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A Second Look at the Powell Doctrine

Frank Hoffman
A Second Look at the Powell Doctrine

From Point A to Point B: What Logies Know

Thomas Gibbons-Neff
From Point A to Point B: What Logies Know

We Don’t Know the Root of the Problem

Jason Fritz
We Don’t Know the Root of the Problem

The Civil-Military Bridge, Part 1: Simplification and Shorthand Abstractions

ML Cavanaugh
The Civil-Military Bridge, Part 1: Simplification and Shorthand Abstractions

Iran, History, and Strategy by Analogy

Lawrence Freedman
Iran, History, and Strategy by Analogy

5 Questions with William Braniff on the State of Al-Qaeda

John Amble
5 Questions with William Braniff on the State of Al-Qaeda

Pakistan Kneels to the Taliban

Myra MacDonald
Pakistan Kneels to the Taliban

Conservative Internationalism in American Foreign Policy

Ionut Popescu
Conservative Internationalism in American Foreign Policy

“Thanks, Obama”: Presidential Culpability for the Syrian Civil War?

Peter Munson
“Thanks, Obama”: Presidential Culpability for the Syrian Civil War?

The Pickup Truck Era of Warfare

Jack Mulcaire
The Pickup Truck Era of Warfare

5 Questions with Senator Tim Kaine on War Powers and National Defense

Ryan Evans
5 Questions with Senator Tim Kaine on War Powers and National Defense

A Professional to his Fingertips

Robert Goldich
A Professional to his Fingertips

Splitting Up Iraq: Yes, Biden Was Wrong

Douglas A. Ollivant
Splitting Up Iraq: Yes, Biden Was Wrong

Learning Large Lessons from Small Wars

Frank Hoffman
Learning Large Lessons from Small Wars

A Sailor’s Perspective on the United States Army

Admiral William H. McRaven
A Sailor’s Perspective on the United States Army

Let Iran Own its Syria Policies

Afshon Ostovar
Let Iran Own its Syria Policies

The Makers of Jihadist Strategy

Mark Stout
The Makers of Jihadist Strategy

Medal Fatigue

James Joyner
Medal Fatigue

Lessons Observed on Lessons Observed: IEDs, Advising, and Armor

Jason Fritz
Lessons Observed on Lessons Observed: IEDs, Advising, and Armor

Hagel’s Remarks at the the Munich Security Conference

Secretary Chuck Hagel
Hagel’s Remarks at the the Munich Security Conference

Ten Fictions that Pakistani Defense Officials Love to Peddle

C. Christine Fair
Ten Fictions that Pakistani Defense Officials Love to Peddle

Is this Al Qaeda’s JV Team?

Michael Nelson
Is this Al Qaeda’s JV Team?

No COIN for You? The Most Stagnant Debate in Strategic Studies

Brett Friedman
No COIN for You? The Most Stagnant Debate in Strategic Studies

Enable the Warrior-Diplomat

Karl Kadon
Enable the Warrior-Diplomat

Foreign Policy Issues in SOTU

John Amble
Foreign Policy Issues in SOTU

It’s Time to Abandon the Global Village Myth

Patrick Porter
It’s Time to Abandon the Global Village Myth

5 Questions with Admiral Stavridis on Scotch and Strategy

Ryan Evans
5 Questions with Admiral Stavridis on Scotch and Strategy

With Friends Like These: Al Qaeda and the Assad Regime

Brian Fishman
With Friends Like These: Al Qaeda and the Assad Regime

Failure to Learn: Reflections on a Career in the Post-Vietnam Army

David Johnson
Failure to Learn: Reflections on a Career in the Post-Vietnam Army

The Legacy of a Globalist: Remembering Dr. Alex Petersen

Joshua Walker
The Legacy of a Globalist: Remembering Dr. Alex Petersen

Kicking Butt While Not at War

Mark Stout
Kicking Butt While Not at War

Gates: A Realist in an Idealist World

Sean Kay
Gates: A Realist in an Idealist World

Future Platforms: Unmanned Naval Operations

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus
Future Platforms: Unmanned Naval Operations

The Odd Sheikh Out: A Complex Problem

Adam Elkus
The Odd Sheikh Out: A Complex Problem

Adding to Odierno’s Reading List

Frank Hoffman
Adding to Odierno’s Reading List

Five Questions with Steven Metz on U.S. Landpower

John Amble
Five Questions with Steven Metz on U.S. Landpower

Odierno’s Reading List

Lauren Katzenberg
Odierno’s Reading List

Why We Died: Political Validation for Veterans

Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Why We Died: Political Validation for Veterans

Dawn or Dusk for Unmanned Systems?

Samuel Brannen
Dawn or Dusk for Unmanned Systems?

AFPAK to APAC Hands: Lessons Learned

Steven Heffington
AFPAK to APAC Hands: Lessons Learned

Rebooting Country Studies

Anna Simons
Rebooting Country Studies

The Mission & Military Compensation Reform

Thomas Gibbons-Neff
The Mission & Military Compensation Reform

View from the Cheap Seats: The USMC and the Budget Battle

Brett Friedman
View from the Cheap Seats: The USMC and the Budget Battle

Convincing the Customer: Why shouldn’t the U.S. Army shrink?

Robert Haddick
Convincing the Customer: Why shouldn’t the U.S. Army shrink?

The Holly Jolly Christmas Conversation We Need To Have About War

Mark Stout
The Holly Jolly Christmas Conversation We Need To Have About War

Syrian Refugees & Why Realists Are The Real Ethicists

Ryan Evans
Syrian Refugees & Why Realists Are The Real Ethicists

Getting to the Army’s Better Argument

Robert Killebrew
Getting to the Army’s Better Argument

The Army Needs a Better Argument

Kori Schake
The Army Needs a Better Argument

General Kayani and U.S.-Pakistani Relations, 2007-2013

Thomas Lynch
General Kayani and U.S.-Pakistani Relations, 2007-2013

There Ain’t No Copyright in Strategy

Daniel Steed
There Ain’t No Copyright in Strategy

War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

Ryan Evans
War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

Getting the Asia Pivot Right

Sean Kay
Getting the Asia Pivot Right

The Fog of Organizations

Peter Munson
The Fog of Organizations

Drafted Armies are Self-Killing Machines

Robert H. Scales
Drafted Armies are Self-Killing Machines

In Pakistan, New Army Chief Steps into Increasingly Fractured Power Struggle

Myra MacDonald
In Pakistan, New Army Chief Steps into Increasingly Fractured Power Struggle

Paul Walker and Civilian-Military Relations

Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Paul Walker and Civilian-Military Relations

General Kayani’s Legacy: Trying to Get Pakistan’s House in Order

Stephen Tankel
General Kayani’s Legacy: Trying to Get Pakistan’s House in Order

Keep Fighting: Why the Counterinsurgency Debate Must Go On

Mark Stout
Keep Fighting: Why the Counterinsurgency Debate Must Go On

99 Problems But a Draft Ain’t One

Phillip Carter
99 Problems But a Draft Ain’t One

With Iran Nuclear Deal, US Avoids Dangerous Collision with Timing of Afghan Withdrawal

Myra MacDonald
With Iran Nuclear Deal, US Avoids Dangerous Collision with Timing of Afghan Withdrawal

Save America: Please DO NOT Restore the Draft

John Thorne
Save America: Please DO NOT Restore the Draft

Benghazi and Al Qaeda

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
Benghazi and Al Qaeda

The War over Future War: Repelling a Ground Assault on AirSea Battle

Elbridge Colby
The War over Future War: Repelling a Ground Assault on AirSea Battle

It’s Not About Al-Qaeda Anymore

Thomas Lynch
It’s Not About Al-Qaeda Anymore

Admiral McRaven’s Reading List

Ryan Evans
Admiral McRaven’s Reading List

The Anatomy of an Evolving Threat: Publication of Classified Information

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
The Anatomy of an Evolving Threat: Publication of Classified Information

Crisis Management Needs a Makeover

Robert Haddick
Crisis Management Needs a Makeover

Thoughts on the All-Volunteer Force from Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery

Admiral John C. Harvey Jr.
Thoughts on the All-Volunteer Force from Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery

Threats and the Words We Use: A Thought Experiment

David Maxwell
Threats and the Words We Use: A Thought Experiment

Clear-hold-build-fail? Rethinking Local-Level Counterinsurgency

David H. Ucko
Clear-hold-build-fail? Rethinking Local-Level Counterinsurgency

Killing Hakimullah Mehsud

Stephen Tankel
Killing Hakimullah Mehsud

Killing and the Drone Warrior

Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Killing and the Drone Warrior

NATO’s Value: Things Big and Small

Stanley R. Sloan
NATO’s Value: Things Big and Small

Tuppence for your COIN Thoughts

Frank Hoffman
Tuppence for your COIN Thoughts

Mr. Bin Laden, Are We to the Caliphate Yet?

Mark Stout
Mr. Bin Laden, Are We to the Caliphate Yet?

Replacing the Boomers & Naval Soul-Searching: II

Robert Haddick
Replacing the Boomers & Naval Soul-Searching: II

A Canary in the Coal Mine for U.S. Global Leadership?

Kathleen J. McInnis
A Canary in the Coal Mine for U.S. Global Leadership?

Striking Back on the Drone Debate: 3 Questions

Timothy Hoyt
Striking Back on the Drone Debate: 3 Questions

5 Reasons We Don’t Have Good Strategic Thought about Cyber

Mark Stout
5 Reasons We Don’t Have Good Strategic Thought about Cyber

Saving Captain Swenson

Robert H. Scales
Saving Captain Swenson

Flipping the COIN

Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Flipping the COIN

“Lone Survivor” and the War Story

Thomas Gibbons-Neff
“Lone Survivor” and the War Story

Cyber War, let’s get real(ist)

Daniel Steed
Cyber War, let’s get real(ist)

This is How We’ll Defeat Al-Qaeda

John Amble
This is How We’ll Defeat Al-Qaeda

The Pentagon is Not Adapting

Robert Haddick
The Pentagon is Not Adapting

The Lost Lessons of “Black Hawk Down”

Benjamin Runkle
The Lost Lessons of “Black Hawk Down”

Is it like Call of Duty?

Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Is it like Call of Duty?

Are We Winning Yet? Led Astray By Metrics

Mark Stout
Are We Winning Yet? Led Astray By Metrics

Keeping Score in the War on al Qaeda

Stephen Tankel
Keeping Score in the War on al Qaeda

Obama Channeling Nixon

John Collins
Obama Channeling Nixon

War, Just How We Image’d It: Part I

Thomas Gibbons-Neff
War, Just How We Image’d It: Part I

Go Home Zawahiri, You’re Drunk

Mark Stout
Go Home Zawahiri, You’re Drunk

The Winners: The American Way of War in 25 Words or Less

Ryan Evans
The Winners: The American Way of War in 25 Words or Less

How To Improve U.S. National Security Strategies

John Collins
How To Improve U.S. National Security Strategies

On Buzzfeed and Syria

Thomas Gibbons-Neff
On Buzzfeed and Syria

Barriers to Dismantling Militancy in Pakistan

Stephen Tankel
Barriers to Dismantling Militancy in Pakistan

NATO at sea: Trends in allied naval power

Bryan McGrath
NATO at sea: Trends in allied naval power

Jaw-Jaw and War-War in Pakistan

Stephen Tankel
Jaw-Jaw and War-War in Pakistan

Amphibious Ops in the 21st Century

David C. Fuquea
Amphibious Ops in the 21st Century

The Brits, Blair, and War

Robert Goldich
The Brits, Blair, and War

The Limits of Security Cooperation

Peter Munson
The Limits of Security Cooperation

The Warlord on Special Operations Forces

John Collins
The Warlord on Special Operations Forces

Keep Your Eyes on the Prize: The Asia Pivot

Stanley R. Sloan
Keep Your Eyes on the Prize: The Asia Pivot

Syria, Signaling, and Operation Infinite Reach

Usha Sahay
Syria, Signaling, and Operation Infinite Reach

When War Isn’t War

Ryan Evans
When War Isn’t War

It’s All About the Narrative, Stupid

Elton C. Parker, III
It’s All About the Narrative, Stupid

A Look in the Mirror

Frank Hoffman
A Look in the Mirror

Earning Al Qaeda’s Respect

Mark Stout
Earning Al Qaeda’s Respect

American Foreign Policy is Broken

Peter Munson
American Foreign Policy is Broken

An Attack on Syria: Probably Unlawful; Possibly Justifiable

Phillip Carter
An Attack on Syria: Probably Unlawful; Possibly Justifiable

Obama’s Birthday Gift to McCain: War with Syria

John Thorne
Obama’s Birthday Gift to McCain: War with Syria

Al Qaeda: Rockin’ the Levant like it’s 2006

Brian Fishman
Al Qaeda: Rockin’ the Levant like it’s 2006

Attacking Syria, Realism, and Magical Realism

Michael Noonan
Attacking Syria, Realism, and Magical Realism

American Strategy and Offshore Balancing by Default

Bryan McGrath and Ryan Evans
American Strategy and Offshore Balancing by Default

Counterinsurgency: Idea vs. Implementation

Jason Fritz
Counterinsurgency: Idea vs. Implementation

Petraeus on Small Wars

Frank Hoffman
Petraeus on Small Wars

Canada’s Syria Problem

John Amble
Canada’s Syria Problem

On Cats and Coalitions

Kathleen J. McInnis
On Cats and Coalitions

America’s Russia Problem

Sean Kay
America’s Russia Problem

Breaking Bad and IR Theory: A Rejoinder to Peter LaVenia

Stephen Saideman
Breaking Bad and IR Theory: A Rejoinder to Peter LaVenia

Counterinsurgency is Not the Problem

Jason Fritz
Counterinsurgency is Not the Problem

The Doctor and the Anthropologist

Thomas Rid
The Doctor and the Anthropologist

Unconventional Warfare Does Not Belong to Special Forces

David Maxwell
Unconventional Warfare Does Not Belong to Special Forces

Primer on Losing

Frank Hoffman
Primer on Losing

Bezos on Powerpoint, the military’s favorite software

Ryan Evans
Bezos on Powerpoint, the military’s favorite software

The Wrong Debate: Reflections on Counterinsurgency

Crispin Burke
The Wrong Debate: Reflections on Counterinsurgency

Why They Are Applauding

David Goldich
Why They Are Applauding

Not another al-Qaeda article

Stephen Tankel
Not another al-Qaeda article

Podcast: War from the Ground up with Simpson and McInnis

John Amble
Podcast: War from the Ground up with Simpson and McInnis

The End (of the War on Terror) Is Nigh!

Mark Stout
The End (of the War on Terror) Is Nigh!

In Search of an End-State for Syria, or Not

Timothy Hoyt
In Search of an End-State for Syria, or Not

Let Strategy Drive Procurement

T.X. Hammes
Let Strategy Drive Procurement

Talking to the Taliban? Hold on a second…

Ryan Evans
Talking to the Taliban? Hold on a second…

Debating Theories of Success

Robert Haddick
Debating Theories of Success

On Rue’s Modernization and Readiness

Frank Hoffman
On Rue’s Modernization and Readiness

The Mission: Talking Realism

Ryan Evans
The Mission: Talking Realism

The Abbottabad Commission Gets Realist

Stephen Tankel
The Abbottabad Commission Gets Realist

Hammes: Strategy and AirSea Battle

T.X. Hammes
Hammes: Strategy and AirSea Battle

Repairing America’s Strategy Bridge

Frank Hoffman
Repairing America’s Strategy Bridge

Pakistan’s Brutal Look at Itself

Mark Stout
Pakistan’s Brutal Look at Itself

Forty Shades of Gray

Frank Hoffman
Forty Shades of Gray

To Intervene or Not Intervene in Syria? The Limits of Power Define Interests

Jason Fritz
To Intervene or Not Intervene in Syria? The Limits of Power Define Interests

Have We Forgotten About Iraq?

John Amble
Have We Forgotten About Iraq?

Unpacking The Abbottabad Commission Report: Part I

Stephen Tankel
Unpacking The Abbottabad Commission Report: Part I

A Preemptive Strike on North Korea?

David Maxwell
A Preemptive Strike on North Korea?

Contrasting Clausewitz and Contemporary Conflict

Frank Hoffman
Contrasting Clausewitz and Contemporary Conflict

Pakistani Militants Plan Their Own Pivot East

Stephen Tankel
Pakistani Militants Plan Their Own Pivot East

Indecision on Syria and Europe May Undermine America’s Asia Pivot

Sean Kay
Indecision on Syria and Europe May Undermine America’s Asia Pivot

Review by Admiral Stavridis: The Guns at Last Light by Rick Atkinson

Admiral James Stavridis
Review by Admiral Stavridis: The Guns at Last Light by Rick Atkinson

Contributors

Ryan Evans
Contributors