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Decoding Pakistan’s 2024 Airstrikes in Afghanistan

Amira Jadoon
Decoding Pakistan’s 2024 Airstrikes in Afghanistan

SEALs in a Post-Afghanistan World

Abigail Taylor
SEALs in a Post-Afghanistan World

Rewind and Reconnoiter: Shifting Strategies in Afghanistan

Thomas Spahr
Rewind and Reconnoiter: Shifting Strategies in Afghanistan

Russia, Central Asia, and the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Charles Ziegler and Rick Landgraf
Russia, Central Asia, and the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan

The United States and Afghanistan Before the Soviet Invasion

Aaron O'Connell and Robert Rakove
The United States and Afghanistan Before the Soviet Invasion

A Sense of Betrayal: The Withdrawal from Afghanistan and Moral Injury

Aaron Stein
A Sense of Betrayal: The Withdrawal from Afghanistan and Moral Injury

Moral Injury, Afghanistan, and the Path Toward Recovery

Katherine Selber and Will Selber
Moral Injury, Afghanistan, and the Path Toward Recovery

Failure Is Never Pretty: Hard Lessons From the War in Afghanistan

Aaron Stein
Failure Is Never Pretty: Hard Lessons From the War in Afghanistan

Managing the Afghanistan Airlift, with Adam “AI” Solomon

Aaron Stein
Managing the Afghanistan Airlift, with Adam “AI” Solomon

The Latest From Afghanistan

Aaron Stein
The Latest From Afghanistan

Escape From Afghanistan

Marvin L. Chase
Escape From Afghanistan

Escape from Afghanistan

Aaron Stein
Escape from Afghanistan

Weak States and Loose Arms: Lessons and Warnings, from Afghanistan to Ukraine

Kerry Chávez and Ori Swed
Weak States and Loose Arms: Lessons and Warnings, from Afghanistan to Ukraine

Who Is to Blame for the Collapse of Afghanistan’s Security Forces?

Jonathan Schroden
Who Is to Blame for the Collapse of Afghanistan’s Security Forces?

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

The Texture of War in Afghanistan’s Pech Valley: Part 2

Wesley Morgan
The Texture of War in Afghanistan’s Pech Valley: Part 2

The Texture of War in Afghanistan’s Pech Valley: Part 1

Wesley Morgan
The Texture of War in Afghanistan’s Pech Valley: Part 1

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

Afghanistan Since the Fall of Kabul

Shane Mason
Afghanistan Since the Fall of Kabul

Prospects for Sino-Russian Coordination in Afghanistan

Elizabeth Wishnick
Prospects for Sino-Russian Coordination in Afghanistan

The Once and Future Defeat in Afghanistan

Barnett Rubin
The Once and Future Defeat in Afghanistan

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

Wanna Fight? Pushing Partners Aside in Afghanistan

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

Adapting Intelligence to the New Afghanistan

Thomas Spahr
Adapting Intelligence to the New Afghanistan

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

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

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

The Subprime Strategy Crisis: Failed Strategic Assessment in Afghanistan

Cole Livieratos
The Subprime Strategy Crisis: Failed Strategic Assessment in Afghanistan

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

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

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

Insurgency is Easier than Governing: The Future of the Taliban in Afghanistan

Scott R. Anderson, Vanda Felbab-Brown, and Doyle Hodges
Insurgency is Easier than Governing: The Future of the Taliban in Afghanistan

Russia’s Concerns in a Post-American Afghanistan

Shane Mason
Russia’s Concerns in a Post-American Afghanistan

How the Taliban Exploited Afghanistan’s Human Geography

Alec Worsnop
How the Taliban Exploited Afghanistan’s Human Geography

Turkey’s Role in Afghanistan

Shane Mason
Turkey’s Role in Afghanistan

Terrorism in South Asia After the Fall of Afghanistan

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

America’s Options in Afghanistan

Shane Mason
America’s Options in Afghanistan

U.S. Credibility After Afghanistan

Shane Mason
U.S. Credibility After Afghanistan

Afghanistan Debacle

Zack Cooper, Melanie Marlowe, and Christopher Preble
Afghanistan Debacle

Making Sense of America’s Experience in Afghanistan

Shane Mason
Making Sense of America’s Experience in Afghanistan

Iran Watches Afghanistan Burn

Shane Mason
Iran Watches Afghanistan Burn

Pakistan’s Pyrrhic Victory in Afghanistan

Shane Mason
Pakistan’s Pyrrhic Victory in Afghanistan

Iran’s Tricky Balancing Act in Afghanistan

Candace Rondeaux, Amir Toumaj, and Arif Ammar
Iran’s Tricky Balancing Act in Afghanistan

What Happens Next in Afghanistan

Shane Mason
What Happens Next in Afghanistan

The State of the Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Tre Hester
The State of the Withdrawal from Afghanistan

The Future of Afghanistan Hinges on American Dollars, Not Troops

Dominic Tierney
The Future of Afghanistan Hinges on American Dollars, Not Troops

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?

How China Views the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan  

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

Leaving Afghanistan Will Make America Less Safe

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

Mission Accomplished in Afghanistan?

Zack Cooper, Melanie Marlowe, and Christopher Preble
Mission Accomplished in Afghanistan?

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

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

Biden Announces U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Tre Hester
Biden Announces U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Why Is It So Tough to Withdraw from Afghanistan?

Ryan Baker and Jonathan Schroden
Why Is It So Tough to Withdraw from Afghanistan?

Strategizing to Exit Afghanistan: From Risk Avoidance to Risk Management

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

The Pakistan Factor in America’s Afghanistan Policy

Tre Hester
The Pakistan Factor in America’s Afghanistan Policy

How Russia Views Afghanistan Today

Nurlan Aliyev
How Russia Views Afghanistan Today

Islamic State Attack in Afghanistan

Tre Hester
Islamic State Attack in Afghanistan

Don’t Sleep on the Afghanistan-Pakistan Border

Tre Hester
Don’t Sleep on the Afghanistan-Pakistan Border

Russia Offers Bounties to Kill Coalition Troops in Afghanistan

Tre Hester
Russia Offers Bounties to Kill Coalition Troops in Afghanistan

China’s Strategic Assessment of Afghanistan

Yun Sun
China’s Strategic Assessment of Afghanistan

Pompeo in Afghanistan

Tre Hester
Pompeo in Afghanistan

Can America Jaw-Jaw its Way Out of Afghanistan?

Laurel Miller, Orzala Nemat, Vikram J. Singh, and Ryan Evans
Can America Jaw-Jaw its Way Out of Afghanistan?

Why Is America Leaving Afghanistan Now?

Chris Brose, Melanie Marlowe, and Christopher Preble
Why Is America Leaving Afghanistan Now?

A Perfect Storm in Afghanistan?

Tre Hester
A Perfect Storm in Afghanistan?

Leaving Afghanistan: Pulling Out without Pulling the Rug Out

Joe Felter
Leaving Afghanistan: Pulling Out without Pulling the Rug Out

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

Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics: The Politics of the Afghanistan Papers

Carrie Lee
Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics: The Politics of the Afghanistan Papers

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

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

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

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

Status of Afghanistan Presidential Elections and What’s at Stake

Bobby Valentine
Status of Afghanistan Presidential Elections and What’s at Stake

U.S.-Taliban Talks Resume: Islamic State as Potential Spoiler to Peace in Afghanistan

Bobby Valentine
U.S.-Taliban Talks Resume: Islamic State as Potential Spoiler to Peace in Afghanistan

Explaining Mission Creep in Afghanistan

Rick Berger, Bryan McGrath, and Christopher Preble
Explaining Mission Creep in Afghanistan

Military Pressure and Body Counts in Afghanistan

Jonathan Schroden
Military Pressure and Body Counts in Afghanistan

Weighing the Costs of War and Peace in Afghanistan

Jonathan Schroden
Weighing the Costs of War and Peace in Afghanistan

Understanding the Adversary: What the Taliban Think About Afghanistan Peace Negotiations

Baheer Wardak
Understanding the Adversary: What the Taliban Think About Afghanistan Peace Negotiations

Debunking the Myths of the War in Afghanistan

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Debunking the Myths of the War in Afghanistan

Coming to Terms with America’s Undeniable Failure in Afghanistan

Jason Dempsey
Coming to Terms with America’s Undeniable Failure in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Remembering the Long, Long War We Would Rather Forget

Todd Greentree
Afghanistan: Remembering the Long, Long War We Would Rather Forget

Getting Ahead of the Implications of a U.S.-Taliban Deal in Afghanistan

Jonathan Schroden
Getting Ahead of the Implications of a U.S.-Taliban Deal in Afghanistan

So the President Wants Out of Afghanistan: What Happens Next?

Jonathan Schroden
So the President Wants Out of Afghanistan: What Happens Next?

U.S. Declares Draw-Down in Afghanistan: Consequences

Bobby Valentine
U.S. Declares Draw-Down in Afghanistan: Consequences

U.S. Meet Taliban in UAE for Afghanistan Reconciliation

Bobby Valentine
U.S. Meet Taliban in UAE for Afghanistan Reconciliation

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?

Remembering the French War in Afghanistan

Olivier Schmitt
Remembering the French War in Afghanistan

Negotiations with the Taliban Won’t Give Afghanistan What it Needs

Ioannis Koskinas
Negotiations with the Taliban Won’t Give Afghanistan What it Needs

The Impending Review of the Afghanistan Strategy and Talks with the Taliban

Ryan Evans
The Impending Review of the Afghanistan Strategy and Talks with the Taliban

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

Trump’s Instincts on Afghanistan Are Right, So What Happened?

Daniel L. Davis
Trump’s Instincts on Afghanistan Are Right, So What Happened?

A Weak State, But a Strong Society in Afghanistan

Abdul Waheed Ahmad
A Weak State, But a Strong Society in Afghanistan

Theses on Peacemaking in Afghanistan: A Manifesto

Barnett Rubin
Theses on Peacemaking in Afghanistan: A Manifesto

In Afghanistan, Today’s Pro-Government Militias Could Be Tomorrow’s Insurgents

Deedee Derksen
In Afghanistan, Today’s Pro-Government Militias Could Be Tomorrow’s Insurgents

Mali is France’s Afghanistan, But With a Difference

Stephanie Pezard and Michael Shurkin
Mali is France’s Afghanistan, But With a Difference

The Heroic Leader and the Better War from Vietnam to Afghanistan

Jon Askonas
The Heroic Leader and the Better War from Vietnam to Afghanistan

Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Limits of U.S. Influence

Christopher Clary
Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Limits of U.S. Influence

New Afghanistan Strategy: India’s Perspective

Ryan Evans
New Afghanistan Strategy: India’s Perspective

New Afghanistan Strategy: The Military Dimension

Ryan Evans
New Afghanistan Strategy: The Military Dimension

Afghanistan and Considerations of Supply

Barnett Rubin
Afghanistan and Considerations of Supply

The Next Phase of America’s War in Afghanistan

Ryan Evans
The Next Phase of America’s War in Afghanistan

Back to First Principles: Four Fundamental Questions about Afghanistan

Stephen Tankel
Back to First Principles: Four Fundamental Questions about Afghanistan

No Retreat: The American Legacy in Afghanistan Does Not Have to Be Defeat

Rep. Michael G. Waltz
No Retreat: The American Legacy in Afghanistan Does Not Have to Be Defeat

It’s Much Bigger Than Afghanistan: U.S. Strategy for a Transformed Region

Barnett Rubin
It’s Much Bigger Than Afghanistan: U.S. Strategy for a Transformed Region

“Shoulder-to-Shoulder” No More in Afghanistan?

Matt Dearing and Ahmad Waheed
“Shoulder-to-Shoulder” No More in Afghanistan?

Ambling Blindly Back Into the Mountains: 5 Hard Questions for the Next Phase of Afghanistan

Sameer Lalwani
Ambling Blindly Back Into the Mountains: 5 Hard Questions for the Next Phase of Afghanistan

Insurgent Peace-Making: A New Approach to End the War in Afghanistan

Theo Farrell
Insurgent Peace-Making: A New Approach to End the War in Afghanistan

A Memo to the Next President on Winning in Afghanistan

Joseph Collins
A Memo to the Next President on Winning in Afghanistan

Afghanistan will be the Trump Administration’s First Foreign Policy Crisis

Jonathan Schroden
Afghanistan will be the Trump Administration’s First Foreign Policy Crisis

Elephants in Afghanistan: The Military’s Counterinsurgency Failure

Jason Dempsey
Elephants in Afghanistan: The Military’s Counterinsurgency Failure

Reflections on Long-Range Strike 15 Years after American’s Attack on Afghanistan

Mel Deaile
Reflections on Long-Range Strike 15 Years after American’s Attack on Afghanistan

How Afghanistan Distorted Close Air Support and Why it Matters

Mike Benitez
How Afghanistan Distorted Close Air Support and Why it Matters

America in the Looking Glass: All Questions and No Answers in Iraq and Afghanistan

Frank Hoffman
America in the Looking Glass: All Questions and No Answers in Iraq and Afghanistan

Afghanistan, Bowe Bergdahl, and the Lessons of Serial

Jason Dempsey
Afghanistan, Bowe Bergdahl, and the Lessons of Serial

Time to Stop Maximizing the Chances of Failure in Afghanistan

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy
Time to Stop Maximizing the Chances of Failure in Afghanistan

If Reconciliation Fails in Afghanistan, What’s Plan B?

Michael Kugelman
If Reconciliation Fails in Afghanistan, What’s Plan B?

Do We Know What We Are Doing in Afghanistan This Year?

Maj. Gen. Eric T. Olson
Do We Know What We Are Doing in Afghanistan This Year?

The Myth of the $43-Million Gas Station in Afghanistan

Jeff Goodson
The Myth of the $43-Million Gas Station in Afghanistan

Saving Afghanistan: More Than Just Troops

Rebecca Zimmerman
Saving Afghanistan: More Than Just Troops

The Fall of Kunduz and What it Means for the Future of Afghanistan

Jason Campbell
The Fall of Kunduz and What it Means for the Future of Afghanistan

How to Lose a Civil War: Lessons for Afghanistan and Syria

James T. Quinlivan
How to Lose a Civil War: Lessons for Afghanistan and Syria

A Discussion with Ben Anderson of VICE about the War in Afghanistan

Suzanne Schroeder
A Discussion with Ben Anderson of VICE about the War in Afghanistan

Why Afghanistan is a Big Winner in the U.S.–Iran Deal

Michael Kugelman
Why Afghanistan is a Big Winner in the U.S.–Iran Deal

Organizational Friction and the Team of Teams Approach in Afghanistan

Todd Greentree
Organizational Friction and the Team of Teams Approach in Afghanistan

India in Afghanistan: Tackling a Thorny Issue

Stephen Tankel
India in Afghanistan: Tackling a Thorny Issue

“Just the Facts” on Afghanistan Doesn’t Tell the Story

George Vlachonikolis
“Just the Facts” on Afghanistan Doesn’t Tell the Story

Reading Galula in Afghanistan

John Ford
Reading Galula in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Coming to the Bad End of the Good War

Jack Fairweather
Afghanistan: Coming to the Bad End of the Good War

What’s the Plan? The NATO Coalition in Afghanistan

Jason Campbell
What’s the Plan? The NATO Coalition in Afghanistan

Afghanistan, SIGAR, and State-Building: Just Say No

Lauren Katzenberg
Afghanistan, SIGAR, and State-Building: Just Say No

Afghanistan is not the next Iraq

Michael Kugelman
Afghanistan is not the next Iraq

Tagging Afghanistan: Graffiti Art in a Combat Zone

Kathleen J. McInnis
Tagging Afghanistan: Graffiti Art in a Combat Zone

Judging Jim Gant: Violence and Legitimacy in Afghanistan

Isaac Baruffi
Judging Jim Gant: Violence and Legitimacy in Afghanistan

Whoops, He Did It Again: Obama’s ISIS Lesson for Afghanistan

Ryan Evans
Whoops, He Did It Again: Obama’s ISIS Lesson for Afghanistan

5 Questions with Chris Preble on Allies, Afghanistan, and Free Market Cocktails

John Amble
5 Questions with Chris Preble on Allies, Afghanistan, and Free Market Cocktails

Finding the Right Enemy: Afghanistan, Pakistan, and al Qaeda

David Isby
Finding the Right Enemy: Afghanistan, Pakistan, and al Qaeda

Afghanistan Needs the Terps to Stay

Ryan Evans
Afghanistan Needs the Terps to Stay

Afghanistan and the Colonel Kurtz Effect

Kathleen J. McInnis
Afghanistan and the Colonel Kurtz Effect

Afghanistan’s Coming Darkness

Christopher Johnston
Afghanistan’s Coming Darkness

The Pernicious Effects of Uncertainty in Afghanistan

Jason Campbell
The Pernicious Effects of Uncertainty in Afghanistan

Al-Qaeda is alive and well in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Michael Kugelman
Al-Qaeda is alive and well in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Abstracting War, from Afghanistan to Syria

Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Abstracting War, from Afghanistan to Syria

5 Questions with Ryan Evans on WOTR, Afghanistan, and Local Watering Holes

John Amble
5 Questions with Ryan Evans on WOTR, Afghanistan, and Local Watering Holes

Front Row Seat: Watching COIN Fail in Afghanistan

Evan Munsing
Front Row Seat: Watching COIN Fail in Afghanistan

Changing The Game In Afghanistan

Joe Banavige
Changing The Game In Afghanistan

Real Assumptions for the Way Forward in Afghanistan

Ryan Evans
Real Assumptions for the Way Forward in Afghanistan

Rosy Assumptions: U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan Post-2014

Ryan Evans
Rosy Assumptions: U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan Post-2014

Counterinsurgency was never about Afghanistan

Ryan Evans
Counterinsurgency was never about Afghanistan

Commitment in Afghanistan’s Darkest District: “Everybody knows about 2014”

Karl Kadon
Commitment in Afghanistan’s Darkest District: “Everybody knows about 2014”

How to Take Command of the “Commander’s Intelligence Program”

Robert P. Ashley, Jr. and Thomas W. Spahr
How to Take Command of the “Commander’s Intelligence Program”

How Extremists Leverage Social Media to Succeed

Brian McQuinn
How Extremists Leverage Social Media to Succeed

Unintended Recipients: The Dangers of Loose Weapons

Kerry Chávez and Ori Swed
Unintended Recipients: The Dangers of Loose Weapons

Why Russian-Indian Relations Have Been Steady in the Storm

Dmitry Gorenburg, Julian G. Waller, Jeffrey Edmonds, and Jeff Kucik
Why Russian-Indian Relations Have Been Steady in the Storm

Emerging Terrorist Threats and Trends

Tricia Bacon, Nathaniel Powell, Aaron Y. Zelin, Amira Jadoon, and Bruce Hoffman
Emerging Terrorist Threats and Trends

Gutting U.S. Government Humanitarianism Makes the Defense Department’s Job Harder

Michael C. Loftus
Gutting U.S. Government Humanitarianism Makes the Defense Department’s Job Harder

Deadlines and Deadlock

WOTR Staff
Deadlines and Deadlock

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

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

Friction, Fog, and Failure in a Software-Defined Force

Anthony Quitugua
Friction, Fog, and Failure in a Software-Defined Force

China’s Mineral Monopoly Demands Renewing the Development Finance Corporation

Ben Kallas
China’s Mineral Monopoly Demands Renewing the Development Finance Corporation

Marine Force Design Is Four Decades in the Making

Ryan Pallas
Marine Force Design Is Four Decades in the Making

A Strait Comparison: Lessons from the Dardanelles for a Strait of Hormuz Closure

Jonathan Schroden
A Strait Comparison: Lessons from the Dardanelles for a Strait of Hormuz Closure

We Need a Marine Corps, Part III: A Corps Recentered

Ben Connable
We Need a Marine Corps, Part III: A Corps Recentered

The Meaning of Drone-Enabled Infantry Striking Beyond Line of Sight

Antonio Salinas, Mark Askew, and Jason P. LeVay
The Meaning of Drone-Enabled Infantry Striking Beyond Line of Sight

We Need a Marine Corps, Part II: A Corps Confounded

Ben Connable
We Need a Marine Corps, Part II: A Corps Confounded

We Need a Marine Corps, Part I: A Corps in Crisis

Ben Connable
We Need a Marine Corps, Part I: A Corps in Crisis

What to Make of Germany’s New Veterans Day

Christoph Nitschke
What to Make of Germany’s New Veterans Day

Get Ready for the New Rules of War in the Indo-Pacific

James Kraska and Gavin Logan
Get Ready for the New Rules of War in the Indo-Pacific

A Guide to Refactoring the Defense-Industrial Base

Shands Pickett and Zach Beecher
A Guide to Refactoring the Defense-Industrial Base

Flailing State: The Resurgence of al-Shabaab in Somalia

Ashley Jackson
Flailing State: The Resurgence of al-Shabaab in Somalia

Of Fists and Fathers: A Remembrance

Brian Petit
Of Fists and Fathers: A Remembrance

The Risks of Memorial Day Not Being Personal

Scott Cooper
The Risks of Memorial Day Not Being Personal

Operation Sindoor and the Evolution of India’s Military Strategy Against Pakistan

Arzan Tarapore
Operation Sindoor and the Evolution of India’s Military Strategy Against Pakistan

Military Revolutions from the Spanish Tercio to First-Person View Drones

Antonio Salinas and Jason P. LeVay
Military Revolutions from the Spanish Tercio to First-Person View Drones

Haiti is in a Political and Criminal Crisis that Should Not be Ignored

Mark Shaw and Romain Le Cour Grandmaison
Haiti is in a Political and Criminal Crisis that Should Not be Ignored

Spectrum Supremacy: Reclaiming America’s Edge in a Contested Domain

Roslyn Layton
Spectrum Supremacy: Reclaiming America’s Edge in a Contested Domain

The Department of Defense’s Breakthrough Nuclear Moment Risks Slipping Away

Will Rogers
The Department of Defense’s Breakthrough Nuclear Moment Risks Slipping Away

Taiwan’s Biggest Problem in Steeling Itself for War with China is Cultural

Yuster Yu and Michael A. Hunzeker
Taiwan’s Biggest Problem in Steeling Itself for War with China is Cultural

I Loved Being a Soldier

Gen. Charles Jacoby
I Loved Being a Soldier

Rewind and Reconnoiter: A Continent-Wide Blind Spot Revisited

Joe Bruhl
Rewind and Reconnoiter: A Continent-Wide Blind Spot Revisited

The March Massacres Show That Syria Urgently Needs Solutions, Not Sanctions

Rob Geist Pinfold
The March Massacres Show That Syria Urgently Needs Solutions, Not Sanctions

The South Pacific Is the New Frontline in the Rivalry with China

Christopher K. Colley
The South Pacific Is the New Frontline in the Rivalry with China

The Trump Administration Is on the Clock to Decide Whether Operation Inherent Resolve Should End

Anders Streubel-Kristensen and David Vestenskov
The Trump Administration Is on the Clock to Decide Whether Operation Inherent Resolve Should End

Veteran-Recruiting Non-Governmental Organizations: An Emerging Actor in Humanitarian Response

Hannah Wild and Stanislava Mladenova
Veteran-Recruiting Non-Governmental Organizations: An Emerging Actor in Humanitarian Response

The U.S. Army, Artificial Intelligence, and Mission Command

Benjamin Jensen and Maj. Gen. Jake S. Kwon
The U.S. Army, Artificial Intelligence, and Mission Command

The Adversarial: Shifts in Pressure

WOTR Staff
The Adversarial: Shifts in Pressure

What We Mean When We Call Something an Intelligence Failure

Gary Gomez
What We Mean When We Call Something an Intelligence Failure

Rewind and Reconnoiter: India Still Holds Opportunity for Washington

Sameer Lalwani
Rewind and Reconnoiter: India Still Holds Opportunity for Washington

America’s Long-Range Retaliation

Ross Hobbs
America’s Long-Range Retaliation

New Blood: Putin is Setting Up Russian Veterans to Take Center Stage in Moscow

Harry Francisco Stevens and Thomas Lattanzio
New Blood: Putin is Setting Up Russian Veterans to Take Center Stage in Moscow

It’s Time to Overhaul Information Transfer in Army Training

Daniel Vazquez
It’s Time to Overhaul Information Transfer in Army Training

The Adversarial: Deepening Connections

WOTR Staff
The Adversarial: Deepening Connections

Start Making Sense: Strategy and Grand Strategy in the Trump Administration

Joshua Rovner
Start Making Sense: Strategy and Grand Strategy in the Trump Administration

Rewind and Reconnoiter: Why Women Scare Autocrats

Kathleen J. McInnis and Benjamin Jensen
Rewind and Reconnoiter: Why Women Scare Autocrats

The Missing Middle: Emphasizing Operational Expertise in the U.S. Air Force

Erik Schuh
The Missing Middle: Emphasizing Operational Expertise in the U.S. Air Force

Dual-Use Is a Strategy, Not a Category (Nor a Trap)

Gene Keselman and Fiona Murray
Dual-Use Is a Strategy, Not a Category (Nor a Trap)

Stealth and Scale: Quality, Quantity, and Modern Military Power

Michael Horowitz and Joshua Schwartz
Stealth and Scale: Quality, Quantity, and Modern Military Power

Merry Christmas from the Johnsons

Zachary Griffiths
Merry Christmas from the Johnsons

The 2024 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

WOTR Staff
The 2024 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

Rewind and Reconnoiter: The Taliban’s Terrorism Problem

Amira Jadoon
Rewind and Reconnoiter: The Taliban’s Terrorism Problem

America is Not Prepared for a Protracted War

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

Understanding the Syrian Civil War: A Guide From War on the Rocks

Abigail Taylor
Understanding the Syrian Civil War: A Guide From War on the Rocks

Moving Toward Defense as a Service

Jake Chapman
Moving Toward Defense as a Service

American Defense Planning in the Shadow of Protracted War

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

With Friends Like These: World War II Advisory Efforts and the Origins of Sino-U.S. Competition

Tommy Jamison
With Friends Like These: World War II Advisory Efforts and the Origins of Sino-U.S. Competition

How to Talk to a Veteran

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
How to Talk to a Veteran

Next-Generation Decoys for the Marine Corps

Jorge Rivero
Next-Generation Decoys for the Marine Corps

Human Geography Is Mission-Critical

Judd Devermont
Human Geography Is Mission-Critical

Combatant Command and the Intersection of Policy and Military Execution

Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. and Joe Maguire
Combatant Command and the Intersection of Policy and Military Execution

U.S. Troop Withdrawals from Europe Won’t Benefit Its Rivals

Moritz S. Graefrath
U.S. Troop Withdrawals from Europe Won’t Benefit Its Rivals

Russians Do Break: Historical and Cultural Context for a Prospective Ukrainian Victory

Ben Connable
Russians Do Break: Historical and Cultural Context for a Prospective Ukrainian Victory

Secure Visas for Afghan National Army Special Operations Command

Sean M. Kingsland and Erin K. McFee
Secure Visas for Afghan National Army Special Operations Command

The War on Terror Was Not a Morality Tale

Joseph Stieb
The War on Terror Was Not a Morality Tale

When it Comes to Weaponry, Lethality Is Not Enough

Susan LeVine
When it Comes to Weaponry, Lethality Is Not Enough

Rewind and Reconnoiter: A Europeanized NATO? The Alliance Contemplates the Trump Era and Beyond with Sten Rynning

Sten Rynning
Rewind and Reconnoiter: A Europeanized NATO? The Alliance Contemplates the Trump Era and Beyond with Sten Rynning

Keeping Canada Relevant Through Specialization

Richard Shimooka
Keeping Canada Relevant Through Specialization

How America Lost its Global Connectivity Lead and Why the Future Depends on Getting it Back

Alexander Harstrick
How America Lost its Global Connectivity Lead and Why the Future Depends on Getting it Back

The Adversarial

WOTR Staff
The Adversarial

Russia’s Post-War Military Recruiting Strategy Emerges

Dara Massicot
Russia’s Post-War Military Recruiting Strategy Emerges

What Body Composition Policies Show — and Hide — About Obesity in the Military

Courtney Manning
What Body Composition Policies Show — and Hide — About Obesity in the Military

The Adversarial

WOTR Staff
The Adversarial

When Nothing Seems to Work: Houthi Edition

Steven Simon
When Nothing Seems to Work: Houthi Edition

Mid-Afternoon Map: Crownfall

Nick Danforth
Mid-Afternoon Map: Crownfall

A Globally Integrated Islamic State

Aaron Y. Zelin
A Globally Integrated Islamic State

Wounded Veterans, Wounded Economy: The Personnel Costs of Russia’s War

Thomas Lattanzio and Harry Francisco Stevens
Wounded Veterans, Wounded Economy: The Personnel Costs of Russia’s War

Playing with Fire: Patterns of Iranian-Israeli Military Confrontation

Erwin van Veen and Hamidreza Azizi
Playing with Fire: Patterns of Iranian-Israeli Military Confrontation

Mare Nostrum Revisited: Maritime Competition in the Mediterranean

Jeremy Stöhs and Sebastian Bruns
Mare Nostrum Revisited: Maritime Competition in the Mediterranean

The 80th Anniversary of D-Day: An Opportunity to Seize

Sam Edwards
The 80th Anniversary of D-Day: An Opportunity to Seize

Developing an Economic Security Agenda for NATO

Anna M. Dowd and Dominik Jankowski
Developing an Economic Security Agenda for NATO

A Reflection on How We Mark Memorial Day

John Amble
A Reflection on How We Mark Memorial Day

The Inevitable Role of Clans in Post-Conflict Stabilization in Gaza

Yaniv Voller
The Inevitable Role of Clans in Post-Conflict Stabilization in Gaza

Rewind and Reconnoiter: America’s Vital Interests in Georgia with Batu Kutelia, Shota Gvineria, and David H. Ucko

Batu Kutelia, Shota Gvineria, and David H. Ucko
Rewind and Reconnoiter: America’s Vital Interests in Georgia with Batu Kutelia, Shota Gvineria, and David H. Ucko

India’s Engagement with the Middle East Reflects New Delhi’s Changing Worldview

Chietigj Bajpaee
India’s Engagement with the Middle East Reflects New Delhi’s Changing Worldview

Rewind and Reconnoiter: War is on the Rocks with John Mueller

John Mueller
Rewind and Reconnoiter: War is on the Rocks with John Mueller

Techcraft on Display in Ukraine

Brian A. Hester, Dennis Doyle, and Ronan A. Sefton
Techcraft on Display in Ukraine

Rewind and Reconnoiter: Is America Still Born to Rule the Seas with Claude Berube

Claude Berube
Rewind and Reconnoiter: Is America Still Born to Rule the Seas with Claude Berube

Bringing a Method to the Strategy Madness

Jeffrey Meiser
Bringing a Method to the Strategy Madness

The Forgotten Part of the Contest: Army Logistics in the Pacific

Carmelia Scott-Skillern and Peter Singer
The Forgotten Part of the Contest: Army Logistics in the Pacific

Will Fearless and Tireless Robots Lead to More Terrifying Wars?

Antonio Salinas
Will Fearless and Tireless Robots Lead to More Terrifying Wars?

Lessons From Gaza’s Most Vulnerable: Understanding Civilian Protection in Wartime

Austin Knuppe
Lessons From Gaza’s Most Vulnerable: Understanding Civilian Protection in Wartime

Operationalizing a Doctrine for U.S. Economic Statecraft

Alex Zerden and Leland Smith
Operationalizing a Doctrine for U.S. Economic Statecraft

Don’t Count on Us: Canada’s Military Unreadiness

Philippe Lagassé and Justin Massie
Don’t Count on Us: Canada’s Military Unreadiness

Great Power Competition Will Drive Irregular Conflicts

Jacob Shapiro and Liam Collins
Great Power Competition Will Drive Irregular Conflicts

The Adversarial

WOTR Staff
The Adversarial

In Brief: The Terrorist Attack in Moscow

Sara Harmouch, Vera Miranova, and Dmitry Gorenburg
In Brief: The Terrorist Attack in Moscow

Innovation Adoption for All: Scaling Across the Department of Defense

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

Russian Threat Perception and Nuclear Strategy in its Plans for War with China

John Stanko and Spenser Warren
Russian Threat Perception and Nuclear Strategy in its Plans for War with China

The Icarus Trap: Arrogance, Misperception, and the U.S. Invasion of Iraq

Joseph Stieb
The Icarus Trap: Arrogance, Misperception, and the U.S. Invasion of Iraq

Learning from the War on Terror

Karen M. Sudkamp
Learning from the War on Terror

Revisiting the Tanker War

Stephen Phillips
Revisiting the Tanker War

Congress Needs to Do More Than Just Exercise Its War Powers

Elizabeth Beavers
Congress Needs to Do More Than Just Exercise Its War Powers

Professionalism is the Foundation of the Army and We Will Strengthen It

Gen. Gary Brito
Professionalism is the Foundation of the Army and We Will Strengthen It

The British Army and the Lessons of the Boer War

Spencer Jones
The British Army and the Lessons of the Boer War

U.S. Troops in Syria Are Critical For Multiple Missions: Keep Them On

James F. Jeffrey
U.S. Troops in Syria Are Critical For Multiple Missions: Keep Them On

Send in the A-Team: A Graduated Response for Ukraine

Brian Petit
Send in the A-Team: A Graduated Response for Ukraine

Outgunned in the Drone Fight: The U.S. Military Is Failing to Adopt the Next Machine Gun

Trevor Phillips-Levine and Walker D. Mills
Outgunned in the Drone Fight: The U.S. Military Is Failing to Adopt the Next Machine Gun

How to Respond to China’s Global Security Initiative

John S. Van Oudenaren
How to Respond to China’s Global Security Initiative

Rewind and Reconnoiter: Bring European Finance Ministries Kicking and Screaming Into Geopolitics with Henrik Ø. Breitenbauch

Henrik Ø. Breitenbauch
Rewind and Reconnoiter: Bring European Finance Ministries Kicking and Screaming Into Geopolitics with Henrik Ø. Breitenbauch

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

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

A Framework for Foresight: Methods to Leverage the Lessons of History

Joe Donato​
A Framework for Foresight: Methods to Leverage the Lessons of History

The Adversarial: February 22

WOTR Staff
The Adversarial: February 22

Taiwan’s Theory of the Fight

Tommy Jamison
Taiwan’s Theory of the Fight

How Many Sentinel Missiles Does the United States Need?

Al Mauroni
How Many Sentinel Missiles Does the United States Need?

Is Italy Needed in the Indo-Pacific?

Matteo Mazziotti di Celso
Is Italy Needed in the Indo-Pacific?

Hamas Is Returning to Northern Gaza Because Israel Has No Plan for the “Day After”

Rob Geist Pinfold
Hamas Is Returning to Northern Gaza Because Israel Has No Plan for the “Day After”

Special Operations Force Structure: Strategic Calculus or Organizational Power?

Cole Livieratos and Ken Gleiman
Special Operations Force Structure: Strategic Calculus or Organizational Power?

History Has No Lessons for You: A Warning for Policymakers

Joseph Stieb
History Has No Lessons for You: A Warning for Policymakers

The Tip of the American Spear? How the United Kingdom Could Pursue Military Specialization

Eliot Wilson
The Tip of the American Spear? How the United Kingdom Could Pursue Military Specialization

Global Disorder and Houthi Strikes

Christopher Preble, Zack Cooper, and Melanie Marlowe
Global Disorder and Houthi Strikes

Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Stability

Michael Depp and Paul Scharre
Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Stability

The Adversarial: Jan. 11

WOTR Staff
The Adversarial: Jan. 11

Remaking Mistakes in Gaza

Frank Sobchak
Remaking Mistakes in Gaza

The Adversarial: December 21

WOTR Staff
The Adversarial: December 21

Strategic Outpost Brings You Santa’s 2023 National Security Gift List

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Strategic Outpost Brings You Santa’s 2023 National Security Gift List

Five Recommendations for Left of Boom Security Assistance to Taiwan

Brian C. Chao, Jahara Matisek, and William Reno
Five Recommendations for Left of Boom Security Assistance to Taiwan

The Strategic Posture Commission’s Amazing Trip Back to the Future

Al Mauroni
The Strategic Posture Commission’s Amazing Trip Back to the Future

Rebuilding Resiliency: Kyiv’s Opportunity to Bolster its Defense

Liam Collins, John Spencer, and Benjamin Yarckin
Rebuilding Resiliency: Kyiv’s Opportunity to Bolster its Defense

Large-Scale Combat Operations Will Bring New Medical Ethics Challenges

Michael Wissemann
Large-Scale Combat Operations Will Bring New Medical Ethics Challenges

The 2023 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

WOTR Staff
The 2023 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

Resolute Dragon: Reassurance, Deterrence, and a Call for Coordination

Bill Matory and Benjamin Van Horrick
Resolute Dragon: Reassurance, Deterrence, and a Call for Coordination

Women, Peace, Security: Thinking Creatively to Pursue National Security through Gender Equality 

Geoffrey Brasse and Joan Johnson-Freese
Women, Peace, Security: Thinking Creatively to Pursue National Security through Gender Equality 

Chinese Private Security Companies: Neither Blackwater Nor the Wagner Group

Alessandro Arduino
Chinese Private Security Companies: Neither Blackwater Nor the Wagner Group

Israel’s Gaza Ground Invasion and the Return of “Strategic Depth”

Rob Geist Pinfold
Israel’s Gaza Ground Invasion and the Return of “Strategic Depth”

Keeping the Nation’s Secrets

Michael G. Vickers and Stephen Slick
Keeping the Nation’s Secrets

Al-Qaeda: A Defeated Threat? Think Again.

Sara Harmouch
Al-Qaeda: A Defeated Threat? Think Again.

The True Military Assistance Tradeoff Is Between Israel and Taiwan

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

U.S. Special Operations and the Shadowy Promise of Irregular Campaigns

Brian Petit
U.S. Special Operations and the Shadowy Promise of Irregular Campaigns

Citizen Sailors: The Missing Link in Maritime Force Structure

Joshua P. Taylor and Scott Humphrey
Citizen Sailors: The Missing Link in Maritime Force Structure

Waugh We Fight

Zachary Griffiths
Waugh We Fight

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Stay-Behind Force Decision-Making

Brian Petit
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Stay-Behind Force Decision-Making

Reigniting the Veteran Marketing Machine: To Solve the Recruiting Crisis, Think Generationally

Dan Vallone
Reigniting the Veteran Marketing Machine: To Solve the Recruiting Crisis, Think Generationally

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

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

Israel’s Strategic Challenge

Blaise Misztal
Israel’s Strategic Challenge

Rewind and Reconnoiter: Hamas and the Dangerous Diffusion of Basic Infantry Tactics, with Leo Blanken, Kai Thaxton, and Michael Alexander

Leo Blanken, Kai Thaxton, and Michael Alexander
Rewind and Reconnoiter: Hamas and the Dangerous Diffusion of Basic Infantry Tactics, with Leo Blanken, Kai Thaxton, and Michael Alexander

The Four Questions The U.S. Military Should Be Asking About Operation Swords of Iron

Raphael S. Cohen and Gian Gentile
The Four Questions The U.S. Military Should Be Asking About Operation Swords of Iron

The Need to Train Data-Literate U.S. Army Commanders

Erik Davis
The Need to Train Data-Literate U.S. Army Commanders

Tech, Ethics, and the City in Israel’s Looming Urban Battlefield

John Amble and Ryan Evans
Tech, Ethics, and the City in Israel’s Looming Urban Battlefield

Israel’s 9/11? How Hamas Terrorist Attacks Will Change the Middle East

Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware
Israel’s 9/11? How Hamas Terrorist Attacks Will Change the Middle East

Biting Off What It Can Chew: Ukraine Understands Its Attritional Context

Robert Rose
Biting Off What It Can Chew: Ukraine Understands Its Attritional Context

Making Military Service More Attractive for Modern Spouses

Joshua Cobb and Wendy Whitman Cobb
Making Military Service More Attractive for Modern Spouses

Two Cheers for the Cold War Liberals

Joseph Stieb
Two Cheers for the Cold War Liberals

Goldwater Ripples: How Defense Reform Made the Fighting Force More Diplomatic

George Greanias
Goldwater Ripples: How Defense Reform Made the Fighting Force More Diplomatic

Embrace the Nerd: Dungeons & Dragons and Military Intelligence

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

Italy’s New Look

Leonardo Palma
Italy’s New Look

You Go to War With the Industrial Base You Have, Not the Industrial Base You Want

John Barrett
You Go to War With the Industrial Base You Have, Not the Industrial Base You Want

Arm but Verify: A Blueprint for Rigorous Oversight of Future Ukraine Aid

Reid Smith and Tyler Koteskey
Arm but Verify: A Blueprint for Rigorous Oversight of Future Ukraine Aid

Many Arms and Little Influence in the Middle East

Jordan Cohen and Jon Hoffman
Many Arms and Little Influence in the Middle East

The Battle of Hostomel Airport: A Key Moment in Russia’s Defeat in Kyiv

Liam Collins, Michael Kofman, and John Spencer
The Battle of Hostomel Airport: A Key Moment in Russia’s Defeat in Kyiv

Facing Down an Arsenal: Considering Agile Combat Employment in Korea

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

Delivering the Army of 2030

Gen. James Rainey and Lt. Gen. Laura Potter
Delivering the Army of 2030

Mid-Afternoon Map: Oppenheimer Map Scandal Exposed

Nick Danforth
Mid-Afternoon Map: Oppenheimer Map Scandal Exposed

Strategic Outpost Goes to the Movies

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Strategic Outpost Goes to the Movies

Beijing’s Wagner Wariness

Yun Sun
Beijing’s Wagner Wariness

Mid-Afternoon Map: War on the Rocks’ Tenth Anniversary Edition

Nick Danforth
Mid-Afternoon Map: War on the Rocks’ Tenth Anniversary Edition

Iran, Russia, and the Challenges of “Inter-Pariah Solidarity”

Mathieu Droin and Nicole​​​​ Grajewski
Iran, Russia, and the Challenges of “Inter-Pariah Solidarity”

Ukraine Doesn’t Need U.S. Contractors

Rudy Weisz
Ukraine Doesn’t Need U.S. Contractors

The 2023 War On The Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List

WOTR Staff
The 2023 War On The Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List

Jihadi Blowback: The Wagner Group’s Hidden Downside

Raphael Parens
Jihadi Blowback: The Wagner Group’s Hidden Downside

Managing Chaos: The 2021 Kabul Airlift

Adam Solomon and Aaron Stein
Managing Chaos: The 2021 Kabul Airlift

Six Lessons from Ukraine for Japanese Defense Planners

Jeffrey W. Hornung
Six Lessons from Ukraine for Japanese Defense Planners

Readiness Redefined: Now What?

Kimberly Jackson and Gen. David H. Berger
Readiness Redefined: Now What?

A Sanctuary No Longer? Examining the Defense Department’s Prioritization of the Homeland

Brennan Deveraux
A Sanctuary No Longer? Examining the Defense Department’s Prioritization of the Homeland

What the Ukrainian Armed Forces Need to Do to Win 

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

A Reflection on How We Mark Memorial Day

John Amble
A Reflection on How We Mark Memorial Day

A Note of Caution: How Sanctions Can Undermine U.S. Interests

Delaney Simon
A Note of Caution: How Sanctions Can Undermine U.S. Interests

What Washington Gets Wrong About Deterrence

Raphael S. Cohen
What Washington Gets Wrong About Deterrence

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

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

U.S. Military Observers And Why They Are Needed In Ukraine

Zachary Griffiths
U.S. Military Observers And Why They Are Needed In Ukraine

Unspoken Assumptions

Francis J. Gavin
Unspoken Assumptions

Disappearing Act: Integrated Training with Air and Ground Forces

Andrew Tenbusch and Trevor Phillips-Levine
Disappearing Act: Integrated Training with Air and Ground Forces

Preparing Canada for a New Generation of Security Challenges

Jack Mageau
Preparing Canada for a New Generation of Security Challenges

European Security After the War in Ukraine

William Inboden and Amb. Kay Bailey Hutchison
European Security After the War in Ukraine

U.S. Security Cooperation Deserves a Fair Evaluation

Bilal Y. Saab
U.S. Security Cooperation Deserves a Fair Evaluation

In Brief: What’s Happening in the Middle East?

WOTR Staff
In Brief: What’s Happening in the Middle East?

Germany’s Reluctant Approach to Space Security Policy

Carolin Busch and Lorène Slous
Germany’s Reluctant Approach to Space Security Policy

Toward a More Constructive Conversation between Policymakers and Intelligence Analysts

John Mohr
Toward a More Constructive Conversation between Policymakers and Intelligence Analysts

The Human Element: The Army’s Competitive Advantage in the Age of Innovation

Brig. Gen. Shane R. Reeves and Adam T. Barsuhn
The Human Element: The Army’s Competitive Advantage in the Age of Innovation

Money Isn’t Enough: Getting Serious About Precision Munitions

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

Bind Ukraine Closer to American Military Learning

Ryan Evans
Bind Ukraine Closer to American Military Learning

More than a Hobby: Informal Security Assistance to Ukraine

Jahara Matisek, William Reno, and Sam Rosenberg
More than a Hobby: Informal Security Assistance to Ukraine

Iraq: Twenty Years on, Two Narratives Emerge

Gregory A. Daddis
Iraq: Twenty Years on, Two Narratives Emerge

Renewing Democracy Through Oath Education at the Air Force Academy

Marybeth Ulrich, Lynne Chandler Garcia, and Sydney Fitch
Renewing Democracy Through Oath Education at the Air Force Academy

How the Anti-Woke Campaign Against the U.S. Military Damages National Security

Risa Brooks
How the Anti-Woke Campaign Against the U.S. Military Damages National Security

Building A New American Arsenal

Julia van der Colff
Building A New American Arsenal

The Iraq War’s Intelligence Failures Are Still Misunderstood

Samuel Helfont
The Iraq War’s Intelligence Failures Are Still Misunderstood

How the Ukraine War Accelerates the Defense Strategy

Jim Mitre
How the Ukraine War Accelerates the Defense Strategy

For the Sake of Ceremony: Should the U.S. Navy Continue its Airborne Forward Air Controller Program?

Trevor Phillips-Levine and Andrew Tenbusch
For the Sake of Ceremony: Should the U.S. Navy Continue its Airborne Forward Air Controller Program?

Addressing the U.S. Military Recruiting Crisis

Nora Bensahel and David Barno
Addressing the U.S. Military Recruiting Crisis

Army at 250: Beyond a Slogan, the Army Needs a New Narrative Strategy

Dan Vallone
Army at 250: Beyond a Slogan, the Army Needs a New Narrative Strategy

U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine is Going to Get Complicated

Max Bergmann
U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine is Going to Get Complicated

No Time to Hide: The Future of Irish Defense and Security

Patrick Bury and David Murphy
No Time to Hide: The Future of Irish Defense and Security

Turkey’s More Independent Foreign Policy

Christopher Preble, Melanie Marlowe, and Aaron Stein
Turkey’s More Independent Foreign Policy

U.S.-Russian Relations Can Still Get Worse

Hanna Notte
U.S.-Russian Relations Can Still Get Worse

Managing Risk for Special Operations Forces in Large-Scale Combat Operations

Tim Ball
Managing Risk for Special Operations Forces in Large-Scale Combat Operations

Of Strategy and Schnitzel: Munich Security Conference 2023

Richard Fontaine
Of Strategy and Schnitzel: Munich Security Conference 2023

Recalibrating Special Operations Risk Tolerance for the Future Fight

Spencer Reed
Recalibrating Special Operations Risk Tolerance for the Future Fight

Learning to Train: What Washington and Taipei Can Learn from Security Cooperation in Ukraine and the Baltic States 

Jerad I. Harper and Michael A. Hunzeker
Learning to Train: What Washington and Taipei Can Learn from Security Cooperation in Ukraine and the Baltic States 

A New Path For Syria’s Kurds

Asli Aydintasbas and Julien Barnes-Dacey
A New Path For Syria’s Kurds

Japan’s Shift to War Footing

Zack Cooper and Eric Sayers
Japan’s Shift to War Footing

Ukraine and the New Two War Construct

Raphael S. Cohen
Ukraine and the New Two War Construct

American Defense Priorities After Ukraine 

Frank Hoffman
American Defense Priorities After Ukraine 

Turkey’s Zero Sum Foreign Policy

Aaron Stein
Turkey’s Zero Sum Foreign Policy

Is China Planning to Attack Taiwan? A Careful Consideration of Available Evidence Says No

Timothy R. Heath
Is China Planning to Attack Taiwan? A Careful Consideration of Available Evidence Says No

How to Win Friends and Influence Autocrats: Toward a Democratic Security Initiative

Kerry Buck and Michael W. Manulak
How to Win Friends and Influence Autocrats: Toward a Democratic Security Initiative

Making Joint All Domain Command and Control a Reality

David Deptula
Making Joint All Domain Command and Control a Reality

Making Hard National Security Choices

Zack Cooper, Melanie Marlowe, and Christopher Preble
Making Hard National Security Choices

The 2022 War On The Rocks Holiday Reading List

WOTR Staff
The 2022 War On The Rocks Holiday Reading List

Fighting and Winning in the Electromagnetic Spectrum

John Christianson
Fighting and Winning in the Electromagnetic Spectrum

The Rise and Fall of the Pentomic Army

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

How Can the Marines Learn From the Falklands War?

Nolan Vihlen
How Can the Marines Learn From the Falklands War?

Ukraine and the Future of Offensive Maneuver

Stephen Biddle
Ukraine and the Future of Offensive Maneuver

The F-16 and Nuclear Security: The Fault Lines in the U.S.-Pakistani Relationship

Sajjan M. Gohel and Marcus Andreopoulos
The F-16 and Nuclear Security: The Fault Lines in the U.S.-Pakistani Relationship

Byte, With, and Through: How Special Operations and Cyber Command Can Support Each Other

Josh Golding
Byte, With, and Through: How Special Operations and Cyber Command Can Support Each Other

Debating the National Defense Strategy

Christopher Preble, Zack Cooper, and Melanie Marlowe
Debating the National Defense Strategy

The Case for Getting Rid of the National Security Strategy

Justin Logan and Benjamin H. Friedman
The Case for Getting Rid of the National Security Strategy

Preventing Wars is as Important as Winning Them: Lessons From Past Naval Strategies

BJ Armstrong
Preventing Wars is as Important as Winning Them: Lessons From Past Naval Strategies

They Make You Take an Oath to the Constitution: They Don’t Make You Read It

James Joyner and Butch Bracknell
They Make You Take an Oath to the Constitution: They Don’t Make You Read It

The Next Mediterranean Front Line

Thibault Muzergues
The Next Mediterranean Front Line

The Civilian and the State: Politics at the Heart of Civil-Military Relations

Alice Hunt Friend
The Civilian and the State: Politics at the Heart of Civil-Military Relations

Integrated By Design: Building a Partner Air Force

Ethan Brown and Lt. Col. Jonathan Magill
Integrated By Design: Building a Partner Air Force

As Russia Reels, Eurasia Roils

Jeffrey Mankoff
As Russia Reels, Eurasia Roils

Will Putin’s War in Ukraine Continue Without Him?

Shawn Cochran
Will Putin’s War in Ukraine Continue Without Him?

Violence Committed Abroad in Our Name

Dewaine Farria
Violence Committed Abroad in Our Name

The Question of Succession in Al-Qaeda

Sara Harmouch
The Question of Succession in Al-Qaeda

Airpower and Interdiction: Overcoming Defender Advantages

John D. Maurer
Airpower and Interdiction: Overcoming Defender Advantages

What Does the Weaponization of Global Finance Mean for U.S. Dollar Dominance?

Elliot Hentov, Ramu Thiagarajan, and Aaron Hurd
What Does the Weaponization of Global Finance Mean for U.S. Dollar Dominance?

Afghan Crucible

Elisabeth Leake
Afghan Crucible

To Support and Defend: Principles of Civilian Control and Best Practices of Civil-Military Relations

Open Letter
To Support and Defend: Principles of Civilian Control and Best Practices of Civil-Military Relations

Precise and Popular: Why People in Northwest Pakistan Support Drones

Neha Ansari
Precise and Popular: Why People in Northwest Pakistan Support Drones

Generation Killed: The Challenges of Routinizing Global Jihad

Haroro J. Ingram and Craig Whiteside
Generation Killed: The Challenges of Routinizing Global Jihad

Strategic Outpost’s Seventh Annual Summer Vacation Reading List

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

Ending the Ideology of the Offense, Part I

David Johnson
Ending the Ideology of the Offense, Part I

Amateur Hour Part II: Failing the Air Campaign

Mike Pietrucha
Amateur Hour Part II: Failing the Air Campaign

Doctrine for Diplomacy: To Remain Relevant, the U.S. State Department Needs a New Statecraft

Dan Spokojny
Doctrine for Diplomacy: To Remain Relevant, the U.S. State Department Needs a New Statecraft

An Alternative History of AirLand Battle, Part II

David Johnson and Zach Alessi-Friedlander
An Alternative History of AirLand Battle, Part II

“Win the War Before the War?”: A French Perspective on Cognitive Warfare

David Pappalardo
“Win the War Before the War?”: A French Perspective on Cognitive Warfare

Kessel Run Shows How to Bridge the Gap Between Development and Operations

Brian Beachkofski and Dan Patt
Kessel Run Shows How to Bridge the Gap Between Development and Operations

South Korea Needs a Wake-Up Call On Its Reservist Crisis

Brendan Balestrieri and Won-geun Koo
South Korea Needs a Wake-Up Call On Its Reservist Crisis

The United Nations Hasn’t Been Useless on Ukraine

Richard Gowan
The United Nations Hasn’t Been Useless on Ukraine

Whose Version of the War on Terror Won?

Joseph Stieb
Whose Version of the War on Terror Won?

How Sweden and Finland Can Bolster NATO

Gen. Michael Claesson and Zebulon Carlander
How Sweden and Finland Can Bolster NATO

The Case Against Security Cooperation in Fragile States

Barbara Salera
The Case Against Security Cooperation in Fragile States

Iran’s Increasingly Decentralized Axis of Resistance

Nancy Ezzeddine and Hamidreza Azizi
Iran’s Increasingly Decentralized Axis of Resistance

On-the-Ground Truth and Force Design 2030 Reconciliation: A Way Forward

Scott Cuomo
On-the-Ground Truth and Force Design 2030 Reconciliation: A Way Forward

Is Being Wrong So Bad?

Francis J. Gavin
Is Being Wrong So Bad?

A Modern-Day Frederick the Great? The End of Short, Sharp Wars

David Johnson
A Modern-Day Frederick the Great? The End of Short, Sharp Wars

Helping the Leadership Lead

Ben Buchheim-Jurisson and Joseph Mellone
Helping the Leadership Lead

The Other Big Lessons That the U.S. Army Should Learn from Ukraine

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
The Other Big Lessons That the U.S. Army Should Learn from Ukraine

Getting Drones Ready for Conventional War

Joe Ritter
Getting Drones Ready for Conventional War

Strange Debacle: Misadventures in Assessing Russian Military Power

Christopher Dougherty
Strange Debacle: Misadventures in Assessing Russian Military Power

America Ignores Africa at Its Own Peril

Joe Bruhl
America Ignores Africa at Its Own Peril

The Sheriff and the Banker? Russia and China in Central Asia

Janko Šćepanović
The Sheriff and the Banker? Russia and China in Central Asia

Can Iran Get Along with the Taliban?

Christian Høj Hansen and Halimullah Kousary
Can Iran Get Along with the Taliban?

Building a Regional, Right of Boom Cyber Defense Network

Graham Kennis and Lauren Zabierek
Building a Regional, Right of Boom Cyber Defense Network

Bilateralism and Minilateralism Are Europe’s Secret Strengths

Bence Nemeth
Bilateralism and Minilateralism Are Europe’s Secret Strengths

Would We Do Better? Hubris and Validation in Ukraine

David Johnson
Would We Do Better? Hubris and Validation in Ukraine

A Reflection on How We Mark Memorial Day

John Amble
A Reflection on How We Mark Memorial Day

You Go to War with the Turkey You Have, Not the Turkey You Want

Aaron Stein
You Go to War with the Turkey You Have, Not the Turkey You Want

Are the Marines Inventing the Edsel or the Mustang?

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

How Strong Is al-Qaeda? A Debate

Daniel Byman and Asfandyar Mir
How Strong Is al-Qaeda? A Debate

Amateur Hour Part I: The Chinese Invasion of Taiwan

Mike Pietrucha
Amateur Hour Part I: The Chinese Invasion of Taiwan

Intelligence and the War in Ukraine: Part 1

Neveen Shaaban Abdalla, Philip H. J. Davies, Kristian Gustafson, Dan Lomas, and Steven Wagner
Intelligence and the War in Ukraine: Part 1

Don’t Call It a Gray Zone: China’s Use-of-Force Spectrum

Roderick Lee and Marcus Clay
Don’t Call It a Gray Zone: China’s Use-of-Force Spectrum

Too Fragile to Fight: Could the U.S. Military Withstand a War of Attrition?

Conrad Crane
Too Fragile to Fight: Could the U.S. Military Withstand a War of Attrition?

A View From the Trenches on the Debate Wracking the Marine Corps

Stephen W. LaRose
A View From the Trenches on the Debate Wracking the Marine Corps

The Psychology of Stickiness: What America Can Learn From Its Annexation of the Philippines in 1898

Aroop Mukharji
The Psychology of Stickiness: What America Can Learn From Its Annexation of the Philippines in 1898

Start with the Political: Explaining Russia’s Bungled Invasion of Ukraine

Jeffrey Edmonds
Start with the Political: Explaining Russia’s Bungled Invasion of Ukraine

Explaining Latin America’s Contradictory Reactions to the War in Ukraine

J. Luis Rodriguez
Explaining Latin America’s Contradictory Reactions to the War in Ukraine

Putin the Planner

Andrew Goodman
Putin the Planner

Loitering Munitions in Ukraine and Beyond

Brennan Deveraux
Loitering Munitions in Ukraine and Beyond

Sweeter Carrots and Harder Sticks: Rethinking U.S. Security Assistance

Jeremy Gwinn
Sweeter Carrots and Harder Sticks: Rethinking U.S. Security Assistance

The Tank Is Dead: Long Live the Javelin, the Switchblade, the … ?

David Johnson
The Tank Is Dead: Long Live the Javelin, the Switchblade, the … ?

What Artillery and Air Defense Does Ukraine Need Now?

Michael Jacobson
What Artillery and Air Defense Does Ukraine Need Now?

A Conversation with the Counselor: Derek Chollet on Navigating the World

Counselor Derek Chollet and Ryan Evans
A Conversation with the Counselor: Derek Chollet on Navigating the World

A Ukrainian State of Mind

Siamak Tundra Naficy
A Ukrainian State of Mind

Beware of Potemkin: Germany’s Defense Rethink Risks Reinforcing Old Habits

Torben Schütz, Joseph Verbovszky, and Heiko Borchert
Beware of Potemkin: Germany’s Defense Rethink Risks Reinforcing Old Habits

Of Roadside Bombs and Drones: Putin’s Looming Insurgency Problem

Scott Sweetow
Of Roadside Bombs and Drones: Putin’s Looming Insurgency Problem

Reboot the Defense Innovation Ecosystem

Shands Pickett
Reboot the Defense Innovation Ecosystem

Revisiting the Greek War of Independence While Ukraine Fights for Its Own

Marc Edward Hoffman
Revisiting the Greek War of Independence While Ukraine Fights for Its Own

The Lessons of Reagan’s Pipeline Crisis for Competing with China

Nicholas Romanow and William Inboden
The Lessons of Reagan’s Pipeline Crisis for Competing with China

The Wisdom of Crowds: Insights from the Defense Futures Simulator

Emily Coletta, Zack Cooper, and Todd Harrison
The Wisdom of Crowds: Insights from the Defense Futures Simulator

Will Western-Russian Confrontation Shake the Middle East?

Hanna Notte
Will Western-Russian Confrontation Shake the Middle East?

A Proxy War in Ukraine Is the Worst Possible Outcome — Except For All the Others

Sam Winter-Levy
A Proxy War in Ukraine Is the Worst Possible Outcome — Except For All the Others

Oft Forgotten But Critical Elements of Ukrainian Resistance

Walter Haynes
Oft Forgotten But Critical Elements of Ukrainian Resistance

The U.S. Military’s Force-Management Tug-of-War

Caitlin Lee
The U.S. Military’s Force-Management Tug-of-War

How the Bundeswehr Should Spend Its Money

Michael Shurkin
How the Bundeswehr Should Spend Its Money

Lessons from Finland for Ukraine and Its Foreign Legion

Elizabeth M.F. Grasmeder
Lessons from Finland for Ukraine and Its Foreign Legion

Putin’s Folly: A Case Study of an Inept Strategist

Joshua Rovner
Putin’s Folly: A Case Study of an Inept Strategist

Making Coercion Work Against Russia  

Jane Vaynman and Tristan A. Volpe
Making Coercion Work Against Russia  

Waking a Sleeping Giant: What’s Next for German Security Policy?

Sophia Besch and Sarah Brockmeier
Waking a Sleeping Giant: What’s Next for German Security Policy?

The Dangerous Allure of the No-Fly Zone

Mike Pietrucha and Mike Benitez
The Dangerous Allure of the No-Fly Zone

The War We Dread

Justin Lynch and Emma Morrison
The War We Dread

Intelligence Disclosures in the Ukraine Crisis and Beyond

Jake Harrington
Intelligence Disclosures in the Ukraine Crisis and Beyond

What Russia’s New Reality Means for Turkey

Selim Koru
What Russia’s New Reality Means for Turkey

Understanding the Russo-Ukrainian War: A Guide From War on the Rocks

Ryan Evans
Understanding the Russo-Ukrainian War: A Guide From War on the Rocks

Maintaining Military Medical Readiness Today Saves Lives Tomorrow

John E. Whitley and Jamie Graybeal
Maintaining Military Medical Readiness Today Saves Lives Tomorrow

Moscow Musings on Brinksmanship from Stalin to Putin

Sergey Radchenko
Moscow Musings on Brinksmanship from Stalin to Putin

The Weak Link in the Air Force Is Me

Colin Biery
The Weak Link in the Air Force Is Me

How to Stop Afghans from Starving

Aziz Amin
How to Stop Afghans from Starving

For Humanity’s Sake, Keep Red Crosses on Medevac Helicopters

Robert Callahan
For Humanity’s Sake, Keep Red Crosses on Medevac Helicopters

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

Signaling America’s New Middle East Foreign Policy

Morgan L. Kaplan
Signaling America’s New Middle East Foreign Policy

Why Germany Behaves the Way It Does

Marcel Dirsus
Why Germany Behaves the Way It Does

How a Russian-Led Alliance Keeps a Lid on Central Asia

Polina Beliakova
How a Russian-Led Alliance Keeps a Lid on Central Asia

How Would the American Public Respond to a Russian Invasion of Ukraine?

Jordan Tama and Dina Smeltz
How Would the American Public Respond to a Russian Invasion of Ukraine?

You Can’t Believe Everything You See on TV

Sandra Fahy
You Can’t Believe Everything You See on TV

Taiwan Is Not Ukraine: Stop Linking Their Fates Together

Kharis Templeman
Taiwan Is Not Ukraine: Stop Linking Their Fates Together

How Long Can Biden Muddle Through on China?

Joshua Rovner
How Long Can Biden Muddle Through on China?

Putin’s Wager in Russia’s Standoff with the West

Michael Kofman
Putin’s Wager in Russia’s Standoff with the West

Revisiting the Beginning of Boko Haram

Bulama Bukarti
Revisiting the Beginning of Boko Haram

Reviving the Victory Garden: The Military Benefits of Sustainable Farming

Leo Blanken and Ben Cohen
Reviving the Victory Garden: The Military Benefits of Sustainable Farming

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

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

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

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

Most Read War on the Rocks Articles of 2021

WOTR Staff
Most Read War on the Rocks Articles of 2021

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?

Doing Less to Do Better: Why the Military Can’t Solve Its Overwork Problem

J. Alexander Thew
Doing Less to Do Better: Why the Military Can’t Solve Its Overwork Problem

The Berlin Crisis, Ukraine, and the 5 Percent Problem

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

The Changing Face of Russian Counter-Irregular Warfare 

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

The Inverse Midas Touch: Why America’s Interventions So Often Go Wrong

Christopher Kolenda
The Inverse Midas Touch: Why America’s Interventions So Often Go Wrong

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

Strategic Outpost Brings You Santa’s 2021 National Security Gift List

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Strategic Outpost Brings You Santa’s 2021 National Security Gift List

How to Dissent Without Losing Your Career, or Your Republic

Michelle Macander
How to Dissent Without Losing Your Career, or Your Republic

Mobile Nuclear Power Reactors Won’t Solve the Army’s Energy Problems

Jake Hecla
Mobile Nuclear Power Reactors Won’t Solve the Army’s Energy Problems

AUKUS: A Cautionary Tale for French-American Relations

Célia Belin
AUKUS: A Cautionary Tale for French-American Relations

Stop Undermining Partners with ‘Gifts’

Matthew Cancian
Stop Undermining Partners with ‘Gifts’

Talent Management for a Modern Military

Zack Cooper, Melanie Marlowe, and Christopher Preble
Talent Management for a Modern Military

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

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

Is America Still Born to Rule the Seas?

Claude Berube
Is America Still Born to Rule the Seas?

The 2021 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

WOTR Staff
The 2021 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

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

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

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

Biden’s Conventional Arms Transfer Policy Review Could Be a Turning Point

Jordan Cohen
Biden’s Conventional Arms Transfer Policy Review Could Be a Turning Point

Think Tanks and American Interventionism

Chad Levinson
Think Tanks and American Interventionism

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

More Deferential but Also More Political: How Americans’ Views of the Military Have Changed Over 20 Years

Ronald R. Krebs and Robert Ralston
More Deferential but Also More Political: How Americans’ Views of the Military Have Changed Over 20 Years

The Haqqani Network: The New Kingmakers in Kabul

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

Richard Haass Is Here!

Zack Cooper, Richard Haass, Melanie Marlowe, and Christopher Preble
Richard Haass Is Here!

When the War Ended, My Life as a Veteran Began

Brian Mongeau
When the War Ended, My Life as a Veteran Began

Biological Weapons in the ‘Shadow War’

Glenn Cross
Biological Weapons in the ‘Shadow War’

U.S. Policy Toward Myanmar’s Military Junta

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

Should Biden Be Pro-Democracy or Anti-Autocracy?

Zack Cooper, Melanie Marlowe, and Christopher Preble
Should Biden Be Pro-Democracy or Anti-Autocracy?

‘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

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

AUKUS Is Awkward, but Not Abnormal: How U.S. Foreign Policy Experts Think About America’s Alliances

Dina Smeltz, Sibel Oktay, Paul Poast, and Craig Kafura
AUKUS Is Awkward, but Not Abnormal: How U.S. Foreign Policy Experts Think About America’s Alliances

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

Global Violence on an Intimate Scale: The Work of ‘Missionaries’

Katherine Voyles
Global Violence on an Intimate Scale: The Work of ‘Missionaries’

Now Is the Time to Engage Al-Shabaab. Religious Leaders and Clan Elders Can Help.

Mohammed Ibrahim Shire
Now Is the Time to Engage Al-Shabaab. Religious Leaders and Clan Elders Can Help.

Richard Haass Is Unhappy

Zack Cooper, Melanie Marlowe, and Christopher Preble
Richard Haass Is Unhappy

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

Killing Terrorist Leaders Is No Silver Bullet

Colin Clarke
Killing Terrorist Leaders Is No Silver Bullet

Making Sense of SADAT, Turkey’s Private Military Company

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

In Post-American Central Asia, Russia and China are Tightening Their Grip

Bradley Jardine and Edward Lemon
In Post-American Central Asia, Russia and China are Tightening Their Grip

The Sorry State of Czech-Russian Relations

Ondrej Ditrych
The Sorry State of Czech-Russian Relations

Refuge and Reconciliation

Amanda Demmer
Refuge and Reconciliation

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

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

Securing an Orderly Departure for Afghan Refugees

Susan Sutton
Securing an Orderly Departure for Afghan Refugees

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

When America’s All-Volunteer Force Loses a War

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
When America’s All-Volunteer Force Loses a War

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

A Tale of Two Biden Doctrines

Zack Cooper, Melanie Marlowe, and Christopher Preble
A Tale of Two Biden Doctrines

Misaligned in Mesopotamia: Conflicting Ambitions in NATO Mission Iraq

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

What Tigray Portends: The Future of Peace and Security in Africa

Sam Wilkins
What Tigray Portends: The Future of Peace and Security in Africa

Avoiding a Collision Course With India

Sameer Lalwani and Tyler Sagerstrom
Avoiding a Collision Course With India

Reflections on 9/11 Twenty Years After

Philip Zelikow
Reflections on 9/11 Twenty Years After

9/11 in Islamabad: The First 72 Hours

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

Did Anyone Win the ‘Global War on Terror’?

Zack Cooper, Melanie Marlowe, and Christopher Preble
Did Anyone Win the ‘Global War on Terror’?

Why Some of America’s Diplomats Want to Quit

George Hovey
Why Some of America’s Diplomats Want to Quit

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

After Withdrawal: How China, Turkey, and Russia Will Respond to the Taliban

Michael Kofman, Aaron Stein, and Yun Sun
After Withdrawal: How China, Turkey, and Russia Will Respond to the Taliban

What’s Iran’s Nuclear Deal?

Samuel M. Hickey and Manuel Reinert
What’s Iran’s Nuclear Deal?

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

The Air Force Learning System and Intelligence Missions

Jonathan Freeman
The Air Force Learning System and Intelligence Missions

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

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

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

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

Don’t Fail America’s Allies: The Plight of Afghans Left Behind

France Hoang
Don’t Fail America’s Allies: The Plight of Afghans Left Behind

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

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

A Reluctant Embrace: China’s New Relationship with the Taliban

Yun Sun
A Reluctant Embrace: China’s New Relationship with the Taliban

‘Bin Ladin Determined To Strike’

WOTR Staff
‘Bin Ladin Determined To Strike’

Cheese Bells and Foreign Fighting

Thomas Hegghammer
Cheese Bells and Foreign Fighting

Time for a New Approach to Defense Strategy

Michael J. Mazarr
Time for a New Approach to Defense Strategy

Strategic Outpost’s Sixth Annual Summer Vacation Reading List

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

Foreign Policy Should Be Evidence-Based

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

Women, Peace, and Security: Moving Implementation Forward

Joan Johnson-Freese
Women, Peace, and Security: Moving Implementation Forward

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

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

How British Imperial History Does (and Doesn’t) Shape the Sino-Indian Border Dispute

Myra MacDonald
How British Imperial History Does (and Doesn’t) Shape the Sino-Indian Border Dispute

An Urgent NATO Priority: Preparing to Protect Civilians

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

Another “Crisis” in Civil-Military Relations?

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

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

War Is on the Rocks

John Mueller
War Is on the Rocks

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

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

Ending Forever Wars But Not Interventionism: Rethinking U.S. Civil Society Assistance Policy

Davin O’Regan
Ending Forever Wars But Not Interventionism: Rethinking U.S. Civil Society Assistance Policy

Interpreters on the Run: Baghdad Underground Railroad

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

Learning from SolarWinds

Zack Cooper, Melanie Marlowe, and Christopher Preble
Learning from SolarWinds

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

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

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

Death Without Deterrence, or Why Tripwire Forces Are Not Enough

Paul Poast and Dan Reiter
Death Without Deterrence, or Why Tripwire Forces Are Not Enough

Fixing Oversight of Special Operations Forces

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Fixing Oversight of Special Operations Forces

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

The Budget (and Fleet) That Might Have Been

Blake Herzinger
The Budget (and Fleet) That Might Have Been

Make European Defense European

Justin Logan
Make European Defense European

The Risks of Memorial Day Not Being Personal

Scott Cooper
The Risks of Memorial Day Not Being Personal

Remembering What I’ve Never Known

Doyle Hodges
Remembering What I’ve Never Known

Pacific Germany

Dominik Wullers
Pacific Germany

A U.S. Security Strategy for the Arctic

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

Talking the Talk: Language Capabilities for U.S. Army Special Forces

Tim Ball
Talking the Talk: Language Capabilities for U.S. Army Special Forces

The White House Should Show Its Cards Earlier: Reveal the Defense Budget Passback Guidance

Mackenzie Eaglen and Dov S. Zakheim
The White House Should Show Its Cards Earlier: Reveal the Defense Budget Passback Guidance

A Millennial Considers the New German Problem After 30 Years of Peace

Ulrike Franke
A Millennial Considers the New German Problem After 30 Years of Peace

Bring Back the Air Force Battle Lab

Mike Benitez
Bring Back the Air Force Battle Lab

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

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

Ending the Endless Wars: A Strategy for Selective Disengagement

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

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

Metus Hostilis: Sallust, American Grand Strategy, and the Disciplining Effects of Peer Competition with China

Iskander Rehman
Metus Hostilis: Sallust, American Grand Strategy, and the Disciplining Effects of Peer Competition with China

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

No Legal Objection, Per Se

E.M. Liddick
No Legal Objection, Per Se

U.S. Defense Strategy After the Pandemic

Frank Hoffman
U.S. Defense Strategy After the Pandemic

Britain’s New Strategic Outlook: The View from Washington

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

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

Afghan Cities Become Key Battlegrounds

Ashley Jackson and Antônio Sampaio
Afghan Cities Become Key Battlegrounds

What to Expect When You Don’t Want Your Adversaries to Know What to Expect

Jerry Meyerle and Amelia MacSleyne
What to Expect When You Don’t Want Your Adversaries to Know What to Expect

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

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

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

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

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

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

An Irregular Upgrade to Operational Design

Brian Petit, Steve Ferenzi, and Kevin Bilms
An Irregular Upgrade to Operational Design

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

Humility in American Grand Strategy

Mathew Burrows and Robert Manning
Humility in American Grand Strategy

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

Contending With McMaster

Emma Ashford
Contending With McMaster

Advantage At Sea Requires Rethinking Influence

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

Restraint, Not Superiority, in Space

Aaron Bateman
Restraint, Not Superiority, in Space

Can the United States Prevent a War over Taiwan?

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

Desert Storm at 30: Aerospace Power and the U.S. Military

David Deptula
Desert Storm at 30: Aerospace Power and the U.S. Military

America Can’t Ignore the Next Indo-Pakistani Crisis

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

A Liberal Case for Seapower?

Jonathan Caverley and Sara McLaughlin Mitchell
A Liberal Case for Seapower?

Kill the Drug War: Death, Decisions, and the Limits of Military Power

Collin Fox
Kill the Drug War: Death, Decisions, and the Limits of Military Power

Al-Qaeda Is Being Hollowed to Its Core

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

Don’t Knock Yourself Out: How America Can Turn the Tables on China by Giving Up the Fight for Command of the Seas

Paul van Hooft
Don’t Knock Yourself Out: How America Can Turn the Tables on China by Giving Up the Fight for Command of the Seas

How to Bargain with the Taliban

Barnett Rubin
How to Bargain with the Taliban

Defense Strategy and the Empire State of Mind: How Preparing for the Best Can Leave Washington Vulnerable to the Rest

Evan Montgomery
Defense Strategy and the Empire State of Mind: How Preparing for the Best Can Leave Washington Vulnerable to the Rest

Should Europe Defend Itself?

Zack Cooper, Melanie Marlowe, and Christopher Preble
Should Europe Defend Itself?

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

U.S. Army Europe and Africa Headquarters: Reforming for Future Success

John Bonin and Justin Magula
U.S. Army Europe and Africa Headquarters: Reforming for Future Success

The Failure of Jihadi Conflict Resolution

Tore Hamming
The Failure of Jihadi Conflict Resolution

Bureaucratizing to Fight Extremism in the Military

Doyle Hodges
Bureaucratizing to Fight Extremism in the Military

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

Access Denied? The Future of U.S. Basing in a Contested World

Renanah M. Joyce and Brian Blankenship
Access Denied? The Future of U.S. Basing in a Contested World

It’s Time to Move the Army Ladder

Eric Wesley and Robert Simpson
It’s Time to Move the Army Ladder

To Learn the Army’s Ethic, Officers Should Study the Army’s History

Theo Lipsky
To Learn the Army’s Ethic, Officers Should Study the Army’s History

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

Counter-Terrorism and the Rule of Law 

Deborah Pearlstein
Counter-Terrorism and the Rule of Law 

The Islamic State Stopped Talking About China

Elliot Stewart
The Islamic State Stopped Talking About China

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

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

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

Guantánamo’s Unhappy Birthday

Benjamin R. Farley
Guantánamo’s Unhappy Birthday

Biden Inherits a Challenging Civil-Military Legacy

Jim Golby and Peter Feaver
Biden Inherits a Challenging Civil-Military Legacy

Team Biden, Pay Attention to the European Dust-Up Over NATO

Jedidiah Royal
Team Biden, Pay Attention to the European Dust-Up Over NATO

The Marines and America’s Special Operators: More Collaboration Required

Gordon Richmond
The Marines and America’s Special Operators: More Collaboration Required

Small, Distributed, and Secure: A New Basing Architecture for the Middle East

Becca Wasser and Aaron Stein
Small, Distributed, and Secure: A New Basing Architecture for the Middle East

Rebuilding, Reaching Out, and Other Lessons from Ronald Reagan

Simon Miles
Rebuilding, Reaching Out, and Other Lessons from Ronald Reagan

Will the Military Become Just Another Politicized Institution?

Walter Haynes
Will the Military Become Just Another Politicized Institution?

Obama’s Non-Nuclear Memoir

George Perkovich
Obama’s Non-Nuclear Memoir

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

Intelligence in the Biden Administration

Joshua Rovner
Intelligence in the Biden Administration

Winning the AI Revolution for American Diplomacy

Ryan Dukeman
Winning the AI Revolution for American Diplomacy

Righting the Course for America’s Special Operators

Mark E. Mitchell and Doug Livermore
Righting the Course for America’s Special Operators

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

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

Remembering When the Memories Are No Longer Our Own

Peter Lucier
Remembering When the Memories Are No Longer Our Own

Putting Combatant Commanders on a Demand Signal Diet

Mackenzie Eaglen
Putting Combatant Commanders on a Demand Signal Diet

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

Strategic Autonomy and U.S.-Indian Relations

Jeff M. Smith
Strategic Autonomy and U.S.-Indian Relations

Missionaries From a Strange Land: Veterans and the Society That Sends Them

Áine Josephine Tyrrell and Kori Schake
Missionaries From a Strange Land: Veterans and the Society That Sends Them

Moving Beyond Total Force: Building a True Strategic Reserve

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

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

The Headwinds Looming for the U.S. Army

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
The Headwinds Looming for the U.S. Army

‘Maximum Pressure Brought Down the Soviet Union’ and Other Lies We Tell Ourselves

Philip H. Gordon
‘Maximum Pressure Brought Down the Soviet Union’ and Other Lies We Tell Ourselves

Final Countdown

Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Final Countdown

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

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

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

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

Let the Generals Speak? Retired Officer Dissent and the June 2020 George Floyd Protests

Risa Brooks and Michael A. Robinson
Let the Generals Speak? Retired Officer Dissent and the June 2020 George Floyd Protests

Grand Strategy Is Total: French Gen. André Beaufre on War in the Nuclear Age

Michael Shurkin
Grand Strategy Is Total: French Gen. André Beaufre on War in the Nuclear Age

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

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

The Central American Conundrum: Toward a New Regional Security and Economic Order

Aroop Mukharji
The Central American Conundrum: Toward a New Regional Security and Economic Order

What If Sherman Kent Was Wrong? Revisiting the Intelligence Debate of 1949

Zachery Tyson Brown
What If Sherman Kent Was Wrong? Revisiting the Intelligence Debate of 1949

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

Artificial Intelligence for Medical Evacuation in Great-Power Conflict

Phillip R. Jenkins, Brian J. Lunday, and Matthew J. Robbins
Artificial Intelligence for Medical Evacuation in Great-Power Conflict

On the Need for a Blue Theory of Victory

Brad Roberts
On the Need for a Blue Theory of Victory

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

I’m a Loser, Baby

Camille Stewart, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
I’m a Loser, Baby

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

Terror and Technology From Dynamite to Drones

T. X. Hammes
Terror and Technology From Dynamite to Drones

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

Tik Tok Ya Don’t Stop

Radha Iyengar and Erin Simpson
Tik Tok Ya Don’t Stop

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

The Color of Diplomacy: A U.S. Diplomat on Race and the Foreign Service

Kip Whittington
The Color of Diplomacy: A U.S. Diplomat on Race and the Foreign Service

Strategic Outpost’s Fifth Annual Summer Vacation Reading List

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

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

Wrestling with Fog: On the Elusiveness of Liberal Order

Patrick Porter
Wrestling with Fog: On the Elusiveness of Liberal Order

Why NATO Should Adopt a Tactical Readiness Initiative

Josh Campbell
Why NATO Should Adopt a Tactical Readiness Initiative

COVID-19 and U.S. Global Leadership

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

The Limits of Intuition: Army Intelligence Should Embrace Analytic Tradecraft Standards

James Kwoun
The Limits of Intuition: Army Intelligence Should Embrace Analytic Tradecraft Standards

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?

Thrones Wreathed in Shadow: Tacitus and the Psychology of Authoritarianism

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

Five Critiques of the Trump Administration’s China Strategy

Zack Cooper
Five Critiques of the Trump Administration’s China Strategy

The 100-Ship Navy

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

Visions of War, West Point, and Waywardness

Luke J. Schumacher
Visions of War, West Point, and Waywardness

Peace is Hell: Why America Struggles to Create Stability After Conflict

Brendan Gallagher and Doyle Hodges
Peace is Hell: Why America Struggles to Create Stability After Conflict

Want Better Strategists? Teach Social Science

Jim Golby
Want Better Strategists? Teach Social Science

Setting the Record Straight on the Soviets at Nuremberg

Beth Van Schaack
Setting the Record Straight on the Soviets at Nuremberg

Revenge of Cartography

MADELYN CREEDON, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Revenge of Cartography

Whose Deaths Deserve to be Honored?

James Joyner and Pauline Shanks Kaurin
Whose Deaths Deserve to be Honored?

The Bothersome Problem of China in the Anglo-American Alliance

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

Divided We Fall: The United States Needs International Partners Now More Than Ever

Rep. Don Bacon
Divided We Fall: The United States Needs International Partners Now More Than Ever

The Chip Wars of the 21st Century

Steve Blank
The Chip Wars of the 21st Century

How Plummeting Fuel Prices and Reduced Operations Could Free Up Billions of Defense Dollars

Michael Baskin and Konrad Gessler
How Plummeting Fuel Prices and Reduced Operations Could Free Up Billions of Defense Dollars

Those Goofy, Long Socks

John Amble
Those Goofy, Long Socks

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

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

No Sure Victory: The Marines New Force Design Plan and the Politics of Implementation

Matthew Fay and Michael A. Hunzeker
No Sure Victory: The Marines New Force Design Plan and the Politics of Implementation

Pulling Troops Out of Africa Could Mean Another Endless War

Herman J. Cohen
Pulling Troops Out of Africa Could Mean Another Endless War

Is Human Rights Training Working with Foreign Militaries? No One Knows and That’s O.K.

Emily Knowles and Jahara Matisek
Is Human Rights Training Working with Foreign Militaries? No One Knows and That’s O.K.

The Future of Warfare Will Continue to Be Human

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

The Pentagon Should Train for — and Not Just Talk About — Great-Power Competition

Tom Greenwood and Owen Daniels
The Pentagon Should Train for — and Not Just Talk About — Great-Power Competition

The Challenge of Boko Haram Defectors in Chad

Bulama Bukarti
The Challenge of Boko Haram Defectors in Chad

Burning Out Our Fuse Up Here Alone

Jung Pak, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Burning Out Our Fuse Up Here Alone

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

Will the Pandemic Affect America’s Confidence in the Military?

Neil Snyder
Will the Pandemic Affect America’s Confidence in the Military?

Five Ways the U.S. Military Will Change After the Pandemic

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Five Ways the U.S. Military Will Change After the Pandemic

America’s Afghan Mission Has Been Overtaken by Pandemic

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

A New Era of Military Comedy from the Ranks

Caroline Bechtel
A New Era of Military Comedy from the Ranks

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

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

Affordable, Abundant, and Autonomous: The Future of Ground Warfare

Liam Collins and Harrison “Brandon” Morgan
Affordable, Abundant, and Autonomous: The Future of Ground Warfare

Is the Infantry Brigade Combat Team Becoming Obsolete?

Daniel Vazquez
Is the Infantry Brigade Combat Team Becoming Obsolete?

France Should Give Mali Space to Negotiate with Jihadists

Alex Thurston
France Should Give Mali Space to Negotiate with Jihadists

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

Aftershocks: The Coronavirus Pandemic and the New World Disorder

Undersecretary Colin Kahl and Ariana Berengaut
Aftershocks: The Coronavirus Pandemic and the New World Disorder

The Future of Tactical Airlift Is Here and It Is Vertical

Walker D. Mills and Dylan “Joose” Phillips-Levine
The Future of Tactical Airlift Is Here and It Is Vertical

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?

Start the Negotiations, End the Afghan War Now

Sultan Barakat and Barnett Rubin
Start the Negotiations, End the Afghan War Now

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

How the Endless War Came Home

Ashley Deeks
How the Endless War Came Home

Germany, Wilsonianism, and the Return of Realpolitik

Dominik Wullers
Germany, Wilsonianism, and the Return of Realpolitik

Are the Forever Wars Really Forever?

Sarah E. Kreps, Paul Miller, Will Ruger, and Ryan Evans
Are the Forever Wars Really Forever?

What Syria Ought to Teach America About Competition with Russia

Aaron Stein
What Syria Ought to Teach America About Competition with Russia

Allies and American Foreign Policy

Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Kimberly Field
Allies and American Foreign Policy

Al-Qaeda: Threat or Anachronism?

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

Fog, Friction, and Thinking Machines

Zach Hughes
Fog, Friction, and Thinking Machines

Don’t Ask, Don’t Get

Sarah Charles, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Don’t Ask, Don’t Get

The French Archives and the Coming Fight for Declassification

Terrence Peterson
The French Archives and the Coming Fight for Declassification

Tell THIS to the Marines: Gender and the Marine Corps

Mark Folse
Tell THIS to the Marines: Gender and the Marine Corps

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

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

How to Fix U.S. Special Operations Forces

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
How to Fix U.S. Special Operations Forces

Special Operations as an Innovation Laboratory

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

Show Me the Money

Melanie Marlowe, Christopher Preble, and Thomas Spoehr
Show Me the Money

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

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

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

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

China Brought NATO Closer Together

Jens Ringsmose and Sten Rynning
China Brought NATO Closer Together

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

What America Can Learn From its Mistakes in Syria

Daphne McCurdy
What America Can Learn From its Mistakes in Syria

59 Percent Likely Hostile

Daniel Eichler and Ronald Thompson
59 Percent Likely Hostile

The Three Elephants of European Security

Johanna Möhring
The Three Elephants of European Security

America Shouldn’t Abandon Its Allies in the Sahel

Olivier-Rémy Bel
America Shouldn’t Abandon Its Allies in the Sahel

Time to Revive Joint Concept Development and Experimentation

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

A Roadmap for Better Choices from Security Partners

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

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

Defense Strategy for a Post-Trump World

Van Jackson
Defense Strategy for a Post-Trump World

A Guide to Getting Real on Iran

Aaron Stein
A Guide to Getting Real on Iran

The Primacy Problem: Explaining America’s Afghan Purgatory

Joshua Rovner
The Primacy Problem: Explaining America’s Afghan Purgatory

Don’t Go Too Crazy, Marine Corps

Mark Cancian
Don’t Go Too Crazy, Marine Corps

Self Sabotage: Why Doing the Right Thing Results in Failure

Peter Newell
Self Sabotage: Why Doing the Right Thing Results in Failure

Anticipating Pakistan’s Next Move in Kashmir

Nishank Motwani
Anticipating Pakistan’s Next Move in Kashmir

21 Years Later: The First Shots of the Second Gulf War

Mike Pietrucha
21 Years Later: The First Shots of the Second Gulf War

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

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

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

India’s New Security Order

Paul Staniland
India’s New Security Order

The Looming End of Pax Americana?

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

Santa’s Classified National Security Gift List for 2019

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Santa’s Classified National Security Gift List for 2019

Slaying the Unicorn: The Army and Fixed-Wing Attack

Mike Pietrucha
Slaying the Unicorn: The Army and Fixed-Wing Attack

War Crime Pardons and What They Mean for the Military

Andrew M. Bell and Thomas Gift
War Crime Pardons and What They Mean for the Military

The Firing Line

Anthony King
The Firing Line

2019 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

WOTR Staff
2019 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

Are We Entering a New Era of Far-Right Terrorism?

Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware
Are We Entering a New Era of Far-Right Terrorism?

When Does Terrorism Have a Strategic Effect?

Daniel Byman
When Does Terrorism Have a Strategic Effect?

An “Insider” Memoir That Tells What the Author Learned, Not How Right She Was

Arnold R. Isaacs
An “Insider” Memoir That Tells What the Author Learned, Not How Right She Was

Disgraceful Pardons: Dishonoring Our Honorable

Bradley J. Strawser and Pauline Shanks Kaurin
Disgraceful Pardons: Dishonoring Our Honorable

Avoiding the Charge of the Light Brigade Against China

Mike Pietrucha
Avoiding the Charge of the Light Brigade Against China

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

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

War Powers Oversight, Not Reform

Matthew C. Waxman
War Powers Oversight, Not Reform

Thinking Historically: A Guide for Strategy and Statecraft

Francis J. Gavin
Thinking Historically: A Guide for Strategy and Statecraft

On the Syria Debate, Reductio ad Trumpium Gets us Nowhere

Jeremy Shapiro and Aaron Stein
On the Syria Debate, Reductio ad Trumpium Gets us Nowhere

Mobile Nuclear Power Will Enable a Logistics Revolution for the Army

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Dan Christman
Mobile Nuclear Power Will Enable a Logistics Revolution for the Army

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

Improve F/A-18 Super Hornet Training and Readiness with More Missiles and Fewer Missions

Graham Scarbro
Improve F/A-18 Super Hornet Training and Readiness with More Missiles and Fewer Missions

Kings, Presidents, Editors, and People with Tapeworms

Doyle Hodges, Shane Mason, Rebecca Zimmerman, and Ryan Evans
Kings, Presidents, Editors, and People with Tapeworms

How to Thwart Political Violence Targeting Women to Stabilize Societies

Roudabeh Kishi and Rebecca Turkington
How to Thwart Political Violence Targeting Women to Stabilize Societies

Might India Start the Next South Asia Crisis?

Toby Dalton and Gaurav Kalwani
Might India Start the Next South Asia Crisis?

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

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

The Kill Chain in Space: Developing a Warfighting Mindset 

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

The Lost Art of Exiting a War

Adam Wunische
The Lost Art of Exiting a War

When Are Exit Strategies Viable?

David Kampf
When Are Exit Strategies Viable?

Now is Not the Time for a FONOP in the Arctic

David Auerswald
Now is Not the Time for a FONOP in the Arctic

Revisiting Iraq in the Shadow of Syria

Joshua Rovner
Revisiting Iraq in the Shadow of Syria

Can Pakistan Mediate Between Iran and the United States?

Adam Weinstein
Can Pakistan Mediate Between Iran and the United States?

Don’t Believe Your Eyes (or Ears): The Weaponization of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deepfakes

Joe Littell
Don’t Believe Your Eyes (or Ears): The Weaponization of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deepfakes

The Breakaways: A Retrospective on the Baltic Road to NATO

Andris Banka
The Breakaways: A Retrospective on the Baltic Road to NATO

Climbing the Escalation Ladder: India and the Balakot Crisis

Rohan Mukherjee
Climbing the Escalation Ladder: India and the Balakot Crisis

A Striking New Vision for the Marines, and a Wakeup Call for the Other Services

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
A Striking New Vision for the Marines, and a Wakeup Call for the Other Services

Iceberg Dead Ahead! Deconstructing the Pentagon’s Arctic Strategies

Lindsay Rodman
Iceberg Dead Ahead! Deconstructing the Pentagon’s Arctic Strategies

Rhinestone-Covered Icons at “Russia’s Los Alamos”

Anya Loukianova Fink
Rhinestone-Covered Icons at “Russia’s Los Alamos”

Compete with Iran Without Trying to Destroy it

Aaron Stein
Compete with Iran Without Trying to Destroy it

How Marine Security Cooperation Can Translate into Sea Control

Brian Kerg, Anthony King, and Michael Murray
How Marine Security Cooperation Can Translate into Sea Control

In Search of a 21st-Century Joint Warfighting Concept

Tom Greenwood and Pat Savage
In Search of a 21st-Century Joint Warfighting Concept

The Ghosts of Past Wars Live on in a Critical Archive

Bruce P. Montgomery and Michael P. Brill
The Ghosts of Past Wars Live on in a Critical Archive

Out of Order

Rebecca Zimmerman, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Out of Order

Anticipating a New Russian Military Doctrine in 2020: What it Might Contain and Why it Matters

Dara Massicot
Anticipating a New Russian Military Doctrine in 2020: What it Might Contain and Why it Matters

Buried in the Sands of the Ogaden: Lessons from an Obscure Cold War Flashpoint in Africa

Sam Wilkins
Buried in the Sands of the Ogaden: Lessons from an Obscure Cold War Flashpoint in Africa

Taliban Fragmentation: A Figment of Your Imagination?

Andrew Watkins
Taliban Fragmentation: A Figment of Your Imagination?

Experimentation Can Help Build Better Security Partners

Thomas-Durell Young
Experimentation Can Help Build Better Security Partners

Let’s (Not) Make a Deal: Geopolitics and Greenland

Jon Rahbek-Clemmensen
Let’s (Not) Make a Deal: Geopolitics and Greenland

Don’t Sign a Death Warrant for Afghan Democracy

Ioannis Koskinas
Don’t Sign a Death Warrant for Afghan Democracy

Airpower Orphans, Part II: Whatever Happened to Liaison Aircraft?

Mike Pietrucha
Airpower Orphans, Part II: Whatever Happened to Liaison Aircraft?

Airpower Orphans, Part I: Putting the “Operational Support” Back in Operational Support Airlift

Mike Pietrucha and Jeremy Renken
Airpower Orphans, Part I: Putting the “Operational Support” Back in Operational Support Airlift

The Myth of American Military Dominance

Justin Lynch
The Myth of American Military Dominance

Thank You for Your Lip Service? Social Pressure to Support the Troops

Jim Golby and Peter Feaver
Thank You for Your Lip Service? Social Pressure to Support the Troops

Strategy or Straitjacket? Three Reasons Why People Are Still Arguing About the National Defense Strategy

Christopher Dougherty
Strategy or Straitjacket? Three Reasons Why People Are Still Arguing About the National Defense Strategy

Shapes, Part II: The Shape of Strategy

Mike Pietrucha
Shapes, Part II: The Shape of Strategy

Covert Wars, To What End?

Christopher Preble
Covert Wars, To What End?

What Discord Follows: The Divisive Debate over Military Disobedience

Lindsay Cohn, Max Margulies, and Michael A. Robinson
What Discord Follows: The Divisive Debate over Military Disobedience

The Security Challenges of the Intractable Rohingya Crisis

Zachary Abuza
The Security Challenges of the Intractable Rohingya Crisis

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

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

It’s Time to Crowd-Source Questions About Civil-Military Relationships

Dan Maurer
It’s Time to Crowd-Source Questions About Civil-Military Relationships

Strategic Outpost’s Fourth Annual Summer Vacation Reading List

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

Confronting Jihadist Factions in Nigeria: An Antidote to Defeatism

Jacob Zenn
Confronting Jihadist Factions in Nigeria: An Antidote to Defeatism

Stranger Than Fiction

Nada Bakos, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Stranger Than Fiction

I, Black Box: Explainable Artificial Intelligence and the Limits of Human Deliberative Processes

Molly Kovite
I, Black Box: Explainable Artificial Intelligence and the Limits of Human Deliberative Processes

Shapes, Part I: The Shape of Airpower

Mike Pietrucha
Shapes, Part I: The Shape of Airpower

Are U.S. Diplomats Ready for War?

Caleb D. Becker
Are U.S. Diplomats Ready for War?

Information at the Water’s Edge: Amphibious Command and Control from Aspiration to Reality

Nick Brunetti-Lihach
Information at the Water’s Edge: Amphibious Command and Control from Aspiration to Reality

A Global War on Terror Memorial Is Unnecessary

Chris Yeazel
A Global War on Terror Memorial Is Unnecessary

The Elephant in the Room: Auditing the Past and Future of the U.S.-India Partnership

Sameer Lalwani and Heather Byrne
The Elephant in the Room: Auditing the Past and Future of the U.S.-India Partnership

Do Generals Matter?

Cathal J. Nolan
Do Generals Matter?

Featherweight Airlift: For Want of a Nail

Mike Pietrucha and Jeremy Renken
Featherweight Airlift: For Want of a Nail

Explaining the Poverty of Germany’s Strategic Debate

Walter Haynes
Explaining the Poverty of Germany’s Strategic Debate

The United States Needs an Information Warfare Command: A Historical Examination

Conrad Crane
The United States Needs an Information Warfare Command: A Historical Examination

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Mike Pietrucha
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