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The Light Fighter Is the Air Force’s Manned-Unmanned Team Solution

Alex Biegalski
The Light Fighter Is the Air Force’s Manned-Unmanned Team Solution

There Is No Cyber ‘Shock and Awe’: Plausible Threats in the Ukrainian Conflict

Lennart Maschmeyer and Nadiya Kostyuk
There Is No Cyber ‘Shock and Awe’: Plausible Threats in the Ukrainian Conflict

The Pentagon Is in Desperate Need of an Intervention From the Top

Dustin Walker
The Pentagon Is in Desperate Need of an Intervention From the Top

How Long Can Biden Muddle Through on China?

Joshua Rovner
How Long Can Biden Muddle Through on China?

Eliminating Sanctions On the Taliban Won’t Solve Afghanistan’s Deepening Humanitarian Crisis

Keith Preble and Bryan Early
Eliminating Sanctions On the Taliban Won’t Solve Afghanistan’s Deepening Humanitarian Crisis

Revisiting the Beginning of Boko Haram

Bulama Bukarti
Revisiting the Beginning of Boko Haram

How to Support a Globally Connected Counter-Disinformation Network

Kevin Sheives
How to Support a Globally Connected Counter-Disinformation Network

Turn On the Light, Extinguish the Fire: Israel’s New Way of War

Eran Ortal
Turn On the Light, Extinguish the Fire: Israel’s New Way of War

To Support Democracy in Myanmar, Engage with Ethnic Armed Organizations

Kaitlyn Robinson
To Support Democracy in Myanmar, Engage with Ethnic Armed Organizations

New Missiles, New Risks: The Escalatory Implications of Iran’s Precision-Strike Weapons

Jim Lamson
New Missiles, New Risks: The Escalatory Implications of Iran’s Precision-Strike Weapons

Robert Jervis: A Remembrance

Rose McDermott
Robert Jervis: A Remembrance

Preparing for Inevitable Cyber Surprise

Jason Healey
Preparing for Inevitable Cyber Surprise

Spiking the Problem: Developing a Resilient Posture in the Indo-Pacific with Passive Defenses

Stacie L. Pettyjohn
Spiking the Problem: Developing a Resilient Posture in the Indo-Pacific with Passive Defenses

Winged Luddites: Aviators Are the Biggest Threat to Carrier Aviation

Noah Spataro, Trevor Phillips-Levine, and Andrew Tenbusch
Winged Luddites: Aviators Are the Biggest Threat to Carrier Aviation

What Is Russia’s Logic for the Current Crisis?

Maxim A. Suchkov
What Is Russia’s Logic for the Current Crisis?

Reestablish the U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group-Taiwan

Jake Yeager and William Gerichten
Reestablish the U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group-Taiwan

The Problems of Politics and Posture Are Baked into the System

Bryan McGrath
The Problems of Politics and Posture Are Baked into the System

Taiwan and Six Potential New Year’s Resolutions for the U.S.-Japanese Alliance

Jeffrey W. Hornung
Taiwan and Six Potential New Year’s Resolutions for the U.S.-Japanese Alliance

France’s Shifting Relations with China

Pierre Morcos
France’s Shifting Relations with China

Startups and the Defense Department’s Compliance Labyrinth

Daniel K. Lim
Startups and the Defense Department’s Compliance Labyrinth

Is Team Biden Winning?

Francis J. Gavin
Is Team Biden Winning?

Are New and Emerging Technologies Game-Changers for Smaller Powers?

Gen. Michael Claesson and Zebulon Carlander
Are New and Emerging Technologies Game-Changers for Smaller Powers?

Strategic Ambiguity and the Risk of War with Russia over Ukraine

Ralph Clem and Ray Finch
Strategic Ambiguity and the Risk of War with Russia over Ukraine

The Empire of the Anti-Imperialist: Dealing with Nicaragua’s Ortega

Tiziano Breda and Ivan Briscoe
The Empire of the Anti-Imperialist: Dealing with Nicaragua’s Ortega

The Berlin Crisis, Ukraine, and the 5 Percent Problem

Sergey Radchenko
The Berlin Crisis, Ukraine, and the 5 Percent Problem

Accidents and Escalation in a Cyber Age

Andrew A. Szarejko and John Arquilla
Accidents and Escalation in a Cyber Age

The Changing Face of Russian Counter-Irregular Warfare 

Benjamin Arbitter and Kurt Carlson
The Changing Face of Russian Counter-Irregular Warfare 

The Air Force Isn’t Doing Information Technology Right

Don Lewis
The Air Force Isn’t Doing Information Technology Right

Cyber Challenges for the New National Defense Strategy

Erica Lonergan and Jacquelyn Schneider
Cyber Challenges for the New National Defense Strategy

More than Math: Toward a Better Strategy for Advanced Analytics

James “Mike” Blue, Anthony Smith, and Colleen McCue
More than Math: Toward a Better Strategy for Advanced Analytics

Embrace the Arms Race in Asia

Julian Spencer-Churchill
Embrace the Arms Race in Asia

The U.S. Navy’s Plans for Unmanned and Autonomous Systems Leave Too Much Unexplained

Gregory V. Cox
The U.S. Navy’s Plans for Unmanned and Autonomous Systems Leave Too Much Unexplained

Left of Beep: The United States Needs an Algorithmic Warfare Group

August Cole
Left of Beep: The United States Needs an Algorithmic Warfare Group

Why Restraint in the Real World Encourages Digital Espionage

Joshua Rovner
Why Restraint in the Real World Encourages Digital Espionage

What Would a Post-Erdoğan Turkish Foreign Policy Look Like?

M. Hasim Tekines
What Would a Post-Erdoğan Turkish Foreign Policy Look Like?

‘Never Thought They Could Pull Off Such an Attack’: Prejudice and Pearl Harbor

Caesar Nafrada and Joseph Caddell
‘Never Thought They Could Pull Off Such an Attack’: Prejudice and Pearl Harbor

Is America Still Born to Rule the Seas?

Claude Berube
Is America Still Born to Rule the Seas?

The Counter-Intuitive Sensibility of Taiwan’s New Defense Strategy

Raymond Kuo
The Counter-Intuitive Sensibility of Taiwan’s New Defense Strategy

The 2021 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

WOTR Staff
The 2021 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

Getting to ‘No’ With Iran

Eric Brewer and Henry Rome
Getting to ‘No’ With Iran

Facing Up to Foreign Influence: How Outsiders Helped Create Lebanon’s Current Crisis

Nicholas Noe
Facing Up to Foreign Influence: How Outsiders Helped Create Lebanon’s Current Crisis

Brutally Ineffective: How the Taliban Are Failing in Their New Role as Counter-Insurgents

Colin Clarke and Jonathan Schroden
Brutally Ineffective: How the Taliban Are Failing in Their New Role as Counter-Insurgents

Think Tanks and American Interventionism

Chad Levinson
Think Tanks and American Interventionism

Japan’s Revolution on Taiwan Affairs

Ryan Ashley
Japan’s Revolution on Taiwan Affairs

Feeding the Bear: A Closer Look at Russian Army Logistics and the Fait Accompli

Alex Vershinin
Feeding the Bear: A Closer Look at Russian Army Logistics and the Fait Accompli

War by Timeframe: Responding to China’s Pacing Challenge

Michael Horowitz
War by Timeframe: Responding to China’s Pacing Challenge

Why Cyber War Is Subversive, and How that Limits its Strategic Value

Lennart Maschmeyer
Why Cyber War Is Subversive, and How that Limits its Strategic Value

Grenada, the Evacuation of Afghanistan, and the Future of War

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Grenada, the Evacuation of Afghanistan, and the Future of War

The Other Insurgency: Northwest Nigeria’s Worsening Bandit Crisis

James Barnett and Murtala Rufai
The Other Insurgency: Northwest Nigeria’s Worsening Bandit Crisis

Lessons from the Littoral Combat Ship

Emma Salisbury
Lessons from the Littoral Combat Ship

To Tackle Instability and Conflict, It’s Time to Elevate Hunger as a National Security Priority

Kelly McFarland and Alistair Somerville
To Tackle Instability and Conflict, It’s Time to Elevate Hunger as a National Security Priority

How Technology Changes Arms Control

Jane Vaynman and Doyle Hodges
How Technology Changes Arms Control

The Haqqani Network: The New Kingmakers in Kabul

Jeff M. Smith
The Haqqani Network: The New Kingmakers in Kabul

Mexican Cartels Are Embracing Aerial Drones and They’re Spreading

Robert J. Bunker and John P. Sullivan
Mexican Cartels Are Embracing Aerial Drones and They’re Spreading

Biological Weapons in the ‘Shadow War’

Glenn Cross
Biological Weapons in the ‘Shadow War’

Prospects for Sino-Russian Coordination in Afghanistan

Elizabeth Wishnick
Prospects for Sino-Russian Coordination in Afghanistan

U.S. Policy Toward Myanmar’s Military Junta

Zachary Abuza
U.S. Policy Toward Myanmar’s Military Junta

Unleashing the U.S. Military’s Thinking about Cyber Power

M.A. Thomas
Unleashing the U.S. Military’s Thinking about Cyber Power

Turning Ghosts into Humans: Surveillance as an Instrument of Social Engineering in Xinjiang

Michael Clarke
Turning Ghosts into Humans: Surveillance as an Instrument of Social Engineering in Xinjiang

The Once and Future Defeat in Afghanistan

Barnett Rubin
The Once and Future Defeat in Afghanistan

‘Lightning Carriers’ Could Be Lightweights in an Asian War

Olli Pekka Suorsa and John F. Bradford
‘Lightning Carriers’ Could Be Lightweights in an Asian War

China’s Hypersonic Weapons Tests Don’t Have to Be a Sputnik Moment

Sanne Verschuren
China’s Hypersonic Weapons Tests Don’t Have to Be a Sputnik Moment

The United States Left Afghanistan to Prepare for a War It Will Probably Never Fight

Jacob Ware
The United States Left Afghanistan to Prepare for a War It Will Probably Never Fight

Ending America’s Diplomacy-Last Syria Policy

Adham Sahloul
Ending America’s Diplomacy-Last Syria Policy

India Is Not Sitting on the Geopolitical Fence

Tanvi Madan
India Is Not Sitting on the Geopolitical Fence

Reconsidering U.S. Decision-Making Within NATO After the Fall of Kabul

Andrew Radin
Reconsidering U.S. Decision-Making Within NATO After the Fall of Kabul

China Flaunts Its Offensive Cyber Power

J.D. Work
China Flaunts Its Offensive Cyber Power

How Innovation Dies: The Case of RATE

Jeff Schneider
How Innovation Dies: The Case of RATE

Can’t Sail Away from Cyber Attacks: ‘Sea-Hacking’ from Land

Chris C. Demchak and Michael L. Thomas
Can’t Sail Away from Cyber Attacks: ‘Sea-Hacking’ from Land

The Taliban Can’t Take on the Islamic State Alone

Amira Jadoon and Andrew Mines
The Taliban Can’t Take on the Islamic State Alone

Schrodinger’s Military? Challenges for China’s Military Modernization Ambitions

Ben Noon and Chris Bassler
Schrodinger’s Military? Challenges for China’s Military Modernization Ambitions

Killing Terrorist Leaders Is No Silver Bullet

Colin Clarke
Killing Terrorist Leaders Is No Silver Bullet

The Scylla and Charybdis of Duty Discharge: Military Dilemma with Undemocratic Leaders

Manaswini Ramkumar
The Scylla and Charybdis of Duty Discharge: Military Dilemma with Undemocratic Leaders

Wanna Fight? Pushing Partners Aside in Afghanistan

Kyle Atwell and Paul Bailey
Wanna Fight? Pushing Partners Aside in Afghanistan

Making Sense of SADAT, Turkey’s Private Military Company

Matt Powers
Making Sense of SADAT, Turkey’s Private Military Company

Japan’s Authorities in a Taiwan Contingency: Providing Needed Clarity

Mirna Galic
Japan’s Authorities in a Taiwan Contingency: Providing Needed Clarity

The American Deconfliction Disadvantage: Ankara’s Drone Campaign in Syria and Iraq

Aaron Stein
The American Deconfliction Disadvantage: Ankara’s Drone Campaign in Syria and Iraq

The Sorry State of Czech-Russian Relations

Ondrej Ditrych
The Sorry State of Czech-Russian Relations

Trust is at the Heart of Australia’s Influence

Malcolm Turnbull
Trust is at the Heart of Australia’s Influence

The Bahamas: A Close but Unfamiliar U.S. Partner

John Mohr
The Bahamas: A Close but Unfamiliar U.S. Partner

The U.S.-Australian Alliance Needs a Strategy to Deter China’s Gray-Zone Coercion

Ashley Townshend, Thomas Lonergan, and Toby Warden
The U.S.-Australian Alliance Needs a Strategy to Deter China’s Gray-Zone Coercion

Don’t Count Your Submarines Before They’re Built

Erik Sand
Don’t Count Your Submarines Before They’re Built

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

Senate Commission to Fix Defense Budgeting Is Right on the Mark

John Whitley and Gregory Pejic
Senate Commission to Fix Defense Budgeting Is Right on the Mark

A Deterrence by Denial Strategy for Addressing Biological Weapons

Christine Parthemore and Andy Weber
A Deterrence by Denial Strategy for Addressing Biological Weapons

The Biden Administration Needs to Act Fast to Reset Relations with France

Max Bergmann
The Biden Administration Needs to Act Fast to Reset Relations with France

What Losing Looks Like: Afghanistan’s ‘Hardest Place’

Gil Barndollar
What Losing Looks Like: Afghanistan’s ‘Hardest Place’

Defending Democracy – Inside the Senate Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election

Emily Harding
Defending Democracy – Inside the Senate Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election

Could Multinational Peacekeepers Prevent Worst-Case Outcomes in Afghanistan?

Ryan C. Van Wie
Could Multinational Peacekeepers Prevent Worst-Case Outcomes in Afghanistan?

Working with the Devil? The Potential for U.S.-Taliban Cooperation Against the Islamic State in Afghanistan

Jonathan Schroden and Alexander Powell
Working with the Devil? The Potential for U.S.-Taliban Cooperation Against the Islamic State in Afghanistan

Misaligned in Mesopotamia: Conflicting Ambitions in NATO Mission Iraq

Peter Dahl Thruelsen
Misaligned in Mesopotamia: Conflicting Ambitions in NATO Mission Iraq

A Hawkish Dove? President Moon Jae-in and South Korea’s Military Buildup

Lami Kim
A Hawkish Dove? President Moon Jae-in and South Korea’s Military Buildup

Forward to the Past? Weigh Covert Options in Afghanistan Carefully

Thomas Waldman and Rory Cormac
Forward to the Past? Weigh Covert Options in Afghanistan Carefully

Avoiding a Collision Course With India

Sameer Lalwani and Tyler Sagerstrom
Avoiding a Collision Course With India

9/11 in Islamabad: The First 72 Hours

David O. Smith
9/11 in Islamabad: The First 72 Hours

Japan’s Potential Acquisition of Ground-Launched Land-Attack Missiles: Implications for the U.S.-Japanese Alliance

Jeffrey W. Hornung and Scott W. Harold
Japan’s Potential Acquisition of Ground-Launched Land-Attack Missiles: Implications for the U.S.-Japanese Alliance

Zapad-2021: What to Expect From Russia’s Strategic Military Exercise

Michael Kofman
Zapad-2021: What to Expect From Russia’s Strategic Military Exercise

A Weapons of Mass Destruction Strategy for the 21st Century

Al Mauroni, Zachary Kallenborn, Seth Carus, and Ron Fizer
A Weapons of Mass Destruction Strategy for the 21st Century

There Is More War in the Classroom Than You Think

William Hitchcock and Meghan Herwig
There Is More War in the Classroom Than You Think

Red Sea Drones: How to Counter Houthi Maritime Tactics

Håvard Haugstvedt
Red Sea Drones: How to Counter Houthi Maritime Tactics

How the Taliban Exploited Afghanistan’s Human Geography

Alec Worsnop
How the Taliban Exploited Afghanistan’s Human Geography

The Return of Great-Power Proxy Wars

Frank Hoffman and Andrew Orner
The Return of Great-Power Proxy Wars

The Evolving Geography of the U.S. Defense Industrial Base

Doug Berenson
The Evolving Geography of the U.S. Defense Industrial Base

Ten Things the United States Should Do to Combat Terrorism in the Sahel

Michael Shurkin and Aneliese Bernard
Ten Things the United States Should Do to Combat Terrorism in the Sahel

Iran’s Bet on Autonomous Weapons

Evan Omeed Lisman
Iran’s Bet on Autonomous Weapons

China Takes on Its Tech Leaders

Fergus Ryan
China Takes on Its Tech Leaders

Soldiers of Fortune: Why U.S. Mercenaries Should Not Be Legal

Will Mackie
Soldiers of Fortune: Why U.S. Mercenaries Should Not Be Legal

The Right Way to Structure Cyber Diplomacy

Natalie Thompson and Laura Bate
The Right Way to Structure Cyber Diplomacy

Terrorism in South Asia After the Fall of Afghanistan

Kabir Taneja and Mohammed Sinan Siyech
Terrorism in South Asia After the Fall of Afghanistan

From Forever Wars to Great-Power Wars: Lessons Learned From Operation Inherent Resolve

Stacie L. Pettyjohn and Becca Wasser
From Forever Wars to Great-Power Wars: Lessons Learned From Operation Inherent Resolve

Authoritarianism and Resistance in Myanmar

Zachary Abuza
Authoritarianism and Resistance in Myanmar

Build a More Effective Cyber Force, Not More Bureaucracy

Jason Blessing
Build a More Effective Cyber Force, Not More Bureaucracy

Crowded Skies and Turbulent Seas: Assessing the Full Scope of NATO-Russian Military Incidents

Ralph Clem and Ray Finch
Crowded Skies and Turbulent Seas: Assessing the Full Scope of NATO-Russian Military Incidents

From Desert Storm to Inherent Resolve: The Evolution of Airpower

Becca Wasser and Stacie L. Pettyjohn
From Desert Storm to Inherent Resolve: The Evolution of Airpower

A Thorough Explanation of China’s Long-Term Strategy

Peter Mattis
A Thorough Explanation of China’s Long-Term Strategy

Mind the Gap: How China’s Civilian Shipping Could Enable a Taiwan Invasion

Thomas Shugart
Mind the Gap: How China’s Civilian Shipping Could Enable a Taiwan Invasion

Syria, Airpower, and the Future of Great-Power War

Aaron Stein and Ryan Fishel
Syria, Airpower, and the Future of Great-Power War

The Militant Drone Playbook

Austin C. Doctor and James Igoe Walsh
The Militant Drone Playbook

It’s Time for the Army to Embrace Telework

Matt Fitzgerald and Jay Long
It’s Time for the Army to Embrace Telework

Conventional-Nuclear Integration: Avoiding Misconceptions and Mistakes

Gregory Giles
Conventional-Nuclear Integration: Avoiding Misconceptions and Mistakes

‘Bin Ladin Determined To Strike’

WOTR Staff
‘Bin Ladin Determined To Strike’

Cheese Bells and Foreign Fighting

Thomas Hegghammer
Cheese Bells and Foreign Fighting

Warning Signs: Qassem Musleh and Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces

Nancy Ezzeddine and Erwin van Veen
Warning Signs: Qassem Musleh and Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces

Are We Asking the Right Questions?

Francis J. Gavin
Are We Asking the Right Questions?

Twitter Will Not Steward the Profession

Theo Lipsky
Twitter Will Not Steward the Profession

The American Revolution, Naval Power, and the 21st Century

BJ Armstrong
The American Revolution, Naval Power, and the 21st Century

The Problem with Biden’s Democracy Agenda

Robert Manning and Mathew Burrows
The Problem with Biden’s Democracy Agenda

Foreign Policy Should Be Evidence-Based

Dan Spokojny and Thomas Scherer
Foreign Policy Should Be Evidence-Based

Ambiguity Is a Fact, Not a Policy

Joshua Rovner
Ambiguity Is a Fact, Not a Policy

July 22: A Pivotal Day in Terrorism History

Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware
July 22: A Pivotal Day in Terrorism History

A Peacetime Army Goes to War

Aaron Edwards
A Peacetime Army Goes to War

The Information Technology Counter-Revolution: Cheap, Disposable, and Decentralized

Jacquelyn Schneider and Julia Macdonald
The Information Technology Counter-Revolution: Cheap, Disposable, and Decentralized

America’s Strategy in Oceania: Time for a Better Approach

Jennifer D.P. Moroney and Alan Tidwell
America’s Strategy in Oceania: Time for a Better Approach

Education Against Extremism: Suggestions for a Smarter Stand-Down

Carrie Lee and Celestino Perez, Jr.
Education Against Extremism: Suggestions for a Smarter Stand-Down

Did Sino-American Relations Have to Deteriorate? A Better Way of Doing Counterfactual Thought Experiments

J. Peter Scoblic, Christopher Karvetski, and Philip E. Tetlock
Did Sino-American Relations Have to Deteriorate? A Better Way of Doing Counterfactual Thought Experiments

Secrets Alone Won’t Save Us: Providing ‘Decision Advantage’ on Climate Security

Erin Sikorsky
Secrets Alone Won’t Save Us: Providing ‘Decision Advantage’ on Climate Security

Sailors, Sailors Everywhere and not a Berth to Sleep: The Illusion of Forward Posture in the Western Pacific

Graham Jenkins
Sailors, Sailors Everywhere and not a Berth to Sleep: The Illusion of Forward Posture in the Western Pacific

Overcoming the Diego Garcia Stalemate

Chirayu Thakkar
Overcoming the Diego Garcia Stalemate

An Urgent NATO Priority: Preparing to Protect Civilians

Victoria Holt and Marla Keenan
An Urgent NATO Priority: Preparing to Protect Civilians

The 2021 War on the Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List

WOTR Staff
The 2021 War on the Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List

Another “Crisis” in Civil-Military Relations?

Andrew Radin and Thomas Szayna
Another “Crisis” in Civil-Military Relations?

Orphans at the Ready: Toward the Unification of Joint Enablers

Sean Jenkins, John Michael, and M.C. Farrington
Orphans at the Ready: Toward the Unification of Joint Enablers

New Tools to Create Time and Information: “Building the Bike While We Ride It”

Gen. Glen D. VanHerck
New Tools to Create Time and Information: “Building the Bike While We Ride It”

Warbots: Tactically Brilliant, Strategically Naive

Emma Salisbury
Warbots: Tactically Brilliant, Strategically Naive

Freedom of Navigation Operations: A Mission for Unmanned Systems

Trevor Prouty
Freedom of Navigation Operations: A Mission for Unmanned Systems

To Build Joint Command and Control, First Break Joint Command and Control

Leland Cowie, Todd Graff, Craig Cude, and Brad DeWees
To Build Joint Command and Control, First Break Joint Command and Control

Gradually and Then Suddenly: Explaining the Navy’s Strategic Bankruptcy

Christopher Dougherty
Gradually and Then Suddenly: Explaining the Navy’s Strategic Bankruptcy

As Allies Design Fighter Aircraft, the United States Faces a Decision

Brian Burton
As Allies Design Fighter Aircraft, the United States Faces a Decision

Interpreters on the Run: Baghdad Underground Railroad

Tammy S. Schultz and Noah Ramsey
Interpreters on the Run: Baghdad Underground Railroad

Hellfires Wanted: It’s Time to Start Tasking Armed Drones as Combat Aircraft

Joe Ritter
Hellfires Wanted: It’s Time to Start Tasking Armed Drones as Combat Aircraft

Europe Eyes the Indo-Pacific, But Now It’s Time to Act

Veerle Nouwens and Garima Mohan
Europe Eyes the Indo-Pacific, But Now It’s Time to Act

Don’t Base U.S. Forces in Central Asia

Cyrus Newlin and Jeffrey Mankoff
Don’t Base U.S. Forces in Central Asia

Assessing the National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism

Colin Clarke and Mollie Saltskog
Assessing the National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism

The “Peaceful Use” of Outer Space?

Jeremy Grunert
The “Peaceful Use” of Outer Space?

A State Department for the Digital Age

Ferial Ara Saeed
A State Department for the Digital Age

Defeat Is Possible

Edward Geist
Defeat Is Possible

Look to the 1980s to Inform the Fleet of Today

Rep. Elaine Luria
Look to the 1980s to Inform the Fleet of Today

Say Hello to Turkey’s Little Friend: How Drones Help Level the Playing Field

Aaron Stein
Say Hello to Turkey’s Little Friend: How Drones Help Level the Playing Field

The Biden-Putin Summit: Nothing to Reset but Expectations

Matthew Rojansky
The Biden-Putin Summit: Nothing to Reset but Expectations

NATO Should Finally Take its Values Seriously

Rachel Ellehuus and Pierre Morcos
NATO Should Finally Take its Values Seriously

The Origin of COVID-19 and Preventing the Next Pandemic

Amanda Moodie and Nicholas Evans
The Origin of COVID-19 and Preventing the Next Pandemic

A French Opinion on the Ethics of Autonomous Weapons

Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer
A French Opinion on the Ethics of Autonomous Weapons

The Political Economy of Ransomware

Jenny Jun
The Political Economy of Ransomware

AI and Synthetic Biology Are Critical to Future U.S. Competitiveness

Robert Work
AI and Synthetic Biology Are Critical to Future U.S. Competitiveness

A U.S. Security Strategy for the Arctic

David Auerswald
A U.S. Security Strategy for the Arctic

What Will Britain’s New Cyber Force Actually Do?

Joe Devanny and Tim Stevens
What Will Britain’s New Cyber Force Actually Do?

More Than a Buzzword: Diversity Can Help Defeat Disinformation

Maggie Smith
More Than a Buzzword: Diversity Can Help Defeat Disinformation

Missile Defense Is Not a Substitute for Arms Control

John Tierney and Samuel M. Hickey
Missile Defense Is Not a Substitute for Arms Control

Managed Risks, Managed Expectations: How Far Will Targeted Killing Get the United States in Afghanistan?

Bryce Loidolt
Managed Risks, Managed Expectations: How Far Will Targeted Killing Get the United States in Afghanistan?

Cyber Security as Counter-Terrorism: Seeking a Better Debate

Simon Handler, Emma Schroeder, and Trey Herr
Cyber Security as Counter-Terrorism: Seeking a Better Debate

Expanding the Scope for Statecraft in U.S. Russia Policy

Samuel Charap
Expanding the Scope for Statecraft in U.S. Russia Policy

When the Chips Are Down: Policy Priorities for Sustaining U.S. Semiconductor Leadership

Jeffrey D. Bean and Stephen Ezell
When the Chips Are Down: Policy Priorities for Sustaining U.S. Semiconductor Leadership

How China Views the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan  

Yun Sun
How China Views the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan  

Ending the Endless Wars: A Strategy for Selective Disengagement

Monica Duffy Toft
Ending the Endless Wars: A Strategy for Selective Disengagement

Oh My, AI

Eric Schmidt, Robert Work, and Ryan Evans
Oh My, AI

Open Letter in Support of Free Inquiry and Discussion

WOTR Staff
Open Letter in Support of Free Inquiry and Discussion

Trading One Dependency for Another

Nadia Schadlow
Trading One Dependency for Another

The U.S. Navy in the Indian Ocean: India’s ‘Goldilocks’ Dilemma

Abhijit Singh
The U.S. Navy in the Indian Ocean: India’s ‘Goldilocks’ Dilemma

Conflicts in Wargames: Leveraging Disagreements to Build Value

Thomas Nagle
Conflicts in Wargames: Leveraging Disagreements to Build Value

The Department of Defense’s Looming AI Winter

Marc Losito and John Anderson
The Department of Defense’s Looming AI Winter

Jordan: Still Stable, but Less So

Joshua Krasna
Jordan: Still Stable, but Less So

­­­Strategic Predictability: Landpower in the Indo-Pacific

Lt. Gen. Charles Flynn and Lt. Gen. Laura Potter
­­­Strategic Predictability: Landpower in the Indo-Pacific

The Eagle and the Dragon in Africa: Comparing Data on Chinese and American Influence

George Ward, Eric Kiss, and Pat Savage
The Eagle and the Dragon in Africa: Comparing Data on Chinese and American Influence

Leaving Afghanistan Will Make America Less Safe

Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware
Leaving Afghanistan Will Make America Less Safe

Why the United States Needs an Independent Cyber Force

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Why the United States Needs an Independent Cyber Force

Back to the Future: Getting Special Forces Ready for Great-Power Competition

Barnett S. Koven and Chris Mason
Back to the Future: Getting Special Forces Ready for Great-Power Competition

The United Kingdom’s New Vision of Cyber Power

Danny Steed
The United Kingdom’s New Vision of Cyber Power

Xi Likes Big Boats (Coming Soon to a Reef Near You)

Ryan D. Martinson
Xi Likes Big Boats (Coming Soon to a Reef Near You)

Cyber Security Begins Abroad

Natalie Thompson, Zoe Peach-Riley, and Laura Bate
Cyber Security Begins Abroad

We’ve Been Here Before: Learning From the Military’s History with White Nationalism

Simone Askew, Jack Lowe, Nette Monaus, and Kirsten L. Cooper
We’ve Been Here Before: Learning From the Military’s History with White Nationalism

Remove a Sanctions Cloud from U.S.-Indian Relations

Kenneth I. Juster
Remove a Sanctions Cloud from U.S.-Indian Relations

Biden and the Western Balkans

Vuk Vuksanovic
Biden and the Western Balkans

The Sino-American Race for Technology Leadership

Ferial Ara Saeed
The Sino-American Race for Technology Leadership

Into Thin Air: Aviation Security Force Assistance in Iraq and Afghanistan

Tobias Switzer
Into Thin Air: Aviation Security Force Assistance in Iraq and Afghanistan

To Survive, Deceive: Decoys in Land Warfare

Rémy Hémez
To Survive, Deceive: Decoys in Land Warfare

Propaganda at a Capitol Checkpoint: A Faked Antisemitic Text Resurfaces

Emily Blout
Propaganda at a Capitol Checkpoint: A Faked Antisemitic Text Resurfaces

New Normal in Sino-Indian Ties

Chietigj Bajpaee
New Normal in Sino-Indian Ties

Great Power Cyber Party

Dmitri Alperovitch, Erica Borghard, Jason Healey, and Ryan Evans
Great Power Cyber Party

Britain’s New Strategic Outlook: The View from Washington

Ryan Evans
Britain’s New Strategic Outlook: The View from Washington

Digital Identity Is a National Security Issue

Patrick Hearn
Digital Identity Is a National Security Issue

Restoring Nuclear Bipartisanship: Force Modernization and Arms Control

John D. Maurer
Restoring Nuclear Bipartisanship: Force Modernization and Arms Control

Strategy in the Artificial Age: Observations From Teaching an AI to Write a U.S. National Security Strategy

Elena Wicker
Strategy in the Artificial Age: Observations From Teaching an AI to Write a U.S. National Security Strategy

Foreign Fighters and the Trajectory of Violence in Northern Mozambique

Emilia Columbo and Austin C. Doctor
Foreign Fighters and the Trajectory of Violence in Northern Mozambique

Turkey’s Talk Show Nationalists

Ryan Gingeras
Turkey’s Talk Show Nationalists

China’s Shifting Attitude on the Indo-Pacific Quad

Joel Wuthnow
China’s Shifting Attitude on the Indo-Pacific Quad

U.K. Nuclear Weapons: Beyond the Numbers

Heather Williams
U.K. Nuclear Weapons: Beyond the Numbers

Mutual Suspicion, Mutual Threats: Getting Japan and South Korea to Work Together

Andrew Park and Elliot Silverberg
Mutual Suspicion, Mutual Threats: Getting Japan and South Korea to Work Together

How Franco-Australian Cooperation Can Help Stabilize the Indo-Pacific

Pierre Morcos
How Franco-Australian Cooperation Can Help Stabilize the Indo-Pacific

A Future Chinese Indian Ocean Fleet?

Christopher K. Colley
A Future Chinese Indian Ocean Fleet?

Somalia’s Electoral Crisis in Extremis

Peter Kirechu
Somalia’s Electoral Crisis in Extremis

The Longest Telegram: A Visionary Blueprint for the Comprehensive Grand Strategy Against China We Need

C. Lee Shea
The Longest Telegram: A Visionary Blueprint for the Comprehensive Grand Strategy Against China We Need

National Security Needs Both Futurists and Traditionalists

Zachary Kallenborn
National Security Needs Both Futurists and Traditionalists

Getting the Defense Department Off the Hamster Wheel: Reducing Operating Costs to Invest in the Future of the Force

Doug Berenson
Getting the Defense Department Off the Hamster Wheel: Reducing Operating Costs to Invest in the Future of the Force

Listen to America’s Top Commander in the Indo-Pacific and Fund the Pacific Deterrence Initiative

Mark Montgomery and Bradley Bowman
Listen to America’s Top Commander in the Indo-Pacific and Fund the Pacific Deterrence Initiative

Counter-Terrorism Hangover or Legal Obligation? The Requirement to Protect Civilians in War

Sahr Muhammedally
Counter-Terrorism Hangover or Legal Obligation? The Requirement to Protect Civilians in War

Strategizing to Exit Afghanistan: From Risk Avoidance to Risk Management

Sameer Lalwani
Strategizing to Exit Afghanistan: From Risk Avoidance to Risk Management

What to Expect When You’re Expecting NATO in Iraq

Paolo Napolitano
What to Expect When You’re Expecting NATO in Iraq

Reconsidering Arms Control Orthodoxy

Naomi Egel and Jane Vaynman
Reconsidering Arms Control Orthodoxy

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

All About EVE: What Virtual Forever Wars Can Teach Us About the Future of Combat

Thomas Shugart
All About EVE: What Virtual Forever Wars Can Teach Us About the Future of Combat

When It Comes to Strategy, People Are Everything

Morgan Plummer
When It Comes to Strategy, People Are Everything

Steering in the Right Direction in the Military-Technical Revolution

Robert Work, James A. Winnefeld, Jr., and Stephanie O’Sullivan
Steering in the Right Direction in the Military-Technical Revolution

Beyond Colossus or Collapse: Five Myths Driving American Debates about China 

Evan S. Medeiros and Jude Blanchette
Beyond Colossus or Collapse: Five Myths Driving American Debates about China 

Showing Up is Half the Battle: U.S. Maritime Forces in the Indian Ocean

Darshana M. Baruah
Showing Up is Half the Battle: U.S. Maritime Forces in the Indian Ocean

Simulating War: Three Enduring Lessons from the Louisiana Maneuvers

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

Warfighting in Cyberspace

Joshua Rovner
Warfighting in Cyberspace

Humility in American Grand Strategy

Mathew Burrows and Robert Manning
Humility in American Grand Strategy

The Mythical War Scare of 1983

Simon Miles
The Mythical War Scare of 1983

Enforcing Sanctions on North Korea Is an Opportunity for Cooperation at Sea

Artem Sherbinin
Enforcing Sanctions on North Korea Is an Opportunity for Cooperation at Sea

Helping Humans and Computers Fight Together: Military Lessons from Civilian AI

Marianne Bellotti
Helping Humans and Computers Fight Together: Military Lessons from Civilian AI

A Blueprint for the Department of Defense’s Strategic Assessment of Climate Change

Kate Guy and Erin Sikorsky
A Blueprint for the Department of Defense’s Strategic Assessment of Climate Change

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

On the Digital Brink

Chris Lynch and Oliver Lewis
On the Digital Brink

Predictable Unpredictability? U.S. Arctic Strategy and Ways of Doing Business in the Region

Katarzyna Zysk
Predictable Unpredictability? U.S. Arctic Strategy and Ways of Doing Business in the Region

Conspiracy Stand Down: How Extremist Theories Like QAnon Threaten the Military and What to Do About It

Christina Bembenek
Conspiracy Stand Down: How Extremist Theories Like QAnon Threaten the Military and What to Do About It

Three’s Company? Prioritizing Trilateral Deterrence Against North Korea

Shane Smith and Brad Glosserman
Three’s Company? Prioritizing Trilateral Deterrence Against North Korea

The United States and Japan Still Benefit From Complementary Maritime Capabilities

Jim Hartman
The United States and Japan Still Benefit From Complementary Maritime Capabilities

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

ARIA to Progress? The British Advanced Research and Invention Agency Should Learn More from Defense

Emma Salisbury
ARIA to Progress? The British Advanced Research and Invention Agency Should Learn More from Defense

Restraint, Not Superiority, in Space

Aaron Bateman
Restraint, Not Superiority, in Space

Economics, National Security, and the Competition with China

George Magnus
Economics, National Security, and the Competition with China

Trust and Tech: AI Education in The Military

Joe Chapa
Trust and Tech: AI Education in The Military

Can the United States Prevent a War over Taiwan?

Robert D. Blackwill and Philip Zelikow
Can the United States Prevent a War over Taiwan?

Navigating the Shoals of Renewed American Naval Power: Imperatives for the Next Secretary of the Navy

Bryan Durkee and Chris Bassler
Navigating the Shoals of Renewed American Naval Power: Imperatives for the Next Secretary of the Navy

America Can’t Ignore the Next Indo-Pakistani Crisis

Sameer Lalwani
America Can’t Ignore the Next Indo-Pakistani Crisis

Chemical Weapons and the Hierarchy of Victims

Doreen Horschig and Güneş Murat Tezcür
Chemical Weapons and the Hierarchy of Victims

The Mysterious Origins of the Secretary of Defense ‘Exclusion’ Clause: Truman, Hoffman, and the Chowder Marines

Paula Thornhill
The Mysterious Origins of the Secretary of Defense ‘Exclusion’ Clause: Truman, Hoffman, and the Chowder Marines

Al-Qaeda Is Being Hollowed to Its Core

Barak Mendelsohn and Colin Clarke
Al-Qaeda Is Being Hollowed to Its Core

The Burning City Upon a Hill

Hilde Eliassen Restad
The Burning City Upon a Hill

Sole Purpose Is Not No First Use: Nuclear Weapons and Declaratory Policy

Ankit Panda and Vipin Narang
Sole Purpose Is Not No First Use: Nuclear Weapons and Declaratory Policy

Risky Encounters with Russia: Time to Talk About Real Deconfliction

Ralph Clem
Risky Encounters with Russia: Time to Talk About Real Deconfliction

Unfurl the Banner! Privateers and Commerce Raiding of China’s Merchant Fleet in Developing Markets

Christopher D. Booth and Walker D. Mills
Unfurl the Banner! Privateers and Commerce Raiding of China’s Merchant Fleet in Developing Markets

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?

Reconsidering al-Qaeda-Iranian Cooperation

Bryce Loidolt
Reconsidering al-Qaeda-Iranian Cooperation

Setting a Course Away from the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

Garrett Hinck and Pranay Vaddi
Setting a Course Away from the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

The Failure of Jihadi Conflict Resolution

Tore Hamming
The Failure of Jihadi Conflict Resolution

South Korea, Conventional Capabilities, and the Future of the Korean Peninsula

Ian Bowers and Henrik Hiim
South Korea, Conventional Capabilities, and the Future of the Korean Peninsula

Between Seoul and Sole Purpose: How the Biden Administration Could Assure South Korea and Adapt Nuclear Posture

Toby Dalton
Between Seoul and Sole Purpose: How the Biden Administration Could Assure South Korea and Adapt Nuclear Posture

Thoughts on the Unfolding U.S.-Chinese Competition: Washington’s Policy Towards Beijing Enters Its Next Phase

Eric Sayers
Thoughts on the Unfolding U.S.-Chinese Competition: Washington’s Policy Towards Beijing Enters Its Next Phase

A Better Bureaucracy Can Close the Gap Between Defense and Commercial Technology

Joe Felter, Raj Shah, and Steve Blank
A Better Bureaucracy Can Close the Gap Between Defense and Commercial Technology

The United States and Japan Should Prepare for War with China

Jeffrey W. Hornung
The United States and Japan Should Prepare for War with China

Primacy Anxiety

Zack Cooper, Melanie Marlowe, and Christopher Preble
Primacy Anxiety

Kill the Homothetic Army: Gen. Guy Hubin’s Vision of the Future Battlefield

Michael Shurkin
Kill the Homothetic Army: Gen. Guy Hubin’s Vision of the Future Battlefield

The Cyber Maritime Environment: A Shared Critical Infrastructure and Trump’s Maritime Cyber Security Plan

Nina Kollars, Sam J. Tangredi, and Chris C. Demchak
The Cyber Maritime Environment: A Shared Critical Infrastructure and Trump’s Maritime Cyber Security Plan

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

After Cienfuegos, Criminal Cross-Border Collaboration Continues; Governmental Collaboration Suffers

Cecilia Farfán-Méndez
After Cienfuegos, Criminal Cross-Border Collaboration Continues; Governmental Collaboration Suffers

The Arctic Threat That Must Not be Named

Sharon E. Burke
The Arctic Threat That Must Not be Named

A World Divided: The Conflict with Chinese Techno-Nationalism Isn’t Coming – It’s Already Here

James Mulvenon
A World Divided: The Conflict with Chinese Techno-Nationalism Isn’t Coming – It’s Already Here

Selective Disclosure: How to Inject Strategy into U.S. Capability Development

Thomas G. Mahnken
Selective Disclosure: How to Inject Strategy into U.S. Capability Development

A Lower Bar for the Cyber Czar

Joshua Rovner
A Lower Bar for the Cyber Czar

Practical Challenges and Hybrid Hypocrisy: Legal and Policy Dilemmas with the Hybrid Moniker

Erica Gaston
Practical Challenges and Hybrid Hypocrisy: Legal and Policy Dilemmas with the Hybrid Moniker

To Rule the Invisible Battlefield: The Electromagnetic Spectrum and Chinese Military Power

Shanshan Mei
To Rule the Invisible Battlefield: The Electromagnetic Spectrum and Chinese Military Power

The Lessons of the Past Point to Rejoining the Iran Deal

Nicholas L. Miller
The Lessons of the Past Point to Rejoining the Iran Deal

The Faultline Between Futurists and Traditionalists in National Security

John Speed Meyers and David Jackson
The Faultline Between Futurists and Traditionalists in National Security

What’s in a Name? Reimagining Irregular Warfare Activities for Competition

Kevin Bilms
What’s in a Name? Reimagining Irregular Warfare Activities for Competition

The Post-Conflict Colombian Military Looks for a Development Role

Andrew Ivey
The Post-Conflict Colombian Military Looks for a Development Role

The U.S. Defense Industry in a New Era

Doug Berenson, Chris Higgins, and Jim Tinsley
The U.S. Defense Industry in a New Era

Making Friends in Maker-Spaces: From Grassroots Innovation to Great-Power Competition

Leo Blanken, Romulo G. Dimayuga II, and Kristen Tsolis
Making Friends in Maker-Spaces: From Grassroots Innovation to Great-Power Competition

Profiteers, Vultures, and the Defeat of the U.N. Embargo on Libya

Peter Kirechu
Profiteers, Vultures, and the Defeat of the U.N. Embargo on Libya

Guantánamo’s Unhappy Birthday

Benjamin R. Farley
Guantánamo’s Unhappy Birthday

Confidence and Catastrophe: Armenia and the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War

Michael A. Reynolds
Confidence and Catastrophe: Armenia and the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War

Machine Learning and Life-and-Death Decisions on the Battlefield

Brad DeWees, Chris Umphres, and Maddy Tung
Machine Learning and Life-and-Death Decisions on the Battlefield

The Regime: How Arms Control Treaties Keep Us Safe

Amb. (ret.) Bonnie Jenkins, Marigny Kirschke-Schwartz, and James Paul Pope
The Regime: How Arms Control Treaties Keep Us Safe

The Pendulum: How Russia Sways Its Way to More Influence in Libya

Jalel Harchaoui
The Pendulum: How Russia Sways Its Way to More Influence in Libya

A Cyber Opportunity: Priorities for the First National Cyber Director

Mark Montgomery and Robert Morgus
A Cyber Opportunity: Priorities for the First National Cyber Director

A Grand Strategy Based on Resilience

Erica Borghard
A Grand Strategy Based on Resilience

The Nashville Bombing and Threats to Critical Infrastructure: We Saw This Coming

Audrey Kurth Cronin
The Nashville Bombing and Threats to Critical Infrastructure: We Saw This Coming

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

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

The Modern Shetland Bus: The Lure of Covert Maritime Vessels for Great-Power Competition

Christopher D. Booth
The Modern Shetland Bus: The Lure of Covert Maritime Vessels for Great-Power Competition

The Last Gasp of Peace: The Christmas Truce of 1914 and the Modern Profession of Arms

Joseph D. Eanett
The Last Gasp of Peace: The Christmas Truce of 1914 and the Modern Profession of Arms

Bringing the Army to Innovation

Jeff Decker and Mrinal Menon
Bringing the Army to Innovation

Brahmaputra: A Conflict-Prone River Takes a Step Backwards

Joel Wuthnow, Satu Limaye, and Nilanthi Samaranayake
Brahmaputra: A Conflict-Prone River Takes a Step Backwards

How to Deal With the Nuclear Skeletons in Iran’s Closet

Eric Brewer
How to Deal With the Nuclear Skeletons in Iran’s Closet

How the Army Out-Innovated the Islamic State’s Drones

Kyle Brown, Jonathan Askonas, and T.S. Allen
How the Army Out-Innovated the Islamic State’s Drones

Thinking in (Napoleonic) Times: Historical Warnings for an Era of Great-Power Competition

Alexandra Evans
Thinking in (Napoleonic) Times: Historical Warnings for an Era of Great-Power Competition

A Bargain Worth Making? Bukele and the Gangs of El Salvador

Ivan Briscoe and Tiziano Breda
A Bargain Worth Making? Bukele and the Gangs of El Salvador

The President’s Science Advisor Should Be a Full Member of the National Security Council and Its Principals Committee

Christopher Chyba and Ethan Magistro
The President’s Science Advisor Should Be a Full Member of the National Security Council and Its Principals Committee

Crypto-Controls: Harnessing Cryptocurrency to Strengthen Sanctions

Adam Myers, William Szymanski, Daniel Jackson, Ellen Wynkoop, Pete Heine, Tyler Hoffman, and Bri Mostoller
Crypto-Controls: Harnessing Cryptocurrency to Strengthen Sanctions

The New Great Game at Sea

Geoffrey F. Gresh
The New Great Game at Sea

Instructors Wanted, Apply Within: Why the Air Force Is Failing to Change Its Culture and What to Do About It

Bradley Podliska and Donnie Hodges
Instructors Wanted, Apply Within: Why the Air Force Is Failing to Change Its Culture and What to Do About It

Myths or Moving Targets? Continuity and Change in China’s Nuclear Forces

Austin Long
Myths or Moving Targets? Continuity and Change in China’s Nuclear Forces

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

Competition for the Generations: A Father and Daughter Reflect on U.S. Fights from Beirut to Baghdad

Jim Breckenridge and Katie Breckenridge Crombe
Competition for the Generations: A Father and Daughter Reflect on U.S. Fights from Beirut to Baghdad

Compartmentalizing the American Alliance with Israel from the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Abe Silberstein and Yael Mizrahi-Arnaud
Compartmentalizing the American Alliance with Israel from the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Paralysis in Peer Conflict? The Material Versus the Mental in 100 Years of Military Thinking

Heather Venable
Paralysis in Peer Conflict? The Material Versus the Mental in 100 Years of Military Thinking

2020 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

WOTR Staff
2020 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

The Next National Defense Strategy

Benjamin Jensen and Nathan Packard
The Next National Defense Strategy

Biden Is Kim’s to Lose

Ramon Pacheco Pardo
Biden Is Kim’s to Lose

Winning the AI Revolution for American Diplomacy

Ryan Dukeman
Winning the AI Revolution for American Diplomacy

Balancing China at the United Nations

Henrik B. L. Larsen
Balancing China at the United Nations

History Shows U.S. Nuclear Restraint Is a One-Way Street

Michaela Dodge
History Shows U.S. Nuclear Restraint Is a One-Way Street

More Space Wargames, Please

Shane Bilsborough
More Space Wargames, Please

The Paradox of Precision: Nonstate Actors and Precision-Guided Weapons

Itamar Lifshitz and Ayal Meents
The Paradox of Precision: Nonstate Actors and Precision-Guided Weapons

Putting Combatant Commanders on a Demand Signal Diet

Mackenzie Eaglen
Putting Combatant Commanders on a Demand Signal Diet

How Fast Is Fast Enough? A Role for Supersonic Munitions in Standoff Strike

David N. Zikusoka
How Fast Is Fast Enough? A Role for Supersonic Munitions in Standoff Strike

Make Good Choices! National Security Transitions and the Policy and Process Decisions

Loren DeJonge Schulman and Alex Tippett
Make Good Choices! National Security Transitions and the Policy and Process Decisions

Arms Control and Great-Power Politics

Timothy Crawford and Khang X. Vu
Arms Control and Great-Power Politics

Moving Beyond Total Force: Building a True Strategic Reserve

Jacquelyn Schneider
Moving Beyond Total Force: Building a True Strategic Reserve

The Last Jihadi Superstar

Thomas Hegghammer
The Last Jihadi Superstar

What the Abraham Accords Reveal About the United Arab Emirates

Elham Fakhro
What the Abraham Accords Reveal About the United Arab Emirates

Executive Airlift’s Contributions to National Security

Mike Knapp
Executive Airlift’s Contributions to National Security

Retooling U.S. Security Sector Assistance

Stephen Tankel and Tommy Ross
Retooling U.S. Security Sector Assistance

Should the Military Protect the Election?

Joshua Rovner
Should the Military Protect the Election?

Make Russia Sanctions Effective Again

Edward Fishman
Make Russia Sanctions Effective Again

Climate Change as an Unconventional Security Risk

Cullen Hendrix
Climate Change as an Unconventional Security Risk

Teaching the Japanese American Internment at West Point

Stephanie Hinnershitz
Teaching the Japanese American Internment at West Point

Intervention: Exploring Cyber Conflict and Competition

Robert Chesney and Max Smeets
Intervention: Exploring Cyber Conflict and Competition

How Russia Views Afghanistan Today

Nurlan Aliyev
How Russia Views Afghanistan Today

Weaponized Tweets: AI Could Help Defend Against Adversary Attacks in Social Media

Shelley Cazares, Jenny Holzer, and Emily Parrish
Weaponized Tweets: AI Could Help Defend Against Adversary Attacks in Social Media

For Baltic Defense, Forget the ‘Forest Brothers’

Kevin Blachford and Ronald Ti
For Baltic Defense, Forget the ‘Forest Brothers’

China’s Economic Statecraft in Europe During the Pandemic

John R. Deni and Jake Shatzer
China’s Economic Statecraft in Europe During the Pandemic

How to Manage the Threat of Foreign Election Interference

Dov H. Levin
How to Manage the Threat of Foreign Election Interference

NATO in the Arctic: Keep Its Role Limited, For Now

David Auerswald
NATO in the Arctic: Keep Its Role Limited, For Now

The United States Can Only Achieve AI Dominance with Its Allies

James Ryseff
The United States Can Only Achieve AI Dominance with Its Allies

The Secret to the Northern Mozambique Insurgency’s Success

Emilia Columbo
The Secret to the Northern Mozambique Insurgency’s Success

Why the Pentagon Should Focus on Taiwan

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

Trust Algorithms? The Army Doesn’t Even Trust Its Own AI Developers

Jim Perkins
Trust Algorithms? The Army Doesn’t Even Trust Its Own AI Developers

It’s Time for the Pentagon to Take Data Principles More Seriously

Robert Work and Tara Murphy Dougherty
It’s Time for the Pentagon to Take Data Principles More Seriously

Inside Job: The Challenge of Foreign Online Influence in U.S. Elections

Timothy Frye
Inside Job: The Challenge of Foreign Online Influence in U.S. Elections

The Still-Growing Threat of Iran’s Chosen Proxy in Iraq

Hamdi Malik
The Still-Growing Threat of Iran’s Chosen Proxy in Iraq

A Solarium for Presidential Transition Teams

Benjamin Jensen and Mark Montgomery
A Solarium for Presidential Transition Teams

Falling into the Adaptation Gap

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Falling into the Adaptation Gap

Making the U.S. Military’s Counter-Terrorism Mission Sustainable

Stephen Tankel
Making the U.S. Military’s Counter-Terrorism Mission Sustainable

How Curbing Reliance on Fossil Fuels Will Change the World

Philip H. Gordon
How Curbing Reliance on Fossil Fuels Will Change the World

It Will Take More Than a Biden Victory to Solve NATO’s Strategic Malaise

Sara Bjerg Moller
It Will Take More Than a Biden Victory to Solve NATO’s Strategic Malaise

The Abiding Relevance of ‘Heart of Darkness’ for Those Who Wage War

William Bray
The Abiding Relevance of ‘Heart of Darkness’ for Those Who Wage War

Defense Innovation Is Falling Short

Christopher Zember and Peter Khooshabeh
Defense Innovation Is Falling Short

Space Force Creation Warrants Revisiting Defense Unification

James W. E. Smith
Space Force Creation Warrants Revisiting Defense Unification

A Chance for Peace? The Impact of the Juba Peace Deal on Sudan’s Fragile Transition

Jean-Baptiste Gallopin
A Chance for Peace? The Impact of the Juba Peace Deal on Sudan’s Fragile Transition

Cyber Competition and Nonstate Actors in a Data-Rich World

Nina Kollars
Cyber Competition and Nonstate Actors in a Data-Rich World

The Dangerous Myths About China’s Nuclear Weapons

David Logan
The Dangerous Myths About China’s Nuclear Weapons

A New Look at Iran’s Complicated Relationship with the Taliban

Barnett Rubin
A New Look at Iran’s Complicated Relationship with the Taliban

The F-35 Triangle: America, Israel, the United Arab Emirates

Barbara A. Leaf and Dana Stroul
The F-35 Triangle: America, Israel, the United Arab Emirates

Bending the Principle of Mass: Why That Approach No Longer Works for Airpower

David Alman and Heather Venable
Bending the Principle of Mass: Why That Approach No Longer Works for Airpower

More Aggressive and Less Ambitious: Cyber Command’s Evolving Approach

Joshua Rovner
More Aggressive and Less Ambitious: Cyber Command’s Evolving Approach

Many Black World War II Veterans Were Denied Their GI Bill Benefits. Time to Fix That.

Robert Levinson
Many Black World War II Veterans Were Denied Their GI Bill Benefits. Time to Fix That.

‘Negative Peace’? China’s Approach to the Middle East

Guy Burton
‘Negative Peace’? China’s Approach to the Middle East

When Americans Marched to Mexico City

Mitchell G. Klingenberg
When Americans Marched to Mexico City

Making a U.S. Digital Service Academy Work

Harrison Schramm and Todd Lyons
Making a U.S. Digital Service Academy Work

The Gulf War 30 Years Later: Successes, Failures, and Blind Spots

Richard A. Lacquement, Jr.
The Gulf War 30 Years Later: Successes, Failures, and Blind Spots

Agility Boom: Fueling Innovation and the Air Force’s Blunt Layer

Mike Benitez
Agility Boom: Fueling Innovation and the Air Force’s Blunt Layer

Beyond the North Warning System

Andrea Charron
Beyond the North Warning System

The Future Ain’t What it Used to Be

Zack Cooper, Melanie Marlowe, and Christopher Preble
The Future Ain’t What it Used to Be

NATO’s Never-Ending Struggle for Relevance

James Goldgeier and Garret Martin
NATO’s Never-Ending Struggle for Relevance

Yet Another Article about Information Technology and the Character of War

Justin Lynch
Yet Another Article about Information Technology and the Character of War

There’s No Containment Strategy for Climate Change

Sharon E. Burke
There’s No Containment Strategy for Climate Change

Opening Up New Avenues to Understanding the Path to War in Iraq

Joseph Stieb
Opening Up New Avenues to Understanding the Path to War in Iraq

Capturing Flags and Recruiting Future Cyber Soldiers

Samuel Crislip
Capturing Flags and Recruiting Future Cyber Soldiers

The United Arab Emirates and Israel Just Came Clean on Their Extra-Marital Affair

Gilead Sher and Yoel Guzansky
The United Arab Emirates and Israel Just Came Clean on Their Extra-Marital Affair

Belgrade’s New Game: Scapegoating Russia and Courting Europe

Vuk Vuksanovic
Belgrade’s New Game: Scapegoating Russia and Courting Europe

Subtweets Are Partisan Too: Why Retired Generals Can’t Avoid the Parties

Luke J. Schumacher
Subtweets Are Partisan Too: Why Retired Generals Can’t Avoid the Parties

Civil-Military Lessons from Latin America

David Pion-Berlin and Andrew Ivey
Civil-Military Lessons from Latin America

Pulling Back the Curtain on Turkey’s Natural Gas Strategy

John V. Bowlus
Pulling Back the Curtain on Turkey’s Natural Gas Strategy

Spying on the Nazi and Soviet Bombs

Timothy McDonnell
Spying on the Nazi and Soviet Bombs

It’s Fun to Stay in the JCPOA

Nina Jancowicz, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
It’s Fun to Stay in the JCPOA

How America’s Experience with Pakistan Can Help it Deal with Turkey

Aaron Stein and Robert Hamilton
How America’s Experience with Pakistan Can Help it Deal with Turkey

Brent Scowcroft and American Military Intervention

Philip Zelikow
Brent Scowcroft and American Military Intervention

Don’t Just Copy and Paste: A Better Model For Managing Military Technologists

Richard Kuzma, James Long, and Jim Perkins
Don’t Just Copy and Paste: A Better Model For Managing Military Technologists

Blame It on the Blob? How to Evaluate American Grand Strategy

Francis J. Gavin
Blame It on the Blob? How to Evaluate American Grand Strategy

The Measure of a Country: America’s Wonkiest Competition with China

William Morrissey and John Givens
The Measure of a Country: America’s Wonkiest Competition with China

When You’re Outnumbered: Lessons from Two British Masters of Irregular Warfare

Christopher D. Booth
When You’re Outnumbered: Lessons from Two British Masters of Irregular Warfare

The Battle for Mon Cala: Getting the Military to Deliver Its Own Tech Solutions

Maj. Gen. Matthew G. Glavy and Brett Goldstein
The Battle for Mon Cala: Getting the Military to Deliver Its Own Tech Solutions

Beyond TikTok: Preparing for Future Digital Threats

Kara Frederick, Chris Estep, and Megan Lamberth
Beyond TikTok: Preparing for Future Digital Threats

The Looming Influx of Foreign Fighters in Sub-Saharan Africa

Austin C. Doctor
The Looming Influx of Foreign Fighters in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Great Fishing Competition

Lisa McKinnon Munde
The Great Fishing Competition

Strategic Suspense: British Foreign and Defense Policy at a Crossroads

Alice Pannier
Strategic Suspense: British Foreign and Defense Policy at a Crossroads

Russia and China Playing Musical Chairs in Zero Gravity

Jeffrey Edmonds
Russia and China Playing Musical Chairs in Zero Gravity

Hack-and-Leak Operations and U.S. Cyber Policy

James Shires
Hack-and-Leak Operations and U.S. Cyber Policy

Democracy’s Squad: India’s Change of Heart and the Future of the Quad

Jeff M. Smith
Democracy’s Squad: India’s Change of Heart and the Future of the Quad

The Resilience of Sino-Russian High-Tech Cooperation

Samuel Bendett and Elsa Kania
The Resilience of Sino-Russian High-Tech Cooperation

A New Strategic Song? ANZUS, the 2020 Australian Defence Update, and Redefining Self-Reliance

Peter J. Dean
A New Strategic Song? ANZUS, the 2020 Australian Defence Update, and Redefining Self-Reliance

Managing the Sino-American Dispute Over Missile Defense

Tong Zhao
Managing the Sino-American Dispute Over Missile Defense

Peering into the Future of Sino-Russian Cyber Security Cooperation

Adam Segal
Peering into the Future of Sino-Russian Cyber Security Cooperation

The Prospects of a China-Iran Axis

Amos Yadlin and Ari Heistein
The Prospects of a China-Iran Axis

The Emperors League: Understanding Sino-Russian Defense Cooperation

Michael Kofman
The Emperors League: Understanding Sino-Russian Defense Cooperation

Navigating Sino-Russian Defense Cooperation

Andrea Kendall-Taylor, David Shullman, and Dan McCormick
Navigating Sino-Russian Defense Cooperation

Distilling the Essence of Strategy

Frank Hoffman
Distilling the Essence of Strategy

How Can We Know if Professional Military Education Works?

Megan J. Hennessey
How Can We Know if Professional Military Education Works?

A British Advanced Research Projects Agency?

Emma Salisbury
A British Advanced Research Projects Agency?

People Win Wars: The PLA Enlisted Force, and Other Related Matters

Shanshan Mei and Dennis J. Blasko
People Win Wars: The PLA Enlisted Force, and Other Related Matters

America Can Protect Its Satellites Without Kinetic Space Weapons

Aaron Bateman
America Can Protect Its Satellites Without Kinetic Space Weapons

Ten Suggestions for a ‘Russia Strategy’ for the United Kingdom

Mark Galeotti
Ten Suggestions for a ‘Russia Strategy’ for the United Kingdom

Contending with Turkey’s Islamic State Returnees

Berkay Mandıracı and Nigar Göksel
Contending with Turkey’s Islamic State Returnees

Generals Shouldn’t be Welcome at These Parties: Stopping Retired Flag Officer Endorsements

Heidi Urben
Generals Shouldn’t be Welcome at These Parties: Stopping Retired Flag Officer Endorsements

Commanders Need to Know Innovative Acquisition

Garrett J. Custons
Commanders Need to Know Innovative Acquisition

What Options are On the Table in the South China Sea?

Zack Cooper and Bonnie S. Glaser
What Options are On the Table in the South China Sea?

“Cocaine Logistics” for the Marine Corps

Walker D. Mills, Dylan “Joose” Phillips-Levine, and Collin Fox
“Cocaine Logistics” for the Marine Corps

Adapting the Image and Culture of Special Operations Forces

Emma Moore and Stewart Parker
Adapting the Image and Culture of Special Operations Forces

Stamps and Spies: The CIA’s Involvement in Postage Design

Matin Modarressi
Stamps and Spies: The CIA’s Involvement in Postage Design

Has Trump Driven China and Iran Together?

Philip H. Gordon
Has Trump Driven China and Iran Together?

Rethinking the U.S. Navy’s Carrier Fleet

Angus Ross
Rethinking the U.S. Navy’s Carrier Fleet

“For Our Enemies, We Have Shotguns”: Explaining China’s New Assertiveness

Andrew Small and Dhruva Jaishankar
“For Our Enemies, We Have Shotguns”: Explaining China’s New Assertiveness

The Risks of Australia’s Solo Deterrence Wager

Van Jackson
The Risks of Australia’s Solo Deterrence Wager

Setting the Records Straight in Iraq

Michael P. Brill
Setting the Records Straight in Iraq

Is Japan’s Interest in Strike Capabilities a Good Idea?

Jeffrey W. Hornung
Is Japan’s Interest in Strike Capabilities a Good Idea?

How Iran’s Oil Infrastructure Gambit Could Imperil the Strait of Hormuz

Elisa Catalano Ewers and Ariane Tabatabai
How Iran’s Oil Infrastructure Gambit Could Imperil the Strait of Hormuz

Saving Space from ‘Star Wars’-Style Misperceptions

Charles Powell
Saving Space from ‘Star Wars’-Style Misperceptions

Indonesia’s Stake in Australia’s New Strategic Update

Greta Nabbs-Keller
Indonesia’s Stake in Australia’s New Strategic Update

Read Before Pontificating on Quantum Technology

Michael J. Biercuk
Read Before Pontificating on Quantum Technology

Why NATO Should Adopt a Tactical Readiness Initiative

Josh Campbell
Why NATO Should Adopt a Tactical Readiness Initiative

Revelations and Opportunities: What the United States Can Learn from the Sino-Indian Crisis

Sameer Lalwani
Revelations and Opportunities: What the United States Can Learn from the Sino-Indian Crisis

The European Union’s Shot at Redemption in the Balkans

Austin Doehler
The European Union’s Shot at Redemption in the Balkans

COVID-19 and U.S. Global Leadership

Zack Cooper, Melanie Marlowe, and Christopher Preble
COVID-19 and U.S. Global Leadership

Trump’s Nuclear Test Would Risk Everything to Gain Nothing

Justin Key Canfil
Trump’s Nuclear Test Would Risk Everything to Gain Nothing

Penny-Wise, Pound-Foolish: The Iranian Coup of 1953

Gregory Brew
Penny-Wise, Pound-Foolish: The Iranian Coup of 1953

The Room Where Not Much Happened

Robert Jervis
The Room Where Not Much Happened

What Should Come After Trump’s Failed China Policy?

Philip H. Gordon
What Should Come After Trump’s Failed China Policy?

The 2020 War on the Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List

WOTR Staff
The 2020 War on the Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List

India’s Pangong Pickle: New Delhi’s Options After Its Clash with China

Christopher Clary and Vipin Narang
India’s Pangong Pickle: New Delhi’s Options After Its Clash with China

Why You Can’t Call in an Air Strike with an iPhone 

Jonathan Wong
Why You Can’t Call in an Air Strike with an iPhone 

Thrones Wreathed in Shadow: Tacitus and the Psychology of Authoritarianism

Iskander Rehman
Thrones Wreathed in Shadow: Tacitus and the Psychology of Authoritarianism

The Humble Task of Implementation is the Key to AI Dominance

Matthew Cook
The Humble Task of Implementation is the Key to AI Dominance

New Sanctions on Assad Aim to Prevent Atrocities

David Adesnik
New Sanctions on Assad Aim to Prevent Atrocities

The 100-Ship Navy

Jonathan Panter, Anand Jantzen, and Johnathan Falcone
The 100-Ship Navy

Never Truly Forgotten: The Lethal Legacy of the Korean War

Rebecca Friedman Lissner
Never Truly Forgotten: The Lethal Legacy of the Korean War

American Success Abroad is Anchored to Problem-Solving at Home

Abraham Denmark and Matthew Rojansky
American Success Abroad is Anchored to Problem-Solving at Home

Is the United States Losing the African Space Race?

Judd Devermont and Temidayo Oniosun
Is the United States Losing the African Space Race?

Corona and Bioterrorism: How Serious Is the Threat? 

Marc-Michael Blum and Peter Neumann
Corona and Bioterrorism: How Serious Is the Threat? 

Revelations about Russia’s Nuclear Deterrence Policy

Cynthia Roberts
Revelations about Russia’s Nuclear Deterrence Policy

Annexing the West Bank Would Compromise Israel’s Security and Core Values

Tami Yakira and Gilead Sher
Annexing the West Bank Would Compromise Israel’s Security and Core Values

Is Veterans’ Preference Bad for the National Security Workforce?  

Frances Tilney Burke and Mackenzie Eaglen
Is Veterans’ Preference Bad for the National Security Workforce?  

Stay Out of the Regime Change Business

Benjamin Denison
Stay Out of the Regime Change Business

The Bothersome Problem of China in the Anglo-American Alliance

Oliver Yule-Smith
The Bothersome Problem of China in the Anglo-American Alliance

NATO Needs a Coherent Approach to Defending its Eastern Flank

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Ben Hodges, Janusz Bugajski, Ray Wojcik, and Carsten Schmiedl
NATO Needs a Coherent Approach to Defending its Eastern Flank

The Chip Wars of the 21st Century

Steve Blank
The Chip Wars of the 21st Century

Washington Needs a Bold Rethink of Its China Strategy 

Nathan Packard and Benjamin Jensen
Washington Needs a Bold Rethink of Its China Strategy 

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

On the Path to Intellectual Overmatch

Adam Oler
On the Path to Intellectual Overmatch

China, All the Way to New York

Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
China, All the Way to New York

Has the United States Abandoned Arms Control?

Joshua Rovner
Has the United States Abandoned Arms Control?

May Madness: Competitive Wargaming in a Pandemic

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

It’s Time for the Defense Production Act’s Digital Transformation

Jay Long
It’s Time for the Defense Production Act’s Digital Transformation

Militarizing Global Health Isn’t the Right Answer

Al Mauroni
Militarizing Global Health Isn’t the Right Answer

Australia-India Naval Cooperation and the Islands of the Indo-Pacific

Darshana M. Baruah
Australia-India Naval Cooperation and the Islands of the Indo-Pacific

Reflections on Reading Great Books with Colonels

Jacqueline E. Whitt
Reflections on Reading Great Books with Colonels

Expertise, Ideas, and Making Foreign Policy

Francis J. Gavin
Expertise, Ideas, and Making Foreign Policy

A Cautionary Tale on Ambitious Feats of AI: The Strategic Computing Program

Emma Salisbury
A Cautionary Tale on Ambitious Feats of AI: The Strategic Computing Program

Cyber Reserves Are Not a Silver Bullet

Jamie Collier
Cyber Reserves Are Not a Silver Bullet

Bowling Alone with Robots

Kori Schake
Bowling Alone with Robots

The U.S. Military Should Turn to Remote-Enabled Advising

Gordon Richmond
The U.S. Military Should Turn to Remote-Enabled Advising

China’s Pandemic-Fueled Standoff with Australia

Ashley Townshend
China’s Pandemic-Fueled Standoff with Australia

Grand Strategy Is No Silver Bullet, But It Is Indispensable

Andrew Ehrhardt and Maeve Ryan
Grand Strategy Is No Silver Bullet, But It Is Indispensable

Pandemic Propaganda and the Global Democracy Crisis

Haroro J. Ingram
Pandemic Propaganda and the Global Democracy Crisis

Tunisia’s Military and the Economic Fallout of COVID-19

Frederic Wehrey
Tunisia’s Military and the Economic Fallout of COVID-19

Keep Expectations Modest for Iraq’s New Government

Douglas A. Ollivant
Keep Expectations Modest for Iraq’s New Government

The Future of Warfare Will Continue to Be Human

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

America’s Destabilizing Involvement in Serbia-Kosovo Talks

Gorana Grgić
America’s Destabilizing Involvement in Serbia-Kosovo Talks

Disarming Disinformation

Jessica Brandt, Camille Francois, and Doyle Hodges
Disarming Disinformation

AI & Military Procurement: What Computers Still Can’t Do

Maaike Verbruggen
AI & Military Procurement: What Computers Still Can’t Do

How is the Russian Military Responding to COVID-19?

Mathieu Boulegue
How is the Russian Military Responding to COVID-19?

Strategic Fail: Partnering with Turkey to Counter Iran Would Misread the Region

Blaise Misztal
Strategic Fail: Partnering with Turkey to Counter Iran Would Misread the Region

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

America Needs a Coalition to Win a Space War

Aaron Bateman
America Needs a Coalition to Win a Space War

America’s Afghan Mission Has Been Overtaken by Pandemic

Martin Skold
America’s Afghan Mission Has Been Overtaken by Pandemic

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

From Non-Interference to Wolf Warrior: Chinese Foreign Internal Defense

Jimmy Zhang
From Non-Interference to Wolf Warrior: Chinese Foreign Internal Defense

To Prepare for a Crisis, Read Fiction

Richard Fontaine
To Prepare for a Crisis, Read Fiction

China and COVID-19 in Saudi Media

Andrew Leber
China and COVID-19 in Saudi Media

An Attack on Inspector General Signals Something Much Bigger

Joshua Rovner
An Attack on Inspector General Signals Something Much Bigger

Stop Declaring War on a Virus

Mark Hannah
Stop Declaring War on a Virus

Is the Infantry Brigade Combat Team Becoming Obsolete?

Daniel Vazquez
Is the Infantry Brigade Combat Team Becoming Obsolete?

Toward a New Theory of Power Projection

Michael J. Mazarr
Toward a New Theory of Power Projection

Building a Marine Corps for Every Contingency, Clime, and Place

T. X. Hammes
Building a Marine Corps for Every Contingency, Clime, and Place

The Defense Production Act and the Failure to Prepare for Catastrophic Incidents

Jared Brown
The Defense Production Act and the Failure to Prepare for Catastrophic Incidents

Technology-Enabled Mission Command

B. A. Friedman and Olivia Garard
Technology-Enabled Mission Command

Clarifying Command: Keeping Up with the (John Paul) Joneses

B. A. Friedman and Olivia Garard
Clarifying Command: Keeping Up with the (John Paul) Joneses

The Virus of Disinformation: Echoes of Past Bioweapons Accusations in Today’s COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories

Sarah Jacobs Gamberini and Amanda Moodie
The Virus of Disinformation: Echoes of Past Bioweapons Accusations in Today’s COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories

Does America Need an Africa Strategy?

Sam Wilkins
Does America Need an Africa Strategy?

How Advanced Military Medical Technology Could Help in the Fight Against COVID-19

Rebecca Lee and Jeremy Pamplin
How Advanced Military Medical Technology Could Help in the Fight Against COVID-19

In Iraq, Restraint Is America’s Best Option

Maria Fantappie and Sam Heller
In Iraq, Restraint Is America’s Best Option

Pandemics and the Future of Military Training

Jennifer McArdle, Thomas Kehr, and Gene Colabatistto
Pandemics and the Future of Military Training

China’s Strategic Assessment of India

Yun Sun
China’s Strategic Assessment of India

Paging a Joint Task Force: Cyber Defense of Pandemic Medical Infrastructure

J.D. Work
Paging a Joint Task Force: Cyber Defense of Pandemic Medical Infrastructure

Put Your Money Where Your Strategy Is: Using Machine Learning to Analyze the Pentagon Budget

Chad Peltier
Put Your Money Where Your Strategy Is: Using Machine Learning to Analyze the Pentagon Budget

Did the Cyberspace Solarium Commission Live Up to its Name?

Joshua Rovner
Did the Cyberspace Solarium Commission Live Up to its Name?

How the Endless War Came Home

Ashley Deeks
How the Endless War Came Home

A Defense Management Reform Agenda for the Next Administration

Peter Levine
A Defense Management Reform Agenda for the Next Administration

Beyond “Conventional Wisdom”: Evaluating the PLA’s South China Sea Bases in Operational Context

J. Michael Dahm
Beyond “Conventional Wisdom”: Evaluating the PLA’s South China Sea Bases in Operational Context

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

Al-Qaeda: Threat or Anachronism?

Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware
Al-Qaeda: Threat or Anachronism?

How Russia Helped the United States Fight Huawei in Central and Eastern Europe

Andreea Brinza
How Russia Helped the United States Fight Huawei in Central and Eastern Europe

Fog, Friction, and Thinking Machines

Zach Hughes
Fog, Friction, and Thinking Machines

The Case for a Pacific Deterrence Initiative

Eric Sayers and Randall G. Schriver
The Case for a Pacific Deterrence Initiative

Synchronizing Change and Air Force Culture: Modernization and the Dirty Secret of Aircrew Shortages

Mike Byrnes
Synchronizing Change and Air Force Culture: Modernization and the Dirty Secret of Aircrew Shortages

Creating a Curious, Ethical, and Diverse AI Workforce

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

Public Opinion Is a Key to America’s Global AI Leadership

Merrill Wasser
Public Opinion Is a Key to America’s Global AI Leadership

The Army Should Rid Itself of Symbols of Treason

Mike Pietrucha
The Army Should Rid Itself of Symbols of Treason

Strategy as Appetite Suppressant

Frank Hoffman
Strategy as Appetite Suppressant

How Can Negotiations Bring Wars to an End?

Patrick S. Roberts and Ariel I. Ahram
How Can Negotiations Bring Wars to an End?

Captain Professor Sir: Some Lessons from Michael Howard

Beatrice Heuser
Captain Professor Sir: Some Lessons from Michael Howard

Fixing the Navy’s Software

Sean Lavelle
Fixing the Navy’s Software

A Tale of Two Skepticisms: Fighting and Talking with the Taliban During the Obama Years

Barnett Rubin
A Tale of Two Skepticisms: Fighting and Talking with the Taliban During the Obama Years

Special Operations as an Innovation Laboratory

Leo Blanken, Philip Swintek, and Justin Davis
Special Operations as an Innovation Laboratory

The U.S. Military’s Investment Ecosystem is Missing in Action

Stephen Rodriguez
The U.S. Military’s Investment Ecosystem is Missing in Action

Mexican Drug Cartels Are Violent — But They’re Not Terrorists

Scott Englund
Mexican Drug Cartels Are Violent — But They’re Not Terrorists

Has Turkey’s Incursion into Syria Opened the Door for an Islamic State Comeback?

Dareen Khalifa and Elizabeth Tsurkov
Has Turkey’s Incursion into Syria Opened the Door for an Islamic State Comeback?

How to Train Your AI Soldier Robots (and the Humans Who Command Them)

Thomas Hamilton
How to Train Your AI Soldier Robots (and the Humans Who Command Them)

In Search of Answers: U.S. Military Investigations and Civilian Harm

Dan Mahanty
In Search of Answers: U.S. Military Investigations and Civilian Harm

The Great Online Convergence: Digital Authoritarianism Comes to Democracies

Seva Gunitsky
The Great Online Convergence: Digital Authoritarianism Comes to Democracies

The Case for a Unified Future Warfare Command

Safi Bahcall
The Case for a Unified Future Warfare Command

America’s Special Operators Will Be Adrift Without Better Civilian Oversight

Mark E. Mitchell, Zachary Griffiths, and Cole Livieratos
America’s Special Operators Will Be Adrift Without Better Civilian Oversight

From Deception to Attrition: AI and the Changing Face of Warfare

Dumitru Minzarari
From Deception to Attrition: AI and the Changing Face of Warfare

Fulbright Redux? The Key to Ending Washington’s Stubborn Addiction to the War in Afghanistan

Christopher Preble and Lauren Sander
Fulbright Redux? The Key to Ending Washington’s Stubborn Addiction to the War in Afghanistan

Power and Pretzels in Munich, 2020

Richard Fontaine
Power and Pretzels in Munich, 2020

Understanding and Rolling Back Digital Authoritarianism

Jessica Chen Weiss
Understanding and Rolling Back Digital Authoritarianism

Germany’s 5G Debate Ought Not Be a Referendum on Donald Trump

Julianne Smith
Germany’s 5G Debate Ought Not Be a Referendum on Donald Trump

The Army Needs Full-Stack Data Scientists and Analytics Translators 

Erich Feige
The Army Needs Full-Stack Data Scientists and Analytics Translators 

The Input-Output Problem: Managing the Military’s Big Data in the Age of AI

David Zelaya and Nicholas Keeley
The Input-Output Problem: Managing the Military’s Big Data in the Age of AI

When it Comes to Digital Authoritarianism, China is a Challenge — But Not the Only Challenge

Steven Feldstein
When it Comes to Digital Authoritarianism, China is a Challenge — But Not the Only Challenge

Kicking off a New Approach to Cyber Ethics at the Department of Defense

Stuart Caudill
Kicking off a New Approach to Cyber Ethics at the Department of Defense

The Blessings of Secrecy

Joshua Rovner
The Blessings of Secrecy

Digital Authoritarianism: Finding Our Way Out of the Darkness

Naazneen Barma, Brent Durbin, and Andrea Kendall-Taylor
Digital Authoritarianism: Finding Our Way Out of the Darkness

Make Data Science Accessible for the Pentagon

Eric Loeb and Steven E. Moore
Make Data Science Accessible for the Pentagon

Washington’s F-35 Embargo Against Turkey — Success or Failure?

Ray Rounds
Washington’s F-35 Embargo Against Turkey — Success or Failure?

Can Warfighters Remain the Masters of AI?

Harrison Schramm and Jeff Kline
Can Warfighters Remain the Masters of AI?

How to (Actually) Recruit Talent for the AI Challenge

James Ryseff
How to (Actually) Recruit Talent for the AI Challenge

To Deter China, the Naval Services Must Integrate

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

If the Shoe Fits: Designating Foreign White Supremacy Extremist Groups

Amy Collins
If the Shoe Fits: Designating Foreign White Supremacy Extremist Groups

AI, Cyberspace, and Nuclear Weapons

James Johnson and Eleanor Krabill
AI, Cyberspace, and Nuclear Weapons

59 Percent Likely Hostile

Daniel Eichler and Ronald Thompson
59 Percent Likely Hostile

Two Small-Unit Leaders Respond to the Marine Commandant’s Note

James Camp and David Laszcz
Two Small-Unit Leaders Respond to the Marine Commandant’s Note

Day Zero Ethics for Military AI

Owen Daniels and Brian Williams
Day Zero Ethics for Military AI

The Politics of Man-Hunting and the Illusion of Victory

Raphael S. Cohen
The Politics of Man-Hunting and the Illusion of Victory

Lebanon: Turning Protests into Power

Osama Gharizi
Lebanon: Turning Protests into Power

The Drone Beats of War: The U.S. Vulnerability to Targeted Killings

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
The Drone Beats of War: The U.S. Vulnerability to Targeted Killings

Russia as a Hurricane, China as Climate Change: Different Ways of Information Warfare

Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer and Paul Charon
Russia as a Hurricane, China as Climate Change: Different Ways of Information Warfare

A Roadmap for Better Choices from Security Partners

Tommy Ross and Melissa Dalton
A Roadmap for Better Choices from Security Partners

The United States Shouldn’t Sell the F-35 to Saudi Arabia

Shimon Arad
The United States Shouldn’t Sell the F-35 to Saudi Arabia

The Pitfalls and Possibilities of the Measurement Revolution for National Security

Ethan Bueno de Mesquita, Liam Collins, Kristen G. DeCaires, and Jacob N. Shapiro
The Pitfalls and Possibilities of the Measurement Revolution for National Security

The AI Literacy Gap Hobbling American Officialdom

Michael Horowitz and Lauren Kahn
The AI Literacy Gap Hobbling American Officialdom

Fear Not Technological Disengagement and Competition with China

Jack Bianchi
Fear Not Technological Disengagement and Competition with China

The Conventional Wisdom on China’s Island Bases Is Dangerously Wrong

Gregory Poling
The Conventional Wisdom on China’s Island Bases Is Dangerously Wrong

On the Current Confrontation with Iran

Robert Jervis
On the Current Confrontation with Iran

Wargaming Lessons from Exercise Sea Dragon

Von Lambert and Tyler Quinn
Wargaming Lessons from Exercise Sea Dragon

What Chess Can Teach Us About the Future of AI and War

Andrew Lohn
What Chess Can Teach Us About the Future of AI and War

America Should Be Realistic About its Alliance with Thailand

Zachary Abuza
America Should Be Realistic About its Alliance with Thailand

How to Read Vietnam’s Latest Defense White Paper: A Message to Great Powers

Derek Grossman and Christopher Sharman
How to Read Vietnam’s Latest Defense White Paper: A Message to Great Powers

Expeditionary Advanced Maritime Operations: How the Marine Corps Can Avoid Becoming a Second Land Army in the Pacific

Jake Yeager
Expeditionary Advanced Maritime Operations: How the Marine Corps Can Avoid Becoming a Second Land Army in the Pacific

The Last Gasp of Peace: The Message of the Christmas Truce of 1914 to the Modern Profession of Arms

Joseph D. Eanett
The Last Gasp of Peace: The Message of the Christmas Truce of 1914 to the Modern Profession of Arms

Mosaic Warfare: Small and Scalable are Beautiful

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

Insurgency, not War, Is China’s Most Likely Course of Action

John Vrolyk
Insurgency, not War, Is China’s Most Likely Course of Action

The Army’s New Approach to People

Maj. Gen. J.P. McGee and Ryan Evans
The Army’s New Approach to People

There Was No “Secret War on the Truth” in Afghanistan

Jonathan Schroden
There Was No “Secret War on the Truth” in Afghanistan

Why Russian Military Expenditure Is Much Higher Than Commonly Understood (As Is China’s)

Michael Kofman and Richard Connolly
Why Russian Military Expenditure Is Much Higher Than Commonly Understood (As Is China’s)

AI for Peace

Patrick S. Roberts
AI for Peace

The Looming End of Pax Americana?

Melanie Marlowe, Bryan McGrath, and Christopher Preble
The Looming End of Pax Americana?

AI Safety: Charting out the High Road

Larry Lewis
AI Safety: Charting out the High Road

China’s Ban on U.S. Navy Port Visits to Hong Kong Doesn’t Actually Matter

Blake Herzinger
China’s Ban on U.S. Navy Port Visits to Hong Kong Doesn’t Actually Matter

The Vatican’s Nuclear Diplomacy from the Cold War to the Present

Aaron Bateman
The Vatican’s Nuclear Diplomacy from the Cold War to the Present

The Future of War Technology Whispers to Us From the Past, and We Must Listen Better

Alexander Kott
The Future of War Technology Whispers to Us From the Past, and We Must Listen Better

2019 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

WOTR Staff
2019 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

Symbol or Substance? Modi’s Decision to Appoint a Chief of Defense Staff

Anit Mukherjee
Symbol or Substance? Modi’s Decision to Appoint a Chief of Defense Staff

The Spy Who Hacked Me

Calder Walton
The Spy Who Hacked Me

“Take to the Streets”: Turkey’s Failed Coup, One Year Later

Aaron Stein
“Take to the Streets”: Turkey’s Failed Coup, One Year Later

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

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

An Honorable Man at the Heart of Civil-Military Turmoil

Kori Schake
An Honorable Man at the Heart of Civil-Military Turmoil

Decoupling is Back in Asia: A 1960s Playbook Won’t Solve These Problems

Mira Rapp-Hooper
Decoupling is Back in Asia: A 1960s Playbook Won’t Solve These Problems

Benghazi: Questions Unasked and Opportunities Missed

Radha Iyengar
Benghazi: Questions Unasked and Opportunities Missed

War Powers Oversight, Not Reform

Matthew C. Waxman
War Powers Oversight, Not Reform

Refugees at Risk: Managing the European Union’s Declining Power in Turkey

Christina Bache
Refugees at Risk: Managing the European Union’s Declining Power in Turkey

Can Bryan Pass the Turing Test?

Melanie Marlowe, Bryan McGrath, and Christopher Preble
Can Bryan Pass the Turing Test?

An American Resolution on Armenian Genocide Wrangles with History

Edward J. Erickson
An American Resolution on Armenian Genocide Wrangles with History

Revisiting the Vietnam War at Home — And What It Means for Today

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Revisiting the Vietnam War at Home — And What It Means for Today

Hypersonic Weapons: Tactical Uses and Strategic Goals

Alan Cummings
Hypersonic Weapons: Tactical Uses and Strategic Goals

The Four Letters: A Leadership Parable

Jason Lamb
The Four Letters: A Leadership Parable

Why the Government Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank
Why the Government Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Influence Operations and Active Measures: The History of Soviet and Russian Political Warfare in the West

Kiril Avramov, William Inboden, Paul Pope, and Calder Walton
Influence Operations and Active Measures: The History of Soviet and Russian Political Warfare in the West

Can the United States Deter Election Meddling?

Joshua Rovner
Can the United States Deter Election Meddling?

Geopolitics Redux: Explaining the Japan-Korea Dispute and Its Implications for Great Power Competition

Takuya Matsuda and Jaehan Park
Geopolitics Redux: Explaining the Japan-Korea Dispute and Its Implications for Great Power Competition

Reorienting the Coast Guard: A Case for Patrol Forces Indo-Pacific

Blake Herzinger
Reorienting the Coast Guard: A Case for Patrol Forces Indo-Pacific

First, Manage Security Threats to Machine Learning

Rand Waltzman and Thomas Szayna
First, Manage Security Threats to Machine Learning

Afghanistan on the Edge? Elections, Elites, and Ethnic Tensions

Andrew Watkins
Afghanistan on the Edge? Elections, Elites, and Ethnic Tensions

AI and Irregular Warfare: An Evolution, Not a Revolution

Daniel Egel, Eric Robinson, Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Charles T. Cleveland, and Christopher (CJ) Oates
AI and Irregular Warfare: An Evolution, Not a Revolution

Are We Making Cyber Ransoms Worse?

William G. Rich
Are We Making Cyber Ransoms Worse?

Make China Great Again: Xi’s Truly Grand Strategy

Andrew Erickson
Make China Great Again: Xi’s Truly Grand Strategy

With AI, We’ll See Faster Fights, but Longer Wars

Margarita Konaev
With AI, We’ll See Faster Fights, but Longer Wars

Just Say No: The Pentagon Needs to Drop the Distractions and Move Great Power Competition Beyond Lip Service

Mackenzie Eaglen
Just Say No: The Pentagon Needs to Drop the Distractions and Move Great Power Competition Beyond Lip Service

Can New U.S. Missiles in Asia Deter China and Increase Security on the Korean Peninsula?

Joshua Nezam
Can New U.S. Missiles in Asia Deter China and Increase Security on the Korean Peninsula?

The Kill Chain in Space: Developing a Warfighting Mindset 

Raj Agrawal and Christopher Fernengel
The Kill Chain in Space: Developing a Warfighting Mindset 

Turkey and Russia: A Remarkable Rapprochement

Michael A. Reynolds
Turkey and Russia: A Remarkable Rapprochement

Military Deception: AI’s Killer App?

Edward Geist and Marjory Blumenthal
Military Deception: AI’s Killer App?

U.S. Officials Ignored Trump on Syria and We Are All Paying the Price

Aaron Stein
U.S. Officials Ignored Trump on Syria and We Are All Paying the Price

Our Future Lies in Making AI Robust and Verifiable

Danielle C. Tarraf
Our Future Lies in Making AI Robust and Verifiable

See You in a Month: AI’s Long Data Tail

Michael Stumborg
See You in a Month: AI’s Long Data Tail

In the Opening Days of War, Let the Army Lead on Targeting

Michael Jacobson
In the Opening Days of War, Let the Army Lead on Targeting

Embrace Open-Source Military Research to Win the AI Competition

Jasmin Léveillé
Embrace Open-Source Military Research to Win the AI Competition

A Better Idea Can Win the Next Big War for the Ground Services

Robert Scales
A Better Idea Can Win the Next Big War for the Ground Services

An Unseen but Outsized Influence: A History of the National Security Council with John Gans

John Gans, William Inboden, Aaron O'Connell, and Steve Slick
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Balanced Airpower, Not Bombers: How the Air Force Found Its Way

Heather Venable
Balanced Airpower, Not Bombers: How the Air Force Found Its Way

The Rift Between Silicon Valley and the Pentagon Is Economic, Not Moral

Rachel Olney
The Rift Between Silicon Valley and the Pentagon Is Economic, Not Moral

China’s Foreign Fighters Problem

Mathieu Duchâtel
China’s Foreign Fighters Problem

U.S.-India Relations: The Trump Administration’s Foreign Policy Bright Spot

Richard Fontaine
U.S.-India Relations: The Trump Administration’s Foreign Policy Bright Spot

Kissinger’s Prophecy Fulfilled in Syria

Kamal Alam
Kissinger’s Prophecy Fulfilled in Syria

Jaw-Jaw: How America Got China Wrong

Brad Carson and Ely Ratner
Jaw-Jaw: How America Got China Wrong

Time to Make Good on the U.S.-Philippine Alliance

Gregory Poling and Eric Sayers
Time to Make Good on the U.S.-Philippine Alliance

Horns of a Dilemma: The Changing Nature of the U.S.-China Relationship

Christopher Johnson, Jim Steinberg, Josh Eisenman, and Kelly Magsamen
Horns of a Dilemma: The Changing Nature of the U.S.-China Relationship

In the Era of Electronic Warfare, Bring Back Pigeons

Frank Blazich
In the Era of Electronic Warfare, Bring Back Pigeons

Death in the Air: Revisiting the 2001 Anthrax Mailings and the Amerithrax Investigation

Glenn Cross
Death in the Air: Revisiting the 2001 Anthrax Mailings and the Amerithrax Investigation

Horns of a Dilemma: Five Policymakers Talk Strategies, Tactics and Tools

Elbridge Colby, Peter Feaver, Mary Beth Long, Andrew May, and Celeste Ward Gventer
Horns of a Dilemma: Five Policymakers Talk Strategies, Tactics and Tools

‘Counter-Extremism’ in Xinjiang: Understanding China’s Community-Focused Counter-Terrorism Tactics

Jérôme Doyon
‘Counter-Extremism’ in Xinjiang: Understanding China’s Community-Focused Counter-Terrorism Tactics

Explaining the DIA’s Critical Role in National Security

Derek Grossman
Explaining the DIA’s Critical Role in National Security

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

Six Million Dollar Men: Policy, Technology, and Talent Management

Jacob Yanofsky
Six Million Dollar Men: Policy, Technology, and Talent Management

It’s Time for a Serious Saudi-Houthi Back Channel

Barbara A. Leaf and Elana DeLozier
It’s Time for a Serious Saudi-Houthi Back Channel

The Naval Power Shift in the Black Sea

Michael Petersen
The Naval Power Shift in the Black Sea

Lessons From the Long War: The Role of Information in Counter-Insurgency

Zachary Griffiths
Lessons From the Long War: The Role of Information in Counter-Insurgency

The Party Congress Test: A Minimum Standard for Analyzing Beijing’s Intentions

Peter Mattis
The Party Congress Test: A Minimum Standard for Analyzing Beijing’s Intentions

Welcome to Fight Club: Wargaming the Future

Benjamin Jensen
Welcome to Fight Club: Wargaming the Future

Horns of a Dilemma: Keynote Address by Senator Ben Sasse

Adm. Bobby Inman and Sen. Ben Sasse
Horns of a Dilemma: Keynote Address by Senator Ben Sasse

Pivot to Democracy: The Real Promise of the Quad

Alyssa Ayres
Pivot to Democracy: The Real Promise of the Quad

Debating a World Reorder

Samir Saran and Harsh V. Pant
Debating a World Reorder

Horns of a Dilemma: Keynote Conversation on the SSCI Investigation Into Russian Active Measures

Richard Burr, Sen. John Cornyn, Mark Warner, Gregory Fenves, and Stephen Slick
Horns of a Dilemma: Keynote Conversation on the SSCI Investigation Into Russian Active Measures

The Past, Present, and Future of Navies and the Maritime World

B.J. Armstrong
The Past, Present, and Future of Navies and the Maritime World

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

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

Horns of a Dilemma: Russia and the Great Power Competition

Phillip Breedlove, Evelyn Farkas, Daniel Fried, and Mary Neuburger
Horns of a Dilemma: Russia and the Great Power Competition

Mission Unaccomplished: The Tweet that Upended Trump’s Counterterrorism and Iran Policies

Matthew Levitt and Aaron Y. Zelin
Mission Unaccomplished: The Tweet that Upended Trump’s Counterterrorism and Iran Policies

Horns of a Dilemma: The World Order

Antony Blinken, Eric Edelman, Kristen Silverberg, and Lorinc Redei
Horns of a Dilemma: The World Order

Murphy’s Law and Learning to Love the Pentagon

Rachel Webb
Murphy’s Law and Learning to Love the Pentagon

The Will to Fight and the Fate of Nations

Ben Connable and Michael McNerney
The Will to Fight and the Fate of Nations

A Failure of Ideas: Revisiting Tony Blair’s Legacy in Iraq

Sam Roggeveen
A Failure of Ideas: Revisiting Tony Blair’s Legacy in Iraq

How Special Ops Can Step It Up

Jonathan Schroden
How Special Ops Can Step It Up

An Army Caught in the Middle Between Luddites, Luminaries, and the Occasional Looney

David Johnson
An Army Caught in the Middle Between Luddites, Luminaries, and the Occasional Looney

Bombshell: It Was a Very Good Year

Loren DeJonge Schulman, Erin Simpson, and Radha Iyengar
Bombshell: It Was a Very Good Year

Strategic Outpost Exclusive: Santa’s 2018 NatSec Gift List

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Strategic Outpost Exclusive: Santa’s 2018 NatSec Gift List

Five Years Ago, We Assessed the War in Afghanistan for Congress: How Did We Do?

Jonathan Schroden
Five Years Ago, We Assessed the War in Afghanistan for Congress: How Did We Do?

Ahmad Chalabi and the Great Man Theory of History

Richard Hanania
Ahmad Chalabi and the Great Man Theory of History

The New U.S. Strategy to Tackle WMD Terrorism is New Wine in Old Wineskins

Al Mauroni
The New U.S. Strategy to Tackle WMD Terrorism is New Wine in Old Wineskins

Good Will Hunting: The Strategic Threat of Poor Talent Management

Richard Kuzma, Ian Shaw, Zac Dannelly, and Drew Calcagno
Good Will Hunting: The Strategic Threat of Poor Talent Management

The U.S. Navy’s Amphibious Assault Renaissance: It’s More Than Ships and Aircraft

George Galdorisi and Scott C. Truver
The U.S. Navy’s Amphibious Assault Renaissance: It’s More Than Ships and Aircraft

Paramilitary Activity: The Unintended Consequences of America’s Undeclared War Against Assad

Aaron Stein
Paramilitary Activity: The Unintended Consequences of America’s Undeclared War Against Assad

Will Xi Jinping Tighten His Grip on Power in 2019?

Kerry Brown
Will Xi Jinping Tighten His Grip on Power in 2019?

The United States, Saudi Arabia, and the Middle East in the Post-Khashoggi Era

Michael Singh
The United States, Saudi Arabia, and the Middle East in the Post-Khashoggi Era

Amazon in Crystal City: Threat and Opportunity for the Defense Department

Melanie W. Sisson
Amazon in Crystal City: Threat and Opportunity for the Defense Department

Why Russian Domestic Politics Make U.S. Sanctions Less Effective

Thomas Wonder
Why Russian Domestic Politics Make U.S. Sanctions Less Effective

The Road to Damascus: The Arabs March Back to Befriend Assad

Kamal Alam and David Lesch
The Road to Damascus: The Arabs March Back to Befriend Assad

Is Japan’s New Defense Plan Ambitious Enough?

Jeffrey W. Hornung and Michael J. Green
Is Japan’s New Defense Plan Ambitious Enough?

Promoting What We Value: Weapons School and Talent Management in the Air Force

Ryan Middleton and William Wagstaff
Promoting What We Value: Weapons School and Talent Management in the Air Force

BOMBSHELL: And the Money Kept Rolling In

Loren DeJonge Schulman, Erin Simpson, and Radha Iyengar
BOMBSHELL: And the Money Kept Rolling In

Change the Subject: U.S.-China Relations After Buenos Aires

Job C. Henning
Change the Subject: U.S.-China Relations After Buenos Aires

Securing America’s Connected Infrastructure Can’t Wait

Justin Sherman and Deb Crawford
Securing America’s Connected Infrastructure Can’t Wait

The ‘Lippmann Gap’ in Asia: Four Challenges to a Credible U.S. Strategy

Lindsey Ford
The ‘Lippmann Gap’ in Asia: Four Challenges to a Credible U.S. Strategy

Climate Change as a National Security Threat and What to Do About It

Caitlin Werrell and Francesco Femia
Climate Change as a National Security Threat and What to Do About It

The 2018 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

WOTR Staff
The 2018 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

Beyond the Radar Archipelago: A New Roadmap for Missile Defense Sensors

Thomas Karako
Beyond the Radar Archipelago: A New Roadmap for Missile Defense Sensors

Jaw-Jaw: Will Xi’s Third Revolution Last?

Liz Economy and Brad Carson
Jaw-Jaw: Will Xi’s Third Revolution Last?

Ten Years After Mumbai, the Group Responsible is Deadlier Than Ever

Stephen Tankel
Ten Years After Mumbai, the Group Responsible is Deadlier Than Ever

Technology and Future War Will Test U.S. Civil-Military Relations

Risa Brooks
Technology and Future War Will Test U.S. Civil-Military Relations

Not Fast Enough: A Tale of a True Space Warrior

Jesse Schmitt
Not Fast Enough: A Tale of a True Space Warrior

Prospero

Hal Wilson
Prospero

Department of Disqualified: Fixing the Broken Military Medical Accessions Process

Joe Schuman
Department of Disqualified: Fixing the Broken Military Medical Accessions Process

The Fisher Model in the 21st Century

Sidharth Kaushal
The Fisher Model in the 21st Century

Rethinking Enlisted Education: Expanding the Professional Military Education Debate

Matthew Reed
Rethinking Enlisted Education: Expanding the Professional Military Education Debate

Heed the Grail Knight: Can the Air Force Choose Wisely?

Mike Benitez
Heed the Grail Knight: Can the Air Force Choose Wisely?

What the U.S. Military Owes Stan Lee

Robert Levinson
What the U.S. Military Owes Stan Lee

Is China Ahead of America in Next-Generation Unmanned Aircraft?

Andrea Gilli and Mauro Gilli
Is China Ahead of America in Next-Generation Unmanned Aircraft?

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

Riding the Tiger: How Trump Enables Right-Wing Extremism

Stephen Tankel
Riding the Tiger: How Trump Enables Right-Wing Extremism

Persistent Eye in the Sky: How Commercial Satellites Can Help the Navy Achieve Superior Maritime Awareness

Richard Kuzma and Tom Wester
Persistent Eye in the Sky: How Commercial Satellites Can Help the Navy Achieve Superior Maritime Awareness

Christian Geopolitics and the Ukrainian Ecclesiastical Crisis

Irina du Quenoy
Christian Geopolitics and the Ukrainian Ecclesiastical Crisis

Please Don’t Put Guards at My Synagogue

Robert Levinson
Please Don’t Put Guards at My Synagogue

Surviving the U.S. Withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Deal: What We Do—and Don’t—Need to Worry About

Eric Brewer
Surviving the U.S. Withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Deal: What We Do—and Don’t—Need to Worry About

The Jamal Khashoggi I Knew

Barnett Rubin
The Jamal Khashoggi I Knew

A Small State’s Special Operators, Up Close

Tone Danielsen
A Small State’s Special Operators, Up Close

How Close Did the United States Actually Get to Using Nuclear Weapons in Vietnam in 1968?

Theo Milonopoulos
How Close Did the United States Actually Get to Using Nuclear Weapons in Vietnam in 1968?

Gray Zones in a Blue Arctic: Grappling with China’s Growing Influence

Rebecca Pincus and Walter A. Berbrick
Gray Zones in a Blue Arctic: Grappling with China’s Growing Influence

Not Yet Openly at War, but Still Mostly at Peace: The Marine Corps’ Roles and Missions in and Around Key Maritime Terrain

Scott Cuomo, Noah Spataro, Jeff Cummings, and Olivia Garard
Not Yet Openly at War, but Still Mostly at Peace: The Marine Corps’ Roles and Missions in and Around Key Maritime Terrain

What Should We Make of Elite American Mercenaries in Yemen?

Simon Frankel Pratt
What Should We Make of Elite American Mercenaries in Yemen?

China’s Coming Financial Crisis and the National Security Connection

Stephen Joske
China’s Coming Financial Crisis and the National Security Connection

The U.S.-Saudi Alliance Was in Trouble Long Before Jamal Khashoggi’s Death

Emma Ashford
The U.S.-Saudi Alliance Was in Trouble Long Before Jamal Khashoggi’s Death

Shifting Fires: Optimizing Special Operations for Today and Tomorrow’s Fight

Chad Pillai
Shifting Fires: Optimizing Special Operations for Today and Tomorrow’s Fight

How to Defend Against Foreign Influence Campaigns: Lessons From Counter-Terrorism

Kara Frederick
How to Defend Against Foreign Influence Campaigns: Lessons From Counter-Terrorism

The Ripple Effects of the China Chip Hacking Story

Samm Sacks
The Ripple Effects of the China Chip Hacking Story

Between a Cold War Ally and an Indo-Pacific Partner: India’s U.S.-Russia Balancing Act

Tanvi Madan
Between a Cold War Ally and an Indo-Pacific Partner: India’s U.S.-Russia Balancing Act

Permanently Stationing U.S. Forces in Poland is a Bad Idea, But One Worth Debating

Michael Kofman
Permanently Stationing U.S. Forces in Poland is a Bad Idea, But One Worth Debating

Between Multistakeholderism and Sovereignty: Cyber Norms in Egypt and the Gulf States

James Shires
Between Multistakeholderism and Sovereignty: Cyber Norms in Egypt and the Gulf States

The Two Faces of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

Gregory D. Johnsen
The Two Faces of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

Just Let Them Compete: Raising the Next Generation of Wargamers

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

Jeane Kirkpatrick and the Roots of Principled Realism

Gail Yoshitani
Jeane Kirkpatrick and the Roots of Principled Realism

Reports of the Death of Arms Control Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

Alexandra Bell and Andrew Futter
Reports of the Death of Arms Control Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

Geopolitical Gerrymandering and the Importance of Key Maritime Terrain

Olivia Garard
Geopolitical Gerrymandering and the Importance of Key Maritime Terrain

How the Marines will Help the U.S. Navy and America’s Allies Win the Great Indo-Pacific War of 2025

Scott Cuomo, Olivia Garard, Noah Spataro, and Jeff Cummings
How the Marines will Help the U.S. Navy and America’s Allies Win the Great Indo-Pacific War of 2025

An Open Letter to Iraq’s Next Prime Minister, Whoever He Might Be

Douglas A. Ollivant
An Open Letter to Iraq’s Next Prime Minister, Whoever He Might Be

Defending Forward: The 2018 Cyber Strategy Is Here

Nina Kollars and Jacquelyn Schneider
Defending Forward: The 2018 Cyber Strategy Is Here

How to Configure the Space Force? A Question For All the Services

Harvey Sapolsky
How to Configure the Space Force? A Question For All the Services

Applying America’s Superpowers: How the U.S. Should Respond to China’s Informatization Strategy

Charles Rybeck, Lanny Cornwell, and Philip Sagan
Applying America’s Superpowers: How the U.S. Should Respond to China’s Informatization Strategy

The Sixth Service: What the Reorganization of Special Operations Forces Can Teach Us About Space Force

Alice Hunt Friend and Kaitlyn Johnson
The Sixth Service: What the Reorganization of Special Operations Forces Can Teach Us About Space Force

What’s In a Name? Korean ‘Peace’ and Breaking the Deadlock

Duyeon Kim
What’s In a Name? Korean ‘Peace’ and Breaking the Deadlock

Changing Young Minds in Kashmir: Youth Rage and the Prospects for Peace

Myra MacDonald
Changing Young Minds in Kashmir: Youth Rage and the Prospects for Peace

The Python Problem: Reflections on the War on Terror, 17 Years Later

David A. Brown, Timothy Hoyt, and Craig Whiteside
The Python Problem: Reflections on the War on Terror, 17 Years Later

How to Think Like an Officer: A Prospectus

Reed Bonadonna
How to Think Like an Officer: A Prospectus

The Coming Swarm Might Be Dead on Arrival

Shmuel Shmuel
The Coming Swarm Might Be Dead on Arrival

A Tale of Two Asia Policies

Zack Cooper
A Tale of Two Asia Policies

What Military Education Forgets: Strategy is Performance

Celestino Perez, Jr.
What Military Education Forgets: Strategy is Performance

Beyond the Cyber Leviathan: White Hats and U.S. Cyber Defense

Nina Kollars
Beyond the Cyber Leviathan: White Hats and U.S. Cyber Defense

Russian Performance in the Russo-Georgian War Revisited

Michael Kofman
Russian Performance in the Russo-Georgian War Revisited

Cyber Civil-Military Relations: Balancing Interests on the Digital Frontier

Benjamin Jensen and J.D. Work
Cyber Civil-Military Relations: Balancing Interests on the Digital Frontier

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

Strategy by Solarium: From Eisenhower to Cyber

Robert Chesney, William Inboden, Steve Slick, and Celeste Ward Gventer
Strategy by Solarium: From Eisenhower to Cyber

The Pastor is Not the Only U.S. Hostage in Turkey

Aykan Erdemir and Merve Tahiroglu
The Pastor is Not the Only U.S. Hostage in Turkey

The Perils of the Court Historian

John Bew
The Perils of the Court Historian

Danger Close: Military Politicization and Elite Credibility    

Michael A. Robinson
Danger Close: Military Politicization and Elite Credibility    

Takeaways from Venezuela’s Long Descent

Michael P. Dempsey
Takeaways from Venezuela’s Long Descent

The Perils of Playing Footsie in Military Boots: Trident Juncture and NATO’s Nordic Front

Azita Raji
The Perils of Playing Footsie in Military Boots: Trident Juncture and NATO’s Nordic Front

McRaven’s Rousing Protest: Are Civil-Military and Democratic Norms in Tension?

Kori Schake
McRaven’s Rousing Protest: Are Civil-Military and Democratic Norms in Tension?

Fragile Loyalties: Soviet Russians between Hitler and Stalin

Johannes Due Enstad
Fragile Loyalties: Soviet Russians between Hitler and Stalin

Al-Shabaab’s Mata Hari Network

Katharine Petrich
Al-Shabaab’s Mata Hari Network

The Good Idea Fairy Knocks: Seven Things to Understand Before Opining About Professional Military Education

Richard Andres
The Good Idea Fairy Knocks: Seven Things to Understand Before Opining About Professional Military Education

Why We Get It Wrong: Reflections on Predicting the Future of War

Kori Schake
Why We Get It Wrong: Reflections on Predicting the Future of War

Personnel Reform Lives, but Don’t Call It ‘Force of the Future’

Blaise Misztal, Jack Rametta, and Mary Farrell
Personnel Reform Lives, but Don’t Call It ‘Force of the Future’

Beating Them at Their Own Game: The Economic Dimension of Competing With China

Travis Reese
Beating Them at Their Own Game: The Economic Dimension of Competing With China

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

The Good Old Days of the Cold War: U.S.-Soviet Cooperation on Nonproliferation

William Potter and Sarah Bidgood
The Good Old Days of the Cold War: U.S.-Soviet Cooperation on Nonproliferation

The Unintended Consequences of a Trade War With China

Wilson VornDick
The Unintended Consequences of a Trade War With China

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

Is a New Russian Black Sea Fleet Coming? Or Is It Here?

Dmitry Gorenburg
Is a New Russian Black Sea Fleet Coming? Or Is It Here?

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

What Will North Korea Negotiations Mean for the U.S.-China Balance of Power?

Ferial Ara Saeed
What Will North Korea Negotiations Mean for the U.S.-China Balance of Power?

Zimbabwe’s Looming Elections Are a Test for the United States

Mark Bellamy
Zimbabwe’s Looming Elections Are a Test for the United States

Approaching a Fork in the Road: Professional Education and Military Learning

David Morgan-Owen
Approaching a Fork in the Road: Professional Education and Military Learning

Stranger Things in Helsinki

Michael Kofman
Stranger Things in Helsinki

Iran’s Summer of Discontent: A Warning for Washington

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

To Produce Strategists, Focus on Staffing Senior Leaders

Paula Thornhill
To Produce Strategists, Focus on Staffing Senior Leaders

The Shell Game: Fueling a Future War in the Pacific

Connor S. McLemore and David L. Alderson
The Shell Game: Fueling a Future War in the Pacific

Exploiting the Wellspring: Professional Military Education and Grassroots Innovation

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

How the Big Lebowski Explains the Helsinki Summit and the International Order

Jeremy Shapiro and Kori Schake
How the Big Lebowski Explains the Helsinki Summit and the International Order

Amusing Archival Discoveries from the Cold War

Michael Poznansky
Amusing Archival Discoveries from the Cold War

Strategic Outpost’s Third Annual Summer Vacation Reading List

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

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

No Muppet, No Muppet. You’re the Muppet.

Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
No Muppet, No Muppet. You’re the Muppet.

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

Watching for Signs of NATO’s End of Times

Ulrike Franke
Watching for Signs of NATO’s End of Times

What Does Assad’s Southwestern Offensive Mean for the Future of Syria?

Michael P. Dempsey
What Does Assad’s Southwestern Offensive Mean for the Future of Syria?

Unpacking Overmatch: Three Crucial Questions About U.S. Military Superiority

Evan Montgomery
Unpacking Overmatch: Three Crucial Questions About U.S. Military Superiority

The Puzzle of Russian Behavior in Deir al-Zour

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

Brazil’s Simmering Democratic Demise

Katie Hillegass
Brazil’s Simmering Democratic Demise

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

Military Superiority: More Than Meets the Eye

Mara Karlin
Military Superiority: More Than Meets the Eye

The Forgotten Side of Arms Control: Enhancing U.S. Competitive Advantage, Offsetting Enemy Strengths

John D. Maurer
The Forgotten Side of Arms Control: Enhancing U.S. Competitive Advantage, Offsetting Enemy Strengths

Three Tours, One Unsolvable Riddle: An Airman’s Reflections on Securing the Peace in Afghanistan

Will Selber
Three Tours, One Unsolvable Riddle: An Airman’s Reflections on Securing the Peace in Afghanistan

Technological Prowess, Lethality, and the Civil-Military Divide

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

War in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
War in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

At a Crossroads, Part III: Reasserting Congress’ Oversight Role in Foreign Policy

Tommy Ross
At a Crossroads, Part III: Reasserting Congress’ Oversight Role in Foreign Policy

It is America’s Move in its Competition with China

Aaron Friedberg
It is America’s Move in its Competition with China

Confrontation at the OPCW: How Will the International Community Handle Syria and Skripal?

John Hart
Confrontation at the OPCW: How Will the International Community Handle Syria and Skripal?

The Military Logic Behind Assad’s Use of Chemical Weapons

Luke O’Brien and Aaron Stein
The Military Logic Behind Assad’s Use of Chemical Weapons

Raiding and International Brigandry: Russia’s Strategy for Great Power Competition

Michael Kofman
Raiding and International Brigandry: Russia’s Strategy for Great Power Competition

Bolt Out of the Blue: Nuclear Attack Warning in the Era of Information and Cyber Warfare

Frank Nuño and Vaughn Standley
Bolt Out of the Blue: Nuclear Attack Warning in the Era of Information and Cyber Warfare

Where Did the U.S. Go Wrong in the Philippines? A Hard Look at a ‘Success’ Story

Zachary Abuza
Where Did the U.S. Go Wrong in the Philippines? A Hard Look at a ‘Success’ Story

Doklam, One Year Later: China’s Long Game in the Himalayas

Joel Wuthnow, Satu Limaye, and Nilanthi Samaranayake
Doklam, One Year Later: China’s Long Game in the Himalayas

The 2018 War on the Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List

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

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’

The Pragmatist’s Case for Keeping China in RIMPAC

Travis Sharp
The Pragmatist’s Case for Keeping China in RIMPAC

How Democracies Can Defend Against Disinformation

Alina Polyakova and Daniel Fried
How Democracies Can Defend Against Disinformation

Secrets of a Successful Spy Marriage

Alex Bollfrass
Secrets of a Successful Spy Marriage

Defending the Indefensible: A New Strategy for Stopping Information Operations

Daniel Gordon
Defending the Indefensible: A New Strategy for Stopping Information Operations

Explaining the ‘Mystery’ of Numbers Stations

Māris Goldmanis
Explaining the ‘Mystery’ of Numbers Stations

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

Imagining a Cyber Surprise: How Might China Use Stolen OPM Records to Target Trust?

Ian Brown
Imagining a Cyber Surprise: How Might China Use Stolen OPM Records to Target Trust?

What Did Russian Trolls Want in 2016? A Closer Look at the Internet Research Agency’s Active Measures

Tricia Jenkins
What Did Russian Trolls Want in 2016? A Closer Look at the Internet Research Agency’s Active Measures

U.S.-China Relations: From ‘Beijing Consensus’ to Cold War?

Iskander Rehman
U.S.-China Relations: From ‘Beijing Consensus’ to Cold War?

What’s Wrong with the Defense Department’s 2019 Budget Request – and What Congress Can do to Fix It

Susanna Blume
What’s Wrong with the Defense Department’s 2019 Budget Request – and What Congress Can do to Fix It

The Dangerous Rise of Kinetic Diplomacy

Monica Duffy Toft
The Dangerous Rise of Kinetic Diplomacy

Air Superiority Under 2000 Feet: Lessons from Waging Drone Warfare Against ISIL

Pablo Chovil
Air Superiority Under 2000 Feet: Lessons from Waging Drone Warfare Against ISIL

Re-Orienting American Seapower for the China Challenge

Ryan D. Martinson and Andrew Erickson
Re-Orienting American Seapower for the China Challenge

‘It’s Either a Panda or a Gibbon’: AI Winters and the Limits of Deep Learning

Robert Richbourg
‘It’s Either a Panda or a Gibbon’: AI Winters and the Limits of Deep Learning

Trump’s Instincts on Afghanistan Are Right, So What Happened?

Daniel L. Davis
Trump’s Instincts on Afghanistan Are Right, So What Happened?

Trump’s Dumb Decision to Withdraw from the Deal Gave Iran the Advantage

Aaron Stein
Trump’s Dumb Decision to Withdraw from the Deal Gave Iran the Advantage

A Primer on Mac Thornberry’s Fourth Estate Reforms

Mackenzie Eaglen
A Primer on Mac Thornberry’s Fourth Estate Reforms

Wind in the Sails: China Accelerates Its Maritime Strategy

Liza Tobin
Wind in the Sails: China Accelerates Its Maritime Strategy

Pioneers of Deception: Lessons from the Ghost Army

Jennifer McArdle
Pioneers of Deception: Lessons from the Ghost Army

Winter Isn’t Coming, but HAL’s Grandkids Are

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