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

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

Storm Surges and Crime Waves: Law Enforcement During Natural Disasters

Tellis Bethel and Ian Ralby
Storm Surges and Crime Waves: Law Enforcement During Natural Disasters

Learning in the South China Sea: The U.S. Response to the West Capella Standoff

Blake Herzinger
Learning in the South China Sea: The U.S. Response to the West Capella Standoff

Finally Getting Serious About Professional Military Education

James Lacey
Finally Getting Serious About Professional Military Education

A Healthy Dose of Realism: Stopping COVID-19 Doesn’t Start with the WHO

Frank L. Smith III
A Healthy Dose of Realism: Stopping COVID-19 Doesn’t Start with the WHO

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

The Future of Warfare Will Continue to Be Human

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

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

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

Discontinued: America’s Continuous Bomber Presence

Peter Layton
Discontinued: America’s Continuous Bomber Presence

Of Course the U.S. Military Has A White Supremacy Problem. It’s Baked In.

Mike Pietrucha
Of Course the U.S. Military Has A White Supremacy Problem. It’s Baked In.

Weapons, Viruses, and the New Defense Reality in Southeast Asia

Zachary Abuza
Weapons, Viruses, and the New Defense Reality in Southeast Asia

The Challenge of Boko Haram Defectors in Chad

Bulama Bukarti
The Challenge of Boko Haram Defectors in Chad

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

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

How is the Russian Military Responding to COVID-19?

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

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

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

COVID-19 and America’s Counter-Terrorism Response

Lydia Khalil
COVID-19 and America’s Counter-Terrorism Response

The Pandemic and America’s Response to Future Bioweapons

Andrea Howard
The Pandemic and America’s Response to Future Bioweapons

America Needs a Coalition to Win a Space War

Aaron Bateman
America Needs a Coalition to Win a Space War

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

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

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

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

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

A New Era of Military Comedy from the Ranks

Caroline Bechtel
A New Era of Military Comedy from the Ranks

COVID-19 and British Nuclear Deterrence

David Arceneaux
COVID-19 and British Nuclear Deterrence

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

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

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

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

From Stockdale to Crozier, History Has a Way of Avenging the Humbled and Humbling the Proud

Taylor Baldwin Kiland and Peter Fretwell
From Stockdale to Crozier, History Has a Way of Avenging the Humbled and Humbling the Proud

Stop Declaring War on a Virus

Mark Hannah
Stop Declaring War on a Virus

Same as It Ever Was: China’s Pandemic Opportunism on Its Periphery

Abraham Denmark, Charles Edel, and Siddharth Mohandas
Same as It Ever Was: China’s Pandemic Opportunism on Its Periphery

Toward a New Theory of Power Projection

Michael J. Mazarr
Toward a New Theory of Power Projection

The History of the Defense Production Act and What it Means for COVID-19

Dan Else
The History of the Defense Production Act and What it Means for COVID-19

Aftershocks: The Coronavirus Pandemic and the New World Disorder

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

The Future of Tactical Airlift Is Here and It Is Vertical

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

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

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

Technology-Enabled Mission Command

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

Australia’s Big Stake in India’s Military Reorganization

David Brewster
Australia’s Big Stake in India’s Military Reorganization

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

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

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

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

Poor Leadership During Times of Disease: Malta and the Plague of 1813

Andrew Zwilling
Poor Leadership During Times of Disease: Malta and the Plague of 1813

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

The Plague and the Peloponnesian War

Neville Morley and Ryan Evans
The Plague and the Peloponnesian War

China Is Legally Responsible for COVID-19 Damage and Claims Could Be in the Trillions

James Kraska
China Is Legally Responsible for COVID-19 Damage and Claims Could Be in the Trillions

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

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

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

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

Supporting Joint Warfighting with Mission-Level Simulations

Robert Richbourg, June Rodriguez, David M. Gohlich, and James N. Bexfield
Supporting Joint Warfighting with Mission-Level Simulations

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

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

The Case for a Pacific Deterrence Initiative

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

Tell THIS to the Marines: Gender and the Marine Corps

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

Strategy as Appetite Suppressant

Frank Hoffman
Strategy as Appetite Suppressant

Fifty Years After the President’s Commission on an All-Volunteer Armed Force

Brandon J. Archuleta
Fifty Years After the President’s Commission on an All-Volunteer Armed Force

How to Fix U.S. Special Operations Forces

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

Special Operations as an Innovation Laboratory

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

Show Me the Money

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

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

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

The Case for a Unified Future Warfare Command

Safi Bahcall
The Case for a Unified Future Warfare Command

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

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

The Fleet, the Fight, and the Future

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

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

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

Does Might Make Right? Individuals, Ethics, and Exceptionalism

Francis J. Gavin
Does Might Make Right? Individuals, Ethics, and Exceptionalism

Debating the AUMFs

Melanie Marlowe, Christopher Preble, and Alice Hunt Friend
Debating the AUMFs

The Conventional Wisdom Still Stands: America Can Deal with China’s Artificial Island Bases

Olli Pekka Suorsa
The Conventional Wisdom Still Stands: America Can Deal with China’s Artificial Island Bases

Can Warfighters Remain the Masters of AI?

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

How to (Actually) Recruit Talent for the AI Challenge

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

To Deter China, the Naval Services Must Integrate

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

The Grim Reality of the Cruel Seas

Claude Berube
The Grim Reality of the Cruel Seas

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

Presidential Military Service: The Service Gap and the Validation Surge

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

Time to Revive Joint Concept Development and Experimentation

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

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

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

The Pitfalls and Possibilities of the Measurement Revolution for National Security

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

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

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

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

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

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

America Should Be Realistic About its Alliance with Thailand

Zachary Abuza
America Should Be Realistic About its Alliance with Thailand

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh
“The Necessity of a Rigorous Example”: Discipline, West Point, and the Eggnog Riot

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

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

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

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

India’s New Security Order

Paul Staniland
India’s New Security Order

Understanding Iran’s Nuclear Escalation Strategy

Eric Brewer and Ariane Tabatabai
Understanding Iran’s Nuclear Escalation Strategy

The Sky is Not Falling: How Conventional Wisdom About the Recruiting Environment is Awry

Matthew W. Lawrence
The Sky is Not Falling: How Conventional Wisdom About the Recruiting Environment is Awry

Corbett offers more on Space than Mitchell

James W. E. Smith
Corbett offers more on Space than Mitchell

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

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

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

Notes on Designing the Marine Corps of the Future

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

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

Thank You Mr. Narwhal

Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Thank You Mr. Narwhal

Crisis Architecture: Building to Defend Against Active Aggressors

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Tadd Lahnert
Crisis Architecture: Building to Defend Against Active Aggressors

2019 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

WOTR Staff
2019 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

The Icebreaker Gap Doesn’t Mean America is Losing in the Arctic

Paul Avey
The Icebreaker Gap Doesn’t Mean America is Losing in the Arctic

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

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

Disgraceful Pardons: Dishonoring Our Honorable

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

Caliph Abu Unknown: Succession and Legitimacy in the Islamic State

Haroro J. Ingram and Craig Whiteside
Caliph Abu Unknown: Succession and Legitimacy in the Islamic State

So You Want to Be a PLA Expert?

Peter Mattis
So You Want to Be a PLA Expert?

Mobile Nuclear Power Will Enable a Logistics Revolution for the Army

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

Hypersonic Weapons: Tactical Uses and Strategic Goals

Alan Cummings
Hypersonic Weapons: Tactical Uses and Strategic Goals

NATO North? Building a Role for NATO in the Arctic

Rebecca Pincus
NATO North? Building a Role for NATO in the Arctic

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

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

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

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

Kings, Presidents, Editors, and People with Tapeworms

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

First, Manage Security Threats to Machine Learning

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

The Real Value of Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear Command and Control

Philip Reiner and Alexa Wehsener
The Real Value of Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear Command and Control

Make China Great Again: Xi’s Truly Grand Strategy

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

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

Military Deception: AI’s Killer App?

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

Rolling the Iron Dice: From Analytical Wargaming to the Cycle of Research

Peter P. Perla, Web Ewell, Christopher Ma, Justin Peachey, Jeremy Sepinsky, and Basil Tripsas
Rolling the Iron Dice: From Analytical Wargaming to the Cycle of Research

Getting Back to Basics: How to Avoid a Naval Intelligence Jutland

Claude Berube
Getting Back to Basics: How to Avoid a Naval Intelligence Jutland

Can the Cycle of Research Save American Military Strategy?

Phillip Pournelle
Can the Cycle of Research Save American Military Strategy?

A Cheaper Nuclear Sponge

Steve Fetter and Kingston Reif
A Cheaper Nuclear Sponge

A Revolution at Sea: Old is New Again

James Lacey
A Revolution at Sea: Old is New Again

When Are Exit Strategies Viable?

David Kampf
When Are Exit Strategies Viable?

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

Now is Not the Time for a FONOP in the Arctic

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

AI Risks to Nuclear Deterrence Are Real

Zachary Kallenborn
AI Risks to Nuclear Deterrence Are Real

The Obstacles on the Road to Better Analytical Wargaming

Jon Compton
The Obstacles on the Road to Better Analytical Wargaming

Backing the Corps: Ensuring the Future of the Amphibious Force

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

Six Competing Visions for a Space Force

Russell Rumbaugh
Six Competing Visions for a Space Force

The Big and Urgent Task of Revitalizing Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications

Adam Lowther
The Big and Urgent Task of Revitalizing Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications

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

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

Iceberg Dead Ahead! Deconstructing the Pentagon’s Arctic Strategies

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

Under the Radar, Iran’s Cruise Missile Capabilities Advance

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

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

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

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

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

The Strategic Implications of Israel’s Turn to the Sea

Ehud Eiran and Aviad Rubin
The Strategic Implications of Israel’s Turn to the Sea

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

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

Whither Skynet? An American “Dead Hand” Should Remain a Dead Issue

Luke O’Brien
Whither Skynet? An American “Dead Hand” Should Remain a Dead Issue

Doors of Perception

Thomas Brady and Jim Perkins
Doors of Perception

It’s Time to Talk About A2/AD: Rethinking the Russian Military Challenge

Michael Kofman
It’s Time to Talk About A2/AD: Rethinking the Russian Military Challenge

AI Will Change War, But Not in the Way You Think

Jonathan Clifford
AI Will Change War, But Not in the Way You Think

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 II: Whatever Happened to Liaison Aircraft?

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

Every Marine a Blue-Haired Quasi-Rifleperson?

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

The Real Stakes in the New Space Race

Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast
The Real Stakes in the New Space Race

America Needs a “Dead Hand”

Adam Lowther and Curtis McGiffin
America Needs a “Dead Hand”

A Guide to Not Killing or Mutilating Artificial Intelligence Research

Eric Lofgren
A Guide to Not Killing or Mutilating Artificial Intelligence Research

Recalling the Other “Supreme” Allied Operation of 1944

Cameron Zinsou
Recalling the Other “Supreme” Allied Operation of 1944

Intermediate-Range Missiles Are the Wrong Weapon for Today’s Security Challenges

Tom Countryman and Kingston Reif
Intermediate-Range Missiles Are the Wrong Weapon for Today’s Security Challenges

Roll for Initiative: NATO’s Navies Need a Wargaming Series

Jared Samuelson
Roll for Initiative: NATO’s Navies Need a Wargaming Series

Steady as She Goes: China’s New Defense White Paper

Dennis J. Blasko
Steady as She Goes: China’s New Defense White Paper

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

Ship Visit: Sea Shepherd Shows the Future of Fisheries Protection

Claude Berube
Ship Visit: Sea Shepherd Shows the Future of Fisheries Protection

Shapes, Part II: The Shape of Strategy

Mike Pietrucha
Shapes, Part II: The Shape of Strategy

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

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

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

When Is More Actually Less? Situational Awareness and Nuclear Risks

Rebecca Hersman and Bernadette Stadler
When Is More Actually Less? Situational Awareness and Nuclear Risks

Unleashing the Power of Space: The Case for a Separate U.S. Space Force

Acting Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Donovan
Unleashing the Power of Space: The Case for a Separate U.S. Space Force

Artificial Intelligence Meets Bureaucratic Politics

Andrew Imbrie
Artificial Intelligence Meets Bureaucratic Politics

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

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

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

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

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

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

The “Dumbest Concept Ever” Just Might Win Wars

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

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

Strategic Outpost’s Fourth Annual Summer Vacation Reading List

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

The Guy Behind the Guy: Samuel Nelson Drew and Peace-Building in the Balkans

John Gans
The Guy Behind the Guy: Samuel Nelson Drew and Peace-Building in the Balkans

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

Mauritius Scores a Pyrrhic Victory in the Indian Ocean

Robert Thorpe
Mauritius Scores a Pyrrhic Victory in the Indian Ocean

Net Assessment: Is America Poised to Lose the Next War?

Melanie Marlowe, Bryan McGrath, and Christopher Preble
Net Assessment: Is America Poised to Lose the Next War?

Space Force’s Jupiter-Sized Culture Problem

Peter Garretson
Space Force’s Jupiter-Sized Culture Problem

A New Idea for Fighting Chinese Theft of American Defense Technology

Kevin Carroll
A New Idea for Fighting Chinese Theft of American Defense Technology

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

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

When Not to Obey Orders

Andrew Milburn
When Not to Obey Orders

Space Force is More Important than Space Command

Brian Weeden
Space Force is More Important than Space Command

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

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

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

Net Assessment: Deciphering the Trump Administration’s Iran Policy

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

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

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

Do Generals Matter?

Cathal J. Nolan
Do Generals Matter?

Blessed Be Thy Nuclear Weapons: The Rise of Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy

Michael Kofman
Blessed Be Thy Nuclear Weapons: The Rise of Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy

Featherweight Airlift: For Want of a Nail

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

Italy’s Waltz with China: Business as Usual for Rome

Dario Cristiani
Italy’s Waltz with China: Business as Usual for Rome

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

Net Assessment: Is Realism Realistic?

Melanie Marlowe, Bryan McGrath, and Christopher Preble
Net Assessment: Is Realism Realistic?

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

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

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

Mexico Under López Obrador: Six Years of Solitude, or Flexing Its Muscle at Sea?

Richard Miles
Mexico Under López Obrador: Six Years of Solitude, or Flexing Its Muscle at Sea?

The New India Versus the Nuclear Revolution: The Future of Crises Among Nuclear Powers

T. Negeen Pegahi
The New India Versus the Nuclear Revolution: The Future of Crises Among Nuclear Powers

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

M. Taylor Fravel and Brad Carson
Jaw-Jaw: A Look at the PLA’s History of Planning for War with Taylor Fravel

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

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

The Reaganesque Approach to Iran? Embrace the Moderates

Marik von Rennenkampff
The Reaganesque Approach to Iran? Embrace the Moderates

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

Gen. David L. Goldfein, Stephen Bressett, Lynn Haack, and Ryan Evans
WOTR Podcast: How is the Air Force Adapting to Great Power Competition?

What do U.S.-Iranian Tensions Mean for Israel?

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

Bombshell: Lie [Down] and Think of The Queen

Amanda Sloat, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: Lie [Down] and Think of The Queen

In Statecraft, What is Tragedy Good For?

Neville Morley
In Statecraft, What is Tragedy Good For?

F-15EX: The Strategic Blind Spot in the Air Force’s Fighter Debate

Mike Benitez
F-15EX: The Strategic Blind Spot in the Air Force’s Fighter Debate

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

Unwarranted: Reconsidering the Air Force Warrant Officer

Mike Pietrucha and Jeremy Renken
Unwarranted: Reconsidering the Air Force Warrant Officer

The Other Stolen Valor: Unrecognized Heroism in Our Recent Wars

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
The Other Stolen Valor: Unrecognized Heroism in Our Recent Wars

A Sailor’s Take on Multi-Domain Operations

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

Military Pressure and Body Counts in Afghanistan

Jonathan Schroden
Military Pressure and Body Counts in Afghanistan

The Morning After Maduro in Venezuela

Fabiana Sofia Perera
The Morning After Maduro in Venezuela

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

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

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

Rick Berger and Mackenzie Eaglen
‘Hard Choices’ and Strategic Insolvency: Where the National Defense Strategy Falls Short

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

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

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

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

Countering WMD in the Digital Age: Breaking Down Bureaucratic Silos in a Brave New World

Natasha E. Bajema
Countering WMD in the Digital Age: Breaking Down Bureaucratic Silos in a Brave New World

Marine Corps Identity from the Historical Perspective

Mark Folse
Marine Corps Identity from the Historical Perspective

Hiding in Plain Sight: Chinese Expansion in Southeast Asia

Charles Edel
Hiding in Plain Sight: Chinese Expansion in Southeast Asia

The Role of the Personnel System in the Air Force Leadership and Retention Crisis

Adam Chitwood
The Role of the Personnel System in the Air Force Leadership and Retention Crisis

Urban Legend: Is Combat in Cities Really Inevitable?

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

The Marine Corps’ Evolving Character and Enduring Purpose

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

An Appeal for a Nuclear Perspective in Army Education

Brad Hardy
An Appeal for a Nuclear Perspective in Army Education

The Suez Crisis and the Fog of Diplomacy

Jordan Chandler Hirsch
The Suez Crisis and the Fog of Diplomacy

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

The Airmen We Need: Americans With Disabilities in the Air Force

Rachel Reynolds
The Airmen We Need: Americans With Disabilities in the Air Force

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

Russia Isn’t the Only Threat to Ukrainian Democracy: The Impact of Far-Right Nationalist Revolutionaries

Jonathan Brunson
Russia Isn’t the Only Threat to Ukrainian Democracy: The Impact of Far-Right Nationalist Revolutionaries

Net Assessment: Is NATO Showing its Age?

Melanie Marlowe, Bryan McGrath, and Trevor Thrall
Net Assessment: Is NATO Showing its Age?

One Year On, Should India Rethink Its Reset with China?

Atman Trivedi
One Year On, Should India Rethink Its Reset with China?

Jaw-Jaw: Melanie Hart on Finding Common Ground, While Competing with China

Melanie Hart and Brad Carson
Jaw-Jaw: Melanie Hart on Finding Common Ground, While Competing with China

Preparing for China’s Rapid Rise and Decline

Collin Meisel and Jonathan D. Moyer
Preparing for China’s Rapid Rise and Decline

What Happens in Istanbul Will Not Stay in Istanbul

Burak Kadercan
What Happens in Istanbul Will Not Stay in Istanbul

More Iranian Sanctions for What Purpose?

Mark Fitzpatrick
More Iranian Sanctions for What Purpose?

The Dual-Track Approach: A Long-Term Strategy for a Post-INF Treaty World

John D. Maurer
The Dual-Track Approach: A Long-Term Strategy for a Post-INF Treaty World

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

Net Assessment: The Pentagon Can Count Ships (But Not Much Else)

Melanie Marlowe, Bryan McGrath, and Christopher Preble
Net Assessment: The Pentagon Can Count Ships (But Not Much Else)

From Athens to AI: The Return of History, the Revenge of Rivalry, and the Resurgence of Great Power Competition

C. Lee Shea
From Athens to AI: The Return of History, the Revenge of Rivalry, and the Resurgence of Great Power Competition

The Great Game Moves to Sea: Tripolar Competition in the Indian Ocean Region

Harry I. Hannah
The Great Game Moves to Sea: Tripolar Competition in the Indian Ocean Region

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

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

Weighing the Costs of War and Peace in Afghanistan

Jonathan Schroden
Weighing the Costs of War and Peace in Afghanistan

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

Sister Islands in the Indian Ocean Region: Linking the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to La Réunion

Darshana M. Baruah
Sister Islands in the Indian Ocean Region: Linking the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to La Réunion

Loyalty and Dissent: Getting Flag Officers to Hear the Truth

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Loyalty and Dissent: Getting Flag Officers to Hear the Truth

How We Do Strategy as Performance up at Newport

Jim Cook
How We Do Strategy as Performance up at Newport

The 26 Words That Guard the Open Internet and Open-Source Intelligence

Jeff Kosseff
The 26 Words That Guard the Open Internet and Open-Source Intelligence

Building Modern Screw-Sloops? Strategic Choices about Artificial Intelligence in Defense

Nina Kollars and Doyle Hodges
Building Modern Screw-Sloops? Strategic Choices about Artificial Intelligence in Defense

“Recalculating Route”: A Realistic Risk Assessment for GPS

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

Balakot, Deterrence, and Risk: How This India-Pakistan Crisis Will Shape the Next

Arzan Tarapore
Balakot, Deterrence, and Risk: How This India-Pakistan Crisis Will Shape the Next

What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Defense Budget Masterpiece

Christopher Dougherty and Susanna Blume
What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Defense Budget Masterpiece

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?

Red Sky in Morning: Naval Combat at the Dawn of Hypersonics

Ryan Hilger
Red Sky in Morning: Naval Combat at the Dawn of Hypersonics

How Not to Compete in the Arctic: The Blurry Lines Between Friend and Foe

Stephanie Pezard
How Not to Compete in the Arctic: The Blurry Lines Between Friend and Foe

‘No Concessions’? A Closer Look at U.S. Hostage Recovery Policy

Danielle Gilbert
‘No Concessions’? A Closer Look at U.S. Hostage Recovery Policy

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

Do Great Nations Fight Endless Wars? Against the Islamic State, They Might

Haroro J. Ingram and Craig Whiteside
Do Great Nations Fight Endless Wars? Against the Islamic State, They Might

John Collins on Weapons of Mass Destruction

Al Mauroni
John Collins on Weapons of Mass Destruction

Funding Defense: A Strategic Problem

Michael Donley
Funding Defense: A Strategic Problem

Jaw-Jaw: China’s Great Power Disease

Edward Luttwak and Brad Carson
Jaw-Jaw: China’s Great Power Disease

The Chinese Military Speaks to Itself, Revealing Doubts

Dennis J. Blasko
The Chinese Military Speaks to Itself, Revealing Doubts

German Foreign Policy is Stuck in Neutral

Julianne Smith
German Foreign Policy is Stuck in Neutral

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

A Vicious Cycle: The U.S. Military’s Maintenance and Modernization Problem

Brendan Stickles
A Vicious Cycle: The U.S. Military’s Maintenance and Modernization Problem

Bombshell: Shove It All Into OCO

Paula Garcia Tufro, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Erin Simpson, and Radha Iyengar
Bombshell: Shove It All Into OCO

(Moral) Hazards to Navigation at Sea

Doyle Hodges
(Moral) Hazards to Navigation at Sea

Confronting the Flaws in America’s Indo-Pacific Strategy

Jean-Loup Samaan
Confronting the Flaws in America’s Indo-Pacific Strategy

The Fitzgerald Collision: In Search of the Onus

Bryan McGrath
The Fitzgerald Collision: In Search of the Onus

Blurring the Lines, Part I: A Promising New Trainer Aircraft and Its Combat Variants

Mike Pietrucha and Jeremy Renken
Blurring the Lines, Part I: A Promising New Trainer Aircraft and Its Combat Variants

The Best Defense Ever? Busting Myths About the Trump Administration’s Missile Defense Review

Joan Johnson-Freese and David T. Burbach
The Best Defense Ever? Busting Myths About the Trump Administration’s Missile Defense Review

Competition with China and the Future of the Asian International Order

David M. Edelstein
Competition with China and the Future of the Asian International Order

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

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

Trump’s Syria Pullout Plan Cannot Win Turkey Back

Merve Tahiroglu and Aykan Erdemir
Trump’s Syria Pullout Plan Cannot Win Turkey Back

In Venezuela, an Isolated Maduro Searches for Allies Across the Globe

Imdat Oner and Lana Shehadeh
In Venezuela, an Isolated Maduro Searches for Allies Across the Globe

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

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

Rebuilding the Forge: Reshaping How the Air Force Trains Fighter Aviators

Gen. Mike Holmes
Rebuilding the Forge: Reshaping How the Air Force Trains Fighter Aviators

Net Assessment: Learning to Love the Bomb

Melanie Marlowe, Bryan McGrath, and Christopher Preble
Net Assessment: Learning to Love the Bomb

Technological Identity and Autonomous Systems: Lessons from the Battleship

Steven Hallgren
Technological Identity and Autonomous Systems: Lessons from the Battleship

Jaw-Jaw: How America Got China Wrong

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

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

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

Everything Honorable and Glorious: George Washington’s Maritime World

B.J. Armstrong
Everything Honorable and Glorious: George Washington’s Maritime World

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

Angles and Dangles: Arihant and the Dilemma of India’s Undersea Nuclear Weapons

Yogesh Joshi
Angles and Dangles: Arihant and the Dilemma of India’s Undersea Nuclear Weapons

Game of Drones: What Experimental Wargames Reveal About Drones and Escalation

Erik Lin-Greenberg
Game of Drones: What Experimental Wargames Reveal About Drones and Escalation

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

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

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

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

The Naval Power Shift in the Black Sea

Michael Petersen
The Naval Power Shift in the Black Sea

Jaw-Jaw: Rethinking Our Assumptions About Chinese Aggression

Lyle Goldstein and Brad Carson
Jaw-Jaw: Rethinking Our Assumptions About Chinese Aggression

China’s Rise and (Under?) Balancing in the Indo-Pacific: Putting Realist Theory to the Test

Jeff M. Smith
China’s Rise and (Under?) Balancing in the Indo-Pacific: Putting Realist Theory to the Test

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

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

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

A Most Nuclear Year: What Did We Learn About Nuclear Weapons, Deterrence, and Arms Control in 2018?

Usha Sahay
A Most Nuclear Year: What Did We Learn About Nuclear Weapons, Deterrence, and Arms Control in 2018?

Artificial Intelligence and the Military: Technology Is Only Half the Battle

Michael Horowitz and Casey Mahoney
Artificial Intelligence and the Military: Technology Is Only Half the Battle

Garrison vs. Wilson: The Cabinet Resignation that Shook a Nation on the Brink of Crisis

Michael Neiberg
Garrison vs. Wilson: The Cabinet Resignation that Shook a Nation on the Brink of Crisis

Murphy’s Law and Learning to Love the Pentagon

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

WOTR Podcast: Full Steam Ahead: Naval Competition with China

Jonathan Caverley, Fiona Cunningham, Michael O'Hara, Ketian Zhang, and Zack Cooper
WOTR Podcast: Full Steam Ahead: Naval Competition with China

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

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

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

Strategic Outpost Exclusive: Santa’s 2018 NatSec Gift List

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

How the Army Made Lager America’s Beer

Miranda Summers Lowe
How the Army Made Lager America’s Beer

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

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

Net Assessment: Smoking Bonesaw

Melanie Marlowe, Bryan McGrath, and Christopher Preble
Net Assessment: Smoking Bonesaw

Good Will Hunting: The Strategic Threat of Poor Talent Management

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

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

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

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

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

Is Japan’s New Defense Plan Ambitious Enough?

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

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

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

A Commanding Problem: Historical Insights for Military Organizational Reform

Celeste Ward Gventer
A Commanding Problem: Historical Insights for Military Organizational Reform

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

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

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

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

The 2018 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

WOTR Staff
The 2018 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

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

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

Biotechnology for the Battlefield: In Need of a Strategy

Diane DiEuliis
Biotechnology for the Battlefield: In Need of a Strategy

‘A Record of Exploded Ideas’: History and Strategic Commentary in the 21st Century

David Morgan-Owen
‘A Record of Exploded Ideas’: History and Strategic Commentary in the 21st Century

The Death of Precision in Warfare?

Paul Barnes and Alexandra Stickings
The Death of Precision in Warfare?

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

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

Prospero

Hal Wilson
Prospero

Department of Disqualified: Fixing the Broken Military Medical Accessions Process

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

The Fisher Model in the 21st Century

Sidharth Kaushal
The Fisher Model in the 21st Century

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?

Assessing America’s Indo-Pacific Budget Shortfall

Eric Sayers
Assessing America’s Indo-Pacific Budget Shortfall

What the U.S. Military Owes Stan Lee

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

Intelligence and You: A Guide for Policymakers

Brian Katz
Intelligence and You: A Guide for Policymakers

Rosie the CNC Machinist: American Manufacturing as a Warfare Domain

Joe Duggan
Rosie the CNC Machinist: American Manufacturing as a Warfare Domain

Jaw-Jaw: China is a Funny Sort of Revisionist Power — A Conversation with Dean Cheng

Dean Cheng and Brad Carson
Jaw-Jaw: China is a Funny Sort of Revisionist Power — A Conversation with Dean Cheng

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

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

Imagining War With Musang: What a Wargame Explains About Indonesia’s Foreign Policy

Caleb Slayton
Imagining War With Musang: What a Wargame Explains About Indonesia’s Foreign Policy

Under the Missile’s Shadow: What Does the Passing of the INF Treaty Mean?

Michael Kofman
Under the Missile’s Shadow: What Does the Passing of the INF Treaty Mean?

The Ticking Nuclear Budget Time Bomb

Mackenzie Eaglen and Kingston Reif
The Ticking Nuclear Budget Time Bomb

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

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

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

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

What Should We Make of Elite American Mercenaries in Yemen?

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

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

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

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

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?

Competition With China Isn’t a Strategy

Van Jackson
Competition With China Isn’t a Strategy

Geopolitical Gerrymandering and the Importance of Key Maritime Terrain

Olivia Garard
Geopolitical Gerrymandering and the Importance of Key Maritime Terrain

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

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

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

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

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

China Sees Mixed Results in Quest for Indo-Pacific Air Access

David Brewster
China Sees Mixed Results in Quest for Indo-Pacific Air Access

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

Defending Forward: The 2018 Cyber Strategy Is Here

Nina Kollars and Jacquelyn Schneider
Defending Forward: The 2018 Cyber Strategy Is Here

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

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

Applying America’s Superpowers: How the U.S. Should Respond to China’s Informatization Strategy

Charles Rybeck, Lanny Cornwell, and Philip Sagan
Applying America’s Superpowers: How the U.S. Should Respond to China’s Informatization Strategy

Who is the Admiral Rickover of Naval Artificial Intelligence?

Connor S. McLemore and Eric Jimenez
Who is the Admiral Rickover of Naval Artificial Intelligence?

How India Will React to the Rise of China: The Soft-Balancing Strategy Reconsidered

T.V. Paul
How India Will React to the Rise of China: The Soft-Balancing Strategy Reconsidered

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

The Coming Swarm Might Be Dead on Arrival

Shmuel Shmuel
The Coming Swarm Might Be Dead on Arrival

Beyond the Cyber Leviathan: White Hats and U.S. Cyber Defense

Nina Kollars
Beyond the Cyber Leviathan: White Hats and U.S. Cyber Defense

Remembering John McCain’s First Overseas Trip with Hillary Clinton

Andrew J. Shapiro
Remembering John McCain’s First Overseas Trip with Hillary Clinton

John McCain in 1974, Back in Vietnam

Arnold R. Isaacs
John McCain in 1974, Back in Vietnam

McRaven’s Message, Leadership, and the Profession of Arms

Carrie Lee
McRaven’s Message, Leadership, and the Profession of Arms

Some Modest Proposals for Defense Department Requirements Reform

Colin Jones and Alexander Kirss
Some Modest Proposals for Defense Department Requirements Reform

The Perils of the Court Historian

John Bew
The Perils of the Court Historian

The Perils of Playing Footsie in Military Boots: Trident Juncture and NATO’s Nordic Front

Azita Raji
The Perils of Playing Footsie in Military Boots: Trident Juncture and NATO’s Nordic Front

If You Want More Defense Innovation, Spend Less on Legacy Platforms

Peter Levine
If You Want More Defense Innovation, Spend Less on Legacy Platforms

The Sailor Who Fought the Marine Corps and Won

Brett Friedman
The Sailor Who Fought the Marine Corps and Won

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

Dealing with the Russian Lake Next Door: Romania and Black Sea Security

Iulia-Sabina Joja
Dealing with the Russian Lake Next Door: Romania and Black Sea Security

Make It So: Putting Space Force in Context

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

The Perfect Can Wait: Good Solutions to the ‘Drone Swarm’ Problem

Joseph Hanacek
The Perfect Can Wait: Good Solutions to the ‘Drone Swarm’ Problem

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’

Save the U.S. Army’s Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute: An Open Letter

WOTR Staff
Save the U.S. Army’s Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute: An Open Letter

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 Good Old Days of the Cold War: U.S.-Soviet Cooperation on Nonproliferation

William Potter and Sarah Bidgood
The Good Old Days of the Cold War: U.S.-Soviet Cooperation on Nonproliferation

The Unintended Consequences of a Trade War With China

Wilson VornDick
The Unintended Consequences of a Trade War With China

Russia’s Strategy in the Black Sea Basin

Nikolas Gvosdev
Russia’s Strategy in the Black Sea Basin

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

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

Is a New Russian Black Sea Fleet Coming? Or Is It Here?

Dmitry Gorenburg
Is a New Russian Black Sea Fleet Coming? Or Is It Here?

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

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

Black Sea’s Back, Alright? A New Special Series

Chris Miller
Black Sea’s Back, Alright? A New Special Series

The Real Roots of Germany’s Defense Spending Problem

Barbara Kunz
The Real Roots of Germany’s Defense Spending Problem

The Shell Game: Fueling a Future War in the Pacific

Connor S. McLemore and David L. Alderson
The Shell Game: Fueling a Future War in the Pacific

To Engage China, or Balance It? Lessons From a Failed Grand Strategic Exercise

Peter Layton
To Engage China, or Balance It? Lessons From a Failed Grand Strategic Exercise

Exploiting the Wellspring: Professional Military Education and Grassroots Innovation

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

Strategic Outpost’s Third Annual Summer Vacation Reading List

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

Denmark in NATO: Paying for Protection, Bleeding for Prestige

Gary Schaub, Jr. and André Ken Jakobsson
Denmark in NATO: Paying for Protection, Bleeding for Prestige

The Year of the Gray Wolf: The Rise of Turkey’s New Ultranationalism

Burak Kadercan
The Year of the Gray Wolf: The Rise of Turkey’s New Ultranationalism

But First, Infrastructure: Creating the Conditions for Artificial Intelligence to Thrive in the Pentagon

Richard Kuzma
But First, Infrastructure: Creating the Conditions for Artificial Intelligence to Thrive in the Pentagon

Fish Out of Water: How the Military Is an Impossible Place for Hackers, and What to Do About It

Josh Lospinoso
Fish Out of Water: How the Military Is an Impossible Place for Hackers, and What to Do About It

Five Years In: The 25 Most Read War on the Rocks Articles

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Five Years In: The 25 Most Read War on the Rocks Articles

Unpacking Overmatch: Three Crucial Questions About U.S. Military Superiority

Evan Montgomery
Unpacking Overmatch: Three Crucial Questions About U.S. Military Superiority

RIMPAC 2018 Kicks Off, Laden With Geopolitical Symbolism

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RIMPAC 2018 Kicks Off, Laden With Geopolitical Symbolism

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

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

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

Military Superiority: More Than Meets the Eye

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Military Superiority: More Than Meets the Eye

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Caution in the High North: Geopolitical and Economic Challenges of the Arctic Maritime Environment

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Prove It: Nuclear Posture and the Fear of Surprise Attack

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Three Scenarios to Expect From Turkey’s Upcoming Elections

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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Three Scenarios to Expect From Turkey’s Upcoming Elections

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Technological Prowess, Lethality, and the Civil-Military Divide

War in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

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War in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

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Arzan Tarapore
Using Uncertainty as Leverage: India’s Security Competition with China

The Dawn of Artificial Intelligence in Naval Warfare

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The Dawn of Artificial Intelligence in Naval Warfare

Bombshell: The Goat Rodeos

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Bombshell: The Goat Rodeos

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

The 2018 War on the Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List

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The 2018 War on the Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List

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

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Time to Launch a Combined Maritime Task Force for the Pacific

The Pragmatist’s Case for Keeping China in RIMPAC

Travis Sharp
The Pragmatist’s Case for Keeping China in RIMPAC

Nuclear Diplomacy Between Brazil and Argentina: An Imperfect But Important History Lesson

Sara Kutchesfahani
Nuclear Diplomacy Between Brazil and Argentina: An Imperfect But Important History Lesson

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

The Dangerous Rise of Kinetic Diplomacy

Monica Duffy Toft
The Dangerous Rise of Kinetic Diplomacy

The Accompany They Keep: What Niger Tells Us about Accompany Missions, Combat, and Operations Other than War

Alice Hunt Friend
The Accompany They Keep: What Niger Tells Us about Accompany Missions, Combat, and Operations Other than War

Air Superiority Under 2000 Feet: Lessons from Waging Drone Warfare Against ISIL

Pablo Chovil
Air Superiority Under 2000 Feet: Lessons from Waging Drone Warfare Against ISIL

Re-Orienting American Seapower for the China Challenge

Ryan D. Martinson and Andrew Erickson
Re-Orienting American Seapower for the China Challenge

A Primer on Mac Thornberry’s Fourth Estate Reforms

Mackenzie Eaglen
A Primer on Mac Thornberry’s Fourth Estate Reforms

Cluster Munitions and Rearming for Great Power Competition

David Johnson
Cluster Munitions and Rearming for Great Power Competition

Wind in the Sails: China Accelerates Its Maritime Strategy

Liza Tobin
Wind in the Sails: China Accelerates Its Maritime Strategy

Pioneers of Deception: Lessons from the Ghost Army

Jennifer McArdle
Pioneers of Deception: Lessons from the Ghost Army

A Solution to the U.S. Military’s Scalability Problem: Software Flexibility

Sean Lavelle
A Solution to the U.S. Military’s Scalability Problem: Software Flexibility

Searching for a High Note in the U.S.-India Maritime Partnership

Abhijit Singh
Searching for a High Note in the U.S.-India Maritime Partnership

Renewing Defense Innovation: Five Incentives for Forming Pentagon-Startup Partnerships

Jeff Decker
Renewing Defense Innovation: Five Incentives for Forming Pentagon-Startup Partnerships

China’s Ballistic Missiles Threaten Australia’s Self-Reliance

Peter Layton
China’s Ballistic Missiles Threaten Australia’s Self-Reliance

Dancing with the Dragon? Deciphering India’s ‘China Reset’

Tanvi Madan
Dancing with the Dragon? Deciphering India’s ‘China Reset’

An Inflection Point for Scientific and Technical Intelligence

Brian Holmes and Max Greenlee
An Inflection Point for Scientific and Technical Intelligence

The More Things Change: Explaining Continuity in Defense Strategy

Raphael S. Cohen
The More Things Change: Explaining Continuity in Defense Strategy

Countering China’s Militarization of the Indo-Pacific

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

America’s Endangered Nuclear Deterrent: The Case for Funding Two Critical Capabilities

Mark Gunzinger, Carl Rehberg, and Gillian Evans
America’s Endangered Nuclear Deterrent: The Case for Funding Two Critical Capabilities

Defense Spending Gets a Reprieve from Austerity Politics…For Now

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

Bombshell: Only Mostly Dead

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Bombshell: Only Mostly Dead

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The U.S. Military’s Dangerous Embedded Assumptions

Students: Submit Your Papers for the Inman Award!

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Students: Submit Your Papers for the Inman Award!

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

Promise vs. Experience: How to Fix the ‘Free & Open Indo-Pacific’

Lindsey Ford
Promise vs. Experience: How to Fix the ‘Free & Open Indo-Pacific’

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Forecasting the Future of Warfare

15 Big Ideas to Operationalize America’s Indo-Pacific Strategy

Eric Sayers
15 Big Ideas to Operationalize America’s Indo-Pacific Strategy

America’s Arms Sales Policy: Security Abroad, Not Jobs at Home

Jonathan Caverley
America’s Arms Sales Policy: Security Abroad, Not Jobs at Home

Between a Rock and Dynamite: American Options in the Face of the Turkish-YPG Crisis

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Between a Rock and Dynamite: American Options in the Face of the Turkish-YPG Crisis

China Welcomes Its Newest Armed Force: The Coast Guard

Lyle Morris
China Welcomes Its Newest Armed Force: The Coast Guard

The Geostrategic Challenge – And Opportunity – of the South Pacific

Charles Edel
The Geostrategic Challenge – And Opportunity – of the South Pacific

Looking Beyond the Generals in the Room: The Real Cause of America’s Civil-Military Malaise

Raphael S. Cohen
Looking Beyond the Generals in the Room: The Real Cause of America’s Civil-Military Malaise

Walls and Ladders: The Latest UN Panel of Experts Report on North Korea Sanctions

Andrea Berger and Shea Cotton
Walls and Ladders: The Latest UN Panel of Experts Report on North Korea Sanctions

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

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands: India’s Eastern Anchor in a Changing Indo-Pacific

Darshana M. Baruah
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands: India’s Eastern Anchor in a Changing Indo-Pacific

Jim Mattis Fires a Clear Warning Shot

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Jim Mattis Fires a Clear Warning Shot

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

Why America Must Modernize Its Nuclear Forces

Peter Huessy
Why America Must Modernize Its Nuclear Forces

Commercial Accelerators and the Defense Department: A Blueprint for Collaboration

Joshua Israel
Commercial Accelerators and the Defense Department: A Blueprint for Collaboration

Unpacking the Free and Open Indo-Pacific

Jeff M. Smith
Unpacking the Free and Open Indo-Pacific

Iraq Hurtles Toward Another Election: What You Need to Know

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

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?

At a Crossroads, Part I: How Congress Can Find Its Way Back to Effective Defense Oversight

Tressa Guenov and Tommy Ross
At a Crossroads, Part I: How Congress Can Find Its Way Back to Effective Defense Oversight

What to Expect When You’re Expecting the PLA: A Guide to Meeting With the Chinese Army

Eric Chan
What to Expect When You’re Expecting the PLA: A Guide to Meeting With the Chinese Army

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?

On Anticipating Surprise

Frank Hoffman
On Anticipating Surprise

Addressing Fears About the Nuclear Posture Review and Limited Nuclear Use

Frank Miller
Addressing Fears About the Nuclear Posture Review and Limited Nuclear Use

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

Xi Looks to China’s Private Sector as He Pursues a Slimmer, Smarter PLA

Meia Nouwens and Lucie Béraud-Sudreau
Xi Looks to China’s Private Sector as He Pursues a Slimmer, Smarter PLA

America Has High Expectations for India. Can New Delhi Deliver?

Paul Staniland
America Has High Expectations for India. Can New Delhi Deliver?

A White Hull Approach to Taming the Dragon: Using the Coast Guard to Counter China

Shawn Lansing
A White Hull Approach to Taming the Dragon: Using the Coast Guard to Counter China

Bombshell: No Joy in Munchen

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Bombshell: No Joy in Munchen

Loyal Wingman, Flocking, and Swarming: New Models of Distributed Airpower

Daniel Wassmuth and Dave Blair
Loyal Wingman, Flocking, and Swarming: New Models of Distributed Airpower

Strategic Outpost Debates a Cyber Corps

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Strategic Outpost Debates a Cyber Corps

Discrimination Details Matter: Clarifying an Argument About Low-Yield Nuclear Warheads

Austin Long
Discrimination Details Matter: Clarifying an Argument About Low-Yield Nuclear Warheads

Through Quiet Dealmaking, New Delhi Extends Its Influence in the Indian Ocean

David Brewster
Through Quiet Dealmaking, New Delhi Extends Its Influence in the Indian Ocean

Germany Charts its Place in the World, But Struggles to Adapt to Changing Realities

Ulrike Franke
Germany Charts its Place in the World, But Struggles to Adapt to Changing Realities

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and the Future of the Indo-Pacific Military Balance

Eric Sayers
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and the Future of the Indo-Pacific Military Balance

Scraping Rust From the Iron Triangle: Why the Pentagon Should Invest in Capability

Frank Hoffman
Scraping Rust From the Iron Triangle: Why the Pentagon Should Invest in Capability

Crouching Lion, Weary Titan: Lessons from World War I and British Grand Strategy

John Bew
Crouching Lion, Weary Titan: Lessons from World War I and British Grand Strategy

Let’s Talk Process: The USS Fitzgerald and USS John S McCain Collisions

David E. Grogan
Let’s Talk Process: The USS Fitzgerald and USS John S McCain Collisions

Trust, Confidence, and the Future of Warfare

Julia Macdonald and Jacquelyn Schneider
Trust, Confidence, and the Future of Warfare

Has a Trumpian Grand Strategy Finally Stepped into the Light?

Simon Reich and Peter Dombrowski
Has a Trumpian Grand Strategy Finally Stepped into the Light?

Fuzzy Thinking about Drones

Jon Askonas and Colby Howard
Fuzzy Thinking about Drones

The Pentagon Should Adjust Standards for Cyber Soldiers — As It Has Always Done

Crispin Burke
The Pentagon Should Adjust Standards for Cyber Soldiers — As It Has Always Done

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

Nuclear Weapons Did Not Embolden Pakistan: Drawing the Right Lessons for North Korea

T. Negeen Pegahi
Nuclear Weapons Did Not Embolden Pakistan: Drawing the Right Lessons for North Korea

The Next New Military Specialty Should Be Software Developers

Jim Perkins
The Next New Military Specialty Should Be Software Developers

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

From the Battle of Britain to Waze: Envisioning an Advanced Battle Management System

Nicholas Sigler
From the Battle of Britain to Waze: Envisioning an Advanced Battle Management System

An Unconventional Proposal for Bringing the OA-X to Life

William Miller
An Unconventional Proposal for Bringing the OA-X to Life

Stripping the Altars of Long-Term Defense Planning

Thomas-Durell Young
Stripping the Altars of Long-Term Defense Planning

How to Be a Junior Servicemember in the Pentagon

Roger Misso
How to Be a Junior Servicemember in the Pentagon

Blue Hair in the Gray Zone

Jacquelyn Schneider
Blue Hair in the Gray Zone

Is Japan Ready for the Quad? Opportunities and Challenges for Tokyo in a Changing Indo-Pacific

Yuki Tatsumi
Is Japan Ready for the Quad? Opportunities and Challenges for Tokyo in a Changing Indo-Pacific

Meet France’s War Philosophers

Michael Shurkin
Meet France’s War Philosophers

The National Security Strategy’s Implications for Seapower

Bryan McGrath
The National Security Strategy’s Implications for Seapower

Old Dogs, New Tricks: Urban Warfare in Turkey’s War with the PKK

Margarita Konaev and Burak Kadercan
Old Dogs, New Tricks: Urban Warfare in Turkey’s War with the PKK

From LeMay to McMaster: The Pentagon’s Difficult Relationship with Deterrence

Joshua Pollack
From LeMay to McMaster: The Pentagon’s Difficult Relationship with Deterrence

Most Read War on the Rocks Articles of 2017

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Most Read War on the Rocks Articles of 2017

Tradition’s Quiet Victories: Trump’s National Security Strategy

Patrick Porter
Tradition’s Quiet Victories: Trump’s National Security Strategy

A Tale of Two Hegemons: The Anglo-American Roots of the Postwar International System

Kori Schake
A Tale of Two Hegemons: The Anglo-American Roots of the Postwar International System

It’s Time for a Grand Budget Bargain to Save the Pentagon

Katherine Blakeley
It’s Time for a Grand Budget Bargain to Save the Pentagon

Terrorism at Home and Unlawful Enemy Combatants

Butch Bracknell
Terrorism at Home and Unlawful Enemy Combatants

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

The Next Military-Industrial Complex, Part II: Global Business and National Security

Philip D. O’Neill, Jr.
The Next Military-Industrial Complex, Part II: Global Business and National Security

How Many Battles Can the Pentagon Fight in Washington At Once?

Loren DeJonge Schulman and Lauren Fish
How Many Battles Can the Pentagon Fight in Washington At Once?

Strategic Outpost’s 2017 Holiday Shopping List

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

Do Trees Fall in Cyberspace?

H. Akın Ünver
Do Trees Fall in Cyberspace?

Deterrence in Retreat: How the Cold War’s Core Principle Fell Out of Fashion

T. Negeen Pegahi
Deterrence in Retreat: How the Cold War’s Core Principle Fell Out of Fashion

Quad 2.0’s Challenges for India: A Delicate Balancing Act

Prateek Joshi
Quad 2.0’s Challenges for India: A Delicate Balancing Act

Why the Army Needs a Futures Command

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

What an Empty Sri Lankan Airport Shows About the India-China Rivalry

David Brewster
What an Empty Sri Lankan Airport Shows About the India-China Rivalry

Thucydides and the Long War Problem

Joshua Rovner
Thucydides and the Long War Problem

Australia Contemplates America’s Shifting Role in Asia

James Curran
Australia Contemplates America’s Shifting Role in Asia

OA-X Strikes Back: Eight Myths on Light Attack

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OA-X Strikes Back: Eight Myths on Light Attack

The 2017 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

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The 2017 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

Congress Asked for an Assessment of the War on Al-Qaeda. Here’s What We Told Them

Jonathan Schroden and Julia McQuaid
Congress Asked for an Assessment of the War on Al-Qaeda. Here’s What We Told Them

Franklin D. Roosevelt, ‘Gray Zone’ Warrior

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

Buggy Whips and Segways: Historical Misinnovation in National Security and Intelligence Technology

Joseph Caddell and Robert Stiegel
Buggy Whips and Segways: Historical Misinnovation in National Security and Intelligence Technology

The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the ‘Quad’

Tanvi Madan
The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the ‘Quad’

Balancing China: How the United States and Its Partners Can Check Chinese Naval Expansion

Michael Beckley
Balancing China: How the United States and Its Partners Can Check Chinese Naval Expansion

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

Getting ‘Cyber’ Right for the Department of Defense

Gregory V. Cox and Priscilla E. Guthrie
Getting ‘Cyber’ Right for the Department of Defense

The Next Military-Industrial Complex, Part I: Riding Venture Capital’s Coattails

Philip D. O’Neill, Jr.
The Next Military-Industrial Complex, Part I: Riding Venture Capital’s Coattails

Something’s Wrong in the Surface Fleet and We Aren’t Talking About It

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Something’s Wrong in the Surface Fleet and We Aren’t Talking About It

How to Talk to a Veteran

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How to Talk to a Veteran

The War on Terrorism as Imperial Policing

Joshua Rovner
The War on Terrorism as Imperial Policing

Military Power Cannot Close the Defense Strategy Gap

Michael J. Mazarr
Military Power Cannot Close the Defense Strategy Gap

A Forgotten Part of Fleets

B.J. Armstrong
A Forgotten Part of Fleets

Debunking Myths About the Kurds, Iraq, and Iran

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

Congress Owes Our Servicemembers an Authorization for the Use of Military Force

Nathan Smith
Congress Owes Our Servicemembers an Authorization for the Use of Military Force

For the Philippines, More Money and Arms is Not the Answer

David Lewton
For the Philippines, More Money and Arms is Not the Answer

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

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

A New Strategy for Deterrence and Rollback with North Korea

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A New Strategy for Deterrence and Rollback with North Korea

Through a Periscope Darkly: The Nuclear Undersea Competition in Southern Asia Is Just Beginning

Diana Wueger
Through a Periscope Darkly: The Nuclear Undersea Competition in Southern Asia Is Just Beginning

Defeat as Victory? How the Islamic State Will Rely on Hijrah to Claim a Win

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Defeat as Victory? How the Islamic State Will Rely on Hijrah to Claim a Win

The Storm Gathers and America is Unready

Dakota L. Wood
The Storm Gathers and America is Unready

Adding Shots on Target: Wargaming Beyond the Game

Elizabeth Bartels
Adding Shots on Target: Wargaming Beyond the Game

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

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

Puerto Rico Shows Why the Army Needs to Look Beyond Helicopters

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Puerto Rico Shows Why the Army Needs to Look Beyond Helicopters

Towards Total Defense Manufacturing Visibility

Rep. Mike Gallagher
Towards Total Defense Manufacturing Visibility

The Middle Eastern Roots of Nuclear Alarmism Over North Korea

Rebecca Friedman Lissner
The Middle Eastern Roots of Nuclear Alarmism Over North Korea

When Marshall Met Pershing

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When Marshall Met Pershing

Why The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Will Worsen Tensions in Southern Asia

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Why The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Will Worsen Tensions in Southern Asia

Open Your Eyes and See the 21st Century MAGTF

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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

The Class of 1967 Comes to Terms With the Vietnam War

John Isaacs
The Class of 1967 Comes to Terms With the Vietnam War

The President and Nuclear Weapons Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Trump Having the Bomb

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The President and Nuclear Weapons Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Trump Having the Bomb

The French Turn to Armed Drones

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The French Turn to Armed Drones

Filling the Maritime Law Enforcement Gap

Scott Cheney-Peters
Filling the Maritime Law Enforcement Gap

Why Damage Limitation Isn’t the Answer to the North Korean Threat

Alexander Kirss
Why Damage Limitation Isn’t the Answer to the North Korean Threat

India-Japan Relations: Strong and Getting Stronger

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India-Japan Relations: Strong and Getting Stronger

Command and Control in North Korea: What a Nuclear Launch Might Look Like

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Command and Control in North Korea: What a Nuclear Launch Might Look Like

A Fleet to Do What?

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A Fleet to Do What?

Chinese Bomber Flights Around Taiwan: For What Purpose?

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Chinese Bomber Flights Around Taiwan: For What Purpose?

Self-Defense and Strategic Direction in the Skies Over Syria

Ryan Fishel and Aaron Stein
Self-Defense and Strategic Direction in the Skies Over Syria

Bombshell: Lattes at the End of the World

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Bombshell: Lattes at the End of the World

How Surprising Is North Korea’s Nuclear Success? Picking Up Where Proliferation Theories Leave Off

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How Surprising Is North Korea’s Nuclear Success? Picking Up Where Proliferation Theories Leave Off

Awaiting the New Defense Strategy

Shawn Brimley
Awaiting the New Defense Strategy

Getting to Ground Truth on the Elevation of U.S. Cyber Command

Michael Sulmeyer
Getting to Ground Truth on the Elevation of U.S. Cyber Command

How to Solve Ukraine’s Security Dilemma? The Idea of an Intermarium Coalition in East-Central Europe

Kostiantyn Fedorenko and Andreas Umland
How to Solve Ukraine’s Security Dilemma? The Idea of an Intermarium Coalition in East-Central Europe

Want to Avoid Nuclear War? Reject Mutual Vulnerability With North Korea

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Want to Avoid Nuclear War? Reject Mutual Vulnerability With North Korea

Hoisted by Which Petard, Exactly? Cyber Warfare, Collisions at Sea, and Threat Inflation

David Benson
Hoisted by Which Petard, Exactly? Cyber Warfare, Collisions at Sea, and Threat Inflation

A Business Approach to America’s Warfighting Model

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

Re-Remembering Dunkirk: Art, Commemoration, and Memory

Anthony King
Re-Remembering Dunkirk: Art, Commemoration, and Memory

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

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

China’s Military Base in Djibouti: Strategic Implications for India

Abhijit Singh
China’s Military Base in Djibouti: Strategic Implications for India

Multi-Domain Battle: Tonight, Tomorrow, and the Future Fight

Gen. Robert B. Brown and Gen. David G. Perkins
Multi-Domain Battle: Tonight, Tomorrow, and the Future Fight

Long Ignored: The Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons Against Insurgents

Glenn Cross
Long Ignored: The Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons Against Insurgents

Pakistan’s Search for its Place in Southern Asia’s Evolving Order

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Pakistan’s Search for its Place in Southern Asia’s Evolving Order

The Chain of Command Problem in Central and Eastern Europe

Thomas-Durell Young
The Chain of Command Problem in Central and Eastern Europe

Five Facts About a Controversial Nuclear Weapon

Will Saetren
Five Facts About a Controversial Nuclear Weapon

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

Southern Asia’s Escalating Strategic Competition

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Southern Asia’s Escalating Strategic Competition

Making Sense of Turkey’s Syria Strategy: A ‘Turkish Tragedy’ In the Making

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Making Sense of Turkey’s Syria Strategy: A ‘Turkish Tragedy’ In the Making

Is Boris Johnson Steaming to the South China Sea? If So, Only Slowly

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Is Boris Johnson Steaming to the South China Sea? If So, Only Slowly

Dueling NGOs on the Seas: ‘What Ships Are For’

Claude Berube and Chris Rawley
Dueling NGOs on the Seas: ‘What Ships Are For’

Eisenhower Meets Trump: A New Defense Industrial Base Strategy

Stephen Rodriguez
Eisenhower Meets Trump: A New Defense Industrial Base Strategy

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

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

Leadership in the Air: The Fighter Pilot, Part I

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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

The National Security Act Turns 70

William Inboden
The National Security Act Turns 70

Cyber Attacks on Critical Infrastructure: Insights from War Gaming

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Cyber Attacks on Critical Infrastructure: Insights from War Gaming

Russia’s New and Unrealistic Naval Doctrine

Dmitry Gorenburg
Russia’s New and Unrealistic Naval Doctrine

Strategic Outpost’s Second Annual Summer Vacation Reading List

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

Strategic Guidance for Countering the Proliferation of Strategic Guidance

Christopher Skaluba and Mara Karlin
Strategic Guidance for Countering the Proliferation of Strategic Guidance

The Path to Prototype Warfare

Robert Kozloski
The Path to Prototype Warfare

NATO’s Blind Spot: Getting to “Honest Defense”

Thomas-Durell Young
NATO’s Blind Spot: Getting to “Honest Defense”

Home and Forward Commands Should Replace the Geographic Combatant Commands

Wilson VornDick
Home and Forward Commands Should Replace the Geographic Combatant Commands

Afghanistan and Considerations of Supply

Barnett Rubin
Afghanistan and Considerations of Supply

Seapower, Seablindness, and National Security: A German Perspective

Moritz Brake
Seapower, Seablindness, and National Security: A German Perspective

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

The Risks and Rewards of Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War

S.N. Jaffe
The Risks and Rewards of Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War

A Cultural Failure: U.S. Special Operations in the Philippines and the Rise of the Islamic State

Cole Livieratos
A Cultural Failure: U.S. Special Operations in the Philippines and the Rise of the Islamic State

Two Asia Hands Clash Over the Future of U.S. Strategy in the Region

Hugh White and Ely Ratner
Two Asia Hands Clash Over the Future of U.S. Strategy in the Region

“Drone Ethics” and the Civil-Military Gap

Joe Chapa
“Drone Ethics” and the Civil-Military Gap

Attack! The Renaissance of the Air Force Tribe

Mike Benitez
Attack! The Renaissance of the Air Force Tribe

Abbottabad Revisited

Bruce Hoffman
Abbottabad Revisited

Gutter? Catahr? Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off

Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, Mara Karlin, and Erin Simpson
Gutter? Catahr? Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off

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

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

Can Fake News Lead to War? What the Gulf Crisis Tells Us

H. Akın Ünver
Can Fake News Lead to War? What the Gulf Crisis Tells Us

Maj. Smith Goes to Washington: In Defense of Citizen-Soldiers in Congress

John Amble
Maj. Smith Goes to Washington: In Defense of Citizen-Soldiers in Congress

As China’s Sphere of Influence Expands, Australia Has a Choice

Peter Layton
As China’s Sphere of Influence Expands, Australia Has a Choice

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?

America is Navigating Freely to Nowhere in the South China Sea

Hugh White
America is Navigating Freely to Nowhere in the South China Sea

Iran’s Growing Casualty Count in Yemen

Joshua Koontz
Iran’s Growing Casualty Count in Yemen

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

Bombshell: Drink to the Foam

Janine Davidson, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson
Bombshell: Drink to the Foam

Getting the Pentagon’s Next National Defense Strategy Right

Shawn Brimley
Getting the Pentagon’s Next National Defense Strategy Right

An Honorable Man at the Heart of Civil-Military Turmoil

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

Cuba: From Threat to Partner?

William Rosenau and Ralph Espach
Cuba: From Threat to Partner?

With Washington in Chaos, China Runs the Table in Asia

Euan Graham
With Washington in Chaos, China Runs the Table in Asia

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

The Cyber Workforce Gap: A National Security Liability?

Laura Bate
The Cyber Workforce Gap: A National Security Liability?

Swiping Left on Silicon Valley: New Commercial Analogies for Defense Innovation

Jacquelyn Schneider
Swiping Left on Silicon Valley: New Commercial Analogies for Defense Innovation

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

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

Good to Great: Innovation in the Industrial Base

Stephen Rodriguez
Good to Great: Innovation in the Industrial Base

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

The Ten Main Defense Challenges Facing Macron’s France

Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer
The Ten Main Defense Challenges Facing Macron’s France

Signaling Resolve or Capability? The Difference Matters on the Korean Peninsula

Kyle Haynes
Signaling Resolve or Capability? The Difference Matters on the Korean Peninsula

China’s Aircraft Carriers are Coming, But India Should Keep Calm and Carry On

Abhijit Singh
China’s Aircraft Carriers are Coming, But India Should Keep Calm and Carry On

Hiring (Again!): We Need a Managing Editor for War on the Rocks

WOTR Staff
Hiring (Again!): We Need a Managing Editor for War on the Rocks

Reclaiming the Air Attack Mission: A Radical Return to a Proven Success

Mike Pietrucha
Reclaiming the Air Attack Mission: A Radical Return to a Proven Success

You Get Deterrence, and You Get Deterrence, Everybody Gets Deterrence!

Mara Karlin
You Get Deterrence, and You Get Deterrence, Everybody Gets Deterrence!

Trump’s Next Task: Learning the Limits of Military Power

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Trump’s Next Task: Learning the Limits of Military Power

The Incompetence Doctrine

Hal Brands
The Incompetence Doctrine

How to Spend It: Three Simple Suggestions to Increase German Military Spending

Heidi Tworek
How to Spend It: Three Simple Suggestions to Increase German Military Spending

How the IED Won: Dispelling the Myth of Tactical Success and Innovation

Jason Shell
How the IED Won: Dispelling the Myth of Tactical Success and Innovation

Read Any Good Books Lately? Adm. Jim Stavridis (ret.) Has Some Suggestions

Christopher Nelson
Read Any Good Books Lately? Adm. Jim Stavridis (ret.) Has Some Suggestions

The Rise and Fall of Erdoganocracy: Why Victory May Defeat Turkey’s President

Burak Kadercan
The Rise and Fall of Erdoganocracy: Why Victory May Defeat Turkey’s President

Signaling Ignorance: What the Pentagon Gets Wrong about Coercion

Van Jackson
Signaling Ignorance: What the Pentagon Gets Wrong about Coercion

Russia: A Land Power Hungry for the Sea

Tom Fedyszyn
Russia: A Land Power Hungry for the Sea

Yemen: The Graveyard of U.S. Policy Myths

Kevin L. Schwartz
Yemen: The Graveyard of U.S. Policy Myths

Unpacking the Fallacy that China Tests New Presidents

Steven Stashwick
Unpacking the Fallacy that China Tests New Presidents

Mirages of War: Six Illusions From our Recent Conflicts

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Mirages of War: Six Illusions From our Recent Conflicts

Maritime Power and U.S. Strategic Influence in Asia

Patrick Cronin
Maritime Power and U.S. Strategic Influence in Asia

The Al-Shayrat Strikes and Escalation Control in Syria

Noel Anderson
The Al-Shayrat Strikes and Escalation Control in Syria

Doubling Down on America’s Misadventure in Yemen

Perry Cammack and Richard Sokolsky
Doubling Down on America’s Misadventure in Yemen

Trump’s Attack on Syria: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Ryan Evans
Trump’s Attack on Syria: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Once More Over There: European Security at the End of American Century

Jeffrey Mankoff
Once More Over There: European Security at the End of American Century

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

A Guide to Putting Iran on Notice

Melissa Dalton, Joe Federici, and Hijab Shah
A Guide to Putting Iran on Notice

For Sri Lanka, U.S. Security Cooperation is Not the Cure

Taylor Dibbert
For Sri Lanka, U.S. Security Cooperation is Not the Cure

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

India is Not Changing its Policy on No First Use of Nuclear Weapons

Abhijnan Rej
India is Not Changing its Policy on No First Use of Nuclear Weapons

Maladjusted, Part III: Not Your Father’s Skyraider

Mike Pietrucha
Maladjusted, Part III: Not Your Father’s Skyraider

Sri Lanka is Not China’s Pearl in the Indian Ocean

Nilanthi Samaranayake
Sri Lanka is Not China’s Pearl in the Indian Ocean

Some New, Some Old, All Necessary: The Multi-Domain Imperative

William Dries
Some New, Some Old, All Necessary: The Multi-Domain Imperative

Debating the Nuclear Legacy of India and One of Its Great Cold War Strategists

Yogesh Joshi
Debating the Nuclear Legacy of India and One of Its Great Cold War Strategists

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

The Dark Side of Gender Segregation in the Military

Molly Kovite
The Dark Side of Gender Segregation in the Military

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

The Rebalance is Dead! Long Live the Rebalance!

Hannah Suh, Harry Krejsa, and Mira Rapp-Hooper
The Rebalance is Dead! Long Live the Rebalance!

“Peace Through Strength”: Deterrence in Chinese Military Doctrine

Dennis J. Blasko
“Peace Through Strength”: Deterrence in Chinese Military Doctrine

Get Real on Iran’s Missile Program

Bharath Gopalaswamy and Amir Handjani
Get Real on Iran’s Missile Program

Trumpeting the Alliance: How Much Will the United States and Japan Lean on Each Other?

Michael Auslin
Trumpeting the Alliance: How Much Will the United States and Japan Lean on Each Other?

Reassessing Obama’s Legacy of Restraint

Paul Miller
Reassessing Obama’s Legacy of Restraint

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

A Vietnam War Reading List, Brought to You by the War Hall

WOTR Staff
A Vietnam War Reading List, Brought to You by the War Hall

“Extreme Vetting” Denies the Federal Government Outside Talent

David Johnson
“Extreme Vetting” Denies the Federal Government Outside Talent

Unspoken Legacy: The Perils of Letting Obama Off the Hook for Executive Overreach

Danny Sjursen
Unspoken Legacy: The Perils of Letting Obama Off the Hook for Executive Overreach

Seeing Gray in the Next World War

Neil Hollenbeck and Benjamin Jensen
Seeing Gray in the Next World War

A Tale of Two Allies: Why Japan and Australia See Two Different Trumps

Mira Rapp-Hooper
A Tale of Two Allies: Why Japan and Australia See Two Different Trumps

Membership

Justen Fox
Membership

Super Hornets, Eh? Canadian Airpower Falls Short on North American Defense

Gary Schaub, Jr. and Richard Shimooka
Super Hornets, Eh? Canadian Airpower Falls Short on North American Defense

The Emergence of Horatio Nelson: Lessons for Leaders

Ryan Mewett
The Emergence of Horatio Nelson: Lessons for Leaders

I Got a Story to Tell: Who Does What in National Security Policy?

Van Jackson
I Got a Story to Tell: Who Does What in National Security Policy?

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

The Double-Edged Legacy of Obamawar

Rachel Tecott
The Double-Edged Legacy of Obamawar

Has China Been Practicing Preemptive Missile Strikes Against U.S. Bases?

Thomas Shugart
Has China Been Practicing Preemptive Missile Strikes Against U.S. Bases?

The Future of Asian (In)Stability: In Search of the Right Questions

Peter Mattis
The Future of Asian (In)Stability: In Search of the Right Questions

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

Identity: The Link Between Foreign and Domestic Policy

Claude Berube
Identity: The Link Between Foreign and Domestic Policy

Hard Men in a Hard Environment: Indian Special Operators Along the Border with China

Iskander Rehman
Hard Men in a Hard Environment: Indian Special Operators Along the Border with China

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

Light Attack: Removing the Veil on OA-X

Mike Pietrucha
Light Attack: Removing the Veil on OA-X

Monroe: “National honor is national property of the highest value”

President James Monroe
Monroe: “National honor is national property of the highest value”

Make Turkish-American Relations Great Again: Advice for the Trump Administration

Burak Kadercan
Make Turkish-American Relations Great Again: Advice for the Trump Administration

The Role of the Pentagon in the Trump Administration

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
The Role of the Pentagon in the Trump Administration

Ties that Bind: Why Asian Alliances Will Survive Trump

Mira Rapp-Hooper
Ties that Bind: Why Asian Alliances Will Survive Trump

Will Future National Security Prosecutions Suffer Because Clinton Was Spared?

John Ford
Will Future National Security Prosecutions Suffer Because Clinton Was Spared?

Walk, Don’t Run: Chinese Military Reforms in 2017

Dennis J. Blasko
Walk, Don’t Run: Chinese Military Reforms in 2017

Rethinking Defense Acquisition: Zero-Base the Regulations

Scott Chandler
Rethinking Defense Acquisition: Zero-Base the Regulations

Cyber Beyond Third Offset: A Call for Warfighter-Led Innovation

Jacquelyn Schneider and Nina Kollars
Cyber Beyond Third Offset: A Call for Warfighter-Led Innovation

Demystifying the A2/AD Buzz

Luis Simón
Demystifying the A2/AD Buzz

The Strategic Logic of the New Year’s Eve Attack in Istanbul

Burak Kadercan
The Strategic Logic of the New Year’s Eve Attack in Istanbul

A Heterodox Conclusion on Intelligence Failures in the Age of Cyberwarfare

Uri Bar-Joseph
A Heterodox Conclusion on Intelligence Failures in the Age of Cyberwarfare

It is High Time to Outmaneuver Beijing in the South China Sea

Ross Babbage
It is High Time to Outmaneuver Beijing in the South China Sea

Five Giant Leaps for Robotkind: Expanding the Possible in Autonomous Weapons

Andrew Hill and Gregg Thompson
Five Giant Leaps for Robotkind: Expanding the Possible in Autonomous Weapons

High Times with Narcotic Nazi Warfare

Lukasz Kamienski
High Times with Narcotic Nazi Warfare

In Defense of a Big Idea for Joint Warfighting

J.P. Clark
In Defense of a Big Idea for Joint Warfighting

Everything You Think You Know About Limited War is Wrong

Donald Stoker
Everything You Think You Know About Limited War is Wrong

Joe Dunford’s Holiday Shopping List: 2016 Edition

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Joe Dunford’s Holiday Shopping List: 2016 Edition

The Next War in Iraq Needs to be on Corruption

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

Australia and President Trump: Four Risks and Twelve Opportunities

Richard Fontaine
Australia and President Trump: Four Risks and Twelve Opportunities

Pacific Power: America’s Asian Alliances Beyond Burden-Sharing

Zack Cooper
Pacific Power: America’s Asian Alliances Beyond Burden-Sharing

Stress-Testing the Foundations of American Grand Strategy

Hal Brands and Peter Feaver
Stress-Testing the Foundations of American Grand Strategy

No End in Sight to the Army’s Dependence on Airpower

Mike Pietrucha
No End in Sight to the Army’s Dependence on Airpower

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

The Nuclear Threat Environment Facing the Trump Administration

Angelo Bonavita and Adam Lowther
The Nuclear Threat Environment Facing the Trump Administration

Pakistan’s Naval Transformation: Dangerous Delusions, Soaring Ambitions

Abhijit Singh
Pakistan’s Naval Transformation: Dangerous Delusions, Soaring Ambitions

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

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

Drone Proliferation Matters, But Not For the Reasons You Think

Michael Horowitz, Sarah E. Kreps, and Matthew Fuhrmann
Drone Proliferation Matters, But Not For the Reasons You Think

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

From Apprentice to Master: Maximizing Junior Enlisted Talent in the Army Cyber Corps

Will Rinehart, Ronald Krause, and Charlie Lewis
From Apprentice to Master: Maximizing Junior Enlisted Talent in the Army Cyber Corps

Gauging the German Reaction to America’s New Direction

Robert Ford
Gauging the German Reaction to America’s New Direction

Phases of War and the Iraq Experience

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

Why Saddam and Gaddafi Failed to get the Bomb

Malfrid Braut-Hegghammer
Why Saddam and Gaddafi Failed to get the Bomb

Amphibious Operations in a Brave New World

Bryan Clark and Jesse Sloman
Amphibious Operations in a Brave New World

How Veterans Day Can Help Heal a Divided Nation

David Barno
How Veterans Day Can Help Heal a Divided Nation

Conflicted on Veterans Day

Skylar Gerrond
Conflicted on Veterans Day

The Perils of Conventional Deterrence by Punishment

Michael Petersen
The Perils of Conventional Deterrence by Punishment

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

Offsetting Air Superiority with Air Force Special Operations

Mike Benitez and Peter Garretson
Offsetting Air Superiority with Air Force Special Operations

The U.S.-Philippine Alliance is Stronger than You Think

Gregory Poling
The U.S.-Philippine Alliance is Stronger than You Think

Let’s Talk About Great Power Competition with China

Van Jackson
Let’s Talk About Great Power Competition with China

No Excuse: Stop Shaking Down Veterans

Mark Jacobson
No Excuse: Stop Shaking Down Veterans

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

Why the Flying IED Threat Has Barely Started

Mark Jacobsen
Why the Flying IED Threat Has Barely Started

Air-Sea Battle and Naval Strategy: Looking Forward or Looking Back?

John Callaway
Air-Sea Battle and Naval Strategy: Looking Forward or Looking Back?

The Democratization of Airpower: The Insurgent and the Drone

T.X. Hammes
The Democratization of Airpower: The Insurgent and the Drone

Healey is Wrong: It’s Deterrence, Stupid

David Santoro and Brad Glosserman
Healey is Wrong: It’s Deterrence, Stupid

Icebreakers and U.S. Power: Separating Fact from Fiction

Andreas Kuersten
Icebreakers and U.S. Power: Separating Fact from Fiction

Andrew Jackson’s Marco Polo

James Lockhart
Andrew Jackson’s Marco Polo

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

B.J. Armstrong
The Shadow of Air-Sea Battle and the Sinking of A2AD

What Coup-Proofing Will Do to Turkey’s Military: Lessons From Five Countries

Danny Orbach
What Coup-Proofing Will Do to Turkey’s Military: Lessons From Five Countries

The Pentagon’s Fig Tree: Reforming The Military Health System

Brad Carson and Morgan Plummer
The Pentagon’s Fig Tree: Reforming The Military Health System

The Ghosts of Soviets Past: Unearthing the Memory of Occupation in Estonia

Adam Maisel and Will DuVal
The Ghosts of Soviets Past: Unearthing the Memory of Occupation in Estonia

China’s Artificial Islands Are Bigger (And a Bigger Deal) Than You Think

Thomas Shugart
China’s Artificial Islands Are Bigger (And a Bigger Deal) Than You Think

Cooling the Controversy over Sino-Russian Naval Exercises

Ryan W. French and Peter Dombrowski
Cooling the Controversy over Sino-Russian Naval Exercises

A Tribute to the First Military Pilot

Mike Benitez
A Tribute to the First Military Pilot

Primed Against Primacy: The Restraint Constituency and U.S. Foreign Policy

Trevor Thrall
Primed Against Primacy: The Restraint Constituency and U.S. Foreign Policy

I Saw the Future of Defense in California, And It’s Coming to a University Near You

Ryan Evans
I Saw the Future of Defense in California, And It’s Coming to a University Near You

How Does Jihadism End? Choosing Between Forever War and Nation Building

Paul Miller
How Does Jihadism End? Choosing Between Forever War and Nation Building

A 96-Year Old Report Can Teach Us About Velocity in Naval Learning

B.J. Armstrong
A 96-Year Old Report Can Teach Us About Velocity in Naval Learning

Restrained Strategy, Lower Military Budgets

Benjamin H. Friedman
Restrained Strategy, Lower Military Budgets

New Multilateralism for Maritime Southeast Asia: More Value per CARAT

John F. Bradford, Greg R. Adams, and Sean P. Quirk
New Multilateralism for Maritime Southeast Asia: More Value per CARAT

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

West of Suez for the United Arab Emirates

Alex Mello and Michael Knights
West of Suez for the United Arab Emirates

No More of the Same: The Problem with Primacy

Christopher Preble and William Ruger
No More of the Same: The Problem with Primacy

The Looming Air Superiority Train Wreck

Peter Layton
The Looming Air Superiority Train Wreck

Bringing an End to the Forever War

Gene Healy
Bringing an End to the Forever War

Are You Smarter than a 19th Century Midshipman?

B.J. Armstrong
Are You Smarter than a 19th Century Midshipman?

Top Cover for American Troops in Syria: A De Facto No-Fly Zone?

Ralph S. Clem
Top Cover for American Troops in Syria: A De Facto No-Fly Zone?

Intervention and the Looming Choices of Autonomous Warfighting

Jules Hurst
Intervention and the Looming Choices of Autonomous Warfighting

Red Teaming the Rebalance: Is the United States Good for Asia?

Van Jackson
Red Teaming the Rebalance: Is the United States Good for Asia?

Repairing the U.S.-Turkish Alliance

Aaron Stein
Repairing the U.S.-Turkish Alliance

How Foreign Affairs Wrecked the British Labour Party

Geraint Hughes
How Foreign Affairs Wrecked the British Labour Party

Dynasty or Collapse? Erdogan’s Choice and What Comes Next For Turkey

Burak Kadercan
Dynasty or Collapse? Erdogan’s Choice and What Comes Next For Turkey

OA-X: More Than Just Light Attack

Mike Benitez
OA-X: More Than Just Light Attack

As Brexit Looms, Troubled Seas Around Gibraltar Should Have Washington’s Attention

Luke Coffey
As Brexit Looms, Troubled Seas Around Gibraltar Should Have Washington’s Attention

Asia’s Looming Subsurface Challenge

John Schaus, Lauren Dickey, and Andrew Metrick
Asia’s Looming Subsurface Challenge

Right Ends, Wrong Means: What Congress is Missing on Defense Reform

Margaux Hoar and Dave Zvijac
Right Ends, Wrong Means: What Congress is Missing on Defense Reform

East Asia and a Strategy of Restraint

Ted Galen Carpenter and Eric Gomez
East Asia and a Strategy of Restraint

Churchill and Ireland: The British Bulldog’s Complicated Relationship with the Emerald Isle

Timothy Hoyt
Churchill and Ireland: The British Bulldog’s Complicated Relationship with the Emerald Isle

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”

After Brexit, a Bold Britain: A Game Plan for Remaking British Power

James Rogers and Philip Shetler-Jones
After Brexit, a Bold Britain: A Game Plan for Remaking British Power

Generals and Political Interventions in American History

James Joyner
Generals and Political Interventions in American History

The Decades Long Dance Between China and Taiwan

Dean Cheng
The Decades Long Dance Between China and Taiwan

China Signals Resolve with Bomber Flights Over the South China Sea

Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga, Cristina Garafola, Astrid Cevallos, and Arthur Chan
China Signals Resolve with Bomber Flights Over the South China Sea

So, You Think You Can Write About National Security?

B.J. Armstrong
So, You Think You Can Write About National Security?

The Winter War: This Isn’t the Fabian Strategy You Are Looking For

Nicholas Murray
The Winter War: This Isn’t the Fabian Strategy You Are Looking For

The Threat is Here, It’s Just Distributed Unevenly: A2/AD and the Aircraft Carrier

Steve Blank
The Threat is Here, It’s Just Distributed Unevenly: A2/AD and the Aircraft Carrier

Erdogan’s Last Off-Ramp: Authoritarianism, Democracy, and the Future of Turkey

Burak Kadercan
Erdogan’s Last Off-Ramp: Authoritarianism, Democracy, and the Future of Turkey

Keeping Up with the Policymakers: The Unclassified Tearline

Derek Grossman
Keeping Up with the Policymakers: The Unclassified Tearline

Strategic Outpost’s First Annual Summer Vacation Reading List

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

Germany Takes a Steely Look at the World

Sebastian Bruns
Germany Takes a Steely Look at the World

Nuclear Weapons in Turkey are Destabilizing, But Not For the Reason You Think

Aaron Stein
Nuclear Weapons in Turkey are Destabilizing, But Not For the Reason You Think

If I Were President…

Tim Kane
If I Were President…

Welcome to the Turkish Winter: The Great Purge is Just Beginning

Burak Kadercan
Welcome to the Turkish Winter: The Great Purge is Just Beginning

Choose Your Own Adventure: The Next President’s Voyage in the South China Sea

Mira Rapp-Hooper and Patrick Cronin
Choose Your Own Adventure: The Next President’s Voyage in the South China Sea

Beyond the Power of the Coin: The Three Currencies of Military Innovation

Brad DeWees and Enrique Oti
Beyond the Power of the Coin: The Three Currencies of Military Innovation

Why Intent, Not Gross Negligence, is the Standard in Clinton Case

John Ford
Why Intent, Not Gross Negligence, is the Standard in Clinton Case

The Dysfunction Exposed by the Clinton Investigation in the State Department and Beyond

Michael Singh
The Dysfunction Exposed by the Clinton Investigation in the State Department and Beyond

Chilcot and a Very British History of Dubious Military Decisions

Huw J. Davies
Chilcot and a Very British History of Dubious Military Decisions

Hoffman on the Flaws of Offshore Balancing

Frank Hoffman
Hoffman on the Flaws of Offshore Balancing

Was the Russian Military a Steamroller? From World War II to Today

Reina Pennington
Was the Russian Military a Steamroller? From World War II to Today

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

Swaggering in Cyberspace: Busting the Conventional Wisdom on Cyber Coercion

Craig Neuman and Michael Poznansky
Swaggering in Cyberspace: Busting the Conventional Wisdom on Cyber Coercion

Fat Leonard: An Unexceptional Middleman

Katherine Dixon
Fat Leonard: An Unexceptional Middleman

A Letter to Trump from a Muslim-American, Father, and Professor of Strategy

Burak Kadercan
A Letter to Trump from a Muslim-American, Father, and Professor of Strategy

How Will China React to the Gavel Coming Down in the South China Sea?

Patrick Cronin and Harry Krejsa
How Will China React to the Gavel Coming Down in the South China Sea?

In Search of Seamless Interoperability in Korea: The First Year of the R.O.K-U.S. Combined Division

ML Cavanaugh
In Search of Seamless Interoperability in Korea: The First Year of the R.O.K-U.S. Combined Division

The Expensive Pretzel Logic of Deterring Russia by Denial

Michael Kofman
The Expensive Pretzel Logic of Deterring Russia by Denial

Norway’s Gender-Neutral Draft

Elisabeth Braw
Norway’s Gender-Neutral Draft

We Already Have an Arsenal Plane: It’s Called the B-52

T.J. May and Mike Pietrucha
We Already Have an Arsenal Plane: It’s Called the B-52

A Military Guide to Accessing Research on Fragile States

Jacob N. Shapiro and Caitlin Tulloch
A Military Guide to Accessing Research on Fragile States

Can the U.S. Coast Guard Take on the South China Sea?

Aaron Picozzi and Lincoln Davidson
Can the U.S. Coast Guard Take on the South China Sea?

The Biggest Hurdles to the Future Army We Need

Conrad Crane
The Biggest Hurdles to the Future Army We Need

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

Au Revoir QDR

Shawn Brimley and Loren DeJonge Schulman
Au Revoir QDR

A Guide to Stepping it Up in the South China Sea

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
A Guide to Stepping it Up in the South China Sea

Jumpstarting the Force of the Future

Katherine Kidder and Amy Schafer
Jumpstarting the Force of the Future

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First World Problems: Defense Acquisition and the Competition for Ideas

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Abhijnan Rej
The Other Legacy of Robert McNamara

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The Mediterranean Microcosm

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Sowing the Wind: The First Soviet-German Military Pact and the Origins of World War II

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War and Survivability of U.S. Naval Forces

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The Need for SEAD Part II: The Evolving Threat

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Guardians of the Homeland: Looming Threats to the Air Alert Mission

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The Choice for Asia in the 21st Century

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The Battle of Midway: The Complete Intelligence Story

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Tomorrow Never Comes: Neglecting the Nuclear Force

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The Price of Admission: Understanding the Value of Stealth

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Missile Defense: How to Optimize U.S. Investments

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A Century After the Castles of Steel: Lessons from the Battle of Jutland

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Do Not Give Up on Stealth Technology

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Missing the Big Picture on the Littoral Combat Ship

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History Isn’t a Playbook: Misguided Analogies and Great Power Competition

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The U.A.E. Approach to Counterinsurgency in Yemen

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DIY Insurgency: Emerging Technologies Threaten the SOF Mission

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Matthew Wein
Go Big or Go Home: Applying the Full Force of the U.S. National Security Apparatus

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Andrew Erickson
How Good Are They? The Latest Insights into China’s Military Tech

The Need for SEAD Part I: The Nature of SEAD

Mike Pietrucha
The Need for SEAD Part I: The Nature of SEAD

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Justin T. Johnson
A Tale of Two Chairmen: Adventures with the Defense Budget

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Jeffrey Becker
Militarizing Musk

Do Not Oversell the Russian Threat in the Arctic

Robert Murray
Do Not Oversell the Russian Threat in the Arctic

Fixing NATO Deterrence in the East or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love NATO’s Crushing Defeat by Russia

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Fixing NATO Deterrence in the East or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love NATO’s Crushing Defeat by Russia

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Drones and the Future of Aerial Combined Arms

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The Bear in the Room: The U.S.-Nordic Summit and Dealing with Russia

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Luke O’Brien
On Cruise Missiles and White Elephants

Rebooting the Selective Service

Jason Mangone
Rebooting the Selective Service

Friends if We Must: Russia and China in the Arctic

Stephanie Pezard and Timothy Smith
Friends if We Must: Russia and China in the Arctic

Clausewitz and the Crackhouse

Paul Kan
Clausewitz and the Crackhouse

Successful Signaling at Scarborough Shoal?

Zack Cooper and Jake Douglas
Successful Signaling at Scarborough Shoal?

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

The Fate of Britain: Offshore Balancing and the Brexit

David Blagden
The Fate of Britain: Offshore Balancing and the Brexit

Give the Empire Its Due: Can the Fate of the Death Star Tell Us Anything About Aircraft Carriers?

Noah Kanter
Give the Empire Its Due: Can the Fate of the Death Star Tell Us Anything About Aircraft Carriers?

Low-Altitude Penetration and Electronic Warfare: Stuck on Denial, Part III

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Low-Altitude Penetration and Electronic Warfare: Stuck on Denial, Part III

Never Say Never: China’s Rise is About the Art of the Possible

Dean Cheng
Never Say Never: China’s Rise is About the Art of the Possible

What Are Mil-Mil Ties Between the U.S. and China Good For?

Roy D. Kamphausen and Jessica Drun
What Are Mil-Mil Ties Between the U.S. and China Good For?

For Peace with Russia, Prepare for War in Europe: NATO and Conventional Deterrence

Elbridge Colby and Jonathan Solomon
For Peace with Russia, Prepare for War in Europe: NATO and Conventional Deterrence

A Netflix Assessment of China’s Rise and America’s Advantage

ML Cavanaugh
A Netflix Assessment of China’s Rise and America’s Advantage

Why I am Not Hopping on the Mattis Bandwagon

Bryan McGrath
Why I am Not Hopping on the Mattis Bandwagon

Wargaming in the Classroom: An Odyssey

James Lacey
Wargaming in the Classroom: An Odyssey

A New Generation of Unrestricted Warfare

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
A New Generation of Unrestricted Warfare

Play On: Supporting Decision-Makers by Sustaining Wargaming

Joshua Jones
Play On: Supporting Decision-Makers by Sustaining Wargaming

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Joshua Rovner
Warring Tribes Studying War and Peace

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Kenny Sholes
Shrinking the Tactical Civilian–Military Divide

The End of the American Empire

Chas W. Freeman, Jr.
The End of the American Empire

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Mike Pietrucha
Rediscovering Low Altitude: Getting Past the Air Force’s Overcommitment to Stealth

Don’t Let the Tyranny of Jointness Rule the Indo-Pacific

Steven Wills
Don’t Let the Tyranny of Jointness Rule the Indo-Pacific

Congress Should Use the NDAA to Begin Rebuilding the Military

Justin T. Johnson
Congress Should Use the NDAA to Begin Rebuilding the Military

The “Bow Wave” and the Military Balance

Matthew Fay
The “Bow Wave” and the Military Balance

This Debate Over a New Cruise Missile Has Gone Nuclear

Kingston Reif
This Debate Over a New Cruise Missile Has Gone Nuclear

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John Plumb
Day by Day, Trump is Making America Less Secure

Soju Soldiers: KATUSAs, GIs, and the Search for the Bottom of the Bottle

ML Cavanaugh
Soju Soldiers: KATUSAs, GIs, and the Search for the Bottom of the Bottle

Reframing the Third Offset as a 21st-Century Model for Deterrence

Andy Massie
Reframing the Third Offset as a 21st-Century Model for Deterrence

The U.S. Air Force and Stealth: Stuck on Denial Part I

Mike Pietrucha
The U.S. Air Force and Stealth: Stuck on Denial Part I

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

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

China to Indonesia: Thanks For All the Fish

Natalie Sambhi
China to Indonesia: Thanks For All the Fish

Cruise Control: Why the U.S. Should Not Buy a New Nuclear Air-Launched Cruise Missile

Kingston Reif
Cruise Control: Why the U.S. Should Not Buy a New Nuclear Air-Launched Cruise Missile

The Long History of “Green Men” Tactics — And How They Were Defeated

Dan Altman
The Long History of “Green Men” Tactics — And How They Were Defeated

Views from the Ground on the A-10 Debate

Jacquelyn Schneider and Julia Macdonald
Views from the Ground on the A-10 Debate

Competitive Mobilization: How Would We Fare Against China?

Robert Haddick
Competitive Mobilization: How Would We Fare Against China?

Sustaining the Third Offset Strategy in the Next Administration

Shawn Brimley and Loren DeJonge Schulman
Sustaining the Third Offset Strategy in the Next Administration

The Legacy of Pancho Villa’s Raid on America

Benjamin Runkle
The Legacy of Pancho Villa’s Raid on America

The Weight of the Punch: British Ambition and Power

Patrick Porter
The Weight of the Punch: British Ambition and Power

Syria and the Credible Commitments of World Powers

Justin Conrad
Syria and the Credible Commitments of World Powers

Building a Force to Fail

Peter McAleer
Building a Force to Fail

Asia’s Mediterranean: Strategy, Geopolitics, and Risk in the Seas of the Indo-Pacific

Michael Auslin
Asia’s Mediterranean: Strategy, Geopolitics, and Risk in the Seas of the Indo-Pacific

Is the Taiwan Puzzle in the South China Sea Solvable?

Lauren Dickey
Is the Taiwan Puzzle in the South China Sea Solvable?

From Shanghai to New York: Contrasts, Contradictions, Cyberwarfare

Jennifer Sun
From Shanghai to New York: Contrasts, Contradictions, Cyberwarfare

Rigor in Joint Professional Military Education

Nicholas Murray
Rigor in Joint Professional Military Education

Gaming the System: Obstacles to Reinvigorating Defense Wargaming

Stacie L. Pettyjohn and David A. Shlapak
Gaming the System: Obstacles to Reinvigorating Defense Wargaming

Five Costs of Military Innovation

Lena Andrews and Julia Macdonald
Five Costs of Military Innovation

High Time for Intervention: The United States Must Invest in Its Partners to Turn Syria Around

Dov Friedman
High Time for Intervention: The United States Must Invest in Its Partners to Turn Syria Around

Combing Through an Invaluable Resource on the People’s Liberation Army

Peter Mattis
Combing Through an Invaluable Resource on the People’s Liberation 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

Just Following Orders: Leadership Lessons from Argentina’s “Dirty War”

Jared Wilhelm
Just Following Orders: Leadership Lessons from Argentina’s “Dirty War”

Demands on the Marine Corps are Slowly Breaking Marine Aviation

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

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Patrick Cronin
North Korea Ignites a Predictable Chain Reaction

ICYMI: The War of the Gray Wars Continues

WOTR Staff
ICYMI: The War of the Gray Wars Continues

The Sine Waves of Naval History

B.J. Armstrong
The Sine Waves of Naval History

ICYMI: The LCS Wars Continue

WOTR Staff
ICYMI: The LCS Wars Continue

America and China: It’s Complicated

Dean Cheng
America and China: It’s Complicated

Preventing a Middle Eastern Gordian Knot

Jim Jeffrey and Soner Cagaptay
Preventing a Middle Eastern Gordian Knot

Small States Have Options Too: Competitive Strategies Against Aggressors

Thomas G. Mahnken
Small States Have Options Too: Competitive Strategies Against Aggressors

Lessons on American Strength from Iran and the Sailors

Ryan Evans
Lessons on American Strength from Iran and the Sailors

Preparing for the Next Big War

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Preparing for the Next Big War

America’s Naval Presence Problem

Jerry Hendrix
America’s Naval Presence Problem

Journalism, the Military, and America’s Wars

Paul Shinkman, David Wood, Nancy Youssef, and Ryan Evans
Journalism, the Military, and America’s Wars

Why Choose the Littoral Combat Ship? Because it is the Best Option

Steven Wills
Why Choose the Littoral Combat Ship? Because it is the Best Option

Current or Former Military? Join Us for a Free Screening of the New Film, “A War”

WOTR Staff
Current or Former Military? Join Us for a Free Screening of the New Film, “A War”

Navigating the Post-Iran Deal Waters in the Gulf

Melissa Dalton
Navigating the Post-Iran Deal Waters in the Gulf

How China’s New Russian Air Defense System Could Change Asia

Timothy R. Heath
How China’s New Russian Air Defense System Could Change Asia

Reestablishing Deterrence: A Guide for Taiwan’s New President

Lauren Dickey
Reestablishing Deterrence: A Guide for Taiwan’s New President

It’s Time to Change the Regulations that Stop Sikhs from Serving in the U.S. Military

Brian Wagner
It’s Time to Change the Regulations that Stop Sikhs from Serving in the U.S. Military

Iran Gave Back the Sailors, but the Persian Gulf is Still a Powder Keg

Afshon Ostovar
Iran Gave Back the Sailors, but the Persian Gulf is Still a Powder Keg

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?

The Cost of Credible Deterrence in Taiwan

Jennifer M. Turner
The Cost of Credible Deterrence in Taiwan

From Carbon Paper to the Cloud: Fixing the Pentagon’s Back Office

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
From Carbon Paper to the Cloud: Fixing the Pentagon’s Back Office

Living With Fog and Friction: The Fallacy of Information Superiority

Mike Pietrucha
Living With Fog and Friction: The Fallacy of Information Superiority

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WOTR Staff
Most Read War on the Rocks Articles of 2015

Clausewitz Would Not Like America’s Islamic State Strategy

James Holmes
Clausewitz Would Not Like America’s Islamic State Strategy

God, Then Seapower: The Religious Life of Mahan

Bryan McGrath
God, Then Seapower: The Religious Life of Mahan

Posture vs. Presence and the Future of American Naval Forces

Bob Poling
Posture vs. Presence and the Future of American Naval Forces

The Strange Words of Strategy

B.J. Armstrong
The Strange Words of Strategy

Making Sense of the Islamic State: Four Frameworks

Burak Kadercan
Making Sense of the Islamic State: Four Frameworks

21st Century Seapower, Inc.

Scott Cheney-Peters
21st Century Seapower, Inc.

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

China’s Military Intelligence System is Changing

Peter Mattis
China’s Military Intelligence System is Changing

3-D Printing Will Disrupt the World in Ways We Can Barely Imagine

T.X. Hammes
3-D Printing Will Disrupt the World in Ways We Can Barely Imagine

Christmas Photos from the World Wars

WOTR Staff
Christmas Photos from the World Wars

China’s Bomber Flight into the Central Pacific: Wake-Up Call for the United States

Dean Cheng
China’s Bomber Flight into the Central Pacific: Wake-Up Call for the United States

More than Yellow Ribbons: Hillary Clinton’s Plan for Veterans

Jamie Barnett, Rear Admiral USN (Ret'd)
More than Yellow Ribbons: Hillary Clinton’s Plan for Veterans

Secretary Carter’s Memo and the LCS

Steven Wills
Secretary Carter’s Memo and the LCS

War on the Rocks 2015 Holiday Reading List

WOTR Staff
War on the Rocks 2015 Holiday Reading List

What Do You Do Now?

Tod Belt
What Do You Do Now?

Of Mulled Wine, Mince Pies, and Strategic Studies

Michael Clauser
Of Mulled Wine, Mince Pies, and Strategic Studies

The Forgotten Threat: North Korea as America’s Most Durable, Dangerous, and Diverse Enemy

ML Cavanaugh
The Forgotten Threat: North Korea as America’s Most Durable, Dangerous, and Diverse Enemy

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

The Paris Attacks: America’s Lusitania Moment?

Michael S. Neiberg
The Paris Attacks: America’s Lusitania Moment?

The Russian in Turkish Public Consciousness

Selim Koru
The Russian in Turkish Public Consciousness

“Breadth of Thought and Loftiness of Spirit”: Mahan, Literature, and Military Reading Lists

B.J. Armstrong
“Breadth of Thought and Loftiness of Spirit”: Mahan, Literature, and Military Reading Lists

The Decline and Fall of British Sea Power May Not Be Over

John T. Kuehn
The Decline and Fall of British Sea Power May Not Be Over

Investing in the Next Generation of National Security Leaders

Scott Cheney-Peters and Joshua Marcuse
Investing in the Next Generation of National Security Leaders

Ajax in the 21st Century

Amy Hunt
Ajax in the 21st Century

Campaign Focus: National Security is Here to Stay

John Amble
Campaign Focus: National Security is Here to Stay

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

Grog and the Barbary Wars

Paul Lewandowski
Grog and the Barbary Wars

The Maritime Dimension of Britain’s New Strategy

Matt Schnappauf
The Maritime Dimension of Britain’s New Strategy

Weekend Reading: Turkey Hangover Edition

WOTR Staff
Weekend Reading: Turkey Hangover Edition

Radioactive in Riga: The Latvian Nuclear Standoff of 2018, Part I

Iskander Rehman
Radioactive in Riga: The Latvian Nuclear Standoff of 2018, Part I

12 Other Clashes and Close Calls with the Russians

Mark Stout and B.J. Armstrong
12 Other Clashes and Close Calls with the Russians

Britain Released a New Strategy Document: What Does it Say?

Patrick Bury
Britain Released a New Strategy Document: What Does it Say?

A Noble Idea: Beer Without Hops

James Sheehan
A Noble Idea: Beer Without Hops

Why the U.S. Should Be Paying Attention to Russia’s Latest Strikes in Syria

Michael Kofman
Why the U.S. Should Be Paying Attention to Russia’s Latest Strikes in Syria

America’s Victory Disease Has Left it Dangerously Deluded

Mike Pietrucha
America’s Victory Disease Has Left it Dangerously Deluded

With China, the Crisis Off-Ramp Will Be Closed

Robert Haddick
With China, the Crisis Off-Ramp Will Be Closed

Erdogan’s Art of Political Warfare

Burak Kadercan
Erdogan’s Art of Political Warfare

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

Marco Rubio’s Plan to Rebuild and Modernize the Military is the Right One

Bryan McGrath
Marco Rubio’s Plan to Rebuild and Modernize the Military is the Right One

5 Questions with Rep. Randy Forbes on Freedom of Navigation and the South China Sea

Ryan Evans
5 Questions with Rep. Randy Forbes on Freedom of Navigation and the South China Sea

Silencing the Enemy: Cable-cutting in the Spanish–American War

Jonathan Reed Winkler
Silencing the Enemy: Cable-cutting in the Spanish–American War

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

Armstrong, Iyengar, and Schadlow Join the WOTR Editorial Family

Ryan Evans
Armstrong, Iyengar, and Schadlow Join the WOTR Editorial Family

The Economics of War with China: This Will Hurt You More than It Hurts Me

Mike Pietrucha
The Economics of War with China: This Will Hurt You More than It Hurts Me

What Texas Hold ‘em Can Teach us about Geopolitics

Jonathan Altman
What Texas Hold ‘em Can Teach us about Geopolitics

How Do We Make Our Carriers Deadlier With What We Already Have?

Jack Curtis
How Do We Make Our Carriers Deadlier With What We Already Have?

Trans-Atlantic Bandwidth: Then and Now

Mark Stout
Trans-Atlantic Bandwidth: Then and Now

Remote Control Statecraft: The Limits of Offshore Balancing

Iskander Rehman
Remote Control Statecraft: The Limits of Offshore Balancing

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

Thunder Road: Outsourcing the Fight Against Illegal Fishing

Claude Berube
Thunder Road: Outsourcing the Fight Against Illegal Fishing

Why We Still Need a Nuclear-Armed Cruise Missile

Mel Deaile and Al Mauroni
Why We Still Need a Nuclear-Armed Cruise Missile

How the U.S. Business Community Can Take on the Islamic State

Kevin Carroll
How the U.S. Business Community Can Take on the Islamic State

The (Domestic) Politics of Obama’s Defense Bill Veto

Justin T. Johnson
The (Domestic) Politics of Obama’s Defense Bill Veto

Can Obama Take Advice? Reflections on the Middle East and American Strategy

Timothy Hoyt
Can Obama Take Advice? Reflections on the Middle East and American Strategy

The Russian Intervention in Syria: Policy Options and Exit Strategies

Michael Kofman
The Russian Intervention in Syria: Policy Options and Exit Strategies

Will America Make the Same Mistakes as China?

Ali Wyne
Will America Make the Same Mistakes as China?

The Future of the Carrier Air Wing Looks Dim

Jerry Hendrix
The Future of the Carrier Air Wing Looks Dim

Russia’s Arsenal in Syria: What Do We Know?

Michael Kofman
Russia’s Arsenal in Syria: What Do We Know?

Weekend Reading: October 16–18 Edition

WOTR Staff
Weekend Reading: October 16–18 Edition

This is Why Civilianizing Military Justice Can Work

James W. Weirick and James Joyner
This is Why Civilianizing Military Justice Can Work

A Toast to Little Willie

Robert Tomes
A Toast to Little Willie

I Loved Being a Soldier

Gen. Charles Jacoby
I Loved Being a Soldier

Great Power Rivalry: Anti-Access and the Threat to the Liberal Order

Iskander Rehman
Great Power Rivalry: Anti-Access and the Threat to the Liberal Order

A Soldier Can Never Die in Vain

ML Cavanaugh
A Soldier Can Never Die in Vain

Six Seductive Stories That Undercut the Army

Nadia Schadlow
Six Seductive Stories That Undercut the Army

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

How Not to Fight the Islamic State

Burak Kadercan
How Not to Fight the Islamic State

Rugby: The Soldier-Making Game

Ruben Stewart
Rugby: The Soldier-Making Game

Sinking a Wrong Idea, Again

ML Cavanaugh
Sinking a Wrong Idea, Again

The Emperor’s New Clothes: The Self-Delusions of American Naval Power

Robert C. Rubel
The Emperor’s New Clothes: The Self-Delusions of American Naval Power

On Killing and Breaking Things

Matthew Hipple
On Killing and Breaking Things

The Five-Ring Circus: How Airpower Enthusiasts Forgot About Interdiction

Mike Pietrucha
The Five-Ring Circus: How Airpower Enthusiasts Forgot About Interdiction

Special Operations, Intelligence, and Airpower: A Lethal Triumvirate

Brent Bahl
Special Operations, Intelligence, and Airpower: A Lethal Triumvirate

New Revelations from Argentina’s Falklands Campaign

James Lockhart
New Revelations from Argentina’s Falklands Campaign

Turkish Winter is Coming

Burak Kadercan
Turkish Winter is Coming

Fighting Joe Dunford’s World

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Fighting Joe Dunford’s World

How Russia’s Gambit in Syria Changes the Game

Michael Kofman
How Russia’s Gambit in Syria Changes the Game

We Need What Women Bring to the Fight

Kyleanne Hunter
We Need What Women Bring to the Fight

Weekend Reading, September 18–20 Edition

WOTR Staff
Weekend Reading, September 18–20 Edition

Fabian Strategies, Then and Now

James Holmes
Fabian Strategies, Then and Now

Can America Compete with China’s Great Military Leap Forward?

Peter Dombrowski
Can America Compete with China’s Great Military Leap Forward?

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

What Should We Do If the Bomber Can’t Get Through?

E. John Teichert
What Should We Do If the Bomber Can’t Get Through?

What Do Lean Startups Have to Teach the Department of Defense?

Jeff McLean
What Do Lean Startups Have to Teach the Department of Defense?

Weekend Reading: 9/11 Anniversary Edition

WOTR Staff
Weekend Reading: 9/11 Anniversary Edition

Chinese and Russian Cyber Espionage: The Kaiser Would Be Jealous

Mark Stout
Chinese and Russian Cyber Espionage: The Kaiser Would Be Jealous

What Tempers the Steel of an Infantry Unit

Gregory Newbold
What Tempers the Steel of an Infantry Unit

Is the Islamic State a Cyber Threat?

Benjamin Runkle
Is the Islamic State a Cyber Threat?

The Unbearable Lightness of Blaming Erdogan: What Turkey Experts Are Not Telling You

Burak Kadercan
The Unbearable Lightness of Blaming Erdogan: What Turkey Experts Are Not Telling You

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

Is the United States Cutting Pakistan Off? The Politics of Military Aid

Stephen Tankel
Is the United States Cutting Pakistan Off? The Politics of Military Aid

Weekend Reading: August 28-30

WOTR Staff
Weekend Reading: August 28-30

Maritime Security in the 19th Century and Today

B.J. Armstrong
Maritime Security in the 19th Century and Today

The Inter-Service Wars Are Looking Like Calvinball

James Joyner
The Inter-Service Wars Are Looking Like Calvinball

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?

Putin’s Plan to Deter Hawks in Washington

Michael Kofman
Putin’s Plan to Deter Hawks in Washington

The Danger of Historical Analogies: The South China Sea and the Maginot Line

Dean Cheng
The Danger of Historical Analogies: The South China Sea and the Maginot Line

Airpower May Not Win Wars, But it Sure Doesn’t Lose Them

Mike Pietrucha and Jeremy Renken
Airpower May Not Win Wars, But it Sure Doesn’t Lose Them

A Guide to Chinese Intelligence Operations

Peter Mattis
A Guide to Chinese Intelligence Operations

Sweepstakes Winners!

WOTR Staff
Sweepstakes Winners!

Weekend Reading: August 14–16 Edition

WOTR Staff
Weekend Reading: August 14–16 Edition

China’s A2/AD is a Far Cry from the Maginot Line

James Holmes
China’s A2/AD is a Far Cry from the Maginot Line

Yes, Unmanned Combat Aircraft are the Future

Paul Scharre
Yes, Unmanned Combat Aircraft are the Future