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Iraq’s 2025 Election: A Recalibration of Power, Not a Rupture of the Status Quo

Yasir Kuoti and Ali Taher al-Hamoud
Iraq’s 2025 Election: A Recalibration of Power, Not a Rupture of the Status Quo

The Ides of November: Navigating the Shifting Sands of Iraq’s 2025 Electoral Landscape

Inna Rudolf and Douglas A. Ollivant
The Ides of November: Navigating the Shifting Sands of Iraq’s 2025 Electoral Landscape

The End of the Coalition Mission in Iraq

Erin O'Brien
The End of the Coalition Mission in Iraq

Placing Iraq’s Invasion of Kuwait in the Context of the End of the Cold War

Daniel Chardell and Kerry Anderson
Placing Iraq’s Invasion of Kuwait in the Context of the End of the Cold War

The Debate Over Why the United States Invaded Iraq in 2003

Joseph Stieb and Kerry Anderson
The Debate Over Why the United States Invaded Iraq in 2003

Iraq and America at Sudani’s Midpoint

Douglas A. Ollivant
Iraq and America at Sudani’s Midpoint

Fighting in Iraq’s Triangle of Death

Kelly Eads, Daniel Morgan, and Paul Edgar
Fighting in Iraq’s Triangle of Death

“Too Soft”: America’s Failure to Learn from Germany in Iraq

Emma Salisbury
“Too Soft”: America’s Failure to Learn from Germany in Iraq

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

Iraq Between Suits and Fatigues

Denise Natali, Douglas A. Ollivant, Bilal Wahab, and Nick Danforth
Iraq Between Suits and Fatigues

Iraq: Twenty Years On, Two Narratives Emerge

Aaron Stein
Iraq: Twenty Years On, Two Narratives Emerge

Iraq: Twenty Years on, Two Narratives Emerge

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

The Iraq War’s Intelligence Failures Are Still Misunderstood

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

Decades At War In Iraq, with Tim Ball

Aaron Stein
Decades At War In Iraq, with Tim Ball

The Iran-Iraq War and the Lessons for Ukraine

Ronan P. Mainprize
The Iran-Iraq War and the Lessons for Ukraine

Confronting the Iraq War: Melvyn Leffler, George Bush and the Problem of Trusting Your Sources  

Joseph Stieb
Confronting the Iraq War: Melvyn Leffler, George Bush and the Problem of Trusting Your Sources  

The Crisis in Iraq

Aaron Stein
The Crisis in Iraq

Frustration in Iraq

Leigh Kaplan
Frustration in Iraq

A Post-Sadr Iraq?

Douglas A. Ollivant
A Post-Sadr Iraq?

Political Instability in Iraq

Leigh Kaplan
Political Instability in Iraq

From Iraq to Ukraine: A New Perspective on the Russian-Western Confrontation

Samuel Helfont
From Iraq to Ukraine: A New Perspective on the Russian-Western Confrontation

Living in the Shadows: Iraq’s Remaining Displaced Families

Basma Alloush
Living in the Shadows: Iraq’s Remaining Displaced Families

Iraqi Prime Minister Survives Drone Attack

Shane Mason
Iraqi Prime Minister Survives Drone Attack

Iraq’s Parliamentary Elections

Shane Mason
Iraq’s Parliamentary Elections

A Minor Chance for a Majority Government: Iraq’s Electoral Outlook

Douglas A. Ollivant
A Minor Chance for a Majority Government: Iraq’s Electoral Outlook

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

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

Tribes, Political Parties, and the Iraqi Elections: A Shifting Dynamic

Alison Pargeter
Tribes, Political Parties, and the Iraqi Elections: A Shifting Dynamic

Iraqi the Vote: Can Elections Bring Reform in Baghdad?

Yasir Kuoti
Iraqi the Vote: Can Elections Bring Reform in Baghdad?

Misaligned in Mesopotamia: Conflicting Ambitions in NATO Mission Iraq

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

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

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

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

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

What to Expect When You’re Expecting NATO in Iraq

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

Pope Francis Visits Iraq

Tre Hester
Pope Francis Visits Iraq

Aiming Big by Thinking Small: A New U.S. Policy for Iraq

Raad Alkadiri and Christine McCaffray van den Toorn
Aiming Big by Thinking Small: A New U.S. Policy for Iraq

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

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

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

Setting the Records Straight in Iraq

Michael P. Brill
Setting the Records Straight in Iraq

Keep Expectations Modest for Iraq’s New Government

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

Iraq’s New Government

Tre Hester
Iraq’s New Government

In Iraq, Restraint Is America’s Best Option

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

Rocket Attacks in Iraq

Tre Hester
Rocket Attacks in Iraq

Iraq Still Might Force the United States Out

Sajad Jiyad
Iraq Still Might Force the United States Out

A State with Four Armies: How to Deal with the Case of Iraq

Sardar Aziz and Erwin van Veen
A State with Four Armies: How to Deal with the Case of Iraq

Protests in Iraq: Causes, Consequences, and the Quds Force

Tre Hester
Protests in Iraq: Causes, Consequences, and the Quds Force

Revisiting Iraq in the Shadow of Syria

Joshua Rovner
Revisiting Iraq in the Shadow of Syria

Iraqi Mass Protests: Over 100 Killed and Thousands Injured in Security Crackdown

Bobby Valentine
Iraqi Mass Protests: Over 100 Killed and Thousands Injured in Security Crackdown

Checking Iranian Power in Iraq

Omar Al-Nidawi
Checking Iranian Power in Iraq

Who’s Afraid of Iraq’s Hashd?

Nancy Ezzeddine and Erwin van Veen
Who’s Afraid of Iraq’s Hashd?

Forgetting Allies: Writing the British Out of the History of the Iraq War

Lawrence Freedman
Forgetting Allies: Writing the British Out of the History of the Iraq War

The Problem with the Narrative of ‘Proxy War’ in Iraq

Douglas A. Ollivant and Erica Gaston
The Problem with the Narrative of ‘Proxy War’ in Iraq

Battleground or Bridge-Builder? Iraq and the New Regional Order in the Middle East

Ramon Blecua
Battleground or Bridge-Builder? Iraq and the New Regional Order in the Middle East

Maximum Pressure on Iran: U.S. Orders Embassy Personnel Out of Iraq

Bobby Valentine
Maximum Pressure on Iran: U.S. Orders Embassy Personnel Out of Iraq

Summer is Coming: The Crucible for the New Iraqi Government

Douglas A. Ollivant
Summer is Coming: The Crucible for the New Iraqi Government

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

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

Iraq Faces U.S. Sanctions for Importing Iranian Gas

Bobby Valentine
Iraq Faces U.S. Sanctions for Importing Iranian Gas

An Open Letter to Iraq’s Next Prime Minister, Whoever He Might Be

Douglas A. Ollivant
An Open Letter to Iraq’s Next Prime Minister, Whoever He Might Be

For Saudi Arabia, an Electric Opportunity in Iraq

Evan Langenhahn
For Saudi Arabia, an Electric Opportunity in Iraq

Authoritarian Nostalgia Among Iraqi Youth: Roots and Repercussions

Marsin Alshamary
Authoritarian Nostalgia Among Iraqi Youth: Roots and Repercussions

Playing the Long Game in Iraq

Perry Cammack and Daniel Benaim
Playing the Long Game in Iraq

A Sadrist Plurality in a Low-Turnout Iraqi Election

Jason Fritz
A Sadrist Plurality in a Low-Turnout Iraqi Election

Iraqis Head to the Polls, Frustrated with Corruption and Ethno-Sectarian Appeals

Mieczysław P. Boduszyński and Christopher K. Lamont
Iraqis Head to the Polls, Frustrated with Corruption and Ethno-Sectarian Appeals

Sectarianism and the Iraqi Election: Two Potential Scenarios 

Harith Hasan Al-Qarawee
Sectarianism and the Iraqi Election: Two Potential Scenarios 

More Than Militias: Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces Are Here to Stay

Renad Mansour
More Than Militias: Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces Are Here to Stay

Iraq Hurtles Toward Another Election: What You Need to Know

Douglas A. Ollivant
Iraq Hurtles Toward Another Election: What You Need to Know

The Long Road Back for Iraq’s Minorities

Elie Abouaoun
The Long Road Back for Iraq’s Minorities

Iraq’s Real Weapons of Mass Destruction Were ‘Political Operations’

Samuel Helfont
Iraq’s Real Weapons of Mass Destruction Were ‘Political Operations’

A New Era Beckons for Iraqi-Saudi Relations

Mehiyar Kathem
A New Era Beckons for Iraqi-Saudi Relations

Baghdad Must Seize the Chance to Work With Iraq’s Tribes

Osama Gharizi and Haidar Al-Ibrahimi
Baghdad Must Seize the Chance to Work With Iraq’s Tribes

Iraq after ISIS

Jason Fritz
Iraq after ISIS

Harnessing Iraq’s Deadly Array of Armed Groups After ISIL

Sarhang Hamasaeed
Harnessing Iraq’s Deadly Array of Armed Groups After ISIL

Debunking Myths About the Kurds, Iraq, and Iran

Denise Natali
Debunking Myths About the Kurds, Iraq, and Iran

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

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

Must the War Go On? Let’s Talk About Iraq and the Kurds

Rasha al Aqeedi, Denise Natali, Douglas A. Ollivant, and Ryan Evans
Must the War Go On? Let’s Talk About Iraq and the Kurds

America’s Opportunity in Iraq is Ready to Be Seized

Douglas A. Ollivant
America’s Opportunity in Iraq is Ready to Be Seized

Back on the Playground: Returning to Iraq, Eight Years Later

Scott Cooper
Back on the Playground: Returning to Iraq, Eight Years Later

Iraq’s Competing Security Forces After the Battle for Mosul

Renad Mansour and Erwin van Veen
Iraq’s Competing Security Forces After the Battle for Mosul

The Best Thing America Built In Iraq: Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Service and the Long War Against Militancy

Michael Knights and Alex Mello
The Best Thing America Built In Iraq: Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Service and the Long War Against Militancy

The Battle of Mosul and the Future of Iraq

Ryan Evans
The Battle of Mosul and the Future of Iraq

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

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

Iraq Chalk, Chickenhawk, DPRK Who?

Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Iraq Chalk, Chickenhawk, DPRK Who?

Everything Old is New Again: Espionage and Stratagems in Ancient Iraq and Syria

Rose Mary Sheldon
Everything Old is New Again: Espionage and Stratagems in Ancient Iraq and Syria

The Next War in Iraq Needs to be on Corruption

Nussaibah Younis and Sali Mahdy
The Next War in Iraq Needs to be on Corruption

Phases of War and the Iraq Experience

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

Stabilizing Iraq With and Without the Islamic State

Denise Natali
Stabilizing Iraq With and Without the Islamic State

The Bigger Issues at Play: Mosul and the Future of Northern Iraq

Douglas A. Ollivant
The Bigger Issues at Play: Mosul and the Future of Northern Iraq

Post-Sistani Iraq, Iran, and the Future of Shia Islam

Hayder al-Khoei
Post-Sistani Iraq, Iran, and the Future of Shia Islam

Contesting Facts on the Ground in Iraq

Michael Knights
Contesting Facts on the Ground in Iraq

Washington’s Sunni Myth and the Civil Wars in Syria and Iraq

Cyrus Malik
Washington’s Sunni Myth and the Civil Wars in Syria and Iraq

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

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

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

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

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

Levantine Labyrinth: Preparing for Subterranean Warfare in Iraq and Syria

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

Partitioning Iraq: Make a Detailed Case, or Cease and Desist

Ben Connable
Partitioning Iraq: Make a Detailed Case, or Cease and Desist

Is Muqtada al-Sadr Good for Iraq?

Renad Mansour and Michael David Clark
Is Muqtada al-Sadr Good for Iraq?

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

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

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

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

Hacking Defense and Iraq’s Controversial Security Groups

Steve Blank, Basam Ridha al Hussaini, and Ryan Evans
Hacking Defense and Iraq’s Controversial Security Groups

Known Unknowns: Iraqi WMD, 13 Years Later

Al Mauroni
Known Unknowns: Iraqi WMD, 13 Years Later

The War in Iraq against the Islamic State After Paris

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

Should the U.S. Send Ground Troops to Fight ISIL in Iraq? Point/Counter-Point

WOTR Staff
Should the U.S. Send Ground Troops to Fight ISIL in Iraq? Point/Counter-Point

Doting Father and Feminist: The Other Side of Saddam’s Half-Brother, the Head of the Iraqi Secret Police

Sarah R. Collins
Doting Father and Feminist: The Other Side of Saddam’s Half-Brother, the Head of the Iraqi Secret Police

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

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

Iraq after Ramadi: Saving the Anti-ISIL Strategy

Douglas A. Ollivant
Iraq after Ramadi: Saving the Anti-ISIL Strategy

PODCAST: The Islamic State’s War in Iraq and Syria

JM Berger, William McCants, Denise Natali, and Douglas A. Ollivant
PODCAST: The Islamic State’s War in Iraq and Syria

A Collapsing Regional Order: Turkey’s Troubles in Iraq and Syria

Aaron Stein
A Collapsing Regional Order: Turkey’s Troubles in Iraq and Syria

Iraq after the Islamic State: Politics Rule

Douglas A. Ollivant
Iraq after the Islamic State: Politics Rule

Getting to Iraqi Ownership of Iraqi Security

Kris Bauman
Getting to Iraqi Ownership of Iraqi Security

Ollivant in AJAM: Iraq will continue to need a strong central government

Douglas A. Ollivant
Ollivant in AJAM: Iraq will continue to need a strong central government

Saving Iraq and Destroying ISIL are Not the Same Thing

Jonathan Lord
Saving Iraq and Destroying ISIL are Not the Same Thing

War, Interrupted, Part I: The Roots of the Jihadist Resurgence in Iraq

Craig Whiteside
War, Interrupted, Part I: The Roots of the Jihadist Resurgence in Iraq

How We Lost Touch With Our Friends in Iraq

Andrew E. Lembke
How We Lost Touch With Our Friends in Iraq

Iraq, Syria, and the Islamic State: A Matter of Control

Adam Elkus and Nick Prime
Iraq, Syria, and the Islamic State: A Matter of Control

No Escape from Baghdad: America’s Bipartisan Project in Iraq

David Wise
No Escape from Baghdad: America’s Bipartisan Project in Iraq

To Defeat ISIL, Empower Sunni Iraqis and Syrians

Paul Scharre
To Defeat ISIL, Empower Sunni Iraqis and Syrians

Iraq, Syria, and ISIL: Americans don’t want BS, but do they want leadership?

Bryan McGrath
Iraq, Syria, and ISIL: Americans don’t want BS, but do they want leadership?

Don’t BS the American People About Iraq, Syria, and ISIL

Brian Fishman
Don’t BS the American People About Iraq, Syria, and ISIL

(Air) Striking the Right Balance in Iraq

Michael McBride
(Air) Striking the Right Balance in Iraq

Dempsey: Does Iraq have a political future?

Ryan Evans
Dempsey: Does Iraq have a political future?

Afghanistan is not the next Iraq

Michael Kugelman
Afghanistan is not the next Iraq

Iraq and Longing for Vietnam

Gregory Daddis
Iraq and Longing for Vietnam

Ollivant in Politico: Why Iraq Is More Stable Than You Think

Douglas A. Ollivant
Ollivant in Politico: Why Iraq Is More Stable Than You Think

6 Strategies for Syria and Iraq

Timothy Hoyt
6 Strategies for Syria and Iraq

From Magdeburg to Mosul: Iraq, Syria, and the 30 Years War

Marc Tyrrell
From Magdeburg to Mosul: Iraq, Syria, and the 30 Years War

Infographic: Visualizing ISIS Violence in Iraq and Syria

William Kammerer and Corina Simonelli
Infographic: Visualizing ISIS Violence in Iraq and Syria

Inside the Collapse of the Iraqi Army’s 2nd Division

Yasir Abbas and Dan Trombly
Inside the Collapse of the Iraqi Army’s 2nd Division

A Long-Term Strategy for a Democratic Iraq

Ben Connable
A Long-Term Strategy for a Democratic Iraq

Iraq and the City of Man

Peter Munson
Iraq and the City of Man

Something is Rotten in the State of Iraq

Bill Park
Something is Rotten in the State of Iraq

Event Announcement – ISIL in Iraq: A disease or just the symptoms?

John Amble
Event Announcement – ISIL in Iraq: A disease or just the symptoms?

POTUS: Up to 300 Military Advisors to Iraq

Barack Obama
POTUS: Up to 300 Military Advisors to Iraq

Playing Iraq’s Game of Thrones

Michael Noonan
Playing Iraq’s Game of Thrones

Share Your Iraq Stories with War on the Rocks Readers

John Amble
Share Your Iraq Stories with War on the Rocks Readers

Iraq and the Fall of Saigon

Robert Killebrew
Iraq and the Fall of Saigon

The Iraq Debacle: What To Read (and listen to), Part II

Ryan Evans
The Iraq Debacle: What To Read (and listen to), Part II

5 Questions with Ambassador James F. Jeffrey on ISIS and Iraq

Ryan Evans
5 Questions with Ambassador James F. Jeffrey on ISIS and Iraq

The Iraq Debacle: What to Read

Ryan Evans
The Iraq Debacle: What to Read

State of Jihad: The Reality of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria

Douglas A. Ollivant and Brian Fishman
State of Jihad: The Reality of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria

Democracy in Iraq: The American Military’s Kobayashi Maru

Stanley J. Wiechnik
Democracy in Iraq: The American Military’s Kobayashi Maru

(W)Archives: Operation Iraqi Freedom: Just One Damn Thing after Another

Mark Stout
(W)Archives: Operation Iraqi Freedom: Just One Damn Thing after Another

Splitting Up Iraq: Yes, Biden Was Wrong

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

Losing Iraq

Bradley Russell
Losing Iraq

Al-Qaeda’s Offensive Against Iraq’s Sahwa

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Bridget Moreng
Al-Qaeda’s Offensive Against Iraq’s Sahwa

Reading the Tea Leaves in Iraq

Jason Campbell
Reading the Tea Leaves in Iraq

Iraq’s Labors Lost

Jason Fritz
Iraq’s Labors Lost

Have We Forgotten About Iraq?

John Amble
Have We Forgotten About Iraq?

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”

The Geopolitics of Drone Exports

Pinar Tank, Matthew P. Funaiole, Stacie Pettyjohn, and Nir Reuven
The Geopolitics of Drone Exports

Summits, Sanctions, and a Parade

WOTR Staff
Summits, Sanctions, and a Parade

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

British Grand Strategy Without America

Emma Salisbury
British Grand Strategy Without America

Rivals, Raids, and Rhetoric

WOTR Staff
Rivals, Raids, and Rhetoric

Power and Peril in Reagan’s Last Cold War Chapter

James Graham Wilson
Power and Peril in Reagan’s Last Cold War Chapter

The Islamic State Prison Camps in Syria are a Powder Keg

Julie Chernov Hwang and Colin Clarke
The Islamic State Prison Camps in Syria are a Powder Keg

Israel, the Syrian Druze, and the Ghosts of the “Responsibility to Protect”

Daniel Chardell
Israel, the Syrian Druze, and the Ghosts of the “Responsibility to Protect”

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

Is Warfare Becoming More Performative?

Jordan Spector
Is Warfare Becoming More Performative?

Drones Aren’t Swarming Yet — But They Could

Emma Bates and S. Ryan Quick
Drones Aren’t Swarming Yet — But They Could

Iran’s Axis of Resistance Is Fracturing

Hamidreza Azizi
Iran’s Axis of Resistance Is Fracturing

The United States Should Act Now to Mitigate Conflict Escalation on the Moon

Mariel Borowitz, Lincoln Hines, and Lawrence Rubin
The United States Should Act Now to Mitigate Conflict Escalation on the Moon

It’s Time to Think About (and Fear) Drones and Psychological Operations

J.D. Maddox
It’s Time to Think About (and Fear) Drones and Psychological Operations

Readiness and the Logistics Deterrent Effect

Patrick Kelleher
Readiness and the Logistics Deterrent Effect

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

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

Lessons Observed from the War Between Israel and Iran

Bilal Y. Saab and Darren D. White
Lessons Observed from the War Between Israel and Iran

A Workforce Strategy for America’s Shipbuilding Future

Katherine Kuzminski and Laura Schmiegel
A Workforce Strategy for America’s Shipbuilding Future

Calling Out Russia: France’s Shift on Public Attribution

Quentin Jalabert, Damien Van Puyvelde, and Thomas Maguire
Calling Out Russia: France’s Shift on Public Attribution

Marine Force Design Is Four Decades in the Making

Ryan Pallas
Marine Force Design Is Four Decades in the Making

The Secret Peace in Turkey: How Aging Leaders Are Ending a War

Ahmed Hamza and Afolabi Toye
The Secret Peace in Turkey: How Aging Leaders Are Ending a War

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

Why Recent Surprise Attacks Against Russia and Iran Should Worry Taiwan

Michael A. Hunzeker and Yuster Yu
Why Recent Surprise Attacks Against Russia and Iran Should Worry Taiwan

In a Changing Middle East, What Role Do Iran’s Partners Play?

Maria Fantappie, Gregory Johnsen, Laila Ballout, and Erik Skare
In a Changing Middle East, What Role Do Iran’s Partners Play?

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

Revisiting the Implications of Iran’s Long-Range Weapons Capabilities

Jim Lamson
Revisiting the Implications of Iran’s Long-Range Weapons Capabilities

The Israeli-Iranian War: How We Got Here & What It Means

Nicole Grajewski, Rachel Brandenburg, and Ryan Evans
The Israeli-Iranian War: How We Got Here & What It Means

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

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

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

The Risks of Memorial Day Not Being Personal

Scott Cooper
The Risks of Memorial Day Not Being Personal

Red Lines and Reckonings

WOTR Staff
Red Lines and Reckonings

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

Deals, Schemes, and Plots

WOTR Staff
Deals, Schemes, and Plots

The Middle East’s AI Warfare Laboratory

Frederic Wehrey and Andrew Bonney
The Middle East’s AI Warfare Laboratory

Rewind and Reconnoiter: An Unsustainable Peace in Yemen

Thomas Juneau
Rewind and Reconnoiter: An Unsustainable Peace in Yemen

Erdoğan’s Last Great Gamble

Ryan Gingeras
Erdoğan’s Last Great Gamble

I Loved Being a Soldier

Gen. Charles Jacoby
I Loved Being a Soldier

U.S. Allies and Adversaries Are Attempting Nuclear Deterrence without Weapons — Will It Work?

Matthew Fuhrmann
U.S. Allies and Adversaries Are Attempting Nuclear Deterrence without Weapons — Will It Work?

How the Biden Administration Won Tactically but Failed Strategically in the Red Sea

Joshua Tallis
How the Biden Administration Won Tactically but Failed Strategically in the Red Sea

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

How the Trump Administration Can Limit China’s Arms Exports

Grant Rumley
How the Trump Administration Can Limit China’s Arms Exports

The Adversarial: Intensifying Risks

WOTR Staff
The Adversarial: Intensifying Risks

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

In Brief: How Öcalan’s Call to Disarm the PKK Will Affect the Middle East

Gönül Tol, Aron Lund, Denise Natali, and Alex Vatanka
In Brief: How Öcalan’s Call to Disarm the PKK Will Affect the Middle East

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 Pentagon is About to Make a Big Mistake on Civilian Harm Mitigation

Claire Finkelstein
The Pentagon is About to Make a Big Mistake on Civilian Harm Mitigation

Will Israel and the United States Diverge on Iran?

Michael Allen
Will Israel and the United States Diverge on Iran?

What We Mean When We Call Something an Intelligence Failure

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

America’s Long-Range Retaliation

Ross Hobbs
America’s Long-Range Retaliation

The Superpower Has Left the Building: Munich 2025

Richard Fontaine
The Superpower Has Left the Building: Munich 2025

Russia’s War in Ukraine Has Brought Iran and Belarus Closer Together

Jack Roush
Russia’s War in Ukraine Has Brought Iran and Belarus Closer Together

Defeating the Houthis Will Require More Than Killing Their Chief

Ari Heistein
Defeating the Houthis Will Require More Than Killing Their Chief

It’s Time to Overhaul Information Transfer in Army Training

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

Trump Has a Rare and Short Window to Solve the Iran Problem — Here’s How

Richard Nephew and Ariane Tabatabai
Trump Has a Rare and Short Window to Solve the Iran Problem — Here’s How

The Coming Wave of Wartime Drone Expertise

Walker D. Mills, Andrew Tenbusch, and Trevor Phillips-Levine
The Coming Wave of Wartime Drone Expertise

Making Deals, Building Corridors: Trump’s Middle East Moment

Gabriel Mitchell
Making Deals, Building Corridors: Trump’s Middle East Moment

How Iran Lost Before It Lost: The Roll Back of Its Gray Zone Strategy

Farzin Zandi
How Iran Lost Before It Lost: The Roll Back of Its Gray Zone Strategy

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

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

In Syria, America Should Be Ruthlessly Focused on the Islamic State

Joseph L. Votel and Elizabeth Dent
In Syria, America Should Be Ruthlessly Focused on the Islamic State

Could the Fall of Assad and the Return of Trump Lead to a Better Deal with Iran?

Assaf Zoran
Could the Fall of Assad and the Return of Trump Lead to a Better Deal with Iran?

The Adversarial: A World in Transition

WOTR Staff
The Adversarial: A World in Transition

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

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

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

Does the Fall of Assad Re-Open Turkey’s Kurdish Pandora’s Box?

Samuele C. A. Abrami and Riccardo Gasco
Does the Fall of Assad Re-Open Turkey’s Kurdish Pandora’s Box?

Rewind and Reconnoiter: Targeted Killings

Colin Clarke
Rewind and Reconnoiter: Targeted Killings

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

In Brief: What’s Next for ISIL in Syria?

Karen M. Sudkamp, Aaron Zelin, Jeremy Hodge, and Wyatt Thielen
In Brief: What’s Next for ISIL in Syria?

The Adversarial: Drama in the Middle East and East Asia

WOTR Staff
The Adversarial: Drama in the Middle East and East Asia

The 2024 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

WOTR Staff
The 2024 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

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

The Patient Efforts Behind Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s Success in Aleppo

Aaron Y. Zelin
The Patient Efforts Behind Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s Success in Aleppo

Moving Toward Defense as a Service

Jake Chapman
Moving Toward Defense as a Service

Rewind and Reconnoiter: Shifting Strategies in Afghanistan

Thomas Spahr
Rewind and Reconnoiter: Shifting Strategies in Afghanistan

Mid-Afternoon Map: Time Magazine’s Map of the Year

Nick Danforth
Mid-Afternoon Map: Time Magazine’s Map of the Year

American Defense Planning in the Shadow of Protracted War

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

Behind Iran’s Surging Military Budget

Clément Therme
Behind Iran’s Surging Military Budget

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

Russian Roulette on the Red Sea

Ari Heistein and Daniel Rakov
Russian Roulette on the Red Sea

How to Sanction Sudan Without Creating a Failed State

Tim Liptrot
How to Sanction Sudan Without Creating a Failed State

Do We Need a Hero? Building Heritage and Culture in the U.S. Space Force

Nicholas Mahanic
Do We Need a Hero? Building Heritage and Culture in the U.S. Space Force

Human Geography Is Mission-Critical

Judd Devermont
Human Geography Is Mission-Critical

AI and Intelligence Analysis: Panacea or Peril?

Noah B. Cooper
AI and Intelligence Analysis: Panacea or Peril?

In Brief: The Conflict Between Israel and Hizballah

Faysal Itani, Michael Koplow, Yael Mizrahi-Arnaud, Oren Barak, and Hanin Ghaddar
In Brief: The Conflict Between Israel and Hizballah

The Adversarial

WOTR Staff
The Adversarial

Mid-Afternoon Map: Nostalgia for the Near East

Nick Danforth
Mid-Afternoon Map: Nostalgia for the Near East

The War on Terror Was Not a Morality Tale

Joseph Stieb
The War on Terror Was Not a Morality Tale

How Syria Broke Turkey

Nate Schenkkan
How Syria Broke Turkey

Windows, not Walls: Conceptualizing Air Superiority for Future Wars

Peter Porkka and Vilho Rantanen
Windows, not Walls: Conceptualizing Air Superiority for Future Wars

When it Comes to Weaponry, Lethality Is Not Enough

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

The Adversarial

WOTR Staff
The Adversarial

Rewind and Reconnoiter: What the History of Modern Conquest Tells Us About China and India’s Border Crisis with Dan Altman

Dan Altman
Rewind and Reconnoiter: What the History of Modern Conquest Tells Us About China and India’s Border Crisis with Dan Altman

How to Make Military AI Governance More Robust

Brianna Rosen
How to Make Military AI Governance More Robust

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

Keeping the “Best and Brightest” Junior Officers in the U.S. Military

Everett S. P. Spain
Keeping the “Best and Brightest” Junior Officers in the U.S. Military

The Islamic State Keeps Finding Opportunities

Jeremy Hodge
The Islamic State Keeps Finding Opportunities

The Uncomfortable Reality of Russia and Iran’s New Defense Relationship

Hanna Notte and Jim Lamson
The Uncomfortable Reality of Russia and Iran’s New Defense Relationship

Mid-Afternoon Map: Crownfall

Nick Danforth
Mid-Afternoon Map: Crownfall

Strategic Outpost’s 2024 Summer Vacation Reading List

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Strategic Outpost’s 2024 Summer Vacation Reading List

A Globally Integrated Islamic State

Aaron Y. Zelin
A Globally Integrated Islamic State

Playing with Fire: Patterns of Iranian-Israeli Military Confrontation

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

Mid-Afternoon Map: A Blip on the Border

Nick Danforth
Mid-Afternoon Map: A Blip on the Border

Quality Has a Quality All Its Own: The Virtual Attrition Value of Superior-Performance Weapons

Evan Montgomery, Travis Sharp, and Tyler Hacker
Quality Has a Quality All Its Own: The Virtual Attrition Value of Superior-Performance Weapons

Iran’s Election Circus Has Just Begun

Saeid Golkar and Kasra Aarabi
Iran’s Election Circus Has Just Begun

Mare Nostrum Revisited: Maritime Competition in the Mediterranean

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

On the Record with Saddam

Michael P. Brill
On the Record with Saddam

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

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

Coming to Terms with the Loss of Turkey

Nick Danforth and Aaron Stein
Coming to Terms with the Loss of Turkey

Unraveling China’s Plans for the Middle East

Christopher Preble, Zack Cooper, and Melanie Marlowe
Unraveling China’s Plans for the Middle East

A Chinese Economic Blockade of Taiwan Would Fail or Launch a War

Dmitri Alperovitch
A Chinese Economic Blockade of Taiwan Would Fail or Launch a War

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

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

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

What Exactly Are We Doing?

Francis J. Gavin
What Exactly Are We Doing?

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

Crowning Achievement? Kaan and the Turkish Defense Industry

Rebecca Lucas and Stuart Dee
Crowning Achievement? Kaan and the Turkish Defense Industry

A Plan to Revitalize the Arsenal of Democracy

Michael Brown
A Plan to Revitalize the Arsenal of Democracy

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

The Drone Dilemma and the U.S. Air Force

Clifford Lucas
The Drone Dilemma and the U.S. Air Force

The Adversarial

WOTR Staff
The Adversarial

Bringing a Method to the Strategy Madness

Jeffrey Meiser
Bringing a Method to the Strategy Madness

Haiti: A Best-Case Scenario

Haleigh Bartos, John Chin, and Tyler Ashner
Haiti: A Best-Case Scenario

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

Forging the Force: A Joint Task Force in the Indo-Pacific

Zach Ota
Forging the Force: A Joint Task Force in the Indo-Pacific

Rewind and Reconnoiter: “Recalculating Route”: A Realistic Risk Assessment for GPS with Brandon Davenport and Rich Ganske

Brandon Davenport and Rich Ganske
Rewind and Reconnoiter: “Recalculating Route”: A Realistic Risk Assessment for GPS with Brandon Davenport and Rich Ganske

Will Fearless and Tireless Robots Lead to More Terrifying Wars?

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

China Is Battening Down for the Gathering Storm over Taiwan

Mike Studeman
China Is Battening Down for the Gathering Storm over Taiwan

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

In Brief: The Terrorist Attack in Moscow

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

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

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

The Adversarial: March 7

WOTR Staff
The Adversarial: March 7

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

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

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”

Beating the Ossification Trap: Why Reform, Not Spending, Will Salvage American Power

Michael J Mazarr
Beating the Ossification Trap: Why Reform, Not Spending, Will Salvage American Power

Leave Syria, Keep Fighting the Islamic State

Thanassis Cambanis
Leave Syria, Keep Fighting the Islamic State

The Adversarial: February 8

WOTR Staff
The Adversarial: February 8

Rewind and Reconnoiter: Iran’s Precision Strike Capabilities with Jim Lamson

Jim Lamson
Rewind and Reconnoiter: Iran’s Precision Strike Capabilities with Jim Lamson

In Brief: Escalation with Iran

Afshon Ostovar, Negar Mortazavi, and Alex Vatanka
In Brief: Escalation with Iran

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

Why Ukraine Is Not a Universal Resistance Model

Brian Petit
Why Ukraine Is Not a Universal Resistance Model

The Adversarial: January 26

WOTR Staff
The Adversarial: January 26

Ukraine’s War of Narratives

Neil Hauer
Ukraine’s War of Narratives

Getting “Left-of-Launch” in the Counter-Drone Fight

Paul Lushenko and Caitlin Lee
Getting “Left-of-Launch” in the Counter-Drone Fight

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

Expelling Palestinians From Gaza Is Playing With Fire

Karim Haggag and Omar Auf
Expelling Palestinians From Gaza Is Playing With Fire

Remaking Mistakes in Gaza

Frank Sobchak
Remaking Mistakes in Gaza

Rewind and Reconnoiter: Turkey’s Drone Technology with Aaron Stein

Aaron Stein
Rewind and Reconnoiter: Turkey’s Drone Technology with Aaron Stein

Reversing America’s Ruinous Support for Israel’s Assault on Gaza

Ryan Evans
Reversing America’s Ruinous Support for Israel’s Assault on Gaza

2023 War on the Rocks Staff Picks

WOTR Staff
2023 War on the Rocks Staff Picks

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

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

The Adversarial: December 21

WOTR Staff
The Adversarial: December 21

Rewind and Reconnoiter: The Greco-Turkish Relationship with Ryan Gingeras

Ryan Gingeras
Rewind and Reconnoiter: The Greco-Turkish Relationship with Ryan Gingeras

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

Mid-Afternoon Map: Maduro Mapmas

Nick Danforth
Mid-Afternoon Map: Maduro Mapmas

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

The Adversarial: December 7

WOTR Staff
The Adversarial: December 7

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

Learning from Real Wars: Gaza and Ukraine

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Learning from Real Wars: Gaza and Ukraine

Chinese Private Security Companies: Neither Blackwater Nor the Wagner Group

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

Keeping the Nation’s Secrets

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

However Difficult, The United States Should Still Pursue Israeli-Palestinian Peace

Galen Jackson and Andrew Leber
However Difficult, The United States Should Still Pursue Israeli-Palestinian Peace

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

How Iran and Its Allies Hope to Save Hamas

Hamidreza Azizi
How Iran and Its Allies Hope to Save Hamas

Citizen Sailors: The Missing Link in Maritime Force Structure

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

The Adversarial: November 9

WOTR Staff
The Adversarial: November 9

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

Al-Aqsa Storm Heralds the Rise of Non-state Special Operations

Leo Blanken, Ian Rice, and Craig Whiteside
Al-Aqsa Storm Heralds the Rise of Non-state Special Operations

Turkey’s Response to the War in Gaza

Sinem Adar
Turkey’s Response to the War in Gaza

Urban Warfare, Sieges, and Israel’s Looming Invasion of Gaza

Amos Fox
Urban Warfare, Sieges, and Israel’s Looming Invasion of Gaza

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

Don’t Rely on U.S. Law to Prevent Escalation in the Middle East

Brian Finucane and Michael Wahid Hanna
Don’t Rely on U.S. Law to Prevent Escalation in the Middle East

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

America’s Failing Iran Nuclear Policy: Time for a Course Adjustment

Michael Eisenstadt
America’s Failing Iran Nuclear Policy: Time for a Course Adjustment

Rewind & Reconnoiter: Iran’s Axis of Resistance with Hamidreza Azizi and Nancy Ezzeddine

Hamidreza Azizi and Nancy Ezzeddine
Rewind & Reconnoiter: Iran’s Axis of Resistance with Hamidreza Azizi and Nancy Ezzeddine

The U.S.-Japanese-Philippine Trilateral Is Off-Balance

Ryan Ashley
The U.S.-Japanese-Philippine Trilateral Is Off-Balance

Iran’s Support for Hamas and the Risk of Multi-Front Escalation 

Raz Zimmt
Iran’s Support for Hamas and the Risk of Multi-Front Escalation 

Understanding the Israeli-Arab Conflict: A Guide from War on the Rocks

Erin O'Brien
Understanding the Israeli-Arab Conflict: A Guide from War on the Rocks

Iran, Israel, and War in the Middle East

Afshon Ostovar
Iran, Israel, and War in the Middle East

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

Gulf States Should Push Iran to Get Serious About Lowering Tensions

Alex Vatanka
Gulf States Should Push Iran to Get Serious About Lowering Tensions

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

Testing the Trajectory of Turkish Militarism

Ryan Gingeras
Testing the Trajectory of Turkish Militarism

Confronting Saddam Hussein

Melvyn Leffler
Confronting Saddam Hussein

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

Making Nuclear Sharing Credible Again: What the F-35A Means for NATO 

Frank Kuhn
Making Nuclear Sharing Credible Again: What the F-35A Means for NATO 

North Korea’s Coming Breakout

Jonathan Corrado
North Korea’s Coming Breakout

Iranian Drone Proliferation is Scaling Up and Turning More Lethal

Nakissa Jahanbani, Muhammad Najjar, Benjamin Johnson, Caleb Benjamin, and Muhammad al-Ubaydi
Iranian Drone Proliferation is Scaling Up and Turning More Lethal

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

Getting Serious About Security Cooperation

Douglas A. Ollivant
Getting Serious About Security Cooperation

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

Strategic Outpost Goes to the Movies

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Strategic Outpost Goes to the Movies

Iran’s Proxy Fleets-in-Being

Shawn Bunting
Iran’s Proxy Fleets-in-Being

When Failed Coups Strengthen Leaders

Naman Karl-Thomas Habtom
When Failed Coups Strengthen Leaders

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

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

Put Educational Wargaming in the Hands of the Warfighter

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

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

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

It’s Not the Plane, It’s the Pilot

Francis J. Gavin
It’s Not the Plane, It’s the Pilot

Michael Quinlan Was Right: The Enduring Relevance of Nuclear Deterrence

Gregory Giles
Michael Quinlan Was Right: The Enduring Relevance of Nuclear Deterrence

Jihadi Blowback: The Wagner Group’s Hidden Downside

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

In Brief: The Captagon Trade

WOTR Staff
In Brief: The Captagon Trade

Six Lessons from Ukraine for Japanese Defense Planners

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

Moral Injury, Afghanistan, and the Path Toward Recovery

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

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

The Art of Supply Chain Interdiction: To Win Without Fighting

Trevor Phillips-Levine
The Art of Supply Chain Interdiction: To Win Without Fighting

A Pirouette, Not A Pivot

Aaron Stein
A Pirouette, Not A Pivot

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

Unspoken Assumptions

Francis J. Gavin
Unspoken Assumptions

In Brief: The Turkish Elections

WOTR Staff
In Brief: The Turkish Elections

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

Are We Asking Too Much of Cyber?

Erica Lonergan and Michael Poznansky
Are We Asking Too Much of Cyber?

U.S. Security Cooperation Deserves a Fair Evaluation

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

Xi Jinping’s Worst Nightmare: A Potemkin People’s Liberation Army

Andrew Scobell
Xi Jinping’s Worst Nightmare: A Potemkin People’s Liberation Army

Turkey’s Elections and Foreign Policy Options

Onur İşçi and Samuel J. Hirst
Turkey’s Elections and Foreign Policy Options

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

Money Isn’t Enough: Getting Serious About Precision Munitions

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

Sustaining Distributed Forces in a Conflict with China

John Sattely and Jesse Johnson
Sustaining Distributed Forces in a Conflict with China

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

Building A New American Arsenal

Julia van der Colff
Building A New American Arsenal

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?

Munitions Return to a Place of Prominence in National Security

Vasabjit Banerjee and Benjamin Tkach
Munitions Return to a Place of Prominence in National Security

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

Turkey’s More Independent Foreign Policy

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

The Ukrainian Army Is Leveraging Online Influencers. Can the U.S. Military?

Todd C. Helmus
The Ukrainian Army Is Leveraging Online Influencers. Can the U.S. Military?

The War Will Grind On: Reflecting on A Year of War in Ukraine

Jack Watling
The War Will Grind On: Reflecting on A Year of War in Ukraine

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

NATO’s Nordic Enlargement and Nuclear Disarmament: The End of Bridge Building

Michal Onderco and Clara Portela
NATO’s Nordic Enlargement and Nuclear Disarmament: The End of Bridge Building

Amateur Hour Part III: It’s Still Not About the Airplane

Mike Pietrucha
Amateur Hour Part III: It’s Still Not About the Airplane

Mercenary Shocks: What the War in Ukraine Will Eventually Mean for Africa

Raphael Parens
Mercenary Shocks: What the War in Ukraine Will Eventually Mean for Africa

One Year of War in Ukraine

Christopher Preble, Zack Cooper, and Melanie Marlowe
One Year of War in Ukraine

The Somme in the Sky: Lessons from the Russo-Ukrainian Air War

Michael Stefanovic, Robert “Chuck” Norris, Christophe Piubeni, and Dave Blair
The Somme in the Sky: Lessons from the Russo-Ukrainian Air War

Back From the Future: Stop Saying the Military Has an Innovation Problem

Erik Johnson
Back From the Future: Stop Saying the Military Has an Innovation Problem

Learning Lessons from Ukraine: Is Defense Dominant?

Christopher Preble, Zack Cooper, and Melanie Marlowe
Learning Lessons from Ukraine: Is Defense Dominant?

Recalibrating Special Operations Risk Tolerance for the Future Fight

Spencer Reed
Recalibrating Special Operations Risk Tolerance for the Future Fight

Into the Pickle Barrel: How Thinking About Precision as a System Can Expand the Munition Stockpile

Trevor Phillips-Levine, Andrew Tenbusch, Walker D. Mills, Dylan “Joose” Phillips-Levine, and Collin Fox
Into the Pickle Barrel: How Thinking About Precision as a System Can Expand the Munition Stockpile

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

Ukraine’s Consequences Are Finally Spreading to Syria

Mona Yacoubian
Ukraine’s Consequences Are Finally Spreading to Syria

Ukraine and the New Two War Construct

Raphael S. Cohen
Ukraine and the New Two War Construct

Turkey’s Russian Red Light in Syria

Sam Heller
Turkey’s Russian Red Light in Syria

Ukraine’s Long-Term Road to Recovery

Collin Meisel
Ukraine’s Long-Term Road to Recovery

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

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

The Islamic State is Cautiously Optimistic about a New Turkish Operation in Syria

Charlie Winter
The Islamic State is Cautiously Optimistic about a New Turkish Operation in Syria

Turkey’s Zero Sum Foreign Policy

Aaron Stein
Turkey’s Zero Sum Foreign Policy

Don’t Drag the Military into Politics

Kori Schake
Don’t Drag the Military into Politics

Making Joint All Domain Command and Control a Reality

David Deptula
Making Joint All Domain Command and Control a Reality

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

Ukraine and the Future of Offensive Maneuver

Stephen Biddle
Ukraine and the Future of Offensive Maneuver

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

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

Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Investing in the Future

David Alman
Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Investing in the Future

The Next Mediterranean Front Line

Thibault Muzergues
The Next Mediterranean Front Line

Integrated By Design: Building a Partner Air Force

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

Why Erdogan Might Choose War with Greece

Ryan Gingeras
Why Erdogan Might Choose War with Greece

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

Getting Serious about the Threat of High Altitude Nuclear Detonations

Robert "Tony" Vincent
Getting Serious about the Threat of High Altitude Nuclear Detonations

Walking the Talk in International Engagement and Security Cooperation

E. John Teichert
Walking the Talk in International Engagement and Security Cooperation

Call the Maritime Cavalry: Marine Corps Modernization and the Stand-In Force

Adam Yang
Call the Maritime Cavalry: Marine Corps Modernization and the Stand-In Force

Sustainment of the Stand-In Force

John Sattely and Jason A. Paredes
Sustainment of the Stand-In Force

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

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

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

Ending the Ideology of the Offense, Part II

David Johnson
Ending the Ideology of the Offense, Part II

The Accelerating Threat of the Political Assassination

Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware
The Accelerating Threat of the Political Assassination

To Defeat Autocracy, Weaponize Transparency

Garrett Berntsen and Ryan Fedasiuk
To Defeat Autocracy, Weaponize Transparency

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

Send NATO Troops to Help Stabilize Bosnia and Herzegovina

Leon Hartwell, Hikmet Karčić, and Josephine Mintel
Send NATO Troops to Help Stabilize Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

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?

The Case Against Security Cooperation in Fragile States

Barbara Salera
The Case Against Security Cooperation in Fragile States

Barzani Goes to Baghdad: Trouble in the Kurdish Oil and Gas Sector

Douglas A. Ollivant
Barzani Goes to Baghdad: Trouble in the Kurdish Oil and Gas Sector

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

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

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

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

Who Is Deterring Whom? The Place of Nuclear Weapons in Modern War

Jeffrey Lewis and Aaron Stein
Who Is Deterring Whom? The Place of Nuclear Weapons in Modern War

In Denial About Denial: Why Ukraine’s Air Success Should Worry the West

Maximilian K. Bremer and Kelly A. Grieco
In Denial About Denial: Why Ukraine’s Air Success Should Worry the West

America Ignores Africa at Its Own Peril

Joe Bruhl
America Ignores Africa at Its Own Peril

The Army Risks Reasoning Backwards in Analyzing Ukraine

David Johnson
The Army Risks Reasoning Backwards in Analyzing Ukraine

Kim Jong Un’s Tortuous Path to Economic Reform

Rachel Minyoung Lee
Kim Jong Un’s Tortuous Path to Economic Reform

Can Iran Get Along with the Taliban?

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

Western Leaders Ought to Take Escalation Over Ukraine Seriously

Michael Lopate and Bear Braumoeller
Western Leaders Ought to Take Escalation Over Ukraine Seriously

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

Are the Marines Inventing the Edsel or the Mustang?

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

Putin, Pretext, and the Dark Side of the “Responsibility to Protect”

John Reid
Putin, Pretext, and the Dark Side of the “Responsibility to Protect”

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

When Strongmen Invade, They Bring Their Pathologies With Them

Akar Bharadvaj and Kevin Woods
When Strongmen Invade, They Bring Their Pathologies With Them

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

What Would Finland Bring to the Table for NATO?

Heljä Ossa and Tommi Koivula
What Would Finland Bring to the Table for NATO?

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

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

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

What Artillery and Air Defense Does Ukraine Need Now?

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

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

Will Western-Russian Confrontation Shake the Middle East?

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

From Bombs to Bits: Air-to-Ground Operations as a Model for the Tactical Information Environment

Terry Traylor and David Nass
From Bombs to Bits: Air-to-Ground Operations as a Model for the Tactical Information Environment

The Hard Power of Security Cooperation

E. John Teichert
The Hard Power of Security Cooperation

Duty Bound to Disaster: Beware the Imperative in Foreign Policymaking

Michael J. Mazarr
Duty Bound to Disaster: Beware the Imperative in Foreign Policymaking

The View of Ukraine from Taiwan: Get Real About Territorial Defense

Adm. (Ret.) Lee Hsi-Min and Michael A. Hunzeker
The View of Ukraine from Taiwan: Get Real About Territorial Defense

The Power of Proper Security Cooperation

E. John Teichert
The Power of Proper Security Cooperation

The Fallout from Russia’s Attack on Ukrainian Nuclear Facilities

William Potter
The Fallout from Russia’s Attack on Ukrainian Nuclear Facilities

The Dangerous Allure of the No-Fly Zone

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

If Putin Stumbles, Will Erdogan Recalibrate?

Ryan Gingeras
If Putin Stumbles, Will Erdogan Recalibrate?

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

Can Ukrainian Resistance Foil a Russian Victory?

Brian Petit
Can Ukrainian Resistance Foil a Russian Victory?

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

Why Intermediate-Range Missiles Are a Focal Point in the Ukraine Crisis

Brennan Deveraux
Why Intermediate-Range Missiles Are a Focal Point in the Ukraine Crisis

How Long Can Biden Muddle Through on China?

Joshua Rovner
How Long Can Biden Muddle Through on China?

Revisiting the Beginning of Boko Haram

Bulama Bukarti
Revisiting the Beginning of Boko Haram

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

Changing My Mind About AUKUS

Sam Roggeveen
Changing My Mind About AUKUS

How to Dissent Without Losing Your Career, or Your Republic

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

We’re Not in Kissinger’s Middle East Anymore

Abe Silberstein
We’re Not in Kissinger’s Middle East Anymore

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’

Embrace the Arms Race in Asia

Julian Spencer-Churchill
Embrace the Arms Race in Asia

Introducing Le Rubicon

Julian Fernandez, Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer, and Justin Massie
Introducing Le Rubicon

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

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

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

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

The 2021 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

WOTR Staff
The 2021 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

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

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

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

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

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

Lessons from the Littoral Combat Ship

Emma Salisbury
Lessons from the Littoral Combat Ship

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’

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

Ending America’s Diplomacy-Last Syria Policy

Adham Sahloul
Ending America’s Diplomacy-Last Syria Policy

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’

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

Wanna Fight? Pushing Partners Aside in Afghanistan

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

Addressing Biocrises After COVID-19: Is Deterrence an Option?

Al Mauroni
Addressing Biocrises After COVID-19: Is Deterrence an Option?

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

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

Don’t Count Your Submarines Before They’re Built

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

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

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

Senate Commission to Fix Defense Budgeting Is Right on the Mark

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

Prosecuting Western and Non-Western Islamic State Fighters

Ayesha Ray
Prosecuting Western and Non-Western Islamic State Fighters

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

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

Reflections on 9/11 Twenty Years After

Philip Zelikow
Reflections on 9/11 Twenty Years After

Confronting Chaos: A New Concept for Information Advantage

Chris Dougherty
Confronting Chaos: A New Concept for Information Advantage

A Weapons of Mass Destruction Strategy for the 21st Century

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

How the Taliban Exploited Afghanistan’s Human Geography

Alec Worsnop
How the Taliban Exploited Afghanistan’s Human Geography

The Return of Great-Power Proxy Wars

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

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

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

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

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

Iran’s Bet on Autonomous Weapons

Evan Omeed Lisman
Iran’s Bet on Autonomous Weapons

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

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

How Iran Helped Houthis Expand Their Reach

Thomas Juneau
How Iran Helped Houthis Expand Their Reach

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

Twitter Doesn’t Have to be the End of the Conversation

James Joyner
Twitter Doesn’t Have to be the End of the Conversation

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

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

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

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

The Militant Drone Playbook

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

Believe It or Not: U.S. Nuclear Declaratory Policy and Calculated Ambiguity

Matthew Costlow
Believe It or Not: U.S. Nuclear Declaratory Policy and Calculated Ambiguity

Is NATO Land Operations Doctrine Aiming Too High?

Jeroen Verhaeghe
Is NATO Land Operations Doctrine Aiming Too High?

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

Iran’s Tricky Balancing Act in Afghanistan

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

Strategic Outpost’s Sixth Annual Summer Vacation Reading List

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

The Problem with Biden’s Democracy Agenda

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

Foreign Policy Should Be Evidence-Based

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

Women, Peace, and Security: Moving Implementation Forward

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

A Peacetime Army Goes to War

Aaron Edwards
A Peacetime Army Goes to War

National Security Is Stronger When Congress Is Involved. Here’s How We Get Back to the Table.

Sen. Chris Murphy
National Security Is Stronger When Congress Is Involved. Here’s How We Get Back to the Table.

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

Solving the Russia Riddle

Zack Cooper, Melanie Marlowe, and Christopher Preble
Solving the Russia Riddle

Orphans at the Ready: Toward the Unification of Joint Enablers

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

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

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

Does Iran Actually Want to Rejoin the Nuclear Deal?

Eric Brewer and Henry Rome
Does Iran Actually Want to Rejoin the Nuclear Deal?

Interpreters on the Run: Baghdad Underground Railroad

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

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

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

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

‘Bombing to Win’ at 25

Heather Venable and Sebastian Lukasik
‘Bombing to Win’ at 25

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 Phantom of Arctic Misgovernance

Joshua Tallis
The Phantom of Arctic Misgovernance

The Budget (and Fleet) That Might Have Been

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

Losing Itself in a Role: A Half-Century of British Foreign Policy

Oliver Yule-Smith
Losing Itself in a Role: A Half-Century of British Foreign Policy

The Future of Afghanistan Hinges on American Dollars, Not Troops

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

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

What Will Britain’s New Cyber Force Actually Do?

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

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

Rocket Artillery Can Keep Russia Out of the Baltics

Brennan Deveraux
Rocket Artillery Can Keep Russia Out of the Baltics

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

Panic at the Pump and the Real Threat to Energy Security

Gregory Brew
Panic at the Pump and the Real Threat to Energy Security

Bring Back the Air Force Battle Lab

Mike Benitez
Bring Back the Air Force Battle Lab

How China Views the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan  

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

Ending the Endless Wars: A Strategy for Selective Disengagement

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

Open Letter in Support of Free Inquiry and Discussion

WOTR Staff
Open Letter in Support of Free Inquiry and Discussion

Conflicts in Wargames: Leveraging Disagreements to Build Value

Thomas Nagle
Conflicts in Wargames: Leveraging Disagreements to Build Value

Jordan: Still Stable, but Less So

Joshua Krasna
Jordan: Still Stable, but Less So

Leaving Afghanistan Will Make America Less Safe

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

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

Rethinking the Past

Francis J. Gavin
Rethinking the Past

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

To Survive, Deceive: Decoys in Land Warfare

Rémy Hémez
To Survive, Deceive: Decoys in Land Warfare

Propaganda at a Capitol Checkpoint: A Faked Antisemitic Text Resurfaces

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

China Does Not Have to Be America’s Enemy in the Middle East

Ashley Rhoades and Dalia Dassa Kaye
China Does Not Have to Be America’s Enemy in the Middle East

Restoring Nuclear Bipartisanship: Force Modernization and Arms Control

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

Why Is It So Tough to Withdraw from Afghanistan?

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

Turkey’s Talk Show Nationalists

Ryan Gingeras
Turkey’s Talk Show Nationalists

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

Strategizing to Exit Afghanistan: From Risk Avoidance to Risk Management

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

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

Humility in American Grand Strategy

Mathew Burrows and Robert Manning
Humility in American Grand Strategy

Redefine Readiness or Lose

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

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

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

On the Digital Brink

Chris Lynch and Oliver Lewis
On the Digital Brink

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

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

Contending With McMaster

Emma Ashford
Contending With McMaster

Abandon Old Assumptions About Defense Spending

Robert Levinson
Abandon Old Assumptions About Defense Spending

Advantage At Sea Requires Rethinking Influence

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

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

Chemical Weapons and the Hierarchy of Victims

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

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

The Burning City Upon a Hill

Hilde Eliassen Restad
The Burning City Upon a Hill

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

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

Risky Encounters with Russia: Time to Talk About Real Deconfliction

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

There and Back Again: The Fall and Rise of Britain’s ‘East of Suez’ Basing Strategy

William James
There and Back Again: The Fall and Rise of Britain’s ‘East of Suez’ Basing Strategy

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

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

Getting to Ethical Readiness

John Huntsman
Getting to Ethical Readiness

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

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

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

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

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

Hybrid Security Governance and the Search for the State in the Middle East

Ariel I. Ahram
Hybrid Security Governance and the Search for the State in the Middle East

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 Lessons of the Past Point to Rejoining the Iran Deal

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

The ‘Hybrid Armed Actors’ Paradox: A Necessary Compromise?

Renad Mansour
The ‘Hybrid Armed Actors’ Paradox: A Necessary Compromise?

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

Toward a More Nuanced View of Airpower and Operation Desert Storm

Matt Dietz
Toward a More Nuanced View of Airpower and Operation Desert Storm

Redefining Victory in America’s War Against the Islamic State in Syria

Sam Heller
Redefining Victory in America’s War Against the Islamic State in Syria

Biden Inherits a Challenging Civil-Military Legacy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In Syria, Put Humanitarian Aid Ahead of a Political Solution

Daphne McCurdy and Charles Thépaut
In Syria, Put Humanitarian Aid Ahead of a Political Solution

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

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

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

Will the Military Become Just Another Politicized Institution?

Walter Haynes
Will the Military Become Just Another Politicized Institution?

Deal or Déjà Vu? Libya’s Post-Conflict Political and Security Governance Dilemma

Amanda Kadlec
Deal or Déjà Vu? Libya’s Post-Conflict Political and Security Governance Dilemma

Can Biden Bring Intelligence Back?

Zack Cooper, Melanie Marlowe, and Christopher Preble
Can Biden Bring Intelligence Back?

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

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

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

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

President Biden: Think Bigger and Broader with Berlin 

Stephen F. Szabo and Jason Bruder
President Biden: Think Bigger and Broader with Berlin 

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

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

Remembering When the Memories Are No Longer Our Own

Peter Lucier
Remembering When the Memories Are No Longer Our Own

COVID-19 and the U.S. Military

Mark Cancian, Adam Saxton, and Nidal Morrison
COVID-19 and the U.S. Military

Putting Combatant Commanders on a Demand Signal Diet

Mackenzie Eaglen
Putting Combatant Commanders on a Demand Signal Diet

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

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

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

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

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

When Women Commit War Crimes

Jessica Trisko Darden and Izabela Steflja
When Women Commit War Crimes

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

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

How Russia Views Afghanistan Today

Nurlan Aliyev
How Russia Views Afghanistan Today

For Baltic Defense, Forget the ‘Forest Brothers’

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

Washington Should Push for a Stronger E.U. Foreign Policy

Max Bergmann and Erik Brattberg
Washington Should Push for a Stronger E.U. Foreign Policy

Defund CENTCOM

Justin Logan
Defund CENTCOM

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 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

‘Blue Homeland’ and the Irredentist Future of Turkish Foreign Policy

Aykan Erdemir and Philip Kowalski
‘Blue Homeland’ and the Irredentist Future of Turkish Foreign Policy

Falling into the Adaptation Gap

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Falling into the Adaptation Gap

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

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

How Curbing Reliance on Fossil Fuels Will Change the World

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I’m a Loser, Baby

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

Selling the Revolution to Iran’s Next Generation

Suzanne Maloney
Selling the Revolution to Iran’s Next Generation

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

We Are Already Behind Enemy Lines: Lessons from the Secretive Online Fight Against the Islamic State  

Len “Loni” Anderson, Nathan Fleischaker, and Brian Russell
We Are Already Behind Enemy Lines: Lessons from the Secretive Online Fight Against the Islamic State  

Terror and Technology From Dynamite to Drones

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

Yet Another Article about Information Technology and the Character of War

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

Tensions at the U.N. Security Council

Richard Gowan
Tensions at the U.N. Security Council

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

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

Pulling Back the Curtain on Turkey’s Natural Gas Strategy

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

Brent Scowcroft and American Military Intervention

Philip Zelikow
Brent Scowcroft and American Military Intervention

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

Lessons from Conflicts Between Nuclear and Non-Nuclear States

Alexander Lanoszka
Lessons from Conflicts Between Nuclear and Non-Nuclear States

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

Brent Scowcroft and the Call of National Security

Bartholomew Sparrow and Doyle Hodges
Brent Scowcroft and the Call of National Security

The Prospects of a China-Iran Axis

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

Making Sense of the Nonproliferation-Disarmament Divide

Adam Scheinman
Making Sense of the Nonproliferation-Disarmament Divide

Distilling the Essence of Strategy

Frank Hoffman
Distilling the Essence of Strategy

U.S. Defense Spending During and After the Pandemic

Matt Vallone
U.S. Defense Spending During and After the Pandemic

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

Contending with Turkey’s Islamic State Returnees

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

In Defense of ‘WMD’: A War of Words and the Challenge of Swarms

Zachary Kallenborn
In Defense of ‘WMD’: A War of Words and the Challenge of Swarms

Adapting the Image and Culture of Special Operations Forces

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

Rethinking the U.S. Navy’s Carrier Fleet

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

The Risks of Australia’s Solo Deterrence Wager

Van Jackson
The Risks of Australia’s Solo Deterrence Wager

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

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

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

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

Wrestling with Fog: On the Elusiveness of Liberal Order

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

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

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

Who Guards the ‘Maritime Silk Road’?

Veerle Nouwens
Who Guards the ‘Maritime Silk Road’?

Corona and Bioterrorism: How Serious Is the Threat? 

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

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

Iran’s Latest Misadventure Destabilizes the Caucasus

Steve Blank
Iran’s Latest Misadventure Destabilizes the Caucasus

Setting the Record Straight on the Soviets at Nuremberg

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

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

For a Grander Army of the Republic: Better Names for Bases

Will Quinn and Jason Fritz
For a Grander Army of the Republic: Better Names for Bases

Tension High, Altitude Higher: Logistical and Physiological Constraints on the Indo-Chinese Border

Aidan Milliff
Tension High, Altitude Higher: Logistical and Physiological Constraints on the Indo-Chinese Border

The Nonsense of “Neo-Ottomanism”

Nick Danforth
The Nonsense of “Neo-Ottomanism”

Militarizing Global Health Isn’t the Right Answer

Al Mauroni
Militarizing Global Health Isn’t the Right Answer

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

Haftar, Tribal Power, and the Battle for Libya

Alison Pargeter
Haftar, Tribal Power, and the Battle for Libya

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

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

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

Getting the Context of Marine Corps Reform Right

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

Preparing for War in the Fog of Peace: The Transatlantic Case

Jordan Becker and Robert Bell
Preparing for War in the Fog of Peace: The Transatlantic Case

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

What Can Military and Civilian Leaders Do to Prevent the Military’s Politicization?

Risa Brooks
What Can Military and Civilian Leaders Do to Prevent the Military’s Politicization?

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

Can the New ‘Magi’ Save NATO?

Dominika Kunertova
Can the New ‘Magi’ Save NATO?

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

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

Stop Declaring War on a Virus

Mark Hannah
Stop Declaring War on a Virus

Is the Infantry Brigade Combat Team Becoming Obsolete?

Daniel Vazquez
Is the Infantry Brigade Combat Team Becoming Obsolete?

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

The Atlantic Alliance Had Preexisting Conditions. The Pandemic Will Worsen Them

Philip H. Gordon and Jeremy Shapiro
The Atlantic Alliance Had Preexisting Conditions. The Pandemic Will Worsen Them

Aftershocks: The Coronavirus Pandemic and the New World Disorder

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

Why Retribution Against China for Coronavirus Would Harm America and the World

Rachel Esplin Odell
Why Retribution Against China for Coronavirus Would Harm America and the World

China’s Strategic Assessment of Afghanistan

Yun Sun
China’s Strategic Assessment of Afghanistan

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Iran, Its Partners, and the Balance of Effective Force

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Foreign Policy is Much More Than a Liberal vs. Conservative Brawl

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Fog, Friction, and Thinking Machines

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Tell THIS to the Marines: Gender and the Marine Corps

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The Army Should Rid Itself of Symbols of Treason

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

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

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

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The Blessings of Secrecy

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Make Data Science Accessible for the Pentagon

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Training to Thrive in a Toxic National Security Profession

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To Deter China, the Naval Services Must Integrate

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Daphne McCurdy
What America Can Learn From its Mistakes in Syria

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59 Percent Likely Hostile

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Hydrocarbon Diplomacy: Turkey’s Gambit Might Yet Pay a Peace Dividend

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The Three Elephants of European Security

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America Shouldn’t Abandon Its Allies in the Sahel

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Trying Hard to be Good?

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Time to Revive Joint Concept Development and Experimentation

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The Politics of Man-Hunting and the Illusion of Victory

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Lebanon: Turning Protests into Power

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A Roadmap for Better Choices from Security Partners

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

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The Pitfalls and Possibilities of the Measurement Revolution for National Security

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Defense Strategy for a Post-Trump World

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Tigers on a Gold Leash

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Guardians or Guardrails? The Role and Rule of Law in the Military

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Ozlem Kayhan Pusane
Turkish Public Diplomacy and Operation Peace Spring

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A Guide to Getting Real on Iran

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On the Current Confrontation with Iran

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Don’t Go Too Crazy, Marine Corps

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A New “Good Fence?”: Turkey Should Learn from Israel’s Experience in Lebanon

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Bruce Jentleson
Burying and Unburying History: American Strategy in a Faulknerian World

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

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

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“The Necessity of a Rigorous Example”: Discipline, West Point, and the Eggnog Riot

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

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How Boko Haram Has Regained the Initiative and What Nigeria Should Do to Stop It

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

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

India’s New Security Order

Paul Staniland
India’s New Security Order

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

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Understanding Iran’s Nuclear Escalation Strategy

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Slaying the Unicorn: The Army and Fixed-Wing Attack

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War Crime Pardons and What They Mean for the Military

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Anthony King
The Firing Line

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Protests Might Be the Harbinger of a Greater Crisis for Iran

2019 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

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2019 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

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

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When Does Terrorism Have a Strategic Effect?

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

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

Caliph Abu Unknown: Succession and Legitimacy in the Islamic State

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Caliph Abu Unknown: Succession and Legitimacy in the Islamic State

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The Long Shadow of the Gulf War

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Avoiding the Charge of the Light Brigade Against China

War Powers Oversight, Not Reform

Matthew C. Waxman
War Powers Oversight, Not Reform

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

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Mobile Nuclear Power Will Enable a Logistics Revolution for the Army

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It’s (Barely) Daylight in America

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

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

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

The Forgotten Rocketeers: German Scientists in the Soviet Union, 1945–1959

Lance Kokonos and Ian Johnson
The Forgotten Rocketeers: German Scientists in the Soviet Union, 1945–1959

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

Lost in the Furor Over Syria: Alliances are a Means, not an End

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Lost in the Furor Over Syria: Alliances are a Means, not an End

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

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

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Adam Wunische
The Lost Art of Exiting a War

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Will Displaced Syrians Ever Return? History Says No.

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When Are Exit Strategies Viable?

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

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

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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

Under the Radar, Iran’s Cruise Missile Capabilities Advance

Shahryar Pasandideh
Under the Radar, Iran’s Cruise Missile Capabilities Advance

Terrorist Groups, Artificial Intelligence, and Killer Drones

Jacob Ware
Terrorist Groups, Artificial Intelligence, and Killer Drones

The Devil You Know: Trust in Military Applications of Artificial Intelligence

Charles Clark and Connor S. McLemore
The Devil You Know: Trust in Military Applications of Artificial Intelligence

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

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Compete with Iran Without Trying to Destroy it

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Cyber War as an Intelligence Contest

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How Marine Security Cooperation Can Translate into Sea Control

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How to Fix a Broken Special Operations Culture

Erdogan Doesn’t Want Nukes, He Wants to Blow Up the System

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Erdogan Doesn’t Want Nukes, He Wants to Blow Up the System

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In Search of a 21st-Century Joint Warfighting Concept

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The Ghosts of Past Wars Live on in a Critical Archive

Marine Cyber Auxiliaries Aren’t Marines, and Cyber “Warriors” Aren’t Warriors

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Marine Cyber Auxiliaries Aren’t Marines, and Cyber “Warriors” Aren’t Warriors

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The Great Duality and the Future of the Army: Does Technology Favor the Offensive or Defensive?

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Thomas-Durell Young
Experimentation Can Help Build Better Security Partners

Don’t Sign a Death Warrant for Afghan Democracy

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

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

Does Trump’s Trade War Spell the End of the Global Order?

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Does Trump’s Trade War Spell the End of the Global Order?

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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

Maximum Pressure Is Failing: Fact-Checking Pompeo on Iran

Nicholas Miller
Maximum Pressure Is Failing: Fact-Checking Pompeo on Iran

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

An Interview with Robert Jervis – Reflections on Political Science, Politics, and Policy

Robert Jervis and Francis J. Gavin
An Interview with Robert Jervis – Reflections on Political Science, Politics, and Policy

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Shapes, Part II: The Shape of Strategy

Covert Wars, To What End?

Christopher Preble
Covert Wars, To What End?

The Crisis is Coming: Syria and the End of the U.S.-Turkish Alliance

Aaron Stein
The Crisis is Coming: Syria and the End of the U.S.-Turkish Alliance

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

Whether it Likes It or Not, Europe is Being Pushed and Pulled into America’s Iran Policy

Michael Stephens
Whether it Likes It or Not, Europe is Being Pushed and Pulled into America’s Iran Policy

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

No, President George W. Bush Did Not Undermine American Power and International Order

Peter Feaver and William Inboden
No, President George W. Bush Did Not Undermine American Power and International Order

Confusion Bleeds from an Already Wounded U.S.-Turkish Alliance

Nick Danforth
Confusion Bleeds from an Already Wounded U.S.-Turkish Alliance

Strategic Outpost’s Fourth Annual Summer Vacation Reading List

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Strategic Outpost’s Fourth Annual Summer Vacation Reading List

The 2019 War on the Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List

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The 2019 War on the Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List

Confronting Jihadist Factions in Nigeria: An Antidote to Defeatism

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

Knuckling Down Under Maximum Pressure: Iran’s Basij in Transition

Saeid Golkar
Knuckling Down Under Maximum Pressure: Iran’s Basij in Transition

When Not to Obey Orders

Andrew Milburn
When Not to Obey Orders

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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

Net Assessment: Deciphering the Trump Administration’s Iran Policy

Melanie Marlowe, Bryan McGrath, and Christopher Preble
Net Assessment: Deciphering the Trump Administration’s Iran Policy

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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

The Increasingly Dangerous Politicization of the U.S. Military

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
The Increasingly Dangerous Politicization of the U.S. Military

Explaining the Poverty of Germany’s Strategic Debate

Walter Haynes
Explaining the Poverty of Germany’s Strategic Debate

On Will and War

Douglas A. Ollivant
On Will and War

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

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

Jaw-Jaw: A Look at the PLA’s History of Planning for War with Taylor Fravel

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Jaw-Jaw: A Look at the PLA’s History of Planning for War with Taylor Fravel

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Finding the Way (Again): Building the Air Force’s New Century Series

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WOTR Podcast: How is the Air Force Adapting to Great Power Competition?

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Amos Yadlin and Ari Heistein
What do U.S.-Iranian Tensions Mean for Israel?

The Terrible Case for Staying in Syria

Benjamin H. Friedman and Justin Logan
The Terrible Case for Staying in Syria

A Glimpse into the Islamic State’s External Operations, Post-Caliphate

Sam Heller
A Glimpse into the Islamic State’s External Operations, Post-Caliphate

Exporting the Gulf Crisis

Elizabeth Dickinson
Exporting the Gulf Crisis

After Moral Injury: Backing Through a Side Door into Consciousness

Bill R. Edmonds
After Moral Injury: Backing Through a Side Door into Consciousness

How We Mark Memorial Day: A Reflection

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How We Mark Memorial Day: A Reflection

The Day After S-400: The Turkish-American Relationship Will Get Worse

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The Day After S-400: The Turkish-American Relationship Will Get Worse

Unwarranted: Reconsidering the Air Force Warrant Officer

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Unwarranted: Reconsidering the Air Force Warrant Officer

The Other Stolen Valor: Unrecognized Heroism in Our Recent Wars

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The Other Stolen Valor: Unrecognized Heroism in Our Recent Wars

A Sailor’s Take on Multi-Domain Operations

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A Sailor’s Take on Multi-Domain Operations

Military Pressure and Body Counts in Afghanistan

Jonathan Schroden
Military Pressure and Body Counts in Afghanistan

The Case for a Narrower View of ‘Empire’ in the Study of U.S. Foreign Relations

Joseph Stieb
The Case for a Narrower View of ‘Empire’ in the Study of U.S. Foreign Relations

‘Hard Choices’ and Strategic Insolvency: Where the National Defense Strategy Falls Short

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‘Hard Choices’ and Strategic Insolvency: Where the National Defense Strategy Falls Short

Targeting the Islamic State, Or Why the Military Should Invest in Artificial Intelligence

Hans Vreeland
Targeting the Islamic State, Or Why the Military Should Invest in Artificial Intelligence

Oil and the Future of U.S. Strategy in the Persian Gulf

Anand Toprani
Oil and the Future of U.S. Strategy in the Persian Gulf

Is the Space Force Viable? Personnel Problems on the Final Frontier

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Is the Space Force Viable? Personnel Problems on the Final Frontier

How to End the Civil War in Somalia: Negotiate with al-Shabaab

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How to End the Civil War in Somalia: Negotiate with al-Shabaab

Marine Corps Identity from the Historical Perspective

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Marine Corps Identity from the Historical Perspective

Surveying the Responsibility of Command

Maj. Gen. William F. Mullen III
Surveying the Responsibility of Command

Urban Legend: Is Combat in Cities Really Inevitable?

David Johnson
Urban Legend: Is Combat in Cities Really Inevitable?

The Problems of a Militarized Foreign Policy for America’s Premier Intelligence Agency

David Oakley
The Problems of a Militarized Foreign Policy for America’s Premier Intelligence Agency

Uplifted: The Case for Small Tactical Airlift

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Uplifted: The Case for Small Tactical Airlift

The Suez Crisis and the Fog of Diplomacy

Jordan Chandler Hirsch
The Suez Crisis and the Fog of Diplomacy

Migration and Terrorism: The United States Can Learn from Europe’s Mistakes

Sam Mullins
Migration and Terrorism: The United States Can Learn from Europe’s Mistakes

Waivers for Civil Nuclear Cooperation with Iran are a No-Brainer

Jarrett Blanc
Waivers for Civil Nuclear Cooperation with Iran are a No-Brainer

The Syrians Don’t and Won’t Toe the Iranian Line: Explaining a Most Curious Alliance

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The Syrians Don’t and Won’t Toe the Iranian Line: Explaining a Most Curious Alliance

Bringing the Air Division Back to the Future

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Bringing the Air Division Back to the Future

Blurring the Lines Part III: Airpower Applications in the Gray Zone

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Blurring the Lines Part III: Airpower Applications in the Gray Zone

The Hidden Costs of Strategy by Special Operations

Walter Haynes
The Hidden Costs of Strategy by Special Operations

Air Force Manned Reconnaissance at a Crossroads

Robert S. Hopkins, III
Air Force Manned Reconnaissance at a Crossroads

Nation-Building in a Time of War: Revisiting Vietnam

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Nation-Building in a Time of War: Revisiting Vietnam

The Emergence of Progressive Foreign Policy

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The Emergence of Progressive Foreign Policy

The Trump Administration’s Iran Policy is a Mess

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The Trump Administration’s Iran Policy is a Mess

Russell’s Century-Old Plea for the Marine Corps, Updated for 2019

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Russell’s Century-Old Plea for the Marine Corps, Updated for 2019