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Dazed and Confused: How Marine Corps Promotion Boards Keep Getting It Wrong

Stephen McNeil
Dazed and Confused: How Marine Corps Promotion Boards Keep Getting It Wrong

Finding Meaning Post-Marine Corps

Finding Meaning Post-Marine Corps

Thinking First, Adapting Fast: Debating the Marine Corps’ Need for the Information Group

Brian Kerg
Thinking First, Adapting Fast: Debating the Marine Corps’ Need for the Information Group

Blinding First, Striking Fast: Why the Marine Corps Needs Information Groups

Benjamin Jensen and Ian Fletcher
Blinding First, Striking Fast: Why the Marine Corps Needs Information Groups

Drones on the Frontlines: How the Marine Corps Is Learning and Adapting

Joseph Wehmeyer
Drones on the Frontlines: How the Marine Corps Is Learning and Adapting

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

The Role of the 21st Century Chaplain in a Changing Marine Corps

Grace Parcover
The Role of the 21st Century Chaplain in a Changing Marine Corps

Recentering the Marine Corps

Joseph Wehmeyer
Recentering the Marine Corps

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

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

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

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

Flying, But Not Fused: Closing the Drone Gap in the Marine Corps

Lorenz Vargas
Flying, But Not Fused: Closing the Drone Gap in the Marine Corps

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

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

Marine Corps to Law School

Joseph Wehmeyer
Marine Corps to Law School

Modernization as Readiness in the U.S. Marine Corps

Keenan Chirhart and Scott Humr
Modernization as Readiness in the U.S. Marine Corps

The State of Marine Corps Professional Military Education

Joseph Wehmeyer
The State of Marine Corps Professional Military Education

Married to the Marine Corps

Madeline Field
Married to the Marine Corps

Decoys, Ukraine and the U.S. Marine Corps

Abigail Taylor
Decoys, Ukraine and the U.S. Marine Corps

Marine Corps Intelligence

Joseph Wehmeyer
Marine Corps Intelligence

Innovation and Marine Corps Logistics

Madeline Field
Innovation and Marine Corps Logistics

Next-Generation Decoys for the Marine Corps

Jorge Rivero
Next-Generation Decoys for the Marine Corps

Marine Corps and Congress

Joseph Wehmeyer
Marine Corps and Congress

Marine Corps New AI Strategy

Nicole Wiley
Marine Corps New AI Strategy

Marine Corps Training and Education with Lieutenant General Kevin Iiams

Cody Retherford
Marine Corps Training and Education with Lieutenant General Kevin Iiams

Marine Corps Reserve and the Total Force with Brigadier General Valerie Jackson

Cody Retherford
Marine Corps Reserve and the Total Force with Brigadier General Valerie Jackson

Sustaining Marine Corps Transformation with Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Carlos Ruiz

Cody Retherford
Sustaining Marine Corps Transformation with Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Carlos Ruiz

Integrating Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in the Marine Corps

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

Corps Capabilities: Redesigning the Marine Corps for the Modern Indo-Pacific

Gen. (Ret.) Robert Neller and Paul Pope
Corps Capabilities: Redesigning the Marine Corps for the Modern Indo-Pacific

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

The Task Force at the Bleeding Edge of the Marine Corps

Gen. Frank Donovan and Ryan Evans
The Task Force at the Bleeding Edge of the Marine Corps

Let the Commandant Lead the Marine Corps

Nicholas Hanson
Let the Commandant Lead the Marine Corps

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

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

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

The Marine Corps and the Naval Campaign: The Necessary Context of Debate

Joseph Mozzi
The Marine Corps and the Naval Campaign: The Necessary Context of Debate

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

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

The 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

Lessons from Operation Ke for the Marine Corps

Ben Ho
Lessons from Operation Ke for the Marine Corps

“Cocaine Logistics” for the Marine Corps

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

Getting the Context of Marine Corps Reform Right

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

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

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

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

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

A Chat with the Commandant: Gen. David H. Berger on the Marine Corps’ New Direction

Gen. David H. Berger and Ryan Evans
A Chat with the Commandant: Gen. David H. Berger on the Marine Corps’ New Direction

Tell THIS to the Marines: Gender and the Marine Corps

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

The Future Role of the Marine Corps

Gen. (Ret.) Robert Neller, Paul Edgar, and Aaron O'Connell
The Future Role of the Marine Corps

Don’t Go Too Crazy, Marine Corps

Mark Cancian
Don’t Go Too Crazy, Marine Corps

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

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

Notes on Designing the Marine Corps of the Future

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

Charting the Future of Education for the Navy-Marine Corps Team

John Kroger
Charting the Future of Education for the Navy-Marine Corps Team

The President’s Own as a Model for the Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary

Patrick Cirenza
The President’s Own as a Model for the Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary

Beyond Grunts and Pilots: Senior Leader Talent Management in the Marine Corps

Leo Spaeder
Beyond Grunts and Pilots: Senior Leader Talent Management in the Marine Corps

Bold Strokes from the Commandant of the Marine Corps

Melanie Marlowe, Bryan McGrath, and Christopher Preble
Bold Strokes from the Commandant of the Marine Corps

Marine Corps Identity from the Historical Perspective

Mark Folse
Marine Corps Identity from the Historical Perspective

Charting a New Course for the Navy-Marine Corps-Coast Guard Team

Jeff Cummings, Scott Cuomo, Kathleen R. Dagher, Austin Duncan, Gordon Emmanuel, James George, Benjamin Jensen, Shawn Lansing, Torey McMurdo, Ryan Pallas, and Noah Spataro
Charting a New Course for the Navy-Marine Corps-Coast Guard Team

The Marine Corps’ Evolving Character and Enduring Purpose

Gordon Emmanuel and Justin Gray
The Marine Corps’ Evolving Character and Enduring Purpose

Discarding the Ptolemaic Model of the Marine Corps

Mark Nostro
Discarding the Ptolemaic Model of the Marine Corps

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

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

Sir, Who Am I? An Open Letter to the Incoming Commandant of the Marine Corps

Leo Spaeder
Sir, Who Am I? An Open Letter to the Incoming Commandant of the Marine Corps

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

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

The Sailor Who Fought the Marine Corps and Won

Brett Friedman
The Sailor Who Fought the Marine Corps and Won

Diverging From the Arbitrary: The Gray Scholars and Innovation in the U.S. Marine Corps

Benjamin Jensen
Diverging From the Arbitrary: The Gray Scholars and Innovation in the U.S. Marine Corps

The Navy and Marine Corps Need to Prepare for the Swarm of the Future

David Pinion
The Navy and Marine Corps Need to Prepare for the Swarm of the Future

Baby Steps in the Snow: Getting the Marine Corps Cold-Weather Ready in Norway

Lindsay Rodman
Baby Steps in the Snow: Getting the Marine Corps Cold-Weather Ready in Norway

When the Unblinking Eye Closes: Digital Feast and Famine in the Marine Corps

Ian Brown
When the Unblinking Eye Closes: Digital Feast and Famine in the Marine Corps

Marine Corps Aviation: Let the “Guardian Angel” Be Your Moneyball and the VMUs Your Oakland A’s

Olivia Garard
Marine Corps Aviation: Let the “Guardian Angel” Be Your Moneyball and the VMUs Your Oakland A’s

Secretary Mattis’ “Guardian Angel” and How Marine Corps Aviation Can Get Back on Target

Scott Cuomo
Secretary Mattis’ “Guardian Angel” and How Marine Corps Aviation Can Get Back on Target

The War for the Soul of the Marine Corps: It’s Time to Choose

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
The War for the Soul of the Marine Corps: It’s Time to Choose

Demands on the Marine Corps are Slowly Breaking Marine Aviation

Jesse Sloman
Demands on the Marine Corps are Slowly Breaking Marine Aviation

B.J. Armstrong to Receive Marine Corps Heritage Foundation Award for WOTR Article

WOTR Staff
B.J. Armstrong to Receive Marine Corps Heritage Foundation Award for WOTR Article

The Answer to the Amphibious Prayer: Helicopters, the Marine Corps, and Defense Innovation

BJ Armstrong
The Answer to the Amphibious Prayer: Helicopters, the Marine Corps, and Defense Innovation

Another Perspective on Marine Corps Special Operations

Colonel Neil Schuehle
Another Perspective on Marine Corps Special Operations

Fightin’ Joe: The Marine Corps’ New Commandant

John Amble
Fightin’ Joe: The Marine Corps’ New Commandant

Understanding the Marine Corps’ Special Operators

Billy Birdzell
Understanding the Marine Corps’ Special Operators

Human-Machine Planning: AI Lessons from the Marine Command and General Staff College

Joseph O. Chapa and Sofia Cantu
Human-Machine Planning: AI Lessons from the Marine Command and General Staff College

Flood the Zone: III Marine Expeditionary Force’s Mobility Mandate

Brandan R. Schofield and Andrew C. Edwards
Flood the Zone: III Marine Expeditionary Force’s Mobility Mandate

Marine Force Design Is Four Decades in the Making

Ryan Pallas
Marine Force Design Is Four Decades in the Making

Rewind and Reconnoiter: The Navy Should Develop Narco-Submarines

Collin Fox, Walker Mills, and Dylan “Joose” Phillips-Levine
Rewind and Reconnoiter: The Navy Should Develop Narco-Submarines

The Transformation of Marine Marksmanship

Gunner Josh Grayek, Maj. Steve Stephenson, Gunnery Sgt. Jude Stewart, Capt. Phil Williams, and Ryan Evans
The Transformation of Marine Marksmanship

Europe’s Marines in the Future European Littoral Operating Environment

Sidharth Kaushal
Europe’s Marines in the Future European Littoral Operating Environment

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

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

Why The Marines Matter

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

How Can the Marines Learn From the Falklands War?

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

Are the Marines Inventing the Edsel or the Mustang?

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

Insights for Marine (and Beyond) Force Design from the Russo-Ukrainian War

Noel Williams
Insights for Marine (and Beyond) Force Design from the Russo-Ukrainian War

Send the Marines to Alaska

Noel Williams
Send the Marines to Alaska

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

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

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

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

You Can’t Escape Your Past … Even in Space: What Space Force Can Learn From the Air Corps Tactical School

Heather Venable
You Can’t Escape Your Past … Even in Space: What Space Force Can Learn From the Air Corps Tactical School

Learn Like a Marine

Maj. Gen. William F. Mullen III and Ryan Evans
Learn Like a Marine

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

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

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

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

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

To Be Most Ready When the Nation is Least Ready, the Marines Need a New Headquarters

Matthew Rohlfing, Jonathon Frerichs, and Mark Nostro
To Be Most Ready When the Nation is Least Ready, the Marines Need a New Headquarters

Backing the Corps: Ensuring the Future of the Amphibious Force

Rep. Rob Wittman
Backing the Corps: Ensuring the Future of the Amphibious Force

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

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

How Marine Security Cooperation Can Translate into Sea Control

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

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

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

Every Marine a Blue-Haired Quasi-Rifleperson?

Nina Kollars and Emma Moore
Every Marine a Blue-Haired Quasi-Rifleperson?

Your Ideas Matter: The Making of Marine Strategic Planning and the Future of War

Chris Brose and Ryan Evans
Your Ideas Matter: The Making of Marine Strategic Planning and the Future of War

Marine Warbot Companies are a Right of Boom Solution for a Left of Boom World

Ewen Levick
Marine Warbot Companies are a Right of Boom Solution for a Left of Boom World

How the Marines will Help the U.S. Navy and America’s Allies Win the Great Indo-Pacific War of 2025

Scott Cuomo, Olivia Garard, Noah Spataro, and Jeff Cummings
How the Marines will Help the U.S. Navy and America’s Allies Win the Great Indo-Pacific War of 2025

Marine Warbot Companies: Where Naval Warfare, the U.S. National Defense Strategy, and Close Combat Lethality Task Force Intersect

Jeff Cummings, Scott Cuomo, Olivia Garard, and Noah Spataro
Marine Warbot Companies: Where Naval Warfare, the U.S. National Defense Strategy, and Close Combat Lethality Task Force Intersect

Strategic Outpost Debates a Cyber Corps

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Strategic Outpost Debates a Cyber Corps

No More Self-Licking Ice Cream Cones: Marines Need to Train Against Realistic Adversaries

Ryan Pallas
No More Self-Licking Ice Cream Cones: Marines Need to Train Against Realistic Adversaries

Marines, Algorithms, and Ammo: Taking ‘Team of Teams’ to the Contested Littorals

Jeff Cummings, Scott Cuomo, Olivia Garard, and Noah Spataro
Marines, Algorithms, and Ammo: Taking ‘Team of Teams’ to the Contested Littorals

Lady Gaga’s Air Force and the Grunt-Angel for Marines: An Infantry Officer’s Unlikely Exploration

Ben Brewster
Lady Gaga’s Air Force and the Grunt-Angel for Marines: An Infantry Officer’s Unlikely Exploration

Increase, Don’t Decrease, Marine Lethality

Bing West and Owen West
Increase, Don’t Decrease, Marine Lethality

Another Chance to Watch Star Wars with Sam: Marines in Ramadi

Vince Perritano
Another Chance to Watch Star Wars with Sam: Marines in Ramadi

Put the Marines Back in Submarines

David C. Fuquea
Put the Marines Back in Submarines

The Mission Goes First: Female Marines and the Infantry

Emma Stokien
The Mission Goes First: Female Marines and the Infantry

Can Women be Infantry Marines?

Ellen Haring
Can Women be Infantry Marines?

Navy and Marine Power from the Sea: The Nation’s “Perfect Blend”

Robert Holzer
Navy and Marine Power from the Sea: The Nation’s “Perfect Blend”

Not Imaginary: The Deterrence Gap is Real and America Needs Low-Yield Nukes

Paul Amato
Not Imaginary: The Deterrence Gap is Real and America Needs Low-Yield Nukes

Three Short Tales on War Brad Carson Wants You to Read

Brad Carson
Three Short Tales on War Brad Carson Wants You to Read

Wargaming for Improved Acquisition: What Does It Take?

C. Travis Reese
Wargaming for Improved Acquisition: What Does It Take?

Dusting a Dirt Road: How The United States Can Break the Cycle of Failing Military Infrastructure

Jason McMahon
Dusting a Dirt Road: How The United States Can Break the Cycle of Failing Military Infrastructure

Revisiting The Importance of the Battle of Midway

BJ Armstrong
Revisiting The Importance of the Battle of Midway

The Rain in Spain Falls Harder on Ukraine: Rethinking the Spanish Civil War Analogy

Andrew Mitchell
The Rain in Spain Falls Harder on Ukraine: Rethinking the Spanish Civil War Analogy

The U.S. Military Lacks an Ethics Doctrine. Combat Effectiveness Suffers

Dennis W. Katolin
The U.S. Military Lacks an Ethics Doctrine. Combat Effectiveness Suffers

The Operational Case Against Israel’s Gaza Campaign

Andy Milburn
The Operational Case Against Israel’s Gaza Campaign

The Importance of the Battle of Savo Island

John Severini and Stephen Biddle
The Importance of the Battle of Savo Island

The United States Is Repeating Its Silicon Mistake with Gallium Nitride

Pradyot Yadav
The United States Is Repeating Its Silicon Mistake with Gallium Nitride

Every Soldier a Software Builder: Governing the Army’s New Digital Workforce

Anthony A. Joyce
Every Soldier a Software Builder: Governing the Army’s New Digital Workforce

The Importance of the Raid of Nassau

BJ Armstrong
The Importance of the Raid of Nassau

10 Ukrainians Humbled Two NATO Battalions. When Will NATO Wake Up?

Bryan Daugherty
10 Ukrainians Humbled Two NATO Battalions. When Will NATO Wake Up?

Five Wargames Every Force Design Process Needs

Nathaniel Ambler, Maegen Nix, and Travis Reese
Five Wargames Every Force Design Process Needs

All Too Quiet on the Western Neuroenhancement Front

Lukasz Kamienski
All Too Quiet on the Western Neuroenhancement Front

AI Is Being Misunderstood as a Breakthrough in Planning. It’s Not.

Christopher Denzel
AI Is Being Misunderstood as a Breakthrough in Planning. It’s Not.

Arctic Hot Takes Need a Cold Reality Check

Ryan Burke
Arctic Hot Takes Need a Cold Reality Check

Gilded Capability: Overinvestment and the Survivability Paradox

Trevor Phillips-Levine, Andrew Tenbusch, and Walker Mills
Gilded Capability: Overinvestment and the Survivability Paradox

Is the Age of Drones Really the Age of Poor Maneuver?

Antonio Salinas and Jason P. LeVay
Is the Age of Drones Really the Age of Poor Maneuver?

Turkey’s Drone Industry at a Strategic Crossroads

Doga Eralp
Turkey’s Drone Industry at a Strategic Crossroads

Gaza and the Conduct of Urban War: Civilian Harm, Risk, and Responsibility

Andy Milburn
Gaza and the Conduct of Urban War: Civilian Harm, Risk, and Responsibility

The Organic Industrial Base and the Risks of Competing Against Ourselves

Kevin Consedine
The Organic Industrial Base and the Risks of Competing Against Ourselves

Why the U.S. Navy Doesn’t Build Battleships Anymore

Trent Hone
Why the U.S. Navy Doesn’t Build Battleships Anymore

Containing the Threat of Containerized Missiles

Zane Tremmel
Containing the Threat of Containerized Missiles

Most Read War on the Rocks Articles of 2025

WOTR Staff
Most Read War on the Rocks Articles of 2025

A Changing World, a Constant Priority: China’s Homeland Defense

Shanshan Mei and Dennis J. Blasko
A Changing World, a Constant Priority: China’s Homeland Defense

Without a Standard for Autonomy, the U.S. Military Will Get Lost in the Fog of War

Randy Yamada and Tom Schaefer
Without a Standard for Autonomy, the U.S. Military Will Get Lost in the Fog of War

The Importance of the Battle of the Sambre

Antonio Salinas
The Importance of the Battle of the Sambre

A Guide to Collaborating With AI in the Military Classroom

Matthew Woessner
A Guide to Collaborating With AI in the Military Classroom

What the Military Does

Evan Slusser
What the Military Does

The Things that Bedevil U.S. Cyber Power

Jeffrey Edwards
The Things that Bedevil U.S. Cyber Power

Does Russian Deterrence Begin in Poland?

Alexander Lanoszka and Michael A. Hunzeker
Does Russian Deterrence Begin in Poland?

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

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

Crafting a Successful U.S. Force Posture Abroad

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

Fort Drum Shows How States Can Push Back on China’s Maritime Aggression

Ron J. Lienhardt
Fort Drum Shows How States Can Push Back on China’s Maritime Aggression

The Sad and Sorry Tale of Cyber Command’s Seven-Year Failure

Aden Magee
The Sad and Sorry Tale of Cyber Command’s Seven-Year Failure

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

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

How Reservists Can Jumpstart Military Software Development

Will McGee, Collin Chew, and Drew Hutcheon
How Reservists Can Jumpstart Military Software Development

Power and Peril in Reagan’s Last Cold War Chapter

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

Readiness and the Logistics Deterrent Effect

Patrick Kelleher
Readiness and the Logistics Deterrent Effect

Allied Arsenal: Building Strength Through Shared Production

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

Steel in the Storm: Recent Wars as Guides for Armor Transformation

Lt. Gen. Kevin D. Admiral and Nicholas Drake
Steel in the Storm: Recent Wars as Guides for Armor Transformation

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

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

Lessons Learned and a Big Play on Drones from Latvia

Ryan Evans and Uģis Norītis
Lessons Learned and a Big Play on Drones from Latvia

China’s Mineral Monopoly Demands Renewing the Development Finance Corporation

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

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

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

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

Women in the Ranks, but Not in the Clear

M. Alejandra Parra-Orlandoni
Women in the Ranks, but Not in the Clear

The Risks of Memorial Day Not Being Personal

Scott Cooper
The Risks of Memorial Day Not Being Personal

How America’s Special Operators are Preparing for a High-Tech Future

Gen. Frank Donovan and Ryan Evans
How America’s Special Operators are Preparing for a High-Tech Future

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

A Taipei Airlift: Lessons from Berlin

Reid Yankowski and Robert Wes
A Taipei Airlift: Lessons from Berlin

The Army’s Upcoming Transformation, with Secretary Driscoll and Gen. George

Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll, Gen. Randy George, and Ryan Evans
The Army’s Upcoming Transformation, with Secretary Driscoll and Gen. George

Gen. Berger on Leadership in a Turbulent Era

Gen. David H. Berger and Ryan Evans
Gen. Berger on Leadership in a Turbulent Era

Realizing America’s Drone Revolution

Nathan Ecelbarger
Realizing America’s Drone Revolution

Agentic Warfare Is Here. Will America Be the First Mover?

Benjamin Jensen, Dan Tadross, and Matthew Strohmeyer
Agentic Warfare Is Here. Will America Be the First Mover?

Rewind and Reconnoiter: An Unsustainable Peace in Yemen

Thomas Juneau
Rewind and Reconnoiter: An Unsustainable Peace in Yemen

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

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

Peering into the Future of Artificial Intelligence in the Military Classroom

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

A Stroll Through the Indo-Pacific, the Most Important Region in the World

Lisa Curtis, Zack Cooper, Dmitri Alperovitch, and Ryan Evans
A Stroll Through the Indo-Pacific, the Most Important Region in the World

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

Rewind and Reconnoiter: The Strength of the U.S.-Philippine Alliance

Greg Poling
Rewind and Reconnoiter: The Strength of the U.S.-Philippine Alliance

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

Lt. Gen. Sklenka on Staying in the Fight

Lt. Gen. Stephen Sklenka and Ryan Evans
Lt. Gen. Sklenka on Staying in the Fight

The Coming Wave of Wartime Drone Expertise

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

Other Outlets For Your Writing

WOTR Staff
Other Outlets For Your Writing

U.S. Officials Need to Explain the Stakes in Taiwan

Jake Yeager
U.S. Officials Need to Explain the Stakes in Taiwan

Rewind and Reconnoiter: Why Women Scare Autocrats

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

Rewind and Reconnoiter: When Will Guam Become a Priority?

Mark Montgomery
Rewind and Reconnoiter: When Will Guam Become a Priority?

America is Not Prepared for a Protracted War

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

I Blame the Navy’s Strategic Woes on the Chiefs of Naval Operations

Bruce Stubbs
I Blame the Navy’s Strategic Woes on the Chiefs of Naval Operations

Balancing Risk: Ensuring the Safety of U.S. Peacekeepers in U.N. Missions

Christian Werner
Balancing Risk: Ensuring the Safety of U.S. Peacekeepers in U.N. Missions

How to Talk to a Veteran

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
How to Talk to a Veteran

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

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

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

Secure Visas for Afghan National Army Special Operations Command

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

How the Space Force Can Better Tell Its Story

Hannah Dennis
How the Space Force Can Better Tell Its Story

When it Comes to Weaponry, Lethality Is Not Enough

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

How to Boil a Frog: The Dangers of Downsizing in the U.S. Military

Ryan Pallas
How to Boil a Frog: The Dangers of Downsizing in the U.S. Military

Without Talent Agility, America May Lose

Jim Perkins and Mike McGinley
Without Talent Agility, America May Lose

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

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

The Calm Before the Swarm: Drone Warfare at Sea in the Age of the Missile

Joshua Tallis
The Calm Before the Swarm: Drone Warfare at Sea in the Age of the Missile

NATO After Next: From Interoperability to Fungibility

Benjamin Jensen
NATO After Next: From Interoperability to Fungibility

Rewind and Reconnoiter: The Future of Tactical Airlift is Here and it is Vertical with Walker D. Mills and Dylan “Joose” Phillips-Levine

Walker Mills and Dylan “Joose” Phillips-Levine
Rewind and Reconnoiter: The Future of Tactical Airlift is Here and it is Vertical with Walker D. Mills and Dylan “Joose” Phillips-Levine

Something Borrowed, Something Blue: Integrating Maritime Statecraft and Strategy

BJ Armstrong
Something Borrowed, Something Blue: Integrating Maritime Statecraft and Strategy

Back to the Basics: How Many People Are in the People’s Liberation Army?

Shanshan Mei and Dennis J. Blasko
Back to the Basics: How Many People Are in the People’s Liberation Army?

The Case for a Prospective U.S. Cyber Force

Erica Lonergan, Todd Arnold, and Nick Starck
The Case for a Prospective U.S. Cyber Force

By, With, and Through at the Second Thomas Shoal

Nick Danby
By, With, and Through at the Second Thomas Shoal

Bringing a Method to the Strategy Madness

Jeffrey Meiser
Bringing a Method to the Strategy Madness

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

A More Comprehensive Plan to Push Back Against China’s Fishing Practices

Michael E. Clark
A More Comprehensive Plan to Push Back Against China’s Fishing Practices

Will Fearless and Tireless Robots Lead to More Terrifying Wars?

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

Longstreet and How Much Work Remains to Be Done

Kori Schake
Longstreet and How Much Work Remains to Be Done

Leadership, Culture, and the Military Cyber Workforce

Nicholas Romanow
Leadership, Culture, and the Military Cyber Workforce

Innovation Adoption for All: Scaling Across the Department of Defense

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

Organizing to Deter or Prevail in Space Warfare

Marc Berkowitz
Organizing to Deter or Prevail in Space Warfare

Delay, Disrupt, Degrade: Mine Warfare in Taiwan’s Porcupine Defense

Jonathan Dorsey, Kelly A. Grieco, and Jennifer Kavanagh
Delay, Disrupt, Degrade: Mine Warfare in Taiwan’s Porcupine Defense

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Stephen Phillips
Revisiting the Tanker War

Drones, the Air Littoral, and the Looming Irrelevance of the U.S. Air Force

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Drones, the Air Littoral, and the Looming Irrelevance of the U.S. Air Force

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

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

Rewind and Reconnoiter: Defense Industrial Innovation with Stephen Rodriguez

Stephen Rodriguez
Rewind and Reconnoiter: Defense Industrial Innovation with Stephen Rodriguez

Bringing the Swarm to Life: Roles, Missions, and Campaigns for the Replicator Initiative

Benjamin Jensen
Bringing the Swarm to Life: Roles, Missions, and Campaigns for the Replicator Initiative

Understanding the Deterrence Gap in the Taiwan Strait

Jared M. McKinney and Peter Harris
Understanding the Deterrence Gap in the Taiwan Strait

Automation Does Not Lead to Leaner Land Forces

Jack Watling
Automation Does Not Lead to Leaner Land Forces

Special Operations Force Structure: Strategic Calculus or Organizational Power?

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

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

Setting the Record Straight on Attrition

Amos Fox
Setting the Record Straight on Attrition

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

Empty Promises? A Year Inside the World of Multi-Domain Operations

Davis Ellison and Tim Sweijs
Empty Promises? A Year Inside the World of Multi-Domain Operations

Readiness Redefined, But Not Measured

Matthew Ross
Readiness Redefined, But Not Measured

Cutting Army Special Operations Will Erode the Military’s Ability to Influence the Modern Battlefield

Cole Livieratos
Cutting Army Special Operations Will Erode the Military’s Ability to Influence the Modern Battlefield

A Better Cyber Service

Michael Kreuzer
A Better Cyber Service

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

Large-Scale Combat Operations Will Bring New Medical Ethics Challenges

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

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

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

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

The Defense Department and the Rise of Commercial Spacepower

John Plumb, Mandy Vaughn, Gen. James H. Dickinson, and Ryan Evans
The Defense Department and the Rise of Commercial Spacepower

The Future of Algorithmic Warfare Part IV: Promise Fulfilled

Scott Cuomo, Benjamin Jensen, and Christopher Whyte
The Future of Algorithmic Warfare Part IV: Promise Fulfilled

Air Samurai: Is Naval Aviation Overtraining Pilots in the Age of Automation?

Walker Mills and Trevor Phillips-Levine
Air Samurai: Is Naval Aviation Overtraining Pilots in the Age of Automation?

Outsourcing Surveillance: A Cost-Effective Strategy to Maintain Maritime Supremacy

Josh Portzer and Aaron Stein
Outsourcing Surveillance: A Cost-Effective Strategy to Maintain Maritime Supremacy

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

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

Citizen Sailors: The Missing Link in Maritime Force Structure

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

Information Resilience: Countering Disinformation and Its Threat to the U.S. Alliance System

Jill Goldenziel and Daniel Grant
Information Resilience: Countering Disinformation and Its Threat to the U.S. Alliance System

Is Military Space-Based Jamming Normal? Some Worry It Is

Kristin Burke
Is Military Space-Based Jamming Normal? Some Worry It Is

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Derek Grossman
China’s Gray-Zone Tactics Show the U.S.-Philippine Alliance Is Working

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

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Zack Cooper, Harrison Pretat, Sarah Kirchberger, and Isaac Kardon
In Brief: China Rams Philippine Ships in the South China Sea

A Conversation with the Commandant, Gen. Eric Smith

Gen. Eric Smith and Ryan Evans
A Conversation with the Commandant, Gen. Eric Smith

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Benjamin Jensen
Operational Art for the Replicator Initiative: Confessions of a Swarming Addict

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

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BJ Armstrong
Old Lessons for New Maritime Statecraft

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Nick Danforth
Mid-Afternoon Map: The Eagle Spreads His Wings

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

The Biodefense Posture Review Needs Focus to Succeed

Al Mauroni
The Biodefense Posture Review Needs Focus to Succeed

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Blake Herzinger
It’s Time to Build Combined Forward Operating Base Sierra Madre

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Michael Brown and Rear Adm. Lorin Selby
Revisiting the Hedge Strategy with Renewed Urgency

The Future of Algorithmic Warfare Part III: Stagnation

Benjamin Jensen, Christopher Whyte, and Scott Cuomo
The Future of Algorithmic Warfare Part III: Stagnation

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Jonathan Caverley and Ethan Kapstein
Commoditized Weapons in Ukraine: Are the Allies Getting the Procurement Right?

A Divorce Between the Navy and Cyber Command Would Be Dangerous

Chris C. Demchak, Michael Poznansky, and Sam Tangredi
A Divorce Between the Navy and Cyber Command Would Be Dangerous

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Ben McNally
To Promote Defense Innovation, Fund the Defense Innovation Unit

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

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Ryan Pallas
The Allure of Conscription

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

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

The Future of Algorithmic Warfare Part II: Wild Goose Chases

Benjamin Jensen, Christopher Whyte, and Scott Cuomo
The Future of Algorithmic Warfare Part II: Wild Goose Chases

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Josh Portzer
Survivability and What It Means to Risk It

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Shawn Bunting
Iran’s Proxy Fleets-in-Being

The Future of Algorithmic Warfare: Fragmented Development

Benjamin Jensen, Christopher Whyte, and Scott Cuomo
The Future of Algorithmic Warfare: Fragmented Development

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

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Gen. David H. Berger, Kimberly Jackson, and Aaron Stein
Understanding Risk and Redefining Readiness

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Christopher B. Johnstone and Zack Cooper
Getting U.S.-Japanese Command and Control Right

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David Zikusoka
It’s Time to Bring Back Conventional Deterrence Patrols

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

Readiness Redefined: Now What?

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

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Benjamin Van Horrick
A Strait Too Far: How a Deliberate Campaigning Approach in the Pacific Can Make Beijing Think Twice

A Defense Pact Will Not Upgrade U.S.-Saudi Security Relations

Bilal Y. Saab
A Defense Pact Will Not Upgrade U.S.-Saudi Security Relations

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Elena Wicker
Full-Spectrum Integrated Lethality? On the Promise and Peril of Buzzwords

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Thomas Juneau
Negotiating Saudi Arabia’s Defeat and the Houthi Victory in Yemen

Disappearing Act: Integrated Training with Air and Ground Forces

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

In Brief: How Will AI Change Defense?

WOTR Staff
In Brief: How Will AI Change Defense?

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

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Ryan Evans
Bind Ukraine Closer to American Military Learning

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

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

How Large-Language Models Can Revolutionize Military Planning

Benjamin Jensen and Dan Tadross
How Large-Language Models Can Revolutionize Military Planning

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

Building A New American Arsenal

Julia van der Colff
Building A New American Arsenal

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Steve Sacks
Using 1202 Authorities to Counter China’s Maritime Militia

The Sinking Ship of Theseus: Adapting the U.S. Military to the Modern Family

Ryan Pallas
The Sinking Ship of Theseus: Adapting the U.S. Military to the Modern Family

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?

Launch Under Attack: A Sword of Damocles

Natalie Montoya and R. Scott Kemp
Launch Under Attack: A Sword of Damocles

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

Breaking the Cycle of Incremental Acquisition Reform

Eric Chase
Breaking the Cycle of Incremental Acquisition Reform

Winning the Air Battle for Taiwan: Lessons from Ukraine’s Drone Operations

Caitlin Lee
Winning the Air Battle for Taiwan: Lessons from Ukraine’s Drone Operations

The Case for Japanese Land Power in the First Island Chain

Yusuke Kawachi
The Case for Japanese Land Power in the First Island Chain

Mission-Focused Cultures are Learning Cultures

Mitch Fossum and Jonathan Dippold
Mission-Focused Cultures are Learning Cultures

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Olivia Garard
Reconsidering Clausewitz on Friction

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

Trevor Phillips-Levine, Andrew Tenbusch, Walker 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 

Deterrence Through Doctrine: The Case for a Joint Counter-Landing Doctrine

Dylan Buck and Zach Ota
Deterrence Through Doctrine: The Case for a Joint Counter-Landing Doctrine

Japan’s Shift to War Footing

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

Psychological Capabilities for Resilience

Shannon Houck
Psychological Capabilities for Resilience

Strategic Outpost Brings You Santa’s 2022 National Security Gift List 

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Strategic Outpost Brings You Santa’s 2022 National Security Gift List 

How Doctrine and Delineation Can Help Defeat Drones

Nicholas Paul Pacheco
How Doctrine and Delineation Can Help Defeat Drones

Don’t Drag the Military into Politics

Kori Schake
Don’t Drag the Military into Politics

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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

Wargaming Climate Change: Who Plays for the Red Team?

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

Why Dictators are Afraid of Girls: Rethinking Gender and National Security

Kathleen J. McInnis, Benjamin Jensen, and Jaron Wharton
Why Dictators are Afraid of Girls: Rethinking Gender and National Security

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

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

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

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

Guarding the Pacific: How Washington can Counter China in the Solomons and Beyond

Alexander B. Gray
Guarding the Pacific: How Washington can Counter China in the Solomons and Beyond

An Overview of Strategy Down Under

Charles Edel
An Overview of Strategy Down Under

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

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

Sustainment of the Stand-In Force

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

Not So Fast: Insights from a 1944 War Plan Help Explain Why Invading Taiwan Is a Costly Gamble

Benjamin Jensen
Not So Fast: Insights from a 1944 War Plan Help Explain Why Invading Taiwan Is a Costly Gamble

Funding the Indo-Pacific Pivot

Rep. Rob Wittman
Funding the Indo-Pacific Pivot

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

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

An Alliance Division of Labor in East Asia

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

Breadbasket Diplomacy: Preserving Wheat as a Tool of American Statecraft

Rosella Cappella Zielinski and Justin Gilpin
Breadbasket Diplomacy: Preserving Wheat as a Tool of American Statecraft

An Alternative History of AirLand Battle, Part I

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

Aim Higher: The U.S.-Philippine Alliance Can Do More

Gregory H. Winger and Julio S. Amador III
Aim Higher: The U.S.-Philippine Alliance Can Do More

At the Seam of Three Regions: The Case for More Basing and Access in Greece and Cyprus

Aaron Stein
At the Seam of Three Regions: The Case for More Basing and Access in Greece and Cyprus

Real Friends Twist Arms: Taiwan and the Case for Conditionality

Michael A. Hunzeker and Alexander Lanoszka
Real Friends Twist Arms: Taiwan and the Case for Conditionality

You Go to War with the Watercraft You Have

Chris Bernotavicius, Michelle Macander, Danielle Ngo, and John Schaus
You Go to War with the Watercraft You Have

The Case Against Security Cooperation in Fragile States

Barbara Salera
The Case Against Security Cooperation in Fragile States

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 Human, Strong Force: Applying Advanced Chess to Military AI

Trevor Phillips-Levine, Michael Kanaan, Dylan “Joose” Phillips-Levine, Walker Mills, and Noah Spataro
Weak Human, Strong Force: Applying Advanced Chess to Military AI

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

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

Show Me the Money: Boost the Pacific Deterrence Initiative

Dustin Walker
Show Me the Money: Boost the Pacific Deterrence Initiative

Getting Drones Ready for Conventional War

Joe Ritter
Getting Drones Ready for Conventional War

Putin’s Lessons for the All-Volunteer Force

Ryan Pallas
Putin’s Lessons for the All-Volunteer Force

Not Built for Purpose: The Russian Military’s Ill-Fated Force Design

Michael Kofman and Rob Lee
Not Built for Purpose: The Russian Military’s Ill-Fated Force Design

The Dubious Prospects for Cargo-Delivery Drones in Ukraine

Mark Jacobsen
The Dubious Prospects for Cargo-Delivery Drones in Ukraine

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

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

The Changing Character of Combined Arms

Benjamin Jensen and Matthew Strohmeyer
The Changing Character of Combined Arms

Fear Not the Demise of Venture Capital Funding for Defense

Rebecca Gevalt
Fear Not the Demise of Venture Capital Funding for Defense

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

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

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

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

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

Lessons from the First Time Russia Accused the United States of Biowarfare

Conrad Crane
Lessons from the First Time Russia Accused the United States of Biowarfare

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

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

How Japan Can Help Save Taiwan: Securing the First Island Chain

Nozomu Yoshitomi
How Japan Can Help Save Taiwan: Securing the First Island Chain

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 Dangerous Allure of the No-Fly Zone

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

The Wargame Before the War: Russia Attacks Ukraine

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

It’s Time to Double Down on Diplomacy in Yemen

Daniel Kurtzer and Merlin Boone
It’s Time to Double Down on Diplomacy in Yemen

Reviving the Victory Garden: The Military Benefits of Sustainable Farming

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

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

Winged Luddites: Aviators Are the Biggest Threat to Carrier Aviation

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

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

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

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WOTR Staff
Most Read War on the Rocks Articles of 2021

The Unmet Promise of the Global Posture Review

Becca Wasser
The Unmet Promise of the Global Posture Review

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

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

A Slavish Devotion to Presence? 

Zack Cooper, Melanie Marlowe, and Christopher Preble
A Slavish Devotion to Presence? 

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

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

How to Dissent Without Losing Your Career, or Your Republic

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

The Space Force’s Critical Lesson for the Rest of the Military

Reagan Mullin
The Space Force’s Critical Lesson for the Rest of the Military

Talent Management for a Modern Military

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

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

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

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

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

This Land Is No Longer Your Land: A Primer on Territorial Disputes

Paul Poast
This Land Is No Longer Your Land: A Primer on Territorial Disputes

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

George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation

WOTR Staff
George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation

Taiwan’s Defense Plans Are Going Off the Rails

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

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David Alman
A Japanese Seaplane Could Be the Difference-Maker for the U.S. Military

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

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

The Shared Genius of Mahan and Corbett

BJ Armstrong
The Shared Genius of Mahan and Corbett

‘Lightning Carriers’ Could Be Lightweights in an Asian War

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

Heritage, Not Hate? Decoding Confederate Nostalgia

Dewaine Farria
Heritage, Not Hate? Decoding Confederate Nostalgia

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

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

China Flaunts Its Offensive Cyber Power

J.D. Work
China Flaunts Its Offensive Cyber Power

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

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

Richard Haass Is Unhappy

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

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

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

When America’s All-Volunteer Force Loses a War

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

Biological Deterrence for the Shadow War

Joseph Buccina, Dylan George, and Andy Weber
Biological Deterrence for the Shadow War

Beyond Biological Defense: Maintaining the U.S. Biotechnology Advantage

Rob Carlson, Chad Sbragia, and Kate Sixt
Beyond Biological Defense: Maintaining the U.S. Biotechnology Advantage

Confronting Chaos: A New Concept for Information Advantage

Chris Dougherty
Confronting Chaos: A New Concept for Information Advantage

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

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

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

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

How the Taliban Exploited Afghanistan’s Human Geography

Alec Worsnop
How the Taliban Exploited Afghanistan’s Human Geography

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

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

Afghanistan Debacle

Zack Cooper, Melanie Marlowe, and Christopher Preble
Afghanistan Debacle

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

Build a More Effective Cyber Force, Not More Bureaucracy

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

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

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

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

Continuity and Change in China’s Strategy to Protect Overseas Interests

Andrea Ghiselli
Continuity and Change in China’s Strategy to Protect Overseas Interests

Twitter Will Not Steward the Profession

Theo Lipsky
Twitter Will Not Steward the Profession

Fully Fund the Guam Defense System

Bradley Bowman and Mark Montgomery
Fully Fund the Guam Defense System

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

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Melanie Marlowe, Christopher Preble, and Christopher Dougherty
Solving the Navy’s Strategic Bankruptcy

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.

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Gerald Feierstein and Fatima Abo Alasrar
How Biden Can Help Yemen

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

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

Warbots: Tactically Brilliant, Strategically Naive

Emma Salisbury
Warbots: Tactically Brilliant, Strategically Naive

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

Interpreters on the Run: Baghdad Underground Railroad

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

If There’s a Will, There’s a Waiver

Joe Schuman
If There’s a Will, There’s a Waiver

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

Look to the 1980s to Inform the Fleet of Today

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

The Way Ahead for the Next Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness

Katherine Kuzminski and Nathalie Grogan
The Way Ahead for the Next Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness

The Risks of Memorial Day Not Being Personal

Scott Cooper
The Risks of Memorial Day Not Being Personal

A U.S. Security Strategy for the Arctic

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

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

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

Bring Back the Air Force Battle Lab

Mike Benitez
Bring Back the Air Force Battle Lab

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

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

Why the United States Needs an Independent Cyber Force

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

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

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

No Legal Objection, Per Se

E.M. Liddick
No Legal Objection, Per Se

U.S. Defense Strategy After the Pandemic

Frank Hoffman
U.S. Defense Strategy After the Pandemic

What Napoleon Can Teach Us About the South China Sea

Matthew Flynn
What Napoleon Can Teach Us About the South China Sea

The United States Considers Reinforcing Its ‘Pacific Sanctuary’

Wallace C. Gregson, Jr. and Jeffrey W. Hornung
The United States Considers Reinforcing Its ‘Pacific Sanctuary’

Why Is It So Tough to Withdraw from Afghanistan?

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

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

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

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

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

Storm Clouds Ahead: Musings About the 2022 Defense Budget

Robert Work
Storm Clouds Ahead: Musings About the 2022 Defense Budget

The Secret to Space Force Success Isn’t Complicated

Justin T. Johnson
The Secret to Space Force Success Isn’t Complicated

The State of (Deterrence by) Denial

Elbridge Colby and Walter Slocombe
The State of (Deterrence by) Denial

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

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

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

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

Redefine Readiness or Lose

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

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

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

The United States and Japan Still Benefit From Complementary Maritime Capabilities

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

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

Time For A Fully Integrated Dual-Fleet Force Model

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

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

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

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

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

A Liberal Case for Seapower?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Is the Department of Defense Making Enough Progress in Wargaming?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Focusing the Military Services’ Arctic Strategies

Joshua Tallis
Focusing the Military Services’ Arctic Strategies

The Faultline Between Futurists and Traditionalists in National Security

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

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

Most Read War on the Rocks Articles of 2020

WOTR Staff
Most Read War on the Rocks Articles of 2020

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

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

Elf Confidential: Santa’s 2020 National Security Gift List

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Elf Confidential: Santa’s 2020 National Security Gift List

Will the Military Become Just Another Politicized Institution?

Walter Haynes
Will the Military Become Just Another Politicized Institution?

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

The Next National Defense Strategy

Benjamin Jensen and Nathan Packard
The Next National Defense Strategy

Musing on Gender Integration in the Military with Simone de Beauvoir

Bill Bray
Musing on Gender Integration in the Military with Simone de Beauvoir

Beyond Counterspace: Addressing Debris as a Credible Threat in Low Earth Orbit

Joe Schoneman
Beyond Counterspace: Addressing Debris as a Credible Threat in Low Earth Orbit

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

Making Waves: Militant Maritime Operations Along Africa’s Eastern Coast

Tyler Lycan, Christopher Faulkner, and Austin C. Doctor
Making Waves: Militant Maritime Operations Along Africa’s Eastern Coast

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the U.S. Military

Emma Moore and Robert Levinson
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the U.S. Military

Is Esper’s New Plan for the Navy Enough for the Indo-Pacific?

Mark Montgomery
Is Esper’s New Plan for the Navy Enough for the Indo-Pacific?

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

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

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

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

The United States Can Only Achieve AI Dominance with Its Allies

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

Why the Pentagon Should Focus on Taiwan

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

Arming Without Aiming? Challenges for Japan’s Amphibious Capability

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

A Solarium for Presidential Transition Teams

Benjamin Jensen and Mark Montgomery
A Solarium for Presidential Transition Teams

Falling into the Adaptation Gap

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Falling into the Adaptation Gap

The Painful, but Necessary, Next Steps in the U.S.-Taiwanese Relationship

Michael A. Hunzeker and Dennis L. Weng
The Painful, but Necessary, Next Steps in the U.S.-Taiwanese Relationship

Space Force Creation Warrants Revisiting Defense Unification

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

Cyber Competition and Nonstate Actors in a Data-Rich World

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

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

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

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

Making a U.S. Digital Service Academy Work

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

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

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

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

Soldier-Scholar (Pick One): Anti-Intellectualism in the American Military

James Joyner
Soldier-Scholar (Pick One): Anti-Intellectualism in the American Military

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lessons on Aging Gracefully

Josh Portzer, Arturo Trejo, and Tommy Shannon
Lessons on Aging Gracefully

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

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

How Can We Know if Professional Military Education Works?

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

The U.S. Military Won’t Return to Business as Usual After the Pandemic

Rebecca Friedman Lissner
The U.S. Military Won’t Return to Business as Usual After the Pandemic

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

More Than Just a Fire: The Implications of the Bonhomme Richard Catastrophe

Bryan McGrath
More Than Just a Fire: The Implications of the Bonhomme Richard Catastrophe

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

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

Bring Back the Seaplane

David Alman
Bring Back the Seaplane

Reflections on the Curse of Racism in the U.S. Military

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Reflections on the Curse of Racism in the U.S. Military

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? 

Is Veterans’ Preference Bad for the National Security Workforce?  

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

Whose Deaths Deserve to be Honored?

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

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

Despite the Yoke

Dewaine Farria
Despite the Yoke

Washington Needs a Bold Rethink of Its China Strategy 

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

On the Path to Intellectual Overmatch

Adam Oler
On the Path to Intellectual Overmatch

On Military Innovation, the More Things Change, the More Things Stay the Same

Paul R. Ignatius
On Military Innovation, the More Things Change, the More Things Stay the Same

May Madness: Competitive Wargaming in a Pandemic

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

Ships! Ships! All We Need is Ships! 

Jeff W. Benson and Mark A. McDonnell
Ships! Ships! All We Need is Ships! 

The Pacific Deterrence Initiative: Peace Through Strength in the Indo-Pacific

Sen. Jim Inhofe and Sen. Jack Reed
The Pacific Deterrence Initiative: Peace Through Strength in the Indo-Pacific

Professional Military Education Needs More Creativity, Not More History

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

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

Bowling Alone with Robots

Kori Schake
Bowling Alone with Robots

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

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

Finally Getting Serious About Professional Military Education

James Lacey
Finally Getting Serious About Professional Military Education

Scoping the Future of Education in National Security and Beyond

Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Frank Kelley, Sae Schatz, Jason Tyszko, and Ryan Evans
Scoping the Future of Education in National Security and Beyond

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

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

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

A Microdose of Lithium in the Water Could Reduce Military Suicides

Tyler Black and Edward H. Carpenter
A Microdose of Lithium in the Water Could Reduce Military Suicides

Pathogen to War

Zack Cooper, Melanie Marlowe, and Christopher Preble
Pathogen to War

A New Era of Military Comedy from the Ranks

Caroline Bechtel
A New Era of Military Comedy from the Ranks

Using the Military to Help Fight COVID-19

Gen. (Ret.) Vincent Brooks, Gen. (Ret.) Robert Neller, and Paul Edgar
Using the Military to Help Fight COVID-19

To Prepare for a Crisis, Read Fiction

Richard Fontaine
To Prepare for a Crisis, Read Fiction

Toward a New Theory of Power Projection

Michael J. Mazarr
Toward a New Theory of Power Projection

The Future of Tactical Airlift Is Here and It Is Vertical

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

When Systems Fail: What Pandemics and Cyberspace Tell Us About the Future of National Security

Benjamin Jensen
When Systems Fail: What Pandemics and Cyberspace Tell Us About the Future of National Security

Technology-Enabled Mission Command

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

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

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

Pandemics and the U.S. Military: Lessons from 1918 

Michael Shurkin
Pandemics and the U.S. Military: Lessons from 1918 

After the Pandemic: America and National Security in a Changed World

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
After the Pandemic: America and National Security in a Changed World

Pandemics and the Future of Military Training

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

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

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

Defending U.S. Interests in Cyberspace

Benjamin Jensen, Melanie Marlowe, and Christopher Preble
Defending U.S. Interests in Cyberspace

Did the Cyberspace Solarium Commission Live Up to its Name?

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

Al-Qaeda: Threat or Anachronism?

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

Fog, Friction, and Thinking Machines

Zach Hughes
Fog, Friction, and Thinking Machines

The Case for a Pacific Deterrence Initiative

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

The Army Should Rid Itself of Symbols of Treason

Mike Pietrucha
The Army Should Rid Itself of Symbols of Treason

For Want of a Visa? Values and Institutions in U.S.-Philippine Relations

Gregory H. Winger
For Want of a Visa? Values and Institutions in U.S.-Philippine Relations

How to Fix U.S. Special Operations Forces

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

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

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

The Case for a Unified Future Warfare Command

Safi Bahcall
The Case for a Unified Future Warfare Command

The Fleet, the Fight, and the Future

Chris Brose, Rep. Mike Gallagher, and Ryan Evans
The Fleet, the Fight, and the Future

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

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

Who Needs Landmines?

David Johnson, Luke O’Brien, Stephen Pomper, Mary Wareham, and Ryan Evans
Who Needs Landmines?

Training to Thrive in a Toxic National Security Profession

Tammy S. Schultz
Training to Thrive in a Toxic National Security Profession

To Deter China, the Naval Services Must Integrate

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

59 Percent Likely Hostile

Daniel Eichler and Ronald Thompson
59 Percent Likely Hostile

Iraq Still Might Force the United States Out

Sajad Jiyad
Iraq Still Might Force the United States Out

Presidential Military Service: The Service Gap and the Validation Surge

Claude Berube
Presidential Military Service: The Service Gap and the Validation Surge

The Politics of Man-Hunting and the Illusion of Victory

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

The Ethical Upside to Artificial Intelligence

Ray Reeves
The Ethical Upside to Artificial Intelligence

A Roadmap for Better Choices from Security Partners

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

Battle of the Bastions

James Lacey
Battle of the Bastions

Wargaming Lessons from Exercise Sea Dragon

Von Lambert and Tyler Quinn
Wargaming Lessons from Exercise Sea Dragon

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

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

The Creation of a U.S. Space Force: It’s Only the End of the Beginning

John J. Klein
The Creation of a U.S. Space Force: It’s Only the End of the Beginning

Reflections on Teaching Wargame Design

James “Pigeon” Fielder
Reflections on Teaching Wargame Design

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

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

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

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

Mosaic Warfare: Small and Scalable are Beautiful

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

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

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

Santa’s Classified National Security Gift List for 2019

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

Slaying the Unicorn: The Army and Fixed-Wing Attack

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

War Crime Pardons and What They Mean for the Military

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

The History that Happened: Setting the Record Straight on the Armenian Genocide

Ryan Gingeras
The History that Happened: Setting the Record Straight on the Armenian Genocide

The Firing Line

Anthony King
The Firing Line

2019 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

WOTR Staff
2019 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

Benghazi: Questions Unasked and Opportunities Missed

Radha Iyengar
Benghazi: Questions Unasked and Opportunities Missed

An American Resolution on Armenian Genocide Wrangles with History

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

Getting the Story Right about Wargaming

ED McGrady
Getting the Story Right about Wargaming

Kings, Presidents, Editors, and People with Tapeworms

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

First, Manage Security Threats to Machine Learning

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

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

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

The Kill Chain in Space: Developing a Warfighting Mindset 

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

A Revolution at Sea: Old is New Again

James Lacey
A Revolution at Sea: Old is New Again

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

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

Revisiting Iraq in the Shadow of Syria

Joshua Rovner
Revisiting Iraq in the Shadow of Syria

Can Pakistan Mediate Between Iran and the United States?

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

Six Competing Visions for a Space Force

Russell Rumbaugh
Six Competing Visions for a Space Force

Iceberg Dead Ahead! Deconstructing the Pentagon’s Arctic Strategies

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

Compete with Iran Without Trying to Destroy it

Aaron Stein
Compete with Iran Without Trying to Destroy it

How to Fix a Broken Special Operations Culture

Andrew Milburn
How to Fix a Broken Special Operations Culture

In Search of a 21st-Century Joint Warfighting Concept

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

Doors of Perception

Thomas Brady and Jim Perkins
Doors of Perception

Taliban Fragmentation: A Figment of Your Imagination?

Andrew Watkins
Taliban Fragmentation: A Figment of Your Imagination?

For the Want of a Nail: Surface Connectors in Expeditionary Operations

Elee Wakim
For the Want of a Nail: Surface Connectors in Expeditionary Operations

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

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

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

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

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

Artificial Intelligence Meets Bureaucratic Politics

Andrew Imbrie
Artificial Intelligence Meets Bureaucratic Politics

The “Dumbest Concept Ever” Just Might Win Wars

Jim Lacey
The “Dumbest Concept Ever” Just Might Win Wars

Countering Missiles with Missiles: U.S. Military Posture After the INF Treaty

Thomas G. Mahnken
Countering Missiles with Missiles: U.S. Military Posture After the INF Treaty

When Not to Obey Orders

Andrew Milburn
When Not to Obey Orders

Shapes, Part I: The Shape of Airpower

Mike Pietrucha
Shapes, Part I: The Shape of Airpower

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

What a U.S. Operation in Russia Shows About the Limits of Coercion in Cyber Space

Benjamin Jensen
What a U.S. Operation in Russia Shows About the Limits of Coercion in Cyber Space

The Increasingly Dangerous Politicization of the U.S. Military

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

Addressing America’s Operational Shortfall in the Pacific

Mark Montgomery and Eric Sayers
Addressing America’s Operational Shortfall in the Pacific

A ‘Responsibility to Prepare’: A Strategy for Presidential Leadership on the Security Risks of Climate Change

Caitlin Werrell, Francesco Femia, and John Conger
A ‘Responsibility to Prepare’: A Strategy for Presidential Leadership on the Security Risks of Climate Change

Muting the Hype over Hypersonics: The Offense-Defense Balance in Historical Perspective

Heather Venable and Clarence Abercrombie
Muting the Hype over Hypersonics: The Offense-Defense Balance in Historical Perspective

After Moral Injury: Backing Through a Side Door into Consciousness

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

An Open Letter to President Donald Trump on U.S. Tensions with Iran

WOTR Staff
An Open Letter to President Donald Trump on U.S. Tensions with Iran

A Sailor’s Take on Multi-Domain Operations

Will Spears
A Sailor’s Take on Multi-Domain Operations

Retain the Family in Today’s All-Volunteer Air Force

Rosella Cappella Zielinski and Melinda Beyer
Retain the Family in Today’s All-Volunteer Air Force

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

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

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

Scaling the Levels of War: The Strategic Major and the Future of Multi-Domain Operations

Heather Venable and Jared R. Donnelly
Scaling the Levels of War: The Strategic Major and the Future of Multi-Domain Operations

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

Jaw-Jaw: When it Comes to China, America Doth Protest Too Much, David Kang Thinks

David C. Kang and Brad Carson
Jaw-Jaw: When it Comes to China, America Doth Protest Too Much, David Kang Thinks

Five Eyes Must Lead on 5G

Rep. Mike Gallagher and Tom Tugendhat, MP
Five Eyes Must Lead on 5G

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

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

Bringing the Air Division Back to the Future

Mike Pietrucha and Jeremy Renken
Bringing the Air Division Back to the Future

The Developing Fight for Tactical Air Control

Jules Hurst
The Developing Fight for Tactical Air Control

More than Planes and Pickle Buttons: Updating the Air Force’s Core Missions for the 21st Century

Heather Venable
More than Planes and Pickle Buttons: Updating the Air Force’s Core Missions for the 21st Century

Reframing Rigor for Senior Service Colleges

Megan J. Hennessey
Reframing Rigor for Senior Service Colleges

The Myth of the Export Fighter

Mike Pietrucha
The Myth of the Export Fighter

All Sane Men Believe in Reserves

Claude Berube
All Sane Men Believe in Reserves

Why Not a Space Force? Cautions of Organizational Re-Design

Kevin L. Parker
Why Not a Space Force? Cautions of Organizational Re-Design

Tactical Art in Future Wars

Robert H. Scales
Tactical Art in Future Wars

Samson the Carrier and Goliath the Amphib: Twin Giants of a Compromised Fleet Architecture

Noel Williams
Samson the Carrier and Goliath the Amphib: Twin Giants of a Compromised Fleet Architecture

Future War: Not Back to the Future

Mike Dana
Future War: Not Back to the Future

The Little Airplane that Couldn’t? The Air Force’s Light Attack Message

Heather Venable
The Little Airplane that Couldn’t? The Air Force’s Light Attack Message

Winning in the Cognitive Age: Is ‘Education for Seapower’ Enough?

Ian Brown
Winning in the Cognitive Age: Is ‘Education for Seapower’ Enough?

It Is Long Past Time to Stop Expanding NATO

Matthew Cancian and Mark Cancian
It Is Long Past Time to Stop Expanding NATO

A Life Well Lived: The Warlord’s Legacy

John Nagl
A Life Well Lived: The Warlord’s Legacy

The Warlord on Careers in National Security: Seven Forks in the Road

John Collins
The Warlord on Careers in National Security: Seven Forks in the Road

Drones of Mass Destruction: Drone Swarms and the Future of Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Weapons

Zachary Kallenborn and Philipp C. Bleek
Drones of Mass Destruction: Drone Swarms and the Future of Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Weapons

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

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

Sealift is America’s Achilles Heel in the Age of Great Power Competition

Elee Wakim
Sealift is America’s Achilles Heel in the Age of Great Power Competition

In the Era of Electronic Warfare, Bring Back Pigeons

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

Bureaucrats in the Defense Department: An Ethnography

Jonathan Wong
Bureaucrats in the Defense Department: An Ethnography

Welcome to Fight Club: Wargaming the Future

Benjamin Jensen
Welcome to Fight Club: Wargaming the Future

Most Read War on the Rocks Articles of 2018

WOTR Staff
Most Read War on the Rocks Articles of 2018

For Landpower, Picking the Right Battles is More and More Essential

Conrad Crane
For Landpower, Picking the Right Battles is More and More Essential

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

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

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

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

The Will to Fight and the Fate of Nations

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

How Special Ops Can Step It Up

Jonathan Schroden
How Special Ops Can Step It Up

Strategic Outpost Exclusive: Santa’s 2018 NatSec Gift List

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

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

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

Taming State Violence Against Citizens: A New Perspective on Intrastate Conflict

Tammy S. Schultz
Taming State Violence Against Citizens: A New Perspective on Intrastate Conflict

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

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

The 2018 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

WOTR Staff
The 2018 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

Not Fast Enough: A Tale of a True Space Warrior

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

Department of Disqualified: Fixing the Broken Military Medical Accessions Process

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

The Fisher Model in the 21st Century

Sidharth Kaushal
The Fisher Model in the 21st Century

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

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

Net Assessment: Does the Pentagon Deserve Our Trust?

Melanie Marlowe, Bryan McGrath, and Christopher Preble
Net Assessment: Does the Pentagon Deserve Our Trust?

Does the U.S. Military Really Need More Strategists?

James Joyner
Does the U.S. Military Really Need More Strategists?

The Case for a Permanent U.S. Military Presence in Poland

Michael A. Hunzeker and Alexander Lanoszka
The Case for a Permanent U.S. Military Presence in Poland

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

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

Just Let Them Compete: Raising the Next Generation of Wargamers

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

How Long Can the U.S. Military’s Golden Hour Last?

Tanisha M. Fazal, Todd Rasmussen, Paul Nelson, and P.K. Carlton
How Long Can the U.S. Military’s Golden Hour Last?

Geopolitical Gerrymandering and the Importance of Key Maritime Terrain

Olivia Garard
Geopolitical Gerrymandering and the Importance of Key Maritime Terrain

Hope on the Horizon: Taiwan’s Radical New Defense Concept

Drew Thompson
Hope on the Horizon: Taiwan’s Radical New Defense Concept

A Fourth Way in Professional Military Education

Bruce Gudmundsson
A Fourth Way in Professional Military Education

Return to Gettysburg: The Fifth Epochal Shift in the Course of War

Robert H. Scales
Return to Gettysburg: The Fifth Epochal Shift in the Course of War

Difficult Decisions: Practical Policy for the Air Force’s Pilot Retention Crisis

Jesse Friedel and Matthew Cancian
Difficult Decisions: Practical Policy for the Air Force’s Pilot Retention Crisis

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

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

How to Configure the Space Force? A Question For All the Services

Harvey Sapolsky
How to Configure the Space Force? A Question For All the Services

The Sixth Service: What the Reorganization of Special Operations Forces Can Teach Us About Space Force

Alice Hunt Friend and Kaitlyn Johnson
The Sixth Service: What the Reorganization of Special Operations Forces Can Teach Us About Space Force

How to Think Like an Officer: A Prospectus

Reed Bonadonna
How to Think Like an Officer: A Prospectus

Cyber Civil-Military Relations: Balancing Interests on the Digital Frontier

Benjamin Jensen and J.D. Work
Cyber Civil-Military Relations: Balancing Interests on the Digital Frontier

How the U.S. Military Learned to Learn in World War I: Lessons from the American Expeditionary Forces

Michael Shurkin
How the U.S. Military Learned to Learn in World War I: Lessons from the American Expeditionary Forces

Call for Articles: The Military Roles and Missions Analysis that America Deserves

Ryan Evans
Call for Articles: The Military Roles and Missions Analysis that America Deserves

Make It So: Putting Space Force in Context

Celeste Ward Gventer
Make It So: Putting Space Force in Context

The Good Idea Fairy Knocks: Seven Things to Understand Before Opining About Professional Military Education

Richard Andres
The Good Idea Fairy Knocks: Seven Things to Understand Before Opining About Professional Military Education

Why We Get It Wrong: Reflections on Predicting the Future of War

Kori Schake
Why We Get It Wrong: Reflections on Predicting the Future of War

Personnel Reform Lives, but Don’t Call It ‘Force of the Future’

Blaise Misztal, Jack Rametta, and Mary Farrell
Personnel Reform Lives, but Don’t Call It ‘Force of the Future’

Beating Them at Their Own Game: The Economic Dimension of Competing With China

Travis Reese
Beating Them at Their Own Game: The Economic Dimension of Competing With China

Looking Beyond Professional Military Education to Evaluating Officers

Jaron Wharton, Aaron Martin, Quintin Jones, and Antonio Fernando Nunez Martini
Looking Beyond Professional Military Education to Evaluating Officers

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

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

Exploiting the Wellspring: Professional Military Education and Grassroots Innovation

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

RIMPAC 2018 Kicks Off, Laden With Geopolitical Symbolism

Peter Layton
RIMPAC 2018 Kicks Off, Laden With Geopolitical Symbolism

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

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

Don’t Fear the Audit! Calculated Risk and Agile Accountability in the Sea Services

Under Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly
Don’t Fear the Audit! Calculated Risk and Agile Accountability in the Sea Services

Can We Talk? The Obligation of Military Service

Charles Dunlap
Can We Talk? The Obligation of Military Service

Doklam, One Year Later: China’s Long Game in the Himalayas

Joel Wuthnow, Satu Limaye, and Nilanthi Samaranayake
Doklam, One Year Later: China’s Long Game in the Himalayas

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

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

The Importance of the Battle of Belleau Wood

David John Ulbrich
The Importance of the Battle of Belleau Wood

Just Put it On Our Tab: War Financing and the Decline of Democracy

Sarah E. Kreps
Just Put it On Our Tab: War Financing and the Decline of Democracy

What ‘Generation Kill’ Tells a French Soldier About U.S. Military Culture

Jean Michelin
What ‘Generation Kill’ Tells a French Soldier About U.S. Military Culture

Imagining a Cyber Surprise: How Might China Use Stolen OPM Records to Target Trust?

Ian Brown
Imagining a Cyber Surprise: How Might China Use Stolen OPM Records to Target Trust?

What’s Wrong with the Defense Department’s 2019 Budget Request – and What Congress Can do to Fix It

Susanna Blume
What’s Wrong with the Defense Department’s 2019 Budget Request – and What Congress Can do to Fix It

Countering China’s Militarization of the Indo-Pacific

Michael J. Green and Andrew Shearer
Countering China’s Militarization of the Indo-Pacific

When India’s Strategic Backyard Meets China’s Strategic Periphery: The View From Beijing

Yang Xiaoping
When India’s Strategic Backyard Meets China’s Strategic Periphery: The View From Beijing

Defense Spending Gets a Reprieve from Austerity Politics…For Now

Matt Vallone
Defense Spending Gets a Reprieve from Austerity Politics…For Now

Building the Hierarchy of Innovation in the Defense Department: A Plan for Action

Peter Newell
Building the Hierarchy of Innovation in the Defense Department: A Plan for Action

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Ryan Evans
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Forecasting the Future of Warfare

Robert H. Scales
Forecasting the Future of Warfare

Trust, Troops, and Reapers: Getting ‘Drone’ Research Right

Cory T. Anderson, Dave Blair, Mike Byrnes, Joe Chapa, Amanda Collazzo, Scott Cuomo, Olivia Garard, Ariel M. Schuetz, and Scott VanOort
Trust, Troops, and Reapers: Getting ‘Drone’ Research Right

The Precarious State of Civil-Military Relations in the Age of Trump

Lindsey P. Cohn
The Precarious State of Civil-Military Relations in the Age of Trump

Living in Trump’s World: The Global Reaction to ‘America First’

Hal Brands and Peter Feaver
Living in Trump’s World: The Global Reaction to ‘America First’

How the Network Generation Is Changing the Millennial Military

KC Reid
How the Network Generation Is Changing the Millennial Military

Air Force in Crisis, Part III: Dear Boss, It’s All About the Culture

Mike Benitez
Air Force in Crisis, Part III: Dear Boss, It’s All About the Culture

Iraq Hurtles Toward Another Election: What You Need to Know

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

10 Takeaways From the Fight Against the Islamic State

Michael P. Dempsey
10 Takeaways From the Fight Against the Islamic State

America is Well Within Range of a Big Surprise, So Why Can’t It See?

T.X. Hammes
America is Well Within Range of a Big Surprise, So Why Can’t It See?

The Sunset of the Predator: Reflections on the End of an Era

Joe Chapa
The Sunset of the Predator: Reflections on the End of an Era

Ten Ways to Fix the U.S. Military’s Close Combat Lethality

Steven Cummings, Jeff Cummings, John Kivelin, John Spencer, and Scott Cuomo
Ten Ways to Fix the U.S. Military’s Close Combat Lethality

Air Force in Crisis, Part II: How Did We Get Here?

Mike Benitez
Air Force in Crisis, Part II: How Did We Get Here?

This Isn’t the Surprise You Were Expecting

Mark Cancian
This Isn’t the Surprise You Were Expecting

Air Force in Crisis, Part I: Why Pilot Retention Matters Right Now

Mike Benitez
Air Force in Crisis, Part I: Why Pilot Retention Matters Right Now

An Army Trying to Shake Itself from Intellectual Slumber, Part II: From 9/11 to Great Power Competition

David Johnson
An Army Trying to Shake Itself from Intellectual Slumber, Part II: From 9/11 to Great Power Competition

Bombshell: It’s Raining Men

Francis J. Gavin, Radha Iyengar, Kai Ryssdal, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Erin Simpson, and Benjamin Wittes
Bombshell: It’s Raining Men

When Dauntless Isn’t Enough: The Moral and Strategic Imperative to Fix America’s Close Combat Units

Robert H. Scales, Scott Cuomo, and Jeff Cummings
When Dauntless Isn’t Enough: The Moral and Strategic Imperative to Fix America’s Close Combat Units

Blue-Haired Soldiers? Just Say No

Mark Cancian
Blue-Haired Soldiers? Just Say No

The United States and Korea: Rediscovering Artifacts of the Naval Past

BJ Armstrong
The United States and Korea: Rediscovering Artifacts of the Naval Past

Bombshell: Be Like Shawn

Christine Abizaid, Radha Iyengar, Loren DeJonge Schulman, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: Be Like Shawn

Blue Hair in the Gray Zone

Jacquelyn Schneider
Blue Hair in the Gray Zone

Most Read War on the Rocks Articles of 2017

WOTR Staff
Most Read War on the Rocks Articles of 2017

Terrorism at Home and Unlawful Enemy Combatants

Butch Bracknell
Terrorism at Home and Unlawful Enemy Combatants

Bombshell: We Can Only Hope, Sir

Susanna Blume, Radha Iyengar, Loren DeJonge Schulman, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: We Can Only Hope, Sir

Strategic Outpost’s 2017 Holiday Shopping List

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Strategic Outpost’s 2017 Holiday Shopping List

Why the Army Needs a Futures Command

Neil Hollenbeck and Benjamin Jensen
Why the Army Needs a Futures Command

OA-X Strikes Back: Eight Myths on Light Attack

Mike Pietrucha
OA-X Strikes Back: Eight Myths on Light Attack

Enough with Political Endorsements from Retired Military Officers

ML Cavanaugh
Enough with Political Endorsements from Retired Military Officers

Franklin D. Roosevelt, ‘Gray Zone’ Warrior

Steven Wills
Franklin D. Roosevelt, ‘Gray Zone’ Warrior

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

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

Gaming to Victory: Synthetic Training for Future Combat

Jennifer McArdle
Gaming to Victory: Synthetic Training for Future Combat

Ambition Meets Reality for Global Britain

William James
Ambition Meets Reality for Global Britain

Why the Navy Needs a Fighting Connector: Distributed Maritime Operations and the Modern Littoral Environment

Douglas King and Brett Friedman
Why the Navy Needs a Fighting Connector: Distributed Maritime Operations and the Modern Littoral Environment

How to Talk to a Veteran

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
How to Talk to a Veteran

The Korean War and the Phoenix of Flight Leadership: The Fighter Pilot, Part II

Mike Benitez
The Korean War and the Phoenix of Flight Leadership: The Fighter Pilot, Part II

The Storm Gathers and America is Unready

Dakota L. Wood
The Storm Gathers and America is Unready

It’s Time for Special Operations to Dump ‘Unconventional Warfare’

Doug Livermore
It’s Time for Special Operations to Dump ‘Unconventional Warfare’

Puerto Rico Shows Why the Army Needs to Look Beyond Helicopters

Crispin Burke
Puerto Rico Shows Why the Army Needs to Look Beyond Helicopters

Did China Use Water as a Weapon in the Doklam Standoff?

Joel Wuthnow
Did China Use Water as a Weapon in the Doklam Standoff?

Open Your Eyes and See the 21st Century MAGTF

Scott Cuomo, Jeff Cummings, Olivia Garard, and Noah Spataro
Open Your Eyes and See the 21st Century MAGTF

Interview With Team Rubicon: Veterans Doing Battle with Natural Disasters

William McNulty and Ryan Evans
Interview With Team Rubicon: Veterans Doing Battle with Natural Disasters

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

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

Taking Airpower for Granted: A Smart Bomb Story

Mike Benitez
Taking Airpower for Granted: A Smart Bomb Story

A Business Approach to America’s Warfighting Model

Benjamin Jensen, Neil Hollenbeck, and Arnel David
A Business Approach to America’s Warfighting Model

Mission Command and Multi-Domain Battle Don’t Mix

Conrad Crane
Mission Command and Multi-Domain Battle Don’t Mix

U.S. Cyber Command Now Stands Taller, But Can It See Further?

Kate Charlet
U.S. Cyber Command Now Stands Taller, But Can It See Further?

This is Not the NATO You’re Looking For: A Practical Vision for Arab and Asian Security Networks

Lindsey Ford and Melissa Dalton
This is Not the NATO You’re Looking For: A Practical Vision for Arab and Asian Security Networks

Training the Man on Horseback: The Connection Between U.S. Training and Military Coups

Jesse Dillon Savage and Jonathan Caverley
Training the Man on Horseback: The Connection Between U.S. Training and Military Coups

Long Wars and Industrial Mobilization: It Won’t Be World War II Again

Mark Cancian
Long Wars and Industrial Mobilization: It Won’t Be World War II Again

Leadership in the Air: The Fighter Pilot, Part I

Mike Benitez
Leadership in the Air: The Fighter Pilot, Part I

Military Power is All About People: A Return to Personnel Policy

Radha Iyengar, Brad Carson, John Winkler, and Amy Schafer
Military Power is All About People: A Return to Personnel Policy

Strategic Outpost’s Second Annual Summer Vacation Reading List

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

Adapting in Stride: Fighting Tomorrow’s Battle Today

Eric Winkofsky, Josh Nunn, Pete Marks, Richard Robinson, and Miguel Cruz
Adapting in Stride: Fighting Tomorrow’s Battle Today

Strategic Outpost at 50 (Columns): Some Reflections

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Strategic Outpost at 50 (Columns): Some Reflections

A Military Assessment of the Islamic State’s Evolving Theory of Victory

Michael J. Mooney
A Military Assessment of the Islamic State’s Evolving Theory of Victory

Attack! The Renaissance of the Air Force Tribe

Mike Benitez
Attack! The Renaissance of the Air Force Tribe

Multi-Domain Battle: AirLand Battle, Once More, with Feeling

Shmuel Shmuel
Multi-Domain Battle: AirLand Battle, Once More, with Feeling

The Theory and Reality of the Battle

Michael V. Samarov
The Theory and Reality of the Battle

Remembering Manuel Noriega and His Capture

Benjamin Runkle
Remembering Manuel Noriega and His Capture

How the International System Shapes the Character of War: Order, Geography, and Networks

Benjamin Jensen
How the International System Shapes the Character of War: Order, Geography, and Networks

The Future of War is Fast Approaching in the Pacific: Are the U.S. Military Services Ready?

Michael Horowitz
The Future of War is Fast Approaching in the Pacific: Are the U.S. Military Services Ready?

In Over Their Heads: U.S. Ground Forces are Dangerously Unprepared for Enemy Drones

Jonathan Gillis
In Over Their Heads: U.S. Ground Forces are Dangerously Unprepared for Enemy Drones

It’s About Time: The Pressing Need to Evolve The Kill Chain

Mike Benitez
It’s About Time: The Pressing Need to Evolve The Kill Chain

Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Bombshells

Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Bombshells

Slaughter at Chemin Des Dames: Adaptation and Its Limits in 1917

Mark Cancian
Slaughter at Chemin Des Dames: Adaptation and Its Limits in 1917

Mirages of War: Six Illusions From our Recent Conflicts

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Mirages of War: Six Illusions From our Recent Conflicts

Forget the Subs: What Taipei Can Learn from Tehran About Asymmetric Defense

Colin Carroll and Rebecca Friedman Lissner
Forget the Subs: What Taipei Can Learn from Tehran About Asymmetric Defense

Your Grandfather’s Manned-Unmanned Teaming: Looking Back to Stay Ahead

Andy Macak and Benjamin Jensen
Your Grandfather’s Manned-Unmanned Teaming: Looking Back to Stay Ahead

From Green to Purple: Can the Chinese Military Become More Joint?

Joel Wuthnow and Phillip C. Saunders
From Green to Purple: Can the Chinese Military Become More Joint?

When Clausewitz Meets Cézanne: Mastery and the Art of Future War

Nina Kollars
When Clausewitz Meets Cézanne: Mastery and the Art of Future War

Dereliction of Duty Reconsidered: The Book that Made the National Security Advisor

Kori Schake
Dereliction of Duty Reconsidered: The Book that Made the National Security Advisor

Some New, Some Old, All Necessary: The Multi-Domain Imperative

William Dries
Some New, Some Old, All Necessary: The Multi-Domain Imperative

Science Fiction No Longer: Enhancing Military Readiness through Synthetic Training

Jennifer McArdle and Lt. Gen (Ret.) Yvan Blondin
Science Fiction No Longer: Enhancing Military Readiness through Synthetic Training

Mastering the Profession of Arms, Part III: Competencies Today and into the Future

Mick Ryan
Mastering the Profession of Arms, Part III: Competencies Today and into the Future

The Dark Side of Gender Segregation in the Military

Molly Kovite
The Dark Side of Gender Segregation in the Military

Rethinking the High-Low Mix, Part II: Complexity’s Death Spiral

Scott Bledsoe and Mike Benitez
Rethinking the High-Low Mix, Part II: Complexity’s Death Spiral

Where’s the Best #NatSec Conversation Today?

WOTR Staff
Where’s the Best #NatSec Conversation Today?

Iraq Chalk, Chickenhawk, DPRK Who?

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

America’s Pacific Posture: Staying the Course

Brian Harding and Lindsey Ford
America’s Pacific Posture: Staying the Course

21st-Century Forward Air Control: The Roots to Rebuild

Mike Benitez
21st-Century Forward Air Control: The Roots to Rebuild

Seeing Gray in the Next World War

Neil Hollenbeck and Benjamin Jensen
Seeing Gray in the Next World War

Mastering the Profession of Arms, Part II: Keeping Pace with Changes

Mick Ryan
Mastering the Profession of Arms, Part II: Keeping Pace with Changes

Bombshell: Process is my Valentine

Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, Erin Simpson, and Julie Smith
Bombshell: Process is my Valentine

Maladjusted, Part I: 21st-Century Attack

Mike Pietrucha
Maladjusted, Part I: 21st-Century Attack

A Guide to the Fleet the United States Needs

Bryan Clark and Bryan McGrath
A Guide to the Fleet the United States Needs

Mastering the Profession of Arms, Part I: The Enduring Nature

Mick Ryan
Mastering the Profession of Arms, Part I: The Enduring Nature

The War Among the Generals

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
The War Among the Generals

Emergence: The Changing Character of Competition and Conflict

Benjamin Jensen
Emergence: The Changing Character of Competition and Conflict

Political Airpower, Part III: Boots Off the Ground

Mike Benitez and Mike Pietrucha
Political Airpower, Part III: Boots Off the Ground

Training “No Huddle” Joint Offense

Chris Telley and Samuel Membrere
Training “No Huddle” Joint Offense

Get Out of Your Lane: The End of Discrete Domains

Greg Grant and Paul Benfield
Get Out of Your Lane: The End of Discrete Domains

Re-Thinking the High-Low Mix, Part I: Origins Story

Scott Bledsoe and Mike Benitez
Re-Thinking the High-Low Mix, Part I: Origins Story

Rethinking Defense Acquisition: Zero-Base the Regulations

Scott Chandler
Rethinking Defense Acquisition: Zero-Base the Regulations

Most Read War on the Rocks Articles of 2016

WOTR Staff
Most Read War on the Rocks Articles of 2016

Spy vs. Spy: The Bay of Pigs and the Battle for the Soul of the CIA

James Lockhart
Spy vs. Spy: The Bay of Pigs and the Battle for the Soul of the CIA

In Defense of a Big Idea for Joint Warfighting

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

The War on the Rocks 2016 Holiday Reading List

WOTR Staff
The War on the Rocks 2016 Holiday Reading List

Joe Dunford’s Holiday Shopping List: 2016 Edition

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Joe Dunford’s Holiday Shopping List: 2016 Edition

A Quick Review of the Navy’s New Force Structure Assessment

Bryan McGrath
A Quick Review of the Navy’s New Force Structure Assessment

Australia and President Trump: Four Risks and Twelve Opportunities

Richard Fontaine
Australia and President Trump: Four Risks and Twelve Opportunities

No End in Sight to the Army’s Dependence on Airpower

Mike Pietrucha
No End in Sight to the Army’s Dependence on Airpower

Think Bigger: The Third Offset and Extending the Battlefield

Benjamin Jensen
Think Bigger: The Third Offset and Extending the Battlefield

A Modest Proposal for Military Suicide and Military Sexual Assault

Brad Carson and Morgan Plummer
A Modest Proposal for Military Suicide and Military Sexual Assault

Mattis is Outstanding, So What’s the Problem?

Alice Hunt Friend
Mattis is Outstanding, So What’s the Problem?

Political Airpower, Part II: The Seductive Allure of Precision Weapons

Mike Benitez and Mike Pietrucha
Political Airpower, Part II: The Seductive Allure of Precision Weapons

I Love Mattis, But I Don’t Love Him as SecDef

Erin Simpson
I Love Mattis, But I Don’t Love Him as SecDef

Trump Will Need a New Law to Put Mattis Back in the Pentagon

Robert Chesney
Trump Will Need a New Law to Put Mattis Back in the Pentagon

Logistical Fratricide: The Cost of Fast Jet TACAIR, Measured in Purple Hearts

Mike Pietrucha
Logistical Fratricide: The Cost of Fast Jet TACAIR, Measured in Purple Hearts

Amphibious Operations in a Brave New World

Bryan Clark and Jesse Sloman
Amphibious Operations in a Brave New World

How Much Will Donald Trump Really Spend on Defense?

Mackenzie Eaglen and Rick Berger
How Much Will Donald Trump Really Spend on Defense?

Healthy Tradition Sacrificed on the Altar of Innovation in the Naval Service

Jack McCain
Healthy Tradition Sacrificed on the Altar of Innovation in the Naval Service

Five Reasons Washington Should Rethink Selling Warplanes to Nigeria

Matthew Page
Five Reasons Washington Should Rethink Selling Warplanes to Nigeria

War and The Treacheries of Taxonomy

Tim Feist
War and The Treacheries of Taxonomy

Offsetting Air Superiority with Air Force Special Operations

Mike Benitez and Peter Garretson
Offsetting Air Superiority with Air Force Special Operations

The Pentagon’s New Chief Innovation Officer Should Tread Lightly

Jonathan Wong
The Pentagon’s New Chief Innovation Officer Should Tread Lightly

Asian Security After U.S. Hegemony

Van Jackson
Asian Security After U.S. Hegemony

The U.S.-Philippine Alliance is Stronger than You Think

Gregory Poling
The U.S.-Philippine Alliance is Stronger than You Think

Clinton-Cartwright Comparisons Don’t Hold Up

James Joyner and Butch Bracknell
Clinton-Cartwright Comparisons Don’t Hold Up

Political Airpower, Part I: Say No to the No-Fly Zone

Mike Benitez and Mike Pietrucha
Political Airpower, Part I: Say No to the No-Fly Zone

The Pentagon’s Virtuous Insurgency

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
The Pentagon’s Virtuous Insurgency

The Democratization of Airpower: The Insurgent and the Drone

T.X. Hammes
The Democratization of Airpower: The Insurgent and the Drone

U.S. Naval Forces Before and Beyond Battle

Janine Davidson
U.S. Naval Forces Before and Beyond Battle

The World the Combatant Command was Designed for is Gone

Kelly McCoy
The World the Combatant Command was Designed for is Gone

The Shadow of Air-Sea Battle and the Sinking of A2AD

BJ Armstrong
The Shadow of Air-Sea Battle and the Sinking of A2AD

The Puzzles of the Pivot: America in the Asia-Pacific

Natalie Sambhi
The Puzzles of the Pivot: America in the Asia-Pacific

How to Get Generals out of Politics

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
How to Get Generals out of Politics

Civ-Mil Relations in the U.S. and Strategy Tales from Australia

Richard Fontaine, Gen. James Mattis, Kori Schake, and Ryan Evans
Civ-Mil Relations in the U.S. and Strategy Tales from Australia

The Post-Coup Purge of Turkey’s Air Force

Mike Benitez and Aaron Stein
The Post-Coup Purge of Turkey’s Air Force

A Tribute to the First Military Pilot

Mike Benitez
A Tribute to the First Military Pilot

Does Free College Threaten Our All-Volunteer Military?

Benjamin Luxenberg
Does Free College Threaten Our All-Volunteer Military?

Restrained Strategy, Lower Military Budgets

Benjamin H. Friedman
Restrained Strategy, Lower Military Budgets

Waze for War: How the Army Can Integrate Artificial Intelligence

Benjamin Jensen and Ryan Kendall
Waze for War: How the Army Can Integrate Artificial Intelligence

In Defense of Defense Analysis

John Speed Meyers and Jonathan Wong
In Defense of Defense Analysis

The Looming Air Superiority Train Wreck

Peter Layton
The Looming Air Superiority Train Wreck

Computing the Value of Stealth: It’s Not That Simple

Mike Benitez and Dave Deptula
Computing the Value of Stealth: It’s Not That Simple

OA-X: More Than Just Light Attack

Mike Benitez
OA-X: More Than Just Light Attack

Who’s Responsible for the Navy’s Carrier Shortage?

Mark Cancian
Who’s Responsible for the Navy’s Carrier Shortage?

Air-Mindedness 2.0: We Need to Do Better Than “Fly, Fight, and Win”

Mike Benitez
Air-Mindedness 2.0: We Need to Do Better Than “Fly, Fight, and Win”

Generals and Political Interventions in American History

James Joyner
Generals and Political Interventions in American History

A Guide to Catching Up on China’s Politics and Military

Peter Mattis
A Guide to Catching Up on China’s Politics and Military

I Found My Lock. Where’s Yours?

Mike Benitez
I Found My Lock. Where’s Yours?

If I Were President…

Tim Kane
If I Were President…

The United States and China Can Get Along in the South China Sea

Christopher Yung and Wang Dong
The United States and China Can Get Along in the South China Sea

The U.S. Military’s Protection Deficit Disorder

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
The U.S. Military’s Protection Deficit Disorder

Slaughter on the Somme: The Limits of Foresight on the Road to the Great War

Mark Cancian
Slaughter on the Somme: The Limits of Foresight on the Road to the Great War

The Myth of High-Threat Close Air Support

Mike Pietrucha
The Myth of High-Threat Close Air Support

How Afghanistan Distorted Close Air Support and Why it Matters

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

Man, the Corporation, and War

Brian Collins
Man, the Corporation, and 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

The Triumph of American Big Business and the Tragedy of Modern American Amorality

George Seay
The Triumph of American Big Business and the Tragedy of Modern American Amorality

Jumpstarting the Force of the Future

Katherine Kidder and Amy Schafer
Jumpstarting the Force of the Future

Missile Defense: How to Optimize U.S. Investments

Geoff Curfman and Ryan Hall
Missile Defense: How to Optimize U.S. Investments

It’s Not About the Airplane: Envisioning the A-X2

Mike Pietrucha
It’s Not About the Airplane: Envisioning the A-X2

The Business and Charity of Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Run Distilleries

Ruben Gzirian
The Business and Charity of Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Run Distilleries

Go Big or Go Home: Applying the Full Force of the U.S. National Security Apparatus

Matthew Wein
Go Big or Go Home: Applying the Full Force of the U.S. National Security Apparatus

Levantine Labyrinth: Preparing for Subterranean Warfare in Iraq and Syria

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

Stealth is King, the World is Flat

Mike Benitez
Stealth is King, the World is Flat

A Tale of Two Chairmen: Adventures with the Defense Budget

Justin T. Johnson
A Tale of Two Chairmen: Adventures with the Defense Budget

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

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

Out of Time: Do Not Revive the F-22

Mike Benitez
Out of Time: Do Not Revive the F-22

Top Gun at 30: A Retrospective from Two Naval Aviators

Greg Malandrino and Jeff McLean
Top Gun at 30: A Retrospective from Two Naval Aviators

Presence vs. Warfighting: A Looming Dilemma in Defense Planning

Michael J. Mazarr
Presence vs. Warfighting: A Looming Dilemma in Defense Planning

Reimagining and Modernizing U.S. Airborne Forces for the 21st Century

David Johnson and John Gordon IV
Reimagining and Modernizing U.S. Airborne Forces for the 21st Century

Is the Smartest Officer the Best Officer?

Matthew Cancian
Is the Smartest Officer the Best Officer?

Wargaming in the Classroom: An Odyssey

James Lacey
Wargaming in the Classroom: An Odyssey

Professor, Tear Down This Wall: Is the Divide Between Security Studies and Strategic Studies Permanent?

Adam Elkus
Professor, Tear Down This Wall: Is the Divide Between Security Studies and Strategic Studies Permanent?

A Visit to the Frontlines of the Battle Against ISIL

Mark Cancian and Matthew Cancian
A Visit to the Frontlines of the Battle Against ISIL

Congress Should Use the NDAA to Begin Rebuilding the Military

Justin T. Johnson
Congress Should Use the NDAA to Begin Rebuilding the Military

“Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” and the Once-Again Forgotten War

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
“Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” and the Once-Again Forgotten War

The “Bow Wave” and the Military Balance

Matthew Fay
The “Bow Wave” and the Military Balance

Kurdish Militants and Turkey’s New Urban Insurgency

Aaron Stein
Kurdish Militants and Turkey’s New Urban Insurgency

The Military is From Mars, Civilians are From Venus: Avoiding Planetary Collisions in the Conference Room

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
The Military is From Mars, Civilians are From Venus: Avoiding Planetary Collisions in the Conference Room

We Need a Map for Goldwater-Nichols Reform So We Don’t Get Lost

Mark Cancian
We Need a Map for Goldwater-Nichols Reform So We Don’t Get Lost

Lessons in Statecraft Still to Be Learned 5 Years After the Libya Intervention

Sarah Brockmeier
Lessons in Statecraft Still to Be Learned 5 Years After the Libya Intervention

Professional Military Education and the Rigor Problem

James Joyner
Professional Military Education and the Rigor Problem

Competitive Mobilization: How Would We Fare Against China?

Robert Haddick
Competitive Mobilization: How Would We Fare Against China?

“You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat”: Principles for Getting the U.S Navy Right

Bryan McGrath
“You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat”: Principles for Getting the U.S Navy Right

Building a Force to Fail

Peter McAleer
Building a Force to Fail

Close Quarters Anarchy: Megacity Warfare Brought to Life in The Division

August Cole
Close Quarters Anarchy: Megacity Warfare Brought to Life in The Division

The Zombie Myths of Conscription

Phillip Carter
The Zombie Myths of Conscription

JFK, McNamara, and Bloody Mary

Paul Lewandowski
JFK, McNamara, and Bloody Mary

Multicomponent Units and the Future of the Army

Benjamin Fernandes
Multicomponent Units and the Future of the Army

The Hard Questions About the Selective Service Have Nothing to Do With Women in Combat

Katherine Kidder
The Hard Questions About the Selective Service Have Nothing to Do With Women in Combat

Of Course Women Should Register For the Draft

Amy Schafer
Of Course Women Should Register For the Draft

The Long Road to Mosul

Denise Natali
The Long Road to Mosul

Ignoring the Army’s Recent Past Will Not Help it Win Future Wars

Andrew Hill
Ignoring the Army’s Recent Past Will Not Help it Win Future Wars

2016: The Year of the Great Middle East Cyberwar?

Benjamin Runkle
2016: The Year of the Great Middle East Cyberwar?

From the First Gulf War to Islamic State: How America Was Seduced by the “Easy War”

Sebastian J. Bae
From the First Gulf War to Islamic State: How America Was Seduced by the “Easy War”

Reestablishing Deterrence: A Guide for Taiwan’s New President

Lauren Dickey
Reestablishing Deterrence: A Guide for Taiwan’s New President

Is the U.S. Military’s Plan to Keep its Edge Fatally Flawed?

Robert Haddick
Is the U.S. Military’s Plan to Keep its Edge Fatally Flawed?

Posture vs. Presence and the Future of American Naval Forces

Bob Poling
Posture vs. Presence and the Future of American Naval Forces

Don’t Leave Jointness to the Services: Preserving Joint Officer Development amid Goldwater-Nichols Reform

Ryan Shaw and Miriam Krieger
Don’t Leave Jointness to the Services: Preserving Joint Officer Development amid Goldwater-Nichols Reform

Make No Mistake: The FBI and Army Retaliated Against a Hero

Rep. Duncan Hunter
Make No Mistake: The FBI and Army Retaliated Against a Hero

Peering into the Past and Future of Urban Warfare in Israel

David Betz
Peering into the Past and Future of Urban Warfare in Israel

Revitalizing Wargaming is Necessary to Be Prepared for Future Wars

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

Sports Science, Physiology, and the Debate Over Women in Ground Combat Units

Paul O. Davis
Sports Science, Physiology, and the Debate Over Women in Ground Combat Units

Three Offsets for American Landpower Dominance

Paul Norwood and Benjamin Jensen
Three Offsets for American Landpower Dominance

Ash Carter: The Interview

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Ryan Evans
Ash Carter: The Interview

Six Rules for Wargaming: The Lessons of Millennium Challenge ‘02

Gary Anderson and Dave Dilegge
Six Rules for Wargaming: The Lessons of Millennium Challenge ‘02

Millennium Challenge: The Real Story of a Corrupted Military Exercise and its Legacy

Micah Zenko
Millennium Challenge: The Real Story of a Corrupted Military Exercise and its Legacy

Friendly Fire: The Risks and Rewards of Red Teaming

Frank Hoffman
Friendly Fire: The Risks and Rewards of Red Teaming

Campaign Acceleration: How to Build on Progress and Avoid Stalemate Against ISIL

Michael Knights
Campaign Acceleration: How to Build on Progress and Avoid Stalemate Against ISIL

Technology and War: The Revolution that Never Arrived

Williamson Murray
Technology and War: The Revolution that Never Arrived

What the U.S. Military Needs for an Era of Growing Threats

Dakota L. Wood and Rachel Zissimos
What the U.S. Military Needs for an Era of Growing Threats

The Next Task Force Smith: The Danger of Arbitrary Headquarters Reductions

Conrad Crane and John Bonin
The Next Task Force Smith: The Danger of Arbitrary Headquarters Reductions

Benghazi: Questions Unasked and Opportunities Missed

Radha Iyengar
Benghazi: Questions Unasked and Opportunities Missed

The Russian Intervention in Syria: Policy Options and Exit Strategies

Michael Kofman
The Russian Intervention in Syria: Policy Options and Exit Strategies

This is Why Civilianizing Military Justice Can Work

James W. Weirick and James Joyner
This is Why Civilianizing Military Justice Can Work

Five Reasons Why the Iran Nuclear Deal is Still a Really Bad Idea

David Jonas
Five Reasons Why the Iran Nuclear Deal is Still a Really Bad Idea

Civilianizing Military Justice? Sorry, It Can’t — and Shouldn’t — Work

Charles Dunlap
Civilianizing Military Justice? Sorry, It Can’t — and Shouldn’t — Work

Sexual Assault in the Military and the Unlawful Command Influence Catch-22

James Joyner and James W. Weirick
Sexual Assault in the Military and the Unlawful Command Influence Catch-22

Got Landpower?

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Got Landpower?

How the U.S. Army Remains the Master of Landpower

Paul Norwood and Benjamin Jensen
How the U.S. Army Remains the Master of Landpower

Veteran Suicide: Winning the Other Half of the War

Vince Perritano
Veteran Suicide: Winning the Other Half of the War

On America’s Way of Battle

Antulio J. Echevarria
On America’s Way of Battle

Fighting Joe Dunford’s World

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Fighting Joe Dunford’s World

We Need What Women Bring to the Fight

Kyleanne Hunter
We Need What Women Bring to the Fight

An Editor’s Observations on Civility and the Military’s Gender Integration Debate

Ryan Evans
An Editor’s Observations on Civility and the Military’s Gender Integration Debate

In Defense of Crazy Talk: Why Bradford’s West Point Article is Worth Talking About

James Joyner
In Defense of Crazy Talk: Why Bradford’s West Point Article is Worth Talking About

What Tempers the Steel of an Infantry Unit

Gregory Newbold
What Tempers the Steel of an Infantry Unit

35 Years, Two Rangers, and the End of the Brass Ceiling

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
35 Years, Two Rangers, and the End of the Brass Ceiling

A Relentless Conversation About JSOC

Ryan Evans and Sean Naylor
A Relentless Conversation About JSOC

The Inter-Service Wars Are Looking Like Calvinball

James Joyner
The Inter-Service Wars Are Looking Like Calvinball

PODCAST: Infantry Combat from Modern Ukraine back to World War I

Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Bruce Gudmundsson, and Ryan Evans
PODCAST: Infantry Combat from Modern Ukraine back to World War I

Bias in Battledress: Fixing the Hidden Problems of Military Prejudice

Bryan Coughlin and Katey van Dam
Bias in Battledress: Fixing the Hidden Problems of Military Prejudice

What Should America Spend on Defense and Why?

Justin T. Johnson
What Should America Spend on Defense and Why?

Sweepstakes Winners!

WOTR Staff
Sweepstakes Winners!

Political Scientists and the Military

Paula Thornhill and Rachel Whitlark
Political Scientists and the Military

DoD Civilians: Cutting the Workforce But Not the Workload

W. Jonathan Rue
DoD Civilians: Cutting the Workforce But Not the Workload

Making Defense Reform Sane Again: Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution

Michelle Shevin-Coetzee
Making Defense Reform Sane Again: Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution

The Not-Yet-Chiefs’ Reading List

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
The Not-Yet-Chiefs’ Reading List

Why Jointness Makes for Bad Strategy, and Other Thoughts

James Holmes
Why Jointness Makes for Bad Strategy, and Other Thoughts

When the Yellow Ribbons Fade: Reconnecting Our Soldiers and Citizens

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
When the Yellow Ribbons Fade: Reconnecting Our Soldiers and Citizens

Mabus and McCain Actually Agree … DoD is Broken

Robert Kozloski
Mabus and McCain Actually Agree … DoD is Broken

The New Chiefs in Town

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
The New Chiefs in Town

Is the U.S. Military Ready for a Falklands War Scenario?

Kenneth L. Privratsky
Is the U.S. Military Ready for a Falklands War Scenario?

Counterterrorism, Backdoors, and the Risk of “Going Dark”

Walter Haydock
Counterterrorism, Backdoors, and the Risk of “Going Dark”

The Future of Close Air Support is Not What the Air Force Thinks

Benjamin Fernandes
The Future of Close Air Support is Not What the Air Force Thinks

The Great National Destiny: Lessons from Andrew Jackson’s Navy

Claude Berube
The Great National Destiny: Lessons from Andrew Jackson’s Navy

The Role of the U.S. Army in Asia

Thomas Bickford and Albert Willner
The Role of the U.S. Army in Asia

Close Air Support in 2030: Moving Beyond the A-10/F-35 Debate

Derek O'Malley and Andrew Hill
Close Air Support in 2030: Moving Beyond the A-10/F-35 Debate

Land Power and a Third Offset through a Wide-Angle Lens

Michael J. Mazarr
Land Power and a Third Offset through a Wide-Angle Lens

Buying the French Mistral Amphibious Ships is a Win-Win

Gene Germanovich and Noel Williams
Buying the French Mistral Amphibious Ships is a Win-Win

International Law vs the Iranian Nuclear Negotiations: Setting a Dangerous Precedent

David Jonas
International Law vs the Iranian Nuclear Negotiations: Setting a Dangerous Precedent

An Epic Congressional Failure on Defense

Dakota L. Wood
An Epic Congressional Failure on Defense

Educating the U.S. Military: Is Real Change Possible?

Joan Johnson-Freese
Educating the U.S. Military: Is Real Change Possible?

In Search of Post-9/11 Veterans’ Missing Perspectives

Corri Zoli, Rosy Maury, and Danny Fay
In Search of Post-9/11 Veterans’ Missing Perspectives

The Colonial Tavern, Crucible of the American Revolution

Salvatore Colleluori
The Colonial Tavern, Crucible of the American Revolution

Women in Ground Combat Units: Where’s the Data?

Anna Simons
Women in Ground Combat Units: Where’s the Data?

Focusing Like a Laser Beam on Directed Energy

Jason Ellis
Focusing Like a Laser Beam on Directed Energy

Distributed Maritime Operations: Back to the Future?

Benjamin Jensen
Distributed Maritime Operations: Back to the Future?

Through a Broken Window Darkly: A False Vision of Foreign Policy

Peter Munson
Through a Broken Window Darkly: A False Vision of Foreign Policy

The Bush Wars: Ellis on Intel, Governance, and Ethics in Counterinsurgency

Brett Friedman
The Bush Wars: Ellis on Intel, Governance, and Ethics in Counterinsurgency

Where I Got Strategy Wrong

Lawrence Freedman
Where I Got Strategy Wrong

The Bush Wars: Ellis on Population-Centric Counterinsurgency

Brett Friedman
The Bush Wars: Ellis on Population-Centric Counterinsurgency

Harry Potter and the Five-Sided Labyrinth

Anonymous
Harry Potter and the Five-Sided Labyrinth

The Bush Wars: Ellis on America Fighting in the Philippines

Brett Friedman
The Bush Wars: Ellis on America Fighting in the Philippines

Means Matter: Competent Ground Forces and the Fight Against ISIL

David Johnson
Means Matter: Competent Ground Forces and the Fight Against ISIL

Sick Defense: How to Foster an Affordable, Innovative Defense Industrial Base

Ryan Brukardt, Eric Chewning, Lorraine Hammer, John G. McGinn, and Stephen Rodriguez
Sick Defense: How to Foster an Affordable, Innovative Defense Industrial Base

A “Better” Maritime Strategy

Frank Hoffman
A “Better” Maritime Strategy

Bryan McGrath on the Key Aspects of the New Maritime Strategy

WOTR Staff
Bryan McGrath on the Key Aspects of the New Maritime Strategy

Breaking Through the Fog: Rethinking a Morning Military Ritual

August Cole
Breaking Through the Fog: Rethinking a Morning Military Ritual

Women in Combat Arms: Brass Tacks on Physicality

Katey van Dam
Women in Combat Arms: Brass Tacks on Physicality

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is the Hotel Tango Distillery?

Alex Hecht
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is the Hotel Tango Distillery?

The New Maritime Strategy: It’s Tricky to Balance Ends, Ways, and Means

Bryan McGrath and Bryan Clark
The New Maritime Strategy: It’s Tricky to Balance Ends, Ways, and Means

Welcoming Van Jackson, our newest Senior Editor

Ryan Evans
Welcoming Van Jackson, our newest Senior Editor

Why the New Bomber is a Good Investment

Robert Haddick
Why the New Bomber is a Good Investment

Women in Combat Arms: Just Good Business

Katey van Dam
Women in Combat Arms: Just Good Business

Dr. Dave’s Hypothetical Institute for the Advanced Study of Stupid Shit

David Betz
Dr. Dave’s Hypothetical Institute for the Advanced Study of Stupid Shit

Is Obama Real(ist) Confused?

James Joyner
Is Obama Real(ist) Confused?

Video: The Third U.S. Offset Strategy and its Implications for Partners and Allies

Robert Work
Video: The Third U.S. Offset Strategy and its Implications for Partners and Allies

The New Commandant’s Way Forward

Bryan McGrath
The New Commandant’s Way Forward

Exosuits: Not Just a Day at the Beach

Scott Cheney-Peters
Exosuits: Not Just a Day at the Beach

Naval Leadership in the Age of Superdeployments

Jimmy Drennan
Naval Leadership in the Age of Superdeployments

What Critics of the Navy’s Strategy Get Wrong

Robert C. Rubel
What Critics of the Navy’s Strategy Get Wrong

Brothers Forever at Rest in Arlington’s Section 60

David Mattingly
Brothers Forever at Rest in Arlington’s Section 60

Needed Now: A Realistic Strategy Force Structure for the 21st Century

Harlan Ullman
Needed Now: A Realistic Strategy Force Structure for the 21st Century

The U.S. needs a more tailored & discriminate deterrence regime

Jerry Meyerle
The U.S. needs a more tailored & discriminate deterrence regime

Talk Stealthy to Me

Kelley Sayler
Talk Stealthy to Me

“Supporting the Troops” in Germany and the United States

Chris Dehn
“Supporting the Troops” in Germany and the United States

Don’t Exclude Women from Combat Units Because of Cohesion

Robert Egnell
Don’t Exclude Women from Combat Units Because of Cohesion

“Boots On Our Ground, Please!”: The Army in the Pacific

Dan.Karbler
“Boots On Our Ground, Please!”: The Army in the Pacific

Here’s Why Women in Combat Units is a Bad Idea

Anna Simons
Here’s Why Women in Combat Units is a Bad Idea

Offset 3.0, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Commercial Technology

Adam Jay Harrison
Offset 3.0, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Commercial Technology

A Game-Changing Third Offset Strategy

Secretary Chuck Hagel
A Game-Changing Third Offset Strategy

American Power and the Culmination of Unconventional Warfare

Steve Thomas
American Power and the Culmination of Unconventional Warfare

5 Questions with David Danelo on his New Book, The Return: A Field Manual for Life After Combat

WOTR Staff
5 Questions with David Danelo on his New Book, The Return: A Field Manual for Life After Combat

The Great Revamp: 11 Trends Shaping Future Conflict

Frank Hoffman and Pat Garrett
The Great Revamp: 11 Trends Shaping Future Conflict

Do Drones Have a Future?

Paul Scharre
Do Drones Have a Future?

Helping Humanity and Advancing American Interests

Taylor Teaford
Helping Humanity and Advancing American Interests

The Hornet’s Nest: Our Longest War and the Americans who Fought It

David Mattingly
The Hornet’s Nest: Our Longest War and the Americans who Fought It

Observations on the Long War

Conrad Crane
Observations on the Long War

We Can’t Expect Strategy from the National Defense Panel

Thomas Lynch
We Can’t Expect Strategy from the National Defense Panel

Why Cluster Munitions Must Be Replaced

Michael Jacobson
Why Cluster Munitions Must Be Replaced

The C-130: Feeding the Needful Beast

Peter Munson
The C-130: Feeding the Needful Beast

Crickets for the U.S. Defense Report Card

Frank Hoffman
Crickets for the U.S. Defense Report Card

Plucking and Promotion: Military Talent Management Lessons from the Past

BJ Armstrong
Plucking and Promotion: Military Talent Management Lessons from the Past

Flaring Up: “War and Peace” and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Olivia Garard
Flaring Up: “War and Peace” and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

The Paradox of American Naval Power

Bryan McGrath
The Paradox of American Naval Power

Left Behind: Why It’s Time to Draft Robots for CASEVAC

Paul Scharre
Left Behind: Why It’s Time to Draft Robots for CASEVAC

General and Flag Officers Killed in War

Robert S. Rush
General and Flag Officers Killed in War

The Other Captain Rodman

Lindsay Rodman
The Other Captain Rodman

National Defense Panel: Budget Can’t Support 2014 QDR

John Amble
National Defense Panel: Budget Can’t Support 2014 QDR

How to Lose the Robotics Revolution

Paul Scharre
How to Lose the Robotics Revolution

Vets on Campus and the Civ-Mil Divide

Emma Stokien
Vets on Campus and the Civ-Mil Divide

On Not-So-New Warfare: Political Warfare vs Hybrid Threats

Frank Hoffman
On Not-So-New Warfare: Political Warfare vs Hybrid Threats

Don’t Believe Everything You Read in the Papers: General Amos Edition

James Joyner
Don’t Believe Everything You Read in the Papers: General Amos Edition

Is the Navy Writing Strategy?

BJ Armstrong
Is the Navy Writing Strategy?

Strategy: Renewing the Center of Gravity

Daniel Steed
Strategy: Renewing the Center of Gravity

Climbing the Cellar Stairs or How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love the Status Quo

Peter Munson
Climbing the Cellar Stairs or How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love the Status Quo

You Can’t Stop Shrapnel with Canvas

Michael M. McCloud
You Can’t Stop Shrapnel with Canvas

Making Sense of Military Doctrine: Joint and Service Views on Maneuver

Jeff Becker and Todd Zwolensky
Making Sense of Military Doctrine: Joint and Service Views on Maneuver

4,116 Days (Or Thereabouts)

Michael M. McCloud
4,116 Days (Or Thereabouts)

No Strategic Success without 21st Century Seapower: Forward Partnering

Frank Hoffman
No Strategic Success without 21st Century Seapower: Forward Partnering

Iraq and the City of Man

Peter Munson
Iraq and the City of Man

The War on the Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List

Usha Sahay
The War on the Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List

No, the Amphibious Assault Isn’t Dead

Brett Friedman
No, the Amphibious Assault Isn’t Dead

Hagel: Climbing Out From Under The Bus

James Joyner
Hagel: Climbing Out From Under The Bus