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

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

Don’t Rush to “Fix” Goldwater-Nichols

Justin T. Johnson
Don’t Rush to “Fix” Goldwater-Nichols

We Need a Map for Goldwater-Nichols Reform So We Don’t Get Lost

Mark Cancian
We Need a Map for Goldwater-Nichols Reform So We Don’t Get Lost

On Goldwater-Nichols and the Centrality of Military Advice

Shawn Brimley and Loren DeJonge Schulman
On Goldwater-Nichols and the Centrality of Military Advice

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

Can the 15th Five-Year Plan Fix the People’s Liberation Army’s Procurement Bottlenecks?

Jessica C. Liao and Joshua Arostegui
Can the 15th Five-Year Plan Fix the People’s Liberation Army’s Procurement Bottlenecks?

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

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

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

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

Rolling Back Naval Forward Presence Will Strengthen American Deterrence

Jonathan Panter
Rolling Back Naval Forward Presence Will Strengthen American Deterrence

Empowering the Combatant Commands Is Critical for the Future Fight

Maj. Gen. Peter Andrysiak and Bryan Quinn
Empowering the Combatant Commands Is Critical for the Future Fight

The Case for a Prospective U.S. Cyber Force

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

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

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

Operationalizing a Doctrine for U.S. Economic Statecraft

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

Great Power Competition Will Drive Irregular Conflicts

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

Organizing to Deter or Prevail in Space Warfare

Marc Berkowitz
Organizing to Deter or Prevail in Space Warfare

What the Ukrainian Armed Forces Need to Do to Win 

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

Disappearing Act: Integrated Training with Air and Ground Forces

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

The Case for Getting Rid of the National Security Strategy

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

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

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

An Alternative History of AirLand Battle, Part II

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

Show Me the Money: Boost the Pacific Deterrence Initiative

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

Don’t Trust the Process: Moving from Words to Actions on the Indo-Pacific Posture

Chris Dougherty
Don’t Trust the Process: Moving from Words to Actions on the Indo-Pacific Posture

Grenada, the Evacuation of Afghanistan, and the Future of War

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Grenada, the Evacuation of Afghanistan, and the Future of War

Schrodinger’s Military? Challenges for China’s Military Modernization Ambitions

Ben Noon and Chris Bassler
Schrodinger’s Military? Challenges for China’s Military Modernization Ambitions

The Subprime Strategy Crisis: Failed Strategic Assessment in Afghanistan

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

Confronting Chaos: A New Concept for Information Advantage

Chris Dougherty
Confronting Chaos: A New Concept for Information Advantage

Updating Space Doctrine: How to Avoid World War III

Rep. Jim Cooper
Updating Space Doctrine: How to Avoid World War III

Another “Crisis” in Civil-Military Relations?

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

Strategy in the Artificial Age: Observations From Teaching an AI to Write a U.S. National Security Strategy

Elena Wicker
Strategy in the Artificial Age: Observations From Teaching an AI to Write a U.S. National Security Strategy

Listen to America’s Top Commander in the Indo-Pacific and Fund the Pacific Deterrence Initiative

Mark Montgomery and Bradley Bowman
Listen to America’s Top Commander in the Indo-Pacific and Fund the Pacific Deterrence Initiative

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

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

Short-Term Action Items for Lloyd Austin’s Pentagon

Christopher Dougherty
Short-Term Action Items for Lloyd Austin’s Pentagon

China’s Post-Pandemic Future: Wuhan Wobbly?

Andrew Scobell
China’s Post-Pandemic Future: Wuhan Wobbly?

Toward a More Nuanced View of Airpower and Operation Desert Storm

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

The United States Can Only Achieve AI Dominance with Its Allies

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

The Gulf War 30 Years Later: Successes, Failures, and Blind Spots

Richard A. Lacquement, Jr.
The Gulf War 30 Years Later: Successes, Failures, and Blind Spots

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

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

Special Operations as an Innovation Laboratory

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

The Case for a Unified Future Warfare Command

Safi Bahcall
The Case for a Unified Future Warfare Command

Time to Revive Joint Concept Development and Experimentation

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

Artificial Intelligence Meets Bureaucratic Politics

Andrew Imbrie
Artificial Intelligence Meets Bureaucratic Politics

Ten Rules for Defense Management Reform

Peter Levine
Ten Rules for Defense Management Reform

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

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

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

All Sane Men Believe in Reserves

Claude Berube
All Sane Men Believe in Reserves

A Commanding Problem: Historical Insights for Military Organizational Reform

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

Between Populism and Internationalism: Conservative Foreign Policy After Trump

Colin Dueck
Between Populism and Internationalism: Conservative Foreign Policy After Trump

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

Some Modest Proposals for Defense Department Requirements Reform

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

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

To Produce Strategists, Focus on Staffing Senior Leaders

Paula Thornhill
To Produce Strategists, Focus on Staffing Senior Leaders

Just Say No? Military Dissent From Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell to the Trump Era

Rosa Brooks
Just Say No? Military Dissent From Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell to the Trump Era

An Army Trying to Shake Itself from Intellectual Slumber, Part I: Learning from the 1970s

David Johnson
An Army Trying to Shake Itself from Intellectual Slumber, Part I: Learning from the 1970s

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?

The Chairman the Pentagon Needs

Paula Thornhill and Mara Karlin
The Chairman the Pentagon Needs

A Comprehensive Roundtable on the National Security Strategy

William Inboden
A Comprehensive Roundtable on the National Security Strategy

To Better Serve Personnel and Readiness, the Pentagon Should Shutter its Personnel and Readiness Shop

Mackenzie Eaglen and Todd Harrison
To Better Serve Personnel and Readiness, the Pentagon Should Shutter its Personnel and Readiness Shop

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

Ike’s Lament: In Search of a Revolution in Military Education

Robert H. Scales
Ike’s Lament: In Search of a Revolution in Military Education

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

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

The National Security Act Turns 70

William Inboden
The National Security Act Turns 70

Getting the Pentagon’s Next National Defense Strategy Right

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

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

Keeping Up Civ-Mil Relations

Loren DeJonge Schulman and Mara Karlin
Keeping Up Civ-Mil Relations

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?

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

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

Training “No Huddle” Joint Offense

Chris Telley and Samuel Membrere
Training “No Huddle” Joint Offense

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

We Need a Two-Ocean Secretary of the Navy

Paul Giarra
We Need a Two-Ocean Secretary of the Navy

In Defense of a Big Idea for Joint Warfighting

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

The World the Combatant Command was Designed for is Gone

Kelly McCoy
The World the Combatant Command was Designed for is Gone

Repairing the U.S.-Turkish Alliance

Aaron Stein
Repairing the U.S.-Turkish Alliance

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

The Biggest Hurdles to the Future Army We Need

Conrad Crane
The Biggest Hurdles to the Future Army We Need

First World Problems: Defense Acquisition and the Competition for Ideas

Stephen Rodriguez and Don Mathis
First World Problems: Defense Acquisition and the Competition for Ideas

#NatSec2016 Top Ten Reads, Ep. 2

Alex Ward
#NatSec2016 Top Ten Reads, Ep. 2

Go Big or Go Home: Applying the Full Force of the U.S. National Security Apparatus

Matthew Wein
Go Big or Go Home: Applying the Full Force of the U.S. National Security Apparatus

A Tale of Two Chairmen: Adventures with the Defense Budget

Justin T. Johnson
A Tale of Two Chairmen: Adventures with the Defense Budget

The Presidential Candidates Need Foreign Policy Help

Alex Ward
The Presidential Candidates Need Foreign Policy Help

Escaping the No Man’s Land of Defense Reform

Loren DeJonge Schulman, Katherine Kidder, and Shawn Brimley
Escaping the No Man’s Land of Defense Reform

Shrinking the Tactical Civilian–Military Divide

Kenny Sholes
Shrinking the Tactical Civilian–Military Divide

Weathering the Storm: Civil-Military Tension During Presidential Transitions

Kathleen Hicks
Weathering the Storm: Civil-Military Tension During Presidential Transitions

Don’t Let the Tyranny of Jointness Rule the Indo-Pacific

Steven Wills
Don’t Let the Tyranny of Jointness Rule the Indo-Pacific

Setting the Stage for the Future of the Army

Rickey E. Smith
Setting the Stage for the Future of the Army

Rigor in Joint Professional Military Education

Nicholas Murray
Rigor in Joint Professional Military Education

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

War on the Rocks 2015 Holiday Reading List

WOTR Staff
War on the Rocks 2015 Holiday Reading List

It’s Time to Upgrade the Defense Department

Sen. John McCain
It’s Time to Upgrade the Defense Department

Falling Short of the Kennedy Mystique

James Goldgeier
Falling Short of the Kennedy Mystique

The Brutal Realities of Naval Strategy

B.J. Armstrong
The Brutal Realities of Naval Strategy

Why Jointness Makes for Bad Strategy, and Other Thoughts

James Holmes
Why Jointness Makes for Bad Strategy, and Other Thoughts

Mabus and McCain Actually Agree … DoD is Broken

Robert Kozloski
Mabus and McCain Actually Agree … DoD is Broken

The New Chiefs in Town

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
The New Chiefs in Town

Educating the U.S. Military: Is Real Change Possible?

Joan Johnson-Freese
Educating the U.S. Military: Is Real Change Possible?

The Promise and Peril of Mac Thornberry’s Defense Acquisition Reform

Fred Ferreira, Adam Jay Harrison, Emil Maine, John G. McGinn, and Stephen Rodriguez
The Promise and Peril of Mac Thornberry’s Defense Acquisition Reform

The Seductiveness of Special Ops?

Michael Noonan
The Seductiveness of Special Ops?

Congress Can Fix DHS, but Needs to Fix Itself First

Tom Leonard
Congress Can Fix DHS, but Needs to Fix Itself First

The Paradox of American Naval Power

Bryan McGrath
The Paradox of American Naval Power

A Rational Approach to Nuclear Weapons Policy

Al Mauroni
A Rational Approach to Nuclear Weapons Policy

Medal Fatigue

James Joyner
Medal Fatigue

The U.S. Navy: 5 Questions to Ponder

Bryan McGrath
The U.S. Navy: 5 Questions to Ponder

Get Real on Military Readiness

Admiral John C. Harvey Jr.
Get Real on Military Readiness

Weekend Reading: Friday the 13th Edition

Usha Sahay
Weekend Reading: Friday the 13th Edition