful U.S. Force Posture Abroad

David Ochmanek and Andrew Hoehn
Crafting a Successful U.S. Force Posture Abroad

Data Centers on the 21st Century Battlefield

Alex Rough
Data Centers on the 21st Century Battlefield

Military Gaming to Stay Ahead, But Not the Kind You Think

Joseph L. Votel
Military Gaming to Stay Ahead, But Not the Kind You Think

Building a New Brain: Transforming Military Schoolhouses into AI Battle Labs

Benjamin Jensen
Building a New Brain: Transforming Military Schoolhouses into AI Battle Labs

Spectacular Drone Strikes and the Future Sanctuary of the U.S. Homeland

Michael Poznansky and Erik Sand
Spectacular Drone Strikes and the Future Sanctuary of the U.S. Homeland

The Marine Corps Americans Want Can’t Be Derailed by a Fake Crisis

Ryan Evans
The Marine Corps Americans Want Can’t Be Derailed by a Fake Crisis

Allied Arsenal: Building Strength Through Shared Production

Trevor Phillips-Levine and Andrew Tenbusch
Allied Arsenal: Building Strength Through Shared Production

Putting the Defense Industry Through Wargames

Sandra R. Thomas
Putting the Defense Industry Through Wargames

Too Much Tech Can Ruin Wargames

Jonathan Compton, Joseph Mroszczyk, and Matthew Tattar
Too Much Tech Can Ruin Wargames

Crucibles, Not Comfort, Shape Future Military Leaders

J. William DeMarco
Crucibles, Not Comfort, Shape Future Military Leaders

Modernizing Military Decision-Making: Transforming European Command

Bryan Quinn, Bobby Sickler, and David Wiltse
Modernizing Military Decision-Making: Transforming European Command

Peering into the Future of Artificial Intelligence in the Military Classroom

James Lacey
Peering into the Future of Artificial Intelligence in the Military Classroom

It’s Time to Build the Digital Century Series

Ben McNally
It’s Time to Build the Digital Century Series

Rolling Back Naval Forward Presence Will Strengthen American Deterrence

Jonathan Panter
Rolling Back Naval Forward Presence Will Strengthen American Deterrence

Can Europe Fight for Taiwan?

Luis Simón and Toshi Yoshihara
Can Europe Fight for Taiwan?

America is Not Prepared for a Protracted War

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
America is Not Prepared for a Protracted War

American Defense Planning in the Shadow of Protracted War

Evan Montgomery and Julian Ouellet
American Defense Planning in the Shadow of Protracted War

Next-Generation Decoys for the Marine Corps

Jorge Rivero
Next-Generation Decoys for the Marine Corps

The Wargames That Prophesized America’s Defeat in Vietnam

Jacquelyn Schneider and Jacob Ganz
The Wargames That Prophesized America’s Defeat in Vietnam

In War and Society, Large Language Models Are What We Make of Them

Benjamin Jensen, Yasir Atalan, and Ian Reynolds
In War and Society, Large Language Models Are What We Make of Them

China’s Defense Spending: The $700 Billion Distraction

M. Taylor Fravel, George Gilboy, and Eric Heginbotham
China’s Defense Spending: The $700 Billion Distraction

Preparing for the Possibility of a Draft Without Panic

Taren Sylvester and Katherine Kuzminski
Preparing for the Possibility of a Draft Without Panic

How to Make Military AI Governance More Robust

Brianna Rosen
How to Make Military AI Governance More Robust

NATO After Next: From Interoperability to Fungibility

Benjamin Jensen
NATO After Next: From Interoperability to Fungibility

Integrating Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in the Marine Corps

Will McGee
Integrating Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in the Marine Corps

Denial Is the Worst Except for All the Others: Getting the U.S. Theory of Victory Right for a War with China

Jacob Heim, Zachary Burdette, and Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga
Denial Is the Worst Except for All the Others: Getting the U.S. Theory of Victory Right for a War with China

Should Taiwan Attempt to Replicate the Zelensky Playbook?

Jason Vogt, Nina Kollars, and Michael Poznansky
Should Taiwan Attempt to Replicate the Zelensky Playbook?

Innovation Adoption for All: Scaling Across the Department of Defense

Robert Work, Michael Brown, and Ellen Lord
Innovation Adoption for All: Scaling Across the Department of Defense

Train, Harden, Sustain: Maintaining the Army’s Lethality in the Nuclear Shadow

Michael Losacco
Train, Harden, Sustain: Maintaining the Army’s Lethality in the Nuclear Shadow

Uncrewed Systems and the Transformation of U.S. Warfighting Capacity

Mick Ryan and Clint Hinote
Uncrewed Systems and the Transformation of U.S. Warfighting Capacity

Trends in Maritime Challenges Indicate Force Design 2030 Is the Proper Path

C. Travis Reese, Ian Brown, Zach Ota, Travis Hord, Leo Spaeder, and Brian Strom
Trends in Maritime Challenges Indicate Force Design 2030 Is the Proper Path

Bind Ukraine’s Military-Technology Revolution to Rapid Capability Development

Mykhaylo Lopatin
Bind Ukraine’s Military-Technology Revolution to Rapid Capability Development

The True Military Assistance Tradeoff Is Between Israel and Taiwan

Jennifer Kavanagh and Jordan Cohen
The True Military Assistance Tradeoff Is Between Israel and Taiwan

Inflection Point: How to Reverse the Erosion of U.S. and Allied Military Power and Influence

David Ochmanek and Andrew Hoehn
Inflection Point: How to Reverse the Erosion of U.S. and Allied Military Power and Influence

Nuclear Brinkmanship in AI-Enabled Warfare: A Dangerous Algorithmic Game of Chicken

James Johnson
Nuclear Brinkmanship in AI-Enabled Warfare: A Dangerous Algorithmic Game of Chicken

Where the Wargames Weren’t: Assessing 10 Years of U.S.-Chinese Military Assessments

Matthew Tetreau
Where the Wargames Weren’t: Assessing 10 Years of U.S.-Chinese Military Assessments

Carrier Strike Groups Should Be Ready to Go Dark in Conflict

Nick Danby
Carrier Strike Groups Should Be Ready to Go Dark in Conflict

Embrace the Nerd: Dungeons & Dragons and Military Intelligence

Ian Strebel and Matt McKenzie
Embrace the Nerd: Dungeons & Dragons and Military Intelligence

Facing Down an Arsenal: Considering Agile Combat Employment in Korea

Zach Hughes
Facing Down an Arsenal: Considering Agile Combat Employment in Korea

Survivability and What It Means to Risk It

Josh Portzer
Survivability and What It Means to Risk It

What the Ukrainian Armed Forces Need to Do to Win 

Erik Kramer and Paul Schneider
What the Ukrainian Armed Forces Need to Do to Win 

What Washington Gets Wrong About Deterrence

Raphael S. Cohen
What Washington Gets Wrong About Deterrence

The Opponents of Marine Reform Have Lost, But Won’t Move On

Robert Work
The Opponents of Marine Reform Have Lost, But Won’t Move On

Money Isn’t Enough: Getting Serious About Precision Munitions

Tyler Hacker
Money Isn’t Enough: Getting Serious About Precision Munitions

Competition is Inevitable, War is Not: Using Games to Rethink the U.S.-Chinese Relationship

Benjamin Jensen and Mark Montgomery
Competition is Inevitable, War is Not: Using Games to Rethink the U.S.-Chinese Relationship

AI’s Inhuman Advantage

Paul Scharre
AI’s Inhuman Advantage

Why The Marines Matter

Joslyn Fleming, Katherine Guthrie, and Colin Smith
Why The Marines Matter

In Defense of Denial: Why Deterring China Requires New Airpower Thinking

Maximilian K. Bremer and Kelly A. Grieco
In Defense of Denial: Why Deterring China Requires New Airpower Thinking

It’s Time to Recognize Sustainment as a Strategic Imperative

Antulio J. Echevarria
It’s Time to Recognize Sustainment as a Strategic Imperative

The Kadena Conundrum: Developing a Resilient Indo-Pacific Posture

Stacie L. Pettyjohn, Andrew Metrick, and Becca Wasser
The Kadena Conundrum: Developing a Resilient Indo-Pacific Posture

The Rise and Fall of the Pentomic Army

R.F.M. Williams
The Rise and Fall of the Pentomic Army

A Chat With Lt. Gen. Andrea Tullos of Air University

Lt. Gen. Andrea Tullos and Ryan Evans
A Chat With Lt. Gen. Andrea Tullos of Air University

Hedging with Humility: Reassessing China’s Power Projection Capabilities Against Taiwan

Trevor Phillips-Levine, Kyle Cregge, and Collin Fox
Hedging with Humility: Reassessing China’s Power Projection Capabilities Against Taiwan

An Alliance Division of Labor in East Asia

Takuya Matsuda and Jaehan Park
An Alliance Division of Labor in East Asia

AI, Autonomy, and the Risk of Nuclear War

James Johnson
AI, Autonomy, and the Risk of Nuclear War

Driving the Dark Road to the Future: A Guide to Revitalizing Defense Planning and Strategic Analysis

Benjamin Jensen and Michael Rountree
Driving the Dark Road to the Future: A Guide to Revitalizing Defense Planning and Strategic Analysis

Priors and Prejudice: Planning the U.S. Navy’s Future

Emma Salisbury
Priors and Prejudice: Planning the U.S. Navy’s Future

Feedback Loops and Fundamental Flaws in Autonomous Warships

Jonathan Panter and Johnathan Falcone
Feedback Loops and Fundamental Flaws in Autonomous Warships

Let the Commandant Lead the Marine Corps

Nicholas Hanson
Let the Commandant Lead the Marine Corps

The Army Risks Reasoning Backwards in Analyzing Ukraine

David Johnson
The Army Risks Reasoning Backwards in Analyzing Ukraine

Rebooting the Arsenal of Democracy

Trae Stephens
Rebooting the Arsenal of Democracy

Are the Marines Inventing the Edsel or the Mustang?

Owen West
Are the Marines Inventing the Edsel or the Mustang?

The Changing Character of Combined Arms

Benjamin Jensen and Matthew Strohmeyer
The Changing Character of Combined Arms

On Future Wars and the Marine Corps: Asking the Right Questions

Tim Barrick
On Future Wars and the Marine Corps: Asking the Right Questions

We Need Senior Cyber Leaders. Service War Colleges Can Train Them

Alfredo Rodriguez
We Need Senior Cyber Leaders. Service War Colleges Can Train Them

Why Russian Cyber Dogs Have Mostly Failed to Bark

Jelena Vićić and Rupal N. Mehta
Why Russian Cyber Dogs Have Mostly Failed to Bark

The Wargame Before the War: Russia Attacks Ukraine

James Lacey, Tim Barrick, and Nathan Barrick
The Wargame Before the War: Russia Attacks Ukraine

The Full Potential of a Military Metaverse

Jennifer McArdle and Caitlin Dohrman
The Full Potential of a Military Metaverse

Gen. David H. Berger on the Marine Corps of the Future

Gen. David H. Berger and Ryan Evans
Gen. David H. Berger on the Marine Corps of the Future

The Uncomfortable Reality of the U.S. Army’s Role in a War Over Taiwan

Jacquelyn Schneider
The Uncomfortable Reality of the U.S. Army’s Role in a War Over Taiwan

Taiwan’s Defense Plans Are Going Off the Rails

Michael A. Hunzeker
Taiwan’s Defense Plans Are Going Off the Rails

What to Expect When You’re Expecting a National Defense Strategy

Thomas Spoehr, Bradley Bowman, Bryan Clark, and Mackenzie Eaglen
What to Expect When You’re Expecting a National Defense Strategy

MAD COWs and Practical Wisdom

John Emery and Doyle Hodges
MAD COWs and Practical Wisdom

Confronting Chaos: A New Concept for Information Advantage

Chris Dougherty
Confronting Chaos: A New Concept for Information Advantage

Credibility Controversies: The Implications of Afghanistan for the Indo-Pacific

Evan Montgomery
Credibility Controversies: The Implications of Afghanistan for the Indo-Pacific

A Better Approach to Organizing Combatant Commands  

Margaux Hoar, Jeremy Sepinsky, and Peter M. Swartz
A Better Approach to Organizing Combatant Commands  

The Challenge of Educating the Military on Cyber Strategy

Erica Borghard, Mark Montgomery, and Brandon Valeriano
The Challenge of Educating the Military on Cyber Strategy

Conflicts in Wargames: Leveraging Disagreements to Build Value

Thomas Nagle
Conflicts in Wargames: Leveraging Disagreements to Build Value

Rescuing the Rescuers: A Guide to Revitalizing an Air Force Community

Christian Braunlich
Rescuing the Rescuers: A Guide to Revitalizing an Air Force Community

How the Defense Department Can Move from Abstraction to Action on Climate Change

Samuel Brannen, Sarah Ladislaw, and Lachlan Carey
How the Defense Department Can Move from Abstraction to Action on Climate Change

Joint Force Operating Scenarios: Improving Analysis and Oversight of Force Development

Leo Spaeder, John K. Adams, C. Travis Reese, and John T. Quinn II
Joint Force Operating Scenarios: Improving Analysis and Oversight of Force Development

Simulating War: Three Enduring Lessons from the Louisiana Maneuvers

Jennifer McArdle
Simulating War: Three Enduring Lessons from the Louisiana Maneuvers

Redefine Readiness or Lose

Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. and Gen. David H. Berger
Redefine Readiness or Lose

The Marine Corps Under the Nuclear Shadow: A Great-Power Problem

Nathan Fleischaker and Shawna Sinnott
The Marine Corps Under the Nuclear Shadow: A Great-Power Problem

Whispers from Wargames About the Gray Zone

Robert C. Rubel
Whispers from Wargames About the Gray Zone

Advantage At Sea Requires Rethinking Influence

Erika De La Parra Gehlen and Frank L. Smith III
Advantage At Sea Requires Rethinking Influence

Five Reasons Not to Split Cyber Command from the NSA Any Time Soon – If Ever

Chris C. Demchak
Five Reasons Not to Split Cyber Command from the NSA Any Time Soon – If Ever

Time For A Fully Integrated Dual-Fleet Force Model

Dan Owen
Time For A Fully Integrated Dual-Fleet Force Model

Strategic Tradeoffs in U.S. Naval Force Structure — Rule the Waves or Wave the Flag?

Erik Gartzke and Jon Lindsay
Strategic Tradeoffs in U.S. Naval Force Structure — Rule the Waves or Wave the Flag?

Short-Term Action Items for Lloyd Austin’s Pentagon

Christopher Dougherty
Short-Term Action Items for Lloyd Austin’s Pentagon

The Six Blind Men and the Elephant: Differing Views on the U.S. Defense Budget

Thomas Spoehr
The Six Blind Men and the Elephant: Differing Views on the U.S. Defense Budget

Convoy Escort: The Navy’s Forgotten (Purpose) Mission

David Alman
Convoy Escort: The Navy’s Forgotten (Purpose) Mission

The Next SIMNET? Unlocking the Future of Military Readiness Through Synthetic Environments

Jennifer McArdle and Caitlin Dohrman
The Next SIMNET? Unlocking the Future of Military Readiness Through Synthetic Environments

More Space Wargames, Please

Shane Bilsborough
More Space Wargames, Please

Getting the Fait Accompli Problem Right in U.S. Strategy

Michael Kofman
Getting the Fait Accompli Problem Right in U.S. Strategy

Why the Pentagon Should Focus on Taiwan

Elbridge Colby and Jim Mitre
Why the Pentagon Should Focus on Taiwan

Arming Without Aiming? Challenges for Japan’s Amphibious Capability

Benjamin Schreer
Arming Without Aiming? Challenges for Japan’s Amphibious Capability

Bring Back the Seaplane

David Alman
Bring Back the Seaplane

You Can Teach a Marine Deterrence: Understanding Coercion Requires Changing PME

Benjamin Jensen and Matthew Van Echo
You Can Teach a Marine Deterrence: Understanding Coercion Requires Changing PME

Professional Military Education Needs More Creativity, Not More History

Adam Lowther and Brooke Mitchell
Professional Military Education Needs More Creativity, Not More History

Reflections on Reading Great Books with Colonels

Jacqueline E. Whitt
Reflections on Reading Great Books with Colonels

Finally Getting Serious About Professional Military Education

James Lacey
Finally Getting Serious About Professional Military Education

A Healthy Dose of Realism: Stopping COVID-19 Doesn’t Start with the WHO

Frank L. Smith III
A Healthy Dose of Realism: Stopping COVID-19 Doesn’t Start with the WHO

The Future of Warfare Will Continue to Be Human

Peter L. Hickman
The Future of Warfare Will Continue to Be Human

Getting the Context of Marine Corps Reform Right

Jeff Cummings, Scott Cuomo, Noah Spataro, and Olivia Garard
Getting the Context of Marine Corps Reform Right

The Pandemic and America’s Response to Future Bioweapons

Andrea Howard
The Pandemic and America’s Response to Future Bioweapons

The Rest of the Story: Evaluating the U.S. Marine Corps Force Design 2030

Benjamin Jensen
The Rest of the Story: Evaluating the U.S. Marine Corps Force Design 2030

Supporting Joint Warfighting with Mission-Level Simulations

Robert Richbourg, June Rodriguez, David M. Gohlich, and James N. Bexfield
Supporting Joint Warfighting with Mission-Level Simulations

Creating a Curious, Ethical, and Diverse AI Workforce

Carol Smith
Creating a Curious, Ethical, and Diverse AI Workforce

To Deter China, the Naval Services Must Integrate

Rep. Mike Gallagher
To Deter China, the Naval Services Must Integrate

Time to Revive Joint Concept Development and Experimentation

Robert G. Angevine
Time to Revive Joint Concept Development and Experimentation

Don’t Go Too Crazy, Marine Corps

Mark Cancian
Don’t Go Too Crazy, Marine Corps

Reflections on Teaching Wargame Design

James “Pigeon” Fielder
Reflections on Teaching Wargame Design

Community, Culture, and of course, Competition: What We Learned from What You Read in 2019

Rebecca Zimmerman
Community, Culture, and of course, Competition: What We Learned from What You Read in 2019

Mosaic Warfare: Small and Scalable are Beautiful

Benjamin Jensen and John Paschkewitz
Mosaic Warfare: Small and Scalable are Beautiful

Corbett offers more on Space than Mitchell

James W. E. Smith
Corbett offers more on Space than Mitchell

The (War)Games We Play

Ellie Bartels, ED McGrady, Ryan Evans, and Peter P. Perla
The (War)Games We Play

Getting the Most out of Your Wargame: Practical Advice for Decision-Makers

Elizabeth Bartels
Getting the Most out of Your Wargame: Practical Advice for Decision-Makers

Can the Cycle of Research Save American Military Strategy?

Phillip Pournelle
Can the Cycle of Research Save American Military Strategy?

Will Artificial Intelligence Imperil Nuclear Deterrence?

Rafael Loss and Joseph Johnson
Will Artificial Intelligence Imperil Nuclear Deterrence?

Stop Bombing Dirt: Resolving a Decade of Failed Aerial ISR Management

F. Jon Nesselhuf
Stop Bombing Dirt: Resolving a Decade of Failed Aerial ISR Management

Empowering Girls in National Security

Lauren Bean Buitta
Empowering Girls in National Security

How Does the Next Great Power Conflict Play Out? Lessons from a Wargame

James Lacey
How Does the Next Great Power Conflict Play Out? Lessons from a Wargame

Polybius, Applied History, and Grand Strategy in an Interstitial Age

Iskander Rehman
Polybius, Applied History, and Grand Strategy in an Interstitial Age

Future War: Not Back to the Future

Mike Dana
Future War: Not Back to the Future

Game of Drones: What Experimental Wargames Reveal About Drones and Escalation

Erik Lin-Greenberg
Game of Drones: What Experimental Wargames Reveal About Drones and Escalation

It’s the People, Stupid: The Year in Airpower

Mike Benitez
It’s the People, Stupid: The Year in Airpower

Artificial Intelligence and the Military: Technology Is Only Half the Battle

Michael Horowitz and Casey Mahoney
Artificial Intelligence and the Military: Technology Is Only Half the Battle

Imagining War With Musang: What a Wargame Explains About Indonesia’s Foreign Policy

Caleb Slayton
Imagining War With Musang: What a Wargame Explains About Indonesia’s Foreign Policy

Just Let Them Compete: Raising the Next Generation of Wargamers

Sebastian J. Bae
Just Let Them Compete: Raising the Next Generation of Wargamers

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

The Road Less Traveled: Both Sides Are Right About Professional Military Education

Tammy S. Schultz
The Road Less Traveled: Both Sides Are Right About Professional Military Education

Exploiting the Wellspring: Professional Military Education and Grassroots Innovation

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

But First, Infrastructure: Creating the Conditions for Artificial Intelligence to Thrive in the Pentagon

Richard Kuzma
But First, Infrastructure: Creating the Conditions for Artificial Intelligence to Thrive in the Pentagon

Intellectual Preparation for Future War: How Artificial Intelligence Will Change Professional Military Education

Mick Ryan
Intellectual Preparation for Future War: How Artificial Intelligence Will Change Professional Military Education

On Anticipating Surprise

Frank Hoffman
On Anticipating Surprise

Entry 51: Create Your Own Reality

Van Jackson
Entry 51: Create Your Own Reality

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

Searching for Strategy in Washington’s Competition with Russia

Michael Kofman
Searching for Strategy in Washington’s Competition with Russia

From the Battle of Britain to Waze: Envisioning an Advanced Battle Management System

Nicholas Sigler
From the Battle of Britain to Waze: Envisioning an Advanced Battle Management System

We Shall Fight Them on the Tabletop: What the Game of “Churchill” Teaches Us About Alliance Politics

Michael Peck
We Shall Fight Them on the Tabletop: What the Game of “Churchill” Teaches Us About Alliance Politics

The Futures Problem: Why Big Organizations Have Problems Making Long-Term Forecasts and What to Do About It

Benjamin Jensen and Neil Hollenbeck
The Futures Problem: Why Big Organizations Have Problems Making Long-Term Forecasts and What to Do About It

NATO’s Expanding Military Exercises Are Sending Risky Mixed Messages

Ralph S. Clem
NATO’s Expanding Military Exercises Are Sending Risky Mixed Messages

A Fleet to Do What?

Phillip Pournelle
A Fleet to Do What?

Chinese Bomber Flights Around Taiwan: For What Purpose?

Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga, Derek Grossman, and Logan Ma
Chinese Bomber Flights Around Taiwan: For What Purpose?

Repeating the Miracle of ’42: Fixing Army Mobilization

Ken S. Gilliam
Repeating the Miracle of ’42: Fixing Army Mobilization

You Get Deterrence, and You Get Deterrence, Everybody Gets Deterrence!

Mara Karlin
You Get Deterrence, and You Get Deterrence, Everybody Gets Deterrence!

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

The Future Soldier: Alone in a Crowd

Conrad Crane
The Future Soldier: Alone in a Crowd

The Future of Air Superiority, Part III: Defeating A2/AD

Brig. Gen. Alex Grynkewich
The Future of Air Superiority, Part III: Defeating A2/AD

Most Read War on the Rocks Articles of 2016

WOTR Staff
Most Read War on the Rocks Articles of 2016

In Defense of a Big Idea for Joint Warfighting

J.P. Clark
In Defense of a Big Idea for Joint Warfighting

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

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

Digging into the Archeology of the Future

Matthew Kirschenbaum
Digging into the Archeology of the Future

The Expensive Pretzel Logic of Deterring Russia by Denial

Michael Kofman
The Expensive Pretzel Logic of Deterring Russia by Denial

In Defense of a Wargame: Bolstering Deterrence on NATO’s Eastern Flank

Karl Mueller, David A. Shlapak, Michael W. Johnson, and David Ochmanek
In Defense of a Wargame: Bolstering Deterrence on NATO’s Eastern Flank

Fixing NATO Deterrence in the East or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love NATO’s Crushing Defeat by Russia

Michael Kofman
Fixing NATO Deterrence in the East or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love NATO’s Crushing Defeat by Russia

Outnumbered, Outranged, and Outgunned: How Russia Defeats NATO

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

For Peace with Russia, Prepare for War in Europe: NATO and Conventional Deterrence

Elbridge Colby and Jonathan Solomon
For Peace with Russia, Prepare for War in Europe: NATO and Conventional Deterrence

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