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Jihadi Blowback: The Wagner Group’s Hidden Downside

Raphael Parens

Jihadi Blowback: The Wagner Group’s Hidden Downside

Six Lessons from Ukraine for Japanese Defense Planners

Jeffrey W. Hornung

Six Lessons from Ukraine for Japanese Defense Planners

Don’t Abandon Burkina Faso

Michael Shurkin

Don’t Abandon Burkina Faso

Making the U.S.-Philippine Alliance Count

Susannah Patton

Making the U.S.-Philippine Alliance Count

In the Dark: How the Pentagon’s Limited Supplier Visibility Risks U.S. National Security

Nicholas Jordan and Jennifer Mapp

In the Dark: How the Pentagon’s Limited Supplier Visibility Risks U.S. National Security

Why Norms Matter More than Ever for Space Deterrence and Defense

Robin Dickey

Why Norms Matter More than Ever for Space Deterrence and Defense

Navigating South Korea’s Plan for Preemption

Clint Work

Navigating South Korea’s Plan for Preemption

Qualified to Compete: A New Approach to Credentials

Alexandra Seymour

Qualified to Compete: A New Approach to Credentials

A Sanctuary No Longer? Examining the Defense Department’s Prioritization of the Homeland

Brennan Deveraux

A Sanctuary No Longer? Examining the Defense Department’s Prioritization of the Homeland

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

Benjamin Van Horrick

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

Prove It Before You Use It: Nuclear Retaliation Under Uncertainty

Johnathan Falcone, Jonathan Rodriguez Cefalu, Michael Kneeshaw, and Maarten Bos

Prove It Before You Use It: Nuclear Retaliation Under Uncertainty

In Brief: The Fentanyl Crisis

WOTR Staff

In Brief: The Fentanyl Crisis

China and the Alliance Allergy of Rising Powers

Evan N. Resnick and Hannah Elyse Sworn

China and the Alliance Allergy of Rising Powers

A Reflection on How We Mark Memorial Day

John Amble

A Reflection on How We Mark Memorial Day

Tempting Turmoil in Sudan: How Chadian Rebels in Sudan’s Conflict Would Further Regional Instability

Alexandre Bish

Tempting Turmoil in Sudan: How Chadian Rebels in Sudan’s Conflict Would Further Regional Instability

A Note of Caution: How Sanctions Can Undermine U.S. Interests

Delaney Simon

A Note of Caution: How Sanctions Can Undermine U.S. Interests

What Washington Gets Wrong About Deterrence

Raphael S. Cohen

What Washington Gets Wrong About Deterrence

Ending Germany’s Indecision-Making

Roderick Parkes

Ending Germany’s Indecision-Making

The Opponents of Marine Reform Have Lost, But Won’t Move On

Robert Work

The Opponents of Marine Reform Have Lost, But Won’t Move On

U.S. Military Observers And Why They Are Needed In Ukraine

Zachary Griffiths

U.S. Military Observers And Why They Are Needed In Ukraine

How to Avoid a Bad Take on a Hard Target: Analyzing North Korea the Right Way

Markus Garlauskas, Rachel Minyoung Lee, and Jonathan Corrado

How to Avoid a Bad Take on a Hard Target: Analyzing North Korea the Right Way

Unspoken Assumptions

Francis J. Gavin

Unspoken Assumptions

Disappearing Act: Integrated Training with Air and Ground Forces

Andrew Tenbusch and Trevor Phillips-Levine

Disappearing Act: Integrated Training with Air and Ground Forces

Rethinking Tradeoffs Between Europe and the Indo-Pacific

Zack Cooper and Luis Simón

Rethinking Tradeoffs Between Europe and the Indo-Pacific

Failures in the “Deterrence Failure” Dialogue

Collin Meisel

Failures in the “Deterrence Failure” Dialogue

In Brief: How Will AI Change Defense?

WOTR Staff

In Brief: How Will AI Change Defense?

The Need to Invest in Long-Range Fires

Josh Portzer and Jonathan Gosselin

The Need to Invest in Long-Range Fires

Are We Asking Too Much of Cyber?

Erica Lonergan and Michael Poznansky

Are We Asking Too Much of Cyber?

U.S. Security Cooperation Deserves a Fair Evaluation

Bilal Y. Saab

U.S. Security Cooperation Deserves a Fair Evaluation

Turkey’s Elections and Foreign Policy Options

Onur İşçi and Samuel J. Hirst

Turkey’s Elections and Foreign Policy Options

Why the French Army Will Continue to Prioritize Quality Over Mass

Michael Shurkin

Why the French Army Will Continue to Prioritize Quality Over Mass

AI At War

Anthony King

AI At War

Incentivizing Whistleblowers to Combat Sanctions Evasion

Alex Zerden and Arshan Barzani

Incentivizing Whistleblowers to Combat Sanctions Evasion

Germany’s Reluctant Approach to Space Security Policy

Carolin Busch and Lorène Slous

Germany’s Reluctant Approach to Space Security Policy

A Conversation with Gen. CQ Brown, Chief of Staff of the Air Force

Ryan Evans and Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr.

A Conversation with Gen. CQ Brown, Chief of Staff of the Air Force

Sustaining Distributed Forces in a Conflict with China

John Sattely and Jesse Johnson

Sustaining Distributed Forces in a Conflict with China

Bind Ukraine Closer to American Military Learning

Ryan Evans

Bind Ukraine Closer to American Military Learning

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

Benjamin Jensen and Mark Montgomery

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

Prime Time for Software: Reimagining the Future of Defense Acquisition

Christine H. Fox and Akash Jain

Prime Time for Software: Reimagining the Future of Defense Acquisition

More than a Hobby: Informal Security Assistance to Ukraine

Jahara Matisek, William Reno, and Sam Rosenberg

More than a Hobby: Informal Security Assistance to Ukraine

Technology, Defense, And American-Chinese Competition

Christopher Preble, Zack Cooper, and Melanie Marlowe

Technology, Defense, And American-Chinese Competition

How Large-Language Models Can Revolutionize Military Planning

Benjamin Jensen and Dan Tadross

How Large-Language Models Can Revolutionize Military Planning

Be Skeptical of Reagan’s “October Surprise”

William Inboden and Joseph Ledford

Be Skeptical of Reagan’s “October Surprise”

AI’s Inhuman Advantage

Paul Scharre

AI’s Inhuman Advantage

Why The Marines Matter

Joslyn Fleming, Katherine Guthrie, and Colin Smith

Why The Marines Matter

Russia Won’t Sit Idly by after Finland and Sweden Join NATO

Nicholas Lokker and Heli Hautala

Russia Won’t Sit Idly by after Finland and Sweden Join NATO

Building R2-D2

Mike Pietrucha

Building R2-D2

Using 1202 Authorities to Counter China’s Maritime Militia

Steve Sacks

Using 1202 Authorities to Counter China’s Maritime Militia

Thinking Big with Small Drones: An Allied Approach to Swarming

Tyler Jackson

Thinking Big with Small Drones: An Allied Approach to Swarming

How the Ukraine War Accelerates the Defense Strategy

Jim Mitre

How the Ukraine War Accelerates the Defense Strategy

Fighting Autocracy Means Fighting Corruption

Daniel J. Henderson and Kelly McFarland

Fighting Autocracy Means Fighting Corruption

Launch Under Attack: A Sword of Damocles

Natalie Montoya and R. Scott Kemp

Launch Under Attack: A Sword of Damocles

Munitions Return to a Place of Prominence in National Security

Vasabjit Banerjee and Benjamin Tkach

Munitions Return to a Place of Prominence in National Security

The Liberal Cyber Order

Joshua Rovner

The Liberal Cyber Order

Miscalibration of Trust in Human Machine Teaming

John Christianson, Di Cooke, and Courtney Stiles Herdt

Miscalibration of Trust in Human Machine Teaming

Libya’s Fragile Deadlock

Jalel Harchaoui

Libya’s Fragile Deadlock

U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine is Going to Get Complicated

Max Bergmann

U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine is Going to Get Complicated

No Time to Hide: The Future of Irish Defense and Security

Patrick Bury and David Murphy

No Time to Hide: The Future of Irish Defense and Security

Breaking the Cycle of Incremental Acquisition Reform

Eric Chase

Breaking the Cycle of Incremental Acquisition Reform

Managing Risk for Special Operations Forces in Large-Scale Combat Operations

Tim Ball

Managing Risk for Special Operations Forces in Large-Scale Combat Operations

Of Strategy and Schnitzel: Munich Security Conference 2023

Richard Fontaine

Of Strategy and Schnitzel: Munich Security Conference 2023

One Year of War in Ukraine

Christopher Preble, Zack Cooper, and Melanie Marlowe

One Year of War in Ukraine

What Yemen Needs Now

Kate Kizer and Scott Paul

What Yemen Needs Now

The Case for Japanese Land Power in the First Island Chain

Yusuke Kawachi

The Case for Japanese Land Power in the First Island Chain

The Enduring Russian Impediment to U.S.-Indian Relations

Erin Mello

The Enduring Russian Impediment to U.S.-Indian Relations

The Promise and Pitfalls of Underwater Domain Awareness

Abhijit Singh

The Promise and Pitfalls of Underwater Domain Awareness

The Iran-Iraq War and the Lessons for Ukraine

Ronan P. Mainprize

The Iran-Iraq War and the Lessons for Ukraine

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

Michael Stefanovic, Robert “Chuck” Norris, Christophe Piubeni, and Dave Blair

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

Breaking the Mannerheim Line: Soviet Strategic And Tactical Adaptation in the Finnish-Soviet Winter War

Franz-Stefan Gady

Breaking the Mannerheim Line: Soviet Strategic And Tactical Adaptation in the Finnish-Soviet Winter War

It May Be Different than You Think

Francis J. Gavin

It May Be Different than You Think

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

Erik Johnson

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

Seoul’s Nuclear Temptations and the U.S.-South Korean Alliance

Ankit Panda

Seoul’s Nuclear Temptations and the U.S.-South Korean Alliance

The Case for Caution on Crimea

James Acton

The Case for Caution on Crimea

America’s Hidden Tool is Hobbling Russia’s War Machine with Multilateral Impact

Deputy Secretary Don Graves

America’s Hidden Tool is Hobbling Russia’s War Machine with Multilateral Impact

Recalibrating Special Operations Risk Tolerance for the Future Fight

Spencer Reed

Recalibrating Special Operations Risk Tolerance for the Future Fight

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

Joseph Stieb

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

Japan’s Strategic Shift Is Significant, but Implementation Hurdles Await

Jeffrey W. Hornung and Christopher B. Johnstone

Japan’s Strategic Shift Is Significant, but Implementation Hurdles Await

The Triumphs and Tribulations of Peter the Great: What Putin’s View of 18th-Century Warfare Can Tell Us About Ukraine

Alexander Burns

The Triumphs and Tribulations of Peter the Great: What Putin’s View of 18th-Century Warfare Can Tell Us About Ukraine

Software Defines Tactics

Jason Weiss and Dan Patt

Software Defines Tactics

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

Dylan Buck and Zach Ota

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

A New Path For Syria’s Kurds

Asli Aydintasbas and Julien Barnes-Dacey

A New Path For Syria’s Kurds

Leveraging U.S. Capital Markets to Support the Future Industrial Network

Joseph L. Votel, Francis A. Finelli, and Samuel Cole

Leveraging U.S. Capital Markets to Support the Future Industrial Network

Don’t Drive Away Smart Students

Ryan P. Kellogg and Anita R. Kellogg

Don’t Drive Away Smart Students

How to Win Friends and Choke China’s Chip Supply

Emily Kilcrease

How to Win Friends and Choke China’s Chip Supply

An Honest Broker No Longer: The United States Between Turkey and Greece

Ryan Gingeras

An Honest Broker No Longer: The United States Between Turkey and Greece

American Defense Priorities After Ukraine

Frank Hoffman

American Defense Priorities After Ukraine

Turkey’s Russian Red Light in Syria

Sam Heller

Turkey’s Russian Red Light in Syria

Toward a More Dynamic Italian Military

Federico Borsari

Toward a More Dynamic Italian Military

Ukraine’s Long-Term Road to Recovery

Collin Meisel

Ukraine’s Long-Term Road to Recovery

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

Joseph D. Eanett

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

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

Charlie Winter

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

How to Get Ahead in Washington: Lessons from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras, Part 2

Iskander Rehman

How to Get Ahead in Washington: Lessons from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras, Part 2

How to Get Ahead in Washington: Lessons from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras, Part 1

Iskander Rehman

How to Get Ahead in Washington: Lessons from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras, Part 1

Deterrence and Commitment Across the Taiwan Strait: Lessons from Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy

William W. Newmann

Deterrence and Commitment Across the Taiwan Strait: Lessons from Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy

America’s Indo-Pacific Strategy Runs Through Ukraine

Luis Simón

America’s Indo-Pacific Strategy Runs Through Ukraine

Is China Planning to Attack Taiwan? A Careful Consideration of Available Evidence Says No

Timothy R. Heath

Is China Planning to Attack Taiwan? A Careful Consideration of Available Evidence Says No

Making Joint All Domain Command and Control a Reality

David Deptula

Making Joint All Domain Command and Control a Reality

Disentangling The Digital Battlefield: How the Internet Has Changed War

Steven Feldstein

Disentangling The Digital Battlefield: How the Internet Has Changed War

The 2022 War On The Rocks Holiday Reading List

WOTR Staff

The 2022 War On The Rocks Holiday Reading List

Turkey’s Future Drone Carriers

Olli Pekka Suorsa and Brendon J. Cannon

Turkey’s Future Drone Carriers

How Can the Marines Learn From the Falklands War?

Nolan Vihlen

How Can the Marines Learn From the Falklands War?

Listen to Xi Jinping about Taiwan

Lyle Morris

Listen to Xi Jinping about Taiwan

The F-16 and Nuclear Security: The Fault Lines in the U.S.-Pakistani Relationship

Sajjan M. Gohel and Marcus Andreopoulos

The F-16 and Nuclear Security: The Fault Lines in the U.S.-Pakistani Relationship

Byte, With, and Through: How Special Operations and Cyber Command Can Support Each Other

Josh Golding

Byte, With, and Through: How Special Operations and Cyber Command Can Support Each Other

The Gap Has Been Bridged!

Francis J. Gavin

The Gap Has Been Bridged!

Mending the “Broken Arrow”: Confidence Building Measures at the AI-Nuclear Nexus

Lauren Kahn

Mending the “Broken Arrow”: Confidence Building Measures at the AI-Nuclear Nexus

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

Train Like You Fight: Updating America’s Adversary Fleet

Ryan Fishel

Train Like You Fight: Updating America’s Adversary Fleet

Fixing Defense Innovation: Rewriting Acquisition and Security Regulations

Jules Hurst

Fixing Defense Innovation: Rewriting Acquisition and Security Regulations

Data Incoming: How to Close the Cyber Data Gap

Jennifer Shore

Data Incoming: How to Close the Cyber Data Gap

Integrated By Design: Building a Partner Air Force

Ethan Brown and Lt. Col. Jonathan Magill

Integrated By Design: Building a Partner Air Force

We Are On a Path to Nuclear War

Jeremy Shapiro

We Are On a Path to Nuclear War

Mind the Gap, Part 2: The Cross-Strait Potential of China’s Civilian Shipping Has Grown

Thomas Shugart

Mind the Gap, Part 2: The Cross-Strait Potential of China’s Civilian Shipping Has Grown

Will Putin’s War in Ukraine Continue Without Him?

Shawn Cochran

Will Putin’s War in Ukraine Continue Without Him?

The Question of Succession in Al-Qaeda

Sara Harmouch

The Question of Succession in Al-Qaeda

Military Lessons from the War in Ukraine

Melanie Marlowe, Christopher Preble, and Zack Cooper

Military Lessons from the War in Ukraine

More Than a Bicycle Brake on a Missile: AI Ethics in Defense

Jorrit Kamminga

More Than a Bicycle Brake on a Missile: AI Ethics in Defense

Keep MQ-9 Pilots Flying

Tyler Jackson

Keep MQ-9 Pilots Flying

Getting Serious about the Threat of High Altitude Nuclear Detonations

Robert "Tony" Vincent

Getting Serious about the Threat of High Altitude Nuclear Detonations

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

Jon Compton

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

Defeat China’s Navy, Defeat China’s War Plan

Robert Haddick

Defeat China’s Navy, Defeat China’s War Plan

Sustainment of the Stand-In Force

John Sattely and Jason A. Paredes

Sustainment of the Stand-In Force

How Much Multipolarity Does a Strongman Need?: Why Erdogan Has Benefited From Russia’s Failure in Ukraine

Nick Danforth

How Much Multipolarity Does a Strongman Need?: Why Erdogan Has Benefited From Russia’s Failure in Ukraine

Beating the Authoritarian Legacy: Upgrading Conscription in Greece and Taiwan

Antonis Kamaras

Beating the Authoritarian Legacy: Upgrading Conscription in Greece and Taiwan

Funding the Indo-Pacific Pivot

Rep. Rob Wittman

Funding the Indo-Pacific Pivot

The Grand Race for Techno-Security Leadership

Tai Ming Cheung and Thomas G. Mahnken

The Grand Race for Techno-Security Leadership

The United States Is Behind the Curve on Blockchain

Mike Knapp

The United States Is Behind the Curve on Blockchain

Cooperation Can Make the NATO Lake a Reality

Michael Jonsson and Robin Häggblom

Cooperation Can Make the NATO Lake a Reality

Reduce Friction in Space by Amending the 1967 Outer Space Treaty

Douglas Ligor

Reduce Friction in Space by Amending the 1967 Outer Space Treaty

France, Egypt, and India Can Help to Spread Security from Mediterranean to the Indo-Pacific

Mohammed Soliman, Pierre Morcos, and C. Raja Mohan

France, Egypt, and India Can Help to Spread Security from Mediterranean to the Indo-Pacific

Ending the Ideology of the Offense, Part II

David Johnson

Ending the Ideology of the Offense, Part II

The Accelerating Threat of the Political Assassination

Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware

The Accelerating Threat of the Political Assassination

To Defeat Autocracy, Weaponize Transparency

Garrett Berntsen and Ryan Fedasiuk

To Defeat Autocracy, Weaponize Transparency

Strengthening the Black Sea Grain Agreement Short of War

Michael Petersen and James G. Foggo III

Strengthening the Black Sea Grain Agreement Short of War

Precise and Popular: Why People in Northwest Pakistan Support Drones

Neha Ansari

Precise and Popular: Why People in Northwest Pakistan Support Drones

An Alliance Division of Labor in East Asia

Takuya Matsuda and Jaehan Park

An Alliance Division of Labor in East Asia

Pushing Back Against China’s New Normal in the Taiwan Strait

Bonny Lin and Joel Wuthnow

Pushing Back Against China’s New Normal in the Taiwan Strait

Ending the Ideology of the Offense, Part I

David Johnson

Ending the Ideology of the Offense, Part I

People Win Wars: A 2022 Reality Check on PLA Enlisted Force and Related Matters

Shanshan Mei, Dennis J. Blasko, and Roderick Lee

People Win Wars: A 2022 Reality Check on PLA Enlisted Force and Related Matters

Send NATO Troops to Help Stabilize Bosnia and Herzegovina

Leon Hartwell, Hikmet Karčić, and Josephine Mintel

Send NATO Troops to Help Stabilize Bosnia and Herzegovina

Necro-Aeronautics: Raising Undead Aircraft for War

Zachary Kallenborn

Necro-Aeronautics: Raising Undead Aircraft for War

Doctrine for Diplomacy: To Remain Relevant, the U.S. State Department Needs a New Statecraft

Dan Spokojny

Doctrine for Diplomacy: To Remain Relevant, the U.S. State Department Needs a New Statecraft

Prescribing a New Paradigm for Cyber Competition

George Perkovich

Prescribing a New Paradigm for Cyber Competition

Moving On After AUKUS: Working with France in the Indo-Pacific

Gesine Weber and Edgar Tam

Moving On After AUKUS: Working with France in the Indo-Pacific

An Alternative History of AirLand Battle, Part I

David Johnson and Zach Alessi-Friedlander

An Alternative History of AirLand Battle, Part I

New Winners, New Losers: Toward a New Energy Security

Morgan Bazilian and Cullen Hendrix

New Winners, New Losers: Toward a New Energy Security

“Win the War Before the War?”: A French Perspective on Cognitive Warfare

David Pappalardo

“Win the War Before the War?”: A French Perspective on Cognitive Warfare

Dereliction of Duty: The Abandonment of the Defense Sector in Colombia and How to Fix It

Alfonso Camacho-Martinez

Dereliction of Duty: The Abandonment of the Defense Sector in Colombia and How to Fix It

AI, Autonomy, and the Risk of Nuclear War

James Johnson

AI, Autonomy, and the Risk of Nuclear War

Kessel Run Shows How to Bridge the Gap Between Development and Operations

Brian Beachkofski and Dan Patt

Kessel Run Shows How to Bridge the Gap Between Development and Operations

South Korea Needs a Wake-Up Call On Its Reservist Crisis

Brendan Balestrieri and Won-geun Koo

South Korea Needs a Wake-Up Call On Its Reservist Crisis

The Future of China’s Cognitive Warfare: Lessons from the War in Ukraine

Koichiro Takagi

The Future of China’s Cognitive Warfare: Lessons from the War in Ukraine

Assess Russia’s Cyber Performance Without Repeating Its Past Mistakes

Gavin Wilde

Assess Russia’s Cyber Performance Without Repeating Its Past Mistakes

Colombia’s New President and the Challenges to the Bilateral Relationship

Andrew Ivey

Colombia’s New President and the Challenges to the Bilateral Relationship

Sabotage and War in Cyberspace

Joshua Rovner

Sabotage and War in Cyberspace

Iran’s Increasingly Decentralized Axis of Resistance

Nancy Ezzeddine and Hamidreza Azizi

Iran’s Increasingly Decentralized Axis of Resistance

Seeing, Knowing, and Deciding: The Technological Command Dream That Never Dies?

Ian Reynolds

Seeing, Knowing, and Deciding: The Technological Command Dream That Never Dies?

On-the-Ground Truth and Force Design 2030 Reconciliation: A Way Forward

Scott Cuomo

On-the-Ground Truth and Force Design 2030 Reconciliation: A Way Forward

Weak States and Loose Arms: Lessons and Warnings, from Afghanistan to Ukraine

Kerry Chávez and Ori Swed

Weak States and Loose Arms: Lessons and Warnings, from Afghanistan to Ukraine

Preserve This Early-Stage Bet That Benefits National Security

Kevin Landtroop

Preserve This Early-Stage Bet That Benefits National Security

Meeting the Goal: Three Recommendations for Air Force Recruiting

Kelly McElveny

Meeting the Goal: Three Recommendations for Air Force Recruiting

Weak Human, Strong Force: Applying Advanced Chess to Military AI

Trevor Phillips-Levine, Michael Kanaan, Dylan “Joose” Phillips-Levine, Walker Mills, and Noah Spataro

Weak Human, Strong Force: Applying Advanced Chess to Military AI

Don’t Delay Getting Serious About Cislunar Security

Jessy Kate Schingler, Victoria Samson, and Nivedita Raju

Don’t Delay Getting Serious About Cislunar Security

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

Benjamin Jensen and Michael Rountree

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

Helping the Leadership Lead

Ben Buchheim-Jurisson and Joseph Mellone

Helping the Leadership Lead

To Robot or Not to Robot? Past Analysis of Russian Military Robotics and Today’s War in Ukraine

Samuel Bendett

To Robot or Not to Robot? Past Analysis of Russian Military Robotics and Today’s War in Ukraine

Show Me the Money: Boost the Pacific Deterrence Initiative

Dustin Walker

Show Me the Money: Boost the Pacific Deterrence Initiative

Don’t Let Russia Dominate the Strategic Concept

Jordan Becker, Douglas Lute, and Simon Smith

Don’t Let Russia Dominate the Strategic Concept

The Other Big Lessons That the U.S. Army Should Learn from Ukraine

David Barno and Nora Bensahel

The Other Big Lessons That the U.S. Army Should Learn from Ukraine

A Confidence-Building Defense for NATO

Lukas Mengelkamp, Alexander Graef, and Ulrich Kühn

A Confidence-Building Defense for NATO

What’s Wrong with Wanting a “Human in the Loop”?

Jovana Davidovic

What’s Wrong with Wanting a “Human in the Loop”?

Double Asymmetry: The Inevitability of an Arms Race on the Korean Peninsula

Lami Kim

Double Asymmetry: The Inevitability of an Arms Race on the Korean Peninsula

Getting Drones Ready for Conventional War

Joe Ritter

Getting Drones Ready for Conventional War

Let the Commandant Lead the Marine Corps

Nicholas Hanson

Let the Commandant Lead the Marine Corps

The Bay of Bengal Could Be the Key to a Free and Open Indo-Pacific

Anu Anwar

The Bay of Bengal Could Be the Key to a Free and Open Indo-Pacific

Strange Debacle: Misadventures in Assessing Russian Military Power

Christopher Dougherty

Strange Debacle: Misadventures in Assessing Russian Military Power

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

Maximilian K. Bremer and Kelly A. Grieco

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

America Ignores Africa at Its Own Peril

Joe Bruhl

America Ignores Africa at Its Own Peril

The Army Risks Reasoning Backwards in Analyzing Ukraine

David Johnson

The Army Risks Reasoning Backwards in Analyzing Ukraine

Sanctions and Satellites: The Space Industry After the Russo-Ukrainian War

Jeremy Grunert

Sanctions and Satellites: The Space Industry After the Russo-Ukrainian War

The 2022 War on the Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List

WOTR Staff

The 2022 War on the Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List

Building a Regional, Right of Boom Cyber Defense Network

Graham Kennis and Lauren Zabierek

Building a Regional, Right of Boom Cyber Defense Network

Rebooting the Arsenal of Democracy

Trae Stephens

Rebooting the Arsenal of Democracy

Can Russia Rebuild Its Tech Sector with China’s Help?

Maria Shagina and Emily Kilcrease

Can Russia Rebuild Its Tech Sector with China’s Help?

Protecting American Investments in AI

Brian Drake

Protecting American Investments in AI

Would We Do Better? Hubris and Validation in Ukraine

David Johnson

Would We Do Better? Hubris and Validation in Ukraine

A Reflection on How We Mark Memorial Day

John Amble

A Reflection on How We Mark Memorial Day

Recovering a Balance-of-Power Principle for the 21st Century

Andrew Ehrhardt

Recovering a Balance-of-Power Principle for the 21st Century

The Future of Western-Russian Civil-Space Cooperation

Jeremy Grunert

The Future of Western-Russian Civil-Space Cooperation

The Dubious Prospects for Cargo-Delivery Drones in Ukraine

Mark Jacobsen

The Dubious Prospects for Cargo-Delivery Drones in Ukraine

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

Jonathan Schroden

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

The Changing Character of Combined Arms

Benjamin Jensen and Matthew Strohmeyer

The Changing Character of Combined Arms

How Strong Is al-Qaeda? A Debate

Daniel Byman and Asfandyar Mir

How Strong Is al-Qaeda? A Debate

Digital Transformation Is a Cultural Problem, Not a Technological One

Brandon Leshchinskiy and Andrew Bowne

Digital Transformation Is a Cultural Problem, Not a Technological One

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

Samuel Helfont

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

Building a Cyber Force Is Even Harder Than You Thought

Max Smeets

Building a Cyber Force Is Even Harder Than You Thought

Too Fragile to Fight: Could the U.S. Military Withstand a War of Attrition?

Conrad Crane

Too Fragile to Fight: Could the U.S. Military Withstand a War of Attrition?

A View From the Trenches on the Debate Wracking the Marine Corps

Stephen W. LaRose

A View From the Trenches on the Debate Wracking the Marine Corps

The Psychology of Stickiness: What America Can Learn From Its Annexation of the Philippines in 1898

Aroop Mukharji

The Psychology of Stickiness: What America Can Learn From Its Annexation of the Philippines in 1898

Dependency Issues: Solving the World’s Open-Source Software Security Problem

John Speed Meyers, Zack Newman, Tom Pike, and Jacqueline Kazil

Dependency Issues: Solving the World’s Open-Source Software Security Problem

How AI Would — and Wouldn’t — Factor Into a U.S.-Chinese War

Alex Stephenson and Ryan Fedasiuk

How AI Would — and Wouldn’t — Factor Into a U.S.-Chinese War

Beijing’s Ukrainian Battle Lab

David Finkelstein

Beijing’s Ukrainian Battle Lab

Can the Riyadh Reshuffle Bring Peace to Yemen?

Alexandra Stark

Can the Riyadh Reshuffle Bring Peace to Yemen?

Start with the Political: Explaining Russia’s Bungled Invasion of Ukraine

Jeffrey Edmonds

Start with the Political: Explaining Russia’s Bungled Invasion of Ukraine

The Russo-Ukrainian War at Sea: Retrospect and Prospect

BJ Armstrong

The Russo-Ukrainian War at Sea: Retrospect and Prospect

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

David Johnson

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

What Artillery and Air Defense Does Ukraine Need Now?

Michael Jacobson

What Artillery and Air Defense Does Ukraine Need Now?

As Silicon Valley Tries to Enlist, the Pentagon Strangles Innovation

Steve Blank

As Silicon Valley Tries to Enlist, the Pentagon Strangles Innovation

New Tech, New Concepts: China’s Plans for AI and Cognitive Warfare

Koichiro Takagi

New Tech, New Concepts: China’s Plans for AI and Cognitive Warfare

Supporting Ukraine for the Long War

Jack Watling

Supporting Ukraine for the Long War

Of Roadside Bombs and Drones: Putin’s Looming Insurgency Problem

Scott Sweetow

Of Roadside Bombs and Drones: Putin’s Looming Insurgency Problem

Saving Central Asia from Putin’s Embrace

Gregory Gleason

Saving Central Asia from Putin’s Embrace

Ukraine Shows Why Taiwan Needs More Air Defense

Harry Halem and Eyck Freymann

Ukraine Shows Why Taiwan Needs More Air Defense

Reboot the Defense Innovation Ecosystem

Shands Pickett

Reboot the Defense Innovation Ecosystem

A Mixed Bag: Putin’s Ukraine War and the Fight Against Europe’s Authoritarians

Mason Richey

A Mixed Bag: Putin’s Ukraine War and the Fight Against Europe’s Authoritarians

Revisiting the Greek War of Independence While Ukraine Fights for Its Own

Marc Edward Hoffman

Revisiting the Greek War of Independence While Ukraine Fights for Its Own

Leaderless, Cut Off, and Alone: The Risks to Taiwan in the Wake of Ukraine

Evan Braden Montgomery and Toshi Yoshihara

Leaderless, Cut Off, and Alone: The Risks to Taiwan in the Wake of Ukraine

The Lessons of Reagan’s Pipeline Crisis for Competing with China

Nicholas Romanow and William Inboden

The Lessons of Reagan’s Pipeline Crisis for Competing with China

Keeping the Right Secrets Secret

Zack Cooper, Christopher Preble, and Emily Harding

Keeping the Right Secrets Secret

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

Noel Williams

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

Is Russia’s Invasion a Case of Coercive Diplomacy Gone Wrong?

James Siebens

Is Russia’s Invasion a Case of Coercive Diplomacy Gone Wrong?

Oft Forgotten But Critical Elements of Ukrainian Resistance

Walter Haynes

Oft Forgotten But Critical Elements of Ukrainian Resistance

China’s Plan for Digital Dominance

David Dorman

China’s Plan for Digital Dominance

Will Russia Create New “People’s Republics” in Ukraine?

Andrew Lohsen

Will Russia Create New “People’s Republics” in Ukraine?

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

Terry Traylor and David Nass

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

The Hard Power of Security Cooperation

E. John Teichert

The Hard Power of Security Cooperation

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

Conrad Crane

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

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

Caitlin Lee

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

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

Nozomu Yoshitomi

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

Understanding Putin’s Nuclear Decision-Making

Kristin Ven Bruusgaard

Understanding Putin’s Nuclear Decision-Making

Gray Zone, Twilight Zone, or Danger Zone? Russian Cyber and Information Operations in Ukraine

Christopher Krebs and Robert Chesney

Gray Zone, Twilight Zone, or Danger Zone? Russian Cyber and Information Operations in Ukraine

How Are Putin’s Far-Right Fans in the West Reacting to His War?

Stephanie Foggett, Mollie Saltskog, and Colin Clarke

How Are Putin’s Far-Right Fans in the West Reacting to His War?

Ukraine’s Lessons for Taiwan

Jeffrey W. Hornung

Ukraine’s Lessons for Taiwan

Putin’s Folly: A Case Study of an Inept Strategist

Joshua Rovner

Putin’s Folly: A Case Study of an Inept Strategist

Why Russian Cyber Dogs Have Mostly Failed to Bark

Jelena Vićić and Rupal N. Mehta

Why Russian Cyber Dogs Have Mostly Failed to Bark

Preventing Cyber Escalation in Ukraine and After

Jason Healey

Preventing Cyber Escalation in Ukraine and After

Waking a Sleeping Giant: What’s Next for German Security Policy?

Sophia Besch and Sarah Brockmeier

Waking a Sleeping Giant: What’s Next for German Security Policy?

Known Knowns and Known Unknowns in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

William Inboden, Robert Chesney, Jeremi Suri, Sheena Greitens, Stephen Slick, Alexandra Sukalo, and Zoltán Fehér

Known Knowns and Known Unknowns in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

The Dangerous Allure of the No-Fly Zone

Mike Pietrucha and Mike Benitez

The Dangerous Allure of the No-Fly Zone

China’s Strategic Assessment of Russia: More Complicated Than You Think

Yun Sun

China’s Strategic Assessment of Russia: More Complicated Than You Think

From Waterloo to Pearl Harbor: How We Understand National Security Events

Joseph Caddell

From Waterloo to Pearl Harbor: How We Understand National Security Events

Putin Loses No Matter How This Plays Out, But We Might Too

Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer

Putin Loses No Matter How This Plays Out, But We Might Too

The War We Dread

Justin Lynch and Emma Morrison

The War We Dread

‘A well-regulated Militia’: The Laws that Can Counter Domestic Terrorism

Barbara McQuade

‘A well-regulated Militia’: The Laws that Can Counter Domestic Terrorism

Understanding the Russo-Ukrainian War: A Guide From War on the Rocks

Ryan Evans

Understanding the Russo-Ukrainian War: A Guide From War on the Rocks

Great-Power Competition Comes for Latin America

Adam Isacson

Great-Power Competition Comes for Latin America

Moscow Musings on Brinksmanship from Stalin to Putin

Sergey Radchenko

Moscow Musings on Brinksmanship from Stalin to Putin

Why France Failed in Mali

Nathaniel Powell

Why France Failed in Mali

The Deadly Business of Dissent in Russia

Vladimir Kara-Murza

The Deadly Business of Dissent in Russia

Can Ukrainian Resistance Foil a Russian Victory?

Brian Petit

Can Ukrainian Resistance Foil a Russian Victory?

The Full Potential of a Military Metaverse

Jennifer McArdle and Caitlin Dohrman

The Full Potential of a Military Metaverse

Passports as Pretext: How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Could Start

Fabian Burkhardt

Passports as Pretext: How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Could Start

Renew Space Dialogue with China

Craig Kafura

Renew Space Dialogue with China

For Humanity’s Sake, Keep Red Crosses on Medevac Helicopters

Robert Callahan

For Humanity’s Sake, Keep Red Crosses on Medevac Helicopters

The Light Fighter Is the Air Force’s Manned-Unmanned Team Solution

Alex Biegalski

The Light Fighter Is the Air Force’s Manned-Unmanned Team Solution

There Is No Cyber ‘Shock and Awe’: Plausible Threats in the Ukrainian Conflict

Lennart Maschmeyer and Nadiya Kostyuk

There Is No Cyber ‘Shock and Awe’: Plausible Threats in the Ukrainian Conflict

The Pentagon Is in Desperate Need of an Intervention From the Top

Dustin Walker

The Pentagon Is in Desperate Need of an Intervention From the Top

How Long Can Biden Muddle Through on China?

Joshua Rovner

How Long Can Biden Muddle Through on China?

Eliminating Sanctions On the Taliban Won’t Solve Afghanistan’s Deepening Humanitarian Crisis

Keith Preble and Bryan Early

Eliminating Sanctions On the Taliban Won’t Solve Afghanistan’s Deepening Humanitarian Crisis

Revisiting the Beginning of Boko Haram

Bulama Bukarti

Revisiting the Beginning of Boko Haram

How to Support a Globally Connected Counter-Disinformation Network

Kevin Sheives

How to Support a Globally Connected Counter-Disinformation Network

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

Eran Ortal

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

To Support Democracy in Myanmar, Engage with Ethnic Armed Organizations

Kaitlyn Robinson

To Support Democracy in Myanmar, Engage with Ethnic Armed Organizations

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

Jim Lamson

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

Robert Jervis: A Remembrance

Rose McDermott

Robert Jervis: A Remembrance

Preparing for Inevitable Cyber Surprise

Jason Healey

Preparing for Inevitable Cyber Surprise

Spiking the Problem: Developing a Resilient Posture in the Indo-Pacific with Passive Defenses

Stacie L. Pettyjohn

Spiking the Problem: Developing a Resilient Posture in the Indo-Pacific with Passive Defenses

Winged Luddites: Aviators Are the Biggest Threat to Carrier Aviation

Noah Spataro, Trevor Phillips-Levine, and Andrew Tenbusch

Winged Luddites: Aviators Are the Biggest Threat to Carrier Aviation

What Is Russia’s Logic for the Current Crisis?

Maxim A. Suchkov

What Is Russia’s Logic for the Current Crisis?

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

Jake Yeager and William Gerichten

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

The Problems of Politics and Posture Are Baked into the System

Bryan McGrath

The Problems of Politics and Posture Are Baked into the System

Taiwan and Six Potential New Year’s Resolutions for the U.S.-Japanese Alliance

Jeffrey W. Hornung

Taiwan and Six Potential New Year’s Resolutions for the U.S.-Japanese Alliance

France’s Shifting Relations with China

Pierre Morcos

France’s Shifting Relations with China

Startups and the Defense Department’s Compliance Labyrinth

Daniel K. Lim

Startups and the Defense Department’s Compliance Labyrinth

Is Team Biden Winning?

Francis J. Gavin

Is Team Biden Winning?

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

Gen. Michael Claesson and Zebulon Carlander

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

Strategic Ambiguity and the Risk of War with Russia over Ukraine

Ralph Clem and Ray Finch

Strategic Ambiguity and the Risk of War with Russia over Ukraine

The Empire of the Anti-Imperialist: Dealing with Nicaragua’s Ortega

Tiziano Breda and Ivan Briscoe

The Empire of the Anti-Imperialist: Dealing with Nicaragua’s Ortega

The Berlin Crisis, Ukraine, and the 5 Percent Problem

Sergey Radchenko

The Berlin Crisis, Ukraine, and the 5 Percent Problem

Accidents and Escalation in a Cyber Age

Andrew A. Szarejko and John Arquilla

Accidents and Escalation in a Cyber Age

The Changing Face of Russian Counter-Irregular Warfare

Benjamin Arbitter and Kurt Carlson

The Changing Face of Russian Counter-Irregular Warfare

The Air Force Isn’t Doing Information Technology Right

Don Lewis

The Air Force Isn’t Doing Information Technology Right

Cyber Challenges for the New National Defense Strategy

Erica Lonergan and Jacquelyn Schneider

Cyber Challenges for the New National Defense Strategy

More than Math: Toward a Better Strategy for Advanced Analytics

James “Mike” Blue, Anthony Smith, and Colleen McCue

More than Math: Toward a Better Strategy for Advanced Analytics

Embrace the Arms Race in Asia

Julian Spencer-Churchill

Embrace the Arms Race in Asia

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

Gregory V. Cox

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

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

August Cole

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

Why Restraint in the Real World Encourages Digital Espionage

Joshua Rovner

Why Restraint in the Real World Encourages Digital Espionage

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

M. Hasim Tekines

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

‘Never Thought They Could Pull Off Such an Attack’: Prejudice and Pearl Harbor

Caesar Nafrada and Joseph Caddell

‘Never Thought They Could Pull Off Such an Attack’: Prejudice and Pearl Harbor

Is America Still Born to Rule the Seas?

Claude Berube

Is America Still Born to Rule the Seas?

The Counter-Intuitive Sensibility of Taiwan’s New Defense Strategy

Raymond Kuo

The Counter-Intuitive Sensibility of Taiwan’s New Defense Strategy

The 2021 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

WOTR Staff

The 2021 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

Getting to ‘No’ With Iran

Eric Brewer and Henry Rome

Getting to ‘No’ With Iran

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

Nicholas Noe

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

Brutally Ineffective: How the Taliban Are Failing in Their New Role as Counter-Insurgents

Colin Clarke and Jonathan Schroden

Brutally Ineffective: How the Taliban Are Failing in Their New Role as Counter-Insurgents

Think Tanks and American Interventionism

Chad Levinson

Think Tanks and American Interventionism

Japan’s Revolution on Taiwan Affairs

Ryan Ashley

Japan’s Revolution on Taiwan Affairs

Feeding the Bear: A Closer Look at Russian Army Logistics and the Fait Accompli

Alex Vershinin

Feeding the Bear: A Closer Look at Russian Army Logistics and the Fait Accompli

War by Timeframe: Responding to China’s Pacing Challenge

Michael Horowitz

War by Timeframe: Responding to China’s Pacing Challenge

Why Cyber War Is Subversive, and How that Limits its Strategic Value

Lennart Maschmeyer

Why Cyber War Is Subversive, and How that Limits its Strategic Value

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

The Other Insurgency: Northwest Nigeria’s Worsening Bandit Crisis

James Barnett and Murtala Rufai

The Other Insurgency: Northwest Nigeria’s Worsening Bandit Crisis

Lessons from the Littoral Combat Ship

Emma Salisbury

Lessons from the Littoral Combat Ship

To Tackle Instability and Conflict, It’s Time to Elevate Hunger as a National Security Priority

Kelly McFarland and Alistair Somerville

To Tackle Instability and Conflict, It’s Time to Elevate Hunger as a National Security Priority

How Technology Changes Arms Control

Jane Vaynman and Doyle Hodges

How Technology Changes Arms Control

The Haqqani Network: The New Kingmakers in Kabul

Jeff M. Smith

The Haqqani Network: The New Kingmakers in Kabul

Mexican Cartels Are Embracing Aerial Drones and They’re Spreading

Robert J. Bunker and John P. Sullivan

Mexican Cartels Are Embracing Aerial Drones and They’re Spreading

Biological Weapons in the ‘Shadow War’

Glenn Cross

Biological Weapons in the ‘Shadow War’

Prospects for Sino-Russian Coordination in Afghanistan

Elizabeth Wishnick

Prospects for Sino-Russian Coordination in Afghanistan

U.S. Policy Toward Myanmar’s Military Junta

Zachary Abuza

U.S. Policy Toward Myanmar’s Military Junta

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

M.A. Thomas

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

Turning Ghosts into Humans: Surveillance as an Instrument of Social Engineering in Xinjiang

Michael Clarke

Turning Ghosts into Humans: Surveillance as an Instrument of Social Engineering in Xinjiang

The Once and Future Defeat in Afghanistan

Barnett Rubin

The Once and Future Defeat in Afghanistan

‘Lightning Carriers’ Could Be Lightweights in an Asian War

Olli Pekka Suorsa and John F. Bradford

‘Lightning Carriers’ Could Be Lightweights in an Asian War

China’s Hypersonic Weapons Tests Don’t Have to Be a Sputnik Moment

Sanne Verschuren

China’s Hypersonic Weapons Tests Don’t Have to Be a Sputnik Moment

The United States Left Afghanistan to Prepare for a War It Will Probably Never Fight

Jacob Ware

The United States Left Afghanistan to Prepare for a War It Will Probably Never Fight

Ending America’s Diplomacy-Last Syria Policy

Adham Sahloul

Ending America’s Diplomacy-Last Syria Policy

India Is Not Sitting on the Geopolitical Fence

Tanvi Madan

India Is Not Sitting on the Geopolitical Fence

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

Andrew Radin

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

China Flaunts Its Offensive Cyber Power

J.D. Work

China Flaunts Its Offensive Cyber Power

How Innovation Dies: The Case of RATE

Jeff Schneider

How Innovation Dies: The Case of RATE

Can’t Sail Away from Cyber Attacks: ‘Sea-Hacking’ from Land

Chris C. Demchak and Michael L. Thomas

Can’t Sail Away from Cyber Attacks: ‘Sea-Hacking’ from Land

The Taliban Can’t Take on the Islamic State Alone

Amira Jadoon and Andrew Mines

The Taliban Can’t Take on the Islamic State Alone

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

Killing Terrorist Leaders Is No Silver Bullet

Colin Clarke

Killing Terrorist Leaders Is No Silver Bullet

The Scylla and Charybdis of Duty Discharge: Military Dilemma with Undemocratic Leaders

Manaswini Ramkumar

The Scylla and Charybdis of Duty Discharge: Military Dilemma with Undemocratic Leaders

Wanna Fight? Pushing Partners Aside in Afghanistan

Kyle Atwell and Paul Bailey

Wanna Fight? Pushing Partners Aside in Afghanistan

Making Sense of SADAT, Turkey’s Private Military Company

Matt Powers

Making Sense of SADAT, Turkey’s Private Military Company

Japan’s Authorities in a Taiwan Contingency: Providing Needed Clarity

Mirna Galic

Japan’s Authorities in a Taiwan Contingency: Providing Needed Clarity

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

Aaron Stein

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

The Sorry State of Czech-Russian Relations

Ondrej Ditrych

The Sorry State of Czech-Russian Relations

Trust is at the Heart of Australia’s Influence

Malcolm Turnbull

Trust is at the Heart of Australia’s Influence

The Bahamas: A Close but Unfamiliar U.S. Partner

John Mohr

The Bahamas: A Close but Unfamiliar U.S. Partner

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

Ashley Townshend, Thomas Lonergan, and Toby Warden

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

Don’t Count Your Submarines Before They’re Built

Erik Sand

Don’t Count Your Submarines Before They’re Built

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

Thomas Spoehr, Bradley Bowman, Bryan Clark, and Mackenzie Eaglen

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

Senate Commission to Fix Defense Budgeting Is Right on the Mark

John Whitley and Gregory Pejic

Senate Commission to Fix Defense Budgeting Is Right on the Mark

A Deterrence by Denial Strategy for Addressing Biological Weapons

Christine Parthemore and Andy Weber

A Deterrence by Denial Strategy for Addressing Biological Weapons

The Biden Administration Needs to Act Fast to Reset Relations with France

Max Bergmann

The Biden Administration Needs to Act Fast to Reset Relations with France

What Losing Looks Like: Afghanistan’s ‘Hardest Place’

Gil Barndollar

What Losing Looks Like: Afghanistan’s ‘Hardest Place’

Defending Democracy – Inside the Senate Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election

Emily Harding

Defending Democracy – Inside the Senate Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election

Could Multinational Peacekeepers Prevent Worst-Case Outcomes in Afghanistan?

Ryan C. Van Wie

Could Multinational Peacekeepers Prevent Worst-Case Outcomes in Afghanistan?

Working with the Devil? The Potential for U.S.-Taliban Cooperation Against the Islamic State in Afghanistan

Jonathan Schroden and Alexander Powell

Working with the Devil? The Potential for U.S.-Taliban Cooperation Against the Islamic State in Afghanistan

Misaligned in Mesopotamia: Conflicting Ambitions in NATO Mission Iraq

Peter Dahl Thruelsen

Misaligned in Mesopotamia: Conflicting Ambitions in NATO Mission Iraq

A Hawkish Dove? President Moon Jae-in and South Korea’s Military Buildup

Lami Kim

A Hawkish Dove? President Moon Jae-in and South Korea’s Military Buildup

Forward to the Past? Weigh Covert Options in Afghanistan Carefully

Thomas Waldman and Rory Cormac

Forward to the Past? Weigh Covert Options in Afghanistan Carefully

Avoiding a Collision Course With India

Sameer Lalwani and Tyler Sagerstrom

Avoiding a Collision Course With India

9/11 in Islamabad: The First 72 Hours

David O. Smith

9/11 in Islamabad: The First 72 Hours

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

Jeffrey W. Hornung and Scott W. Harold

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

Zapad-2021: What to Expect From Russia’s Strategic Military Exercise

Michael Kofman

Zapad-2021: What to Expect From Russia’s Strategic Military Exercise

A Weapons of Mass Destruction Strategy for the 21st Century

Al Mauroni, Zachary Kallenborn, Seth Carus, and Ron Fizer

A Weapons of Mass Destruction Strategy for the 21st Century

There Is More War in the Classroom Than You Think

William Hitchcock and Meghan Herwig

There Is More War in the Classroom Than You Think

Red Sea Drones: How to Counter Houthi Maritime Tactics

Håvard Haugstvedt

Red Sea Drones: How to Counter Houthi Maritime Tactics

How the Taliban Exploited Afghanistan’s Human Geography

Alec Worsnop

How the Taliban Exploited Afghanistan’s Human Geography

The Return of Great-Power Proxy Wars

Frank Hoffman and Andrew Orner

The Return of Great-Power Proxy Wars

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

Doug Berenson

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

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

Michael Shurkin and Aneliese Bernard

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

Iran’s Bet on Autonomous Weapons

Evan Omeed Lisman

Iran’s Bet on Autonomous Weapons

China Takes on Its Tech Leaders

Fergus Ryan

China Takes on Its Tech Leaders

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

Will Mackie

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

The Right Way to Structure Cyber Diplomacy

Natalie Thompson and Laura Bate

The Right Way to Structure Cyber Diplomacy

Terrorism in South Asia After the Fall of Afghanistan

Kabir Taneja and Mohammed Sinan Siyech

Terrorism in South Asia After the Fall of Afghanistan

From Forever Wars to Great-Power Wars: Lessons Learned From Operation Inherent Resolve

Stacie L. Pettyjohn and Becca Wasser

From Forever Wars to Great-Power Wars: Lessons Learned From Operation Inherent Resolve

Authoritarianism and Resistance in Myanmar

Zachary Abuza

Authoritarianism and Resistance in Myanmar

Build a More Effective Cyber Force, Not More Bureaucracy

Jason Blessing

Build a More Effective Cyber Force, Not More Bureaucracy

Crowded Skies and Turbulent Seas: Assessing the Full Scope of NATO-Russian Military Incidents

Ralph Clem and Ray Finch

Crowded Skies and Turbulent Seas: Assessing the Full Scope of NATO-Russian Military Incidents

From Desert Storm to Inherent Resolve: The Evolution of Airpower

Becca Wasser and Stacie L. Pettyjohn

From Desert Storm to Inherent Resolve: The Evolution of Airpower

A Thorough Explanation of China’s Long-Term Strategy

Peter Mattis

A Thorough Explanation of China’s Long-Term Strategy

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

Thomas Shugart

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

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

Aaron Stein and Ryan Fishel

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

The Militant Drone Playbook

Austin C. Doctor and James Igoe Walsh

The Militant Drone Playbook

It’s Time for the Army to Embrace Telework

Matt Fitzgerald and Jay Long

It’s Time for the Army to Embrace Telework

Conventional-Nuclear Integration: Avoiding Misconceptions and Mistakes

Gregory Giles

Conventional-Nuclear Integration: Avoiding Misconceptions and Mistakes

‘Bin Ladin Determined To Strike’

WOTR Staff

‘Bin Ladin Determined To Strike’

Cheese Bells and Foreign Fighting

Thomas Hegghammer

Cheese Bells and Foreign Fighting

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

Nancy Ezzeddine and Erwin van Veen

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

Are We Asking the Right Questions?

Francis J. Gavin

Are We Asking the Right Questions?

Twitter Will Not Steward the Profession

Theo Lipsky

Twitter Will Not Steward the Profession

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

BJ Armstrong

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

The Problem with Biden’s Democracy Agenda

Robert Manning and Mathew Burrows

The Problem with Biden’s Democracy Agenda

Foreign Policy Should Be Evidence-Based

Dan Spokojny and Thomas Scherer

Foreign Policy Should Be Evidence-Based

Ambiguity Is a Fact, Not a Policy

Joshua Rovner

Ambiguity Is a Fact, Not a Policy

July 22: A Pivotal Day in Terrorism History

Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware

July 22: A Pivotal Day in Terrorism History

A Peacetime Army Goes to War

Aaron Edwards

A Peacetime Army Goes to War

The Information Technology Counter-Revolution: Cheap, Disposable, and Decentralized

Jacquelyn Schneider and Julia Macdonald

The Information Technology Counter-Revolution: Cheap, Disposable, and Decentralized

America’s Strategy in Oceania: Time for a Better Approach

Jennifer D.P. Moroney and Alan Tidwell

America’s Strategy in Oceania: Time for a Better Approach

Education Against Extremism: Suggestions for a Smarter Stand-Down

Carrie Lee and Celestino Perez, Jr.

Education Against Extremism: Suggestions for a Smarter Stand-Down

Did Sino-American Relations Have to Deteriorate? A Better Way of Doing Counterfactual Thought Experiments

J. Peter Scoblic, Christopher Karvetski, and Philip E. Tetlock

Did Sino-American Relations Have to Deteriorate? A Better Way of Doing Counterfactual Thought Experiments

Secrets Alone Won’t Save Us: Providing ‘Decision Advantage’ on Climate Security

Erin Sikorsky

Secrets Alone Won’t Save Us: Providing ‘Decision Advantage’ on Climate Security

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

Graham Jenkins

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

Overcoming the Diego Garcia Stalemate

Chirayu Thakkar

Overcoming the Diego Garcia Stalemate

An Urgent NATO Priority: Preparing to Protect Civilians

Victoria Holt and Marla Keenan

An Urgent NATO Priority: Preparing to Protect Civilians

The 2021 War on the Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List

WOTR Staff

The 2021 War on the Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List

Another “Crisis” in Civil-Military Relations?

Andrew Radin and Thomas Szayna

Another “Crisis” in Civil-Military Relations?

Orphans at the Ready: Toward the Unification of Joint Enablers

Sean Jenkins, John Michael, and M.C. Farrington

Orphans at the Ready: Toward the Unification of Joint Enablers

New Tools to Create Time and Information: “Building the Bike While We Ride It”

Gen. Glen D. VanHerck

New Tools to Create Time and Information: “Building the Bike While We Ride It”

Warbots: Tactically Brilliant, Strategically Naive

Emma Salisbury

Warbots: Tactically Brilliant, Strategically Naive

Freedom of Navigation Operations: A Mission for Unmanned Systems

Trevor Prouty

Freedom of Navigation Operations: A Mission for Unmanned Systems

To Build Joint Command and Control, First Break Joint Command and Control

Leland Cowie, Todd Graff, Craig Cude, and Brad DeWees

To Build Joint Command and Control, First Break Joint Command and Control

Gradually and Then Suddenly: Explaining the Navy’s Strategic Bankruptcy

Christopher Dougherty

Gradually and Then Suddenly: Explaining the Navy’s Strategic Bankruptcy

As Allies Design Fighter Aircraft, the United States Faces a Decision

Brian Burton

As Allies Design Fighter Aircraft, the United States Faces a Decision

Interpreters on the Run: Baghdad Underground Railroad

Tammy S. Schultz and Noah Ramsey

Interpreters on the Run: Baghdad Underground Railroad

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

Joe Ritter

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

Europe Eyes the Indo-Pacific, But Now It’s Time to Act

Veerle Nouwens and Garima Mohan

Europe Eyes the Indo-Pacific, But Now It’s Time to Act

Don’t Base U.S. Forces in Central Asia

Cyrus Newlin and Jeffrey Mankoff

Don’t Base U.S. Forces in Central Asia

Assessing the National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism

Colin Clarke and Mollie Saltskog

Assessing the National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism

The “Peaceful Use” of Outer Space?

Jeremy Grunert

The “Peaceful Use” of Outer Space?

A State Department for the Digital Age

Ferial Ara Saeed

A State Department for the Digital Age

Defeat Is Possible

Edward Geist

Defeat Is Possible

Look to the 1980s to Inform the Fleet of Today

Rep. Elaine Luria

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The Biden-Putin Summit: Nothing to Reset but Expectations

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The Biden-Putin Summit: Nothing to Reset but Expectations

NATO Should Finally Take its Values Seriously

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NATO Should Finally Take its Values Seriously

The Origin of COVID-19 and Preventing the Next Pandemic

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The Origin of COVID-19 and Preventing the Next Pandemic

A French Opinion on the Ethics of Autonomous Weapons

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A French Opinion on the Ethics of Autonomous Weapons

The Political Economy of Ransomware

Jenny Jun

The Political Economy of Ransomware

AI and Synthetic Biology Are Critical to Future U.S. Competitiveness

Robert Work

AI and Synthetic Biology Are Critical to Future U.S. Competitiveness

A U.S. Security Strategy for the Arctic

David Auerswald

A U.S. Security Strategy for the Arctic

What Will Britain’s New Cyber Force Actually Do?

Joe Devanny and Tim Stevens

What Will Britain’s New Cyber Force Actually Do?

More Than a Buzzword: Diversity Can Help Defeat Disinformation

Maggie Smith

More Than a Buzzword: Diversity Can Help Defeat Disinformation

Missile Defense Is Not a Substitute for Arms Control

John Tierney and Samuel M. Hickey

Missile Defense Is Not a Substitute for Arms Control

Managed Risks, Managed Expectations: How Far Will Targeted Killing Get the United States in Afghanistan?

Bryce Loidolt

Managed Risks, Managed Expectations: How Far Will Targeted Killing Get the United States in Afghanistan?

Cyber Security as Counter-Terrorism: Seeking a Better Debate

Simon Handler, Emma Schroeder, and Trey Herr

Cyber Security as Counter-Terrorism: Seeking a Better Debate

Expanding the Scope for Statecraft in U.S. Russia Policy

Samuel Charap

Expanding the Scope for Statecraft in U.S. Russia Policy

When the Chips Are Down: Policy Priorities for Sustaining U.S. Semiconductor Leadership

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When the Chips Are Down: Policy Priorities for Sustaining U.S. Semiconductor Leadership

How China Views the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Yun Sun

How China Views the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Ending the Endless Wars: A Strategy for Selective Disengagement

Monica Duffy Toft

Ending the Endless Wars: A Strategy for Selective Disengagement

Oh My, AI

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Oh My, AI

Open Letter in Support of Free Inquiry and Discussion

WOTR Staff

Open Letter in Support of Free Inquiry and Discussion

Trading One Dependency for Another

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Trading One Dependency for Another

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

Abhijit Singh

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

Conflicts in Wargames: Leveraging Disagreements to Build Value

Thomas Nagle

Conflicts in Wargames: Leveraging Disagreements to Build Value

The Department of Defense’s Looming AI Winter

Marc Losito and John Anderson

The Department of Defense’s Looming AI Winter

Jordan: Still Stable, but Less So

Joshua Krasna

Jordan: Still Stable, but Less So

Strategic Predictability: Landpower in the Indo-Pacific

Lt. Gen. Charles Flynn and Lt. Gen. Laura Potter

Strategic Predictability: Landpower in the Indo-Pacific

The Eagle and the Dragon in Africa: Comparing Data on Chinese and American Influence

George Ward, Eric Kiss, and Pat Savage

The Eagle and the Dragon in Africa: Comparing Data on Chinese and American Influence

Leaving Afghanistan Will Make America Less Safe

Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware

Leaving Afghanistan Will Make America Less Safe

Why the United States Needs an Independent Cyber Force

David Barno and Nora Bensahel

Why the United States Needs an Independent Cyber Force

Back to the Future: Getting Special Forces Ready for Great-Power Competition

Barnett S. Koven and Chris Mason

Back to the Future: Getting Special Forces Ready for Great-Power Competition

The United Kingdom’s New Vision of Cyber Power

Danny Steed

The United Kingdom’s New Vision of Cyber Power

Xi Likes Big Boats (Coming Soon to a Reef Near You)

Ryan D. Martinson

Xi Likes Big Boats (Coming Soon to a Reef Near You)

Cyber Security Begins Abroad

Natalie Thompson, Zoe Peach-Riley, and Laura Bate

Cyber Security Begins Abroad

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

Simone Askew, Jack Lowe, Nette Monaus, and Kirsten L. Cooper

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

Remove a Sanctions Cloud from U.S.-Indian Relations

Kenneth I. Juster

Remove a Sanctions Cloud from U.S.-Indian Relations

Biden and the Western Balkans

Vuk Vuksanovic

Biden and the Western Balkans

The Sino-American Race for Technology Leadership

Ferial Ara Saeed

The Sino-American Race for Technology Leadership

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

Tobias Switzer

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

To Survive, Deceive: Decoys in Land Warfare

Rémy Hémez

To Survive, Deceive: Decoys in Land Warfare

Propaganda at a Capitol Checkpoint: A Faked Antisemitic Text Resurfaces

Emily Blout

Propaganda at a Capitol Checkpoint: A Faked Antisemitic Text Resurfaces

New Normal in Sino-Indian Ties

Chietigj Bajpaee

New Normal in Sino-Indian Ties

Great Power Cyber Party

Dmitri Alperovitch, Erica Borghard, Jason Healey, and Ryan Evans

Great Power Cyber Party

Britain’s New Strategic Outlook: The View from Washington

Ryan Evans

Britain’s New Strategic Outlook: The View from Washington

Digital Identity Is a National Security Issue

Patrick Hearn

Digital Identity Is a National Security Issue

Restoring Nuclear Bipartisanship: Force Modernization and Arms Control

John D. Maurer

Restoring Nuclear Bipartisanship: Force Modernization and Arms Control

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

Foreign Fighters and the Trajectory of Violence in Northern Mozambique

Emilia Columbo and Austin C. Doctor

Foreign Fighters and the Trajectory of Violence in Northern Mozambique

Turkey’s Talk Show Nationalists

Ryan Gingeras

Turkey’s Talk Show Nationalists

China’s Shifting Attitude on the Indo-Pacific Quad

Joel Wuthnow

China’s Shifting Attitude on the Indo-Pacific Quad

U.K. Nuclear Weapons: Beyond the Numbers

Heather Williams

U.K. Nuclear Weapons: Beyond the Numbers

Mutual Suspicion, Mutual Threats: Getting Japan and South Korea to Work Together

Andrew Park and Elliot Silverberg

Mutual Suspicion, Mutual Threats: Getting Japan and South Korea to Work Together

How Franco-Australian Cooperation Can Help Stabilize the Indo-Pacific

Pierre Morcos

How Franco-Australian Cooperation Can Help Stabilize the Indo-Pacific

A Future Chinese Indian Ocean Fleet?

Christopher K. Colley

A Future Chinese Indian Ocean Fleet?

Somalia’s Electoral Crisis in Extremis

Peter Kirechu

Somalia’s Electoral Crisis in Extremis

The Longest Telegram: A Visionary Blueprint for the Comprehensive Grand Strategy Against China We Need

C. Lee Shea

The Longest Telegram: A Visionary Blueprint for the Comprehensive Grand Strategy Against China We Need

National Security Needs Both Futurists and Traditionalists

Zachary Kallenborn

National Security Needs Both Futurists and Traditionalists

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

Doug Berenson

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

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

Mark Montgomery and Bradley Bowman

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

Counter-Terrorism Hangover or Legal Obligation? The Requirement to Protect Civilians in War

Sahr Muhammedally

Counter-Terrorism Hangover or Legal Obligation? The Requirement to Protect Civilians in War

Strategizing to Exit Afghanistan: From Risk Avoidance to Risk Management

Sameer Lalwani

Strategizing to Exit Afghanistan: From Risk Avoidance to Risk Management

What to Expect When You’re Expecting NATO in Iraq

Paolo Napolitano

What to Expect When You’re Expecting NATO in Iraq

Reconsidering Arms Control Orthodoxy

Naomi Egel and Jane Vaynman

Reconsidering Arms Control Orthodoxy

How the Defense Department Can Move from Abstraction to Action on Climate Change

Samuel Brannen, Sarah Ladislaw, and Lachlan Carey

How the Defense Department Can Move from Abstraction to Action on Climate Change

All About EVE: What Virtual Forever Wars Can Teach Us About the Future of Combat

Thomas Shugart

All About EVE: What Virtual Forever Wars Can Teach Us About the Future of Combat

When It Comes to Strategy, People Are Everything

Morgan Plummer

When It Comes to Strategy, People Are Everything

Steering in the Right Direction in the Military-Technical Revolution

Robert Work, James A. Winnefeld, Jr., and Stephanie O’Sullivan

Steering in the Right Direction in the Military-Technical Revolution

Beyond Colossus or Collapse: Five Myths Driving American Debates about China

Evan S. Medeiros and Jude Blanchette

Beyond Colossus or Collapse: Five Myths Driving American Debates about China

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

Darshana M. Baruah

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

Simulating War: Three Enduring Lessons from the Louisiana Maneuvers

Jennifer McArdle

Simulating War: Three Enduring Lessons from the Louisiana Maneuvers

Warfighting in Cyberspace

Joshua Rovner

Warfighting in Cyberspace

Humility in American Grand Strategy

Mathew Burrows and Robert Manning

Humility in American Grand Strategy

The Mythical War Scare of 1983

Simon Miles

The Mythical War Scare of 1983

Enforcing Sanctions on North Korea Is an Opportunity for Cooperation at Sea

Artem Sherbinin

Enforcing Sanctions on North Korea Is an Opportunity for Cooperation at Sea

Helping Humans and Computers Fight Together: Military Lessons from Civilian AI

Marianne Bellotti

Helping Humans and Computers Fight Together: Military Lessons from Civilian AI

A Blueprint for the Department of Defense’s Strategic Assessment of Climate Change

Kate Guy and Erin Sikorsky

A Blueprint for the Department of Defense’s Strategic Assessment of Climate Change

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

Nathan Fleischaker and Shawna Sinnott

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

On the Digital Brink

Chris Lynch and Oliver Lewis

On the Digital Brink

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

Katarzyna Zysk

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

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

Christina Bembenek

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

Three’s Company? Prioritizing Trilateral Deterrence Against North Korea

Shane Smith and Brad Glosserman

Three’s Company? Prioritizing Trilateral Deterrence Against North Korea

The United States and Japan Still Benefit From Complementary Maritime Capabilities

Jim Hartman

The United States and Japan Still Benefit From Complementary Maritime Capabilities

Whispers from Wargames About the Gray Zone

Robert C. Rubel

Whispers from Wargames About the Gray Zone

Advantage At Sea Requires Rethinking Influence

Erika De La Parra Gehlen and Frank L. Smith III

Advantage At Sea Requires Rethinking Influence

Five Reasons Not to Split Cyber Command from the NSA Any Time Soon – If Ever

Chris C. Demchak

Five Reasons Not to Split Cyber Command from the NSA Any Time Soon – If Ever

ARIA to Progress? The British Advanced Research and Invention Agency Should Learn More from Defense

Emma Salisbury

ARIA to Progress? The British Advanced Research and Invention Agency Should Learn More from Defense

Restraint, Not Superiority, in Space

Aaron Bateman

Restraint, Not Superiority, in Space

Economics, National Security, and the Competition with China

George Magnus

Economics, National Security, and the Competition with China

Trust and Tech: AI Education in The Military

Joe Chapa

Trust and Tech: AI Education in The Military

Can the United States Prevent a War over Taiwan?

Robert D. Blackwill and Philip Zelikow

Can the United States Prevent a War over Taiwan?

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

Bryan Durkee and Chris Bassler

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

America Can’t Ignore the Next Indo-Pakistani Crisis

Sameer Lalwani

America Can’t Ignore the Next Indo-Pakistani Crisis

Chemical Weapons and the Hierarchy of Victims

Doreen Horschig and Güneş Murat Tezcür

Chemical Weapons and the Hierarchy of Victims

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

Paula Thornhill

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

Al-Qaeda Is Being Hollowed to Its Core

Barak Mendelsohn and Colin Clarke

Al-Qaeda Is Being Hollowed to Its Core

The Burning City Upon a Hill

Hilde Eliassen Restad

The Burning City Upon a Hill

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

Ankit Panda and Vipin Narang

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

Risky Encounters with Russia: Time to Talk About Real Deconfliction

Ralph Clem

Risky Encounters with Russia: Time to Talk About Real Deconfliction

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

Christopher D. Booth and Walker Mills

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

Is the Department of Defense Making Enough Progress in Wargaming?

Yuna Huh Wong and Garrett Heath

Is the Department of Defense Making Enough Progress in Wargaming?

Reconsidering al-Qaeda-Iranian Cooperation

Bryce Loidolt

Reconsidering al-Qaeda-Iranian Cooperation

Setting a Course Away from the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

Garrett Hinck and Pranay Vaddi

Setting a Course Away from the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

The Failure of Jihadi Conflict Resolution

Tore Hamming

The Failure of Jihadi Conflict Resolution

South Korea, Conventional Capabilities, and the Future of the Korean Peninsula

Ian Bowers and Henrik Hiim

South Korea, Conventional Capabilities, and the Future of the Korean Peninsula

Between Seoul and Sole Purpose: How the Biden Administration Could Assure South Korea and Adapt Nuclear Posture

Toby Dalton

Between Seoul and Sole Purpose: How the Biden Administration Could Assure South Korea and Adapt Nuclear Posture

Thoughts on the Unfolding U.S.-Chinese Competition: Washington’s Policy Towards Beijing Enters Its Next Phase

Eric Sayers

Thoughts on the Unfolding U.S.-Chinese Competition: Washington’s Policy Towards Beijing Enters Its Next Phase

A Better Bureaucracy Can Close the Gap Between Defense and Commercial Technology

Joe Felter, Raj Shah, and Steve Blank

A Better Bureaucracy Can Close the Gap Between Defense and Commercial Technology

The United States and Japan Should Prepare for War with China

Jeffrey W. Hornung

The United States and Japan Should Prepare for War with China

Primacy Anxiety

Zack Cooper, Melanie Marlowe, and Christopher Preble

Primacy Anxiety

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

Michael Shurkin

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

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

Nina Kollars, Sam J. Tangredi, and Chris C. Demchak

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

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

Thomas J. Gordon IV, Adam Oler, Laurie Blank, and Jill Goldenziel

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

After Cienfuegos, Criminal Cross-Border Collaboration Continues; Governmental Collaboration Suffers

Cecilia Farfán-Méndez

After Cienfuegos, Criminal Cross-Border Collaboration Continues; Governmental Collaboration Suffers

The Arctic Threat That Must Not be Named

Sharon E. Burke

The Arctic Threat That Must Not be Named

A World Divided: The Conflict with Chinese Techno-Nationalism Isn’t Coming – It’s Already Here

James Mulvenon

A World Divided: The Conflict with Chinese Techno-Nationalism Isn’t Coming – It’s Already Here

Selective Disclosure: How to Inject Strategy into U.S. Capability Development

Thomas G. Mahnken

Selective Disclosure: How to Inject Strategy into U.S. Capability Development

A Lower Bar for the Cyber Czar

Joshua Rovner

A Lower Bar for the Cyber Czar

Practical Challenges and Hybrid Hypocrisy: Legal and Policy Dilemmas with the Hybrid Moniker

Erica Gaston

Practical Challenges and Hybrid Hypocrisy: Legal and Policy Dilemmas with the Hybrid Moniker

To Rule the Invisible Battlefield: The Electromagnetic Spectrum and Chinese Military Power

Shanshan Mei

To Rule the Invisible Battlefield: The Electromagnetic Spectrum and Chinese Military Power

The Lessons of the Past Point to Rejoining the Iran Deal

Nicholas L. Miller

The Lessons of the Past Point to Rejoining the Iran Deal

The Faultline Between Futurists and Traditionalists in National Security

John Speed Meyers and David Jackson

The Faultline Between Futurists and Traditionalists in National Security

What’s in a Name? Reimagining Irregular Warfare Activities for Competition

Kevin Bilms

What’s in a Name? Reimagining Irregular Warfare Activities for Competition

The Post-Conflict Colombian Military Looks for a Development Role

Andrew Ivey

The Post-Conflict Colombian Military Looks for a Development Role

The U.S. Defense Industry in a New Era

Doug Berenson, Chris Higgins, and Jim Tinsley

The U.S. Defense Industry in a New Era

Making Friends in Maker-Spaces: From Grassroots Innovation to Great-Power Competition

Leo Blanken, Romulo G. Dimayuga II, and Kristen Tsolis

Making Friends in Maker-Spaces: From Grassroots Innovation to Great-Power Competition

Profiteers, Vultures, and the Defeat of the U.N. Embargo on Libya

Peter Kirechu

Profiteers, Vultures, and the Defeat of the U.N. Embargo on Libya

Guantánamo’s Unhappy Birthday

Benjamin R. Farley

Guantánamo’s Unhappy Birthday

Confidence and Catastrophe: Armenia and the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War

Michael A. Reynolds

Confidence and Catastrophe: Armenia and the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War

Machine Learning and Life-and-Death Decisions on the Battlefield

Brad DeWees, Chris Umphres, and Maddy Tung

Machine Learning and Life-and-Death Decisions on the Battlefield

The Regime: How Arms Control Treaties Keep Us Safe

Amb. (ret.) Bonnie Jenkins, Marigny Kirschke-Schwartz, and James Paul Pope

The Regime: How Arms Control Treaties Keep Us Safe

The Pendulum: How Russia Sways Its Way to More Influence in Libya

Jalel Harchaoui

The Pendulum: How Russia Sways Its Way to More Influence in Libya

A Cyber Opportunity: Priorities for the First National Cyber Director

Mark Montgomery and Robert Morgus

A Cyber Opportunity: Priorities for the First National Cyber Director

A Grand Strategy Based on Resilience

Erica Borghard

A Grand Strategy Based on Resilience

The Nashville Bombing and Threats to Critical Infrastructure: We Saw This Coming

Audrey Kurth Cronin

The Nashville Bombing and Threats to Critical Infrastructure: We Saw This Coming

Convoy Escort: The Navy’s Forgotten (Purpose) Mission

David Alman

Convoy Escort: The Navy’s Forgotten (Purpose) Mission

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

Christopher D. Booth

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

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

Joseph D. Eanett

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

Bringing the Army to Innovation

Jeff Decker and Mrinal Menon

Bringing the Army to Innovation

Brahmaputra: A Conflict-Prone River Takes a Step Backwards

Joel Wuthnow, Satu Limaye, and Nilanthi Samaranayake

Brahmaputra: A Conflict-Prone River Takes a Step Backwards

How to Deal With the Nuclear Skeletons in Iran’s Closet

Eric Brewer

How to Deal With the Nuclear Skeletons in Iran’s Closet

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

Kyle Brown, Jonathan Askonas, and T.S. Allen

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

Thinking in (Napoleonic) Times: Historical Warnings for an Era of Great-Power Competition

Alexandra Evans

Thinking in (Napoleonic) Times: Historical Warnings for an Era of Great-Power Competition

A Bargain Worth Making? Bukele and the Gangs of El Salvador

Ivan Briscoe and Tiziano Breda

A Bargain Worth Making? Bukele and the Gangs of El Salvador

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

Christopher Chyba and Ethan Magistro

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

Crypto-Controls: Harnessing Cryptocurrency to Strengthen Sanctions

Adam Myers, William Szymanski, Daniel Jackson, Ellen Wynkoop, Pete Heine, Tyler Hoffman, and Bri Mostoller

Crypto-Controls: Harnessing Cryptocurrency to Strengthen Sanctions

The New Great Game at Sea

Geoffrey F. Gresh

The New Great Game at Sea

Instructors Wanted, Apply Within: Why the Air Force Is Failing to Change Its Culture and What to Do About It

Bradley Podliska and Donnie Hodges

Instructors Wanted, Apply Within: Why the Air Force Is Failing to Change Its Culture and What to Do About It

Myths or Moving Targets? Continuity and Change in China’s Nuclear Forces

Austin Long

Myths or Moving Targets? Continuity and Change in China’s Nuclear Forces

The Next SIMNET? Unlocking the Future of Military Readiness Through Synthetic Environments

Jennifer McArdle and Caitlin Dohrman

The Next SIMNET? Unlocking the Future of Military Readiness Through Synthetic Environments

Competition for the Generations: A Father and Daughter Reflect on U.S. Fights from Beirut to Baghdad

Jim Breckenridge and Katie Breckenridge Crombe

Competition for the Generations: A Father and Daughter Reflect on U.S. Fights from Beirut to Baghdad

Compartmentalizing the American Alliance with Israel from the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Abe Silberstein and Yael Mizrahi-Arnaud

Compartmentalizing the American Alliance with Israel from the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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

Heather Venable

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

2020 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

WOTR Staff

2020 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

The Next National Defense Strategy

Benjamin Jensen and Nathan Packard

The Next National Defense Strategy

Biden Is Kim’s to Lose

Ramon Pacheco Pardo

Biden Is Kim’s to Lose

Winning the AI Revolution for American Diplomacy

Ryan Dukeman

Winning the AI Revolution for American Diplomacy

Balancing China at the United Nations

Henrik B. L. Larsen

Balancing China at the United Nations

History Shows U.S. Nuclear Restraint Is a One-Way Street

Michaela Dodge

History Shows U.S. Nuclear Restraint Is a One-Way Street

More Space Wargames, Please

Shane Bilsborough

More Space Wargames, Please

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

Itamar Lifshitz and Ayal Meents

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

Putting Combatant Commanders on a Demand Signal Diet

Mackenzie Eaglen

Putting Combatant Commanders on a Demand Signal Diet

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

David N. Zikusoka

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

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

Loren DeJonge Schulman and Alex Tippett

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

Arms Control and Great-Power Politics

Timothy Crawford and Khang X. Vu

Arms Control and Great-Power Politics

Moving Beyond Total Force: Building a True Strategic Reserve

Jacquelyn Schneider

Moving Beyond Total Force: Building a True Strategic Reserve

The Last Jihadi Superstar

Thomas Hegghammer

The Last Jihadi Superstar

What the Abraham Accords Reveal About the United Arab Emirates

Elham Fakhro

What the Abraham Accords Reveal About the United Arab Emirates

Executive Airlift’s Contributions to National Security

Mike Knapp

Executive Airlift’s Contributions to National Security

Retooling U.S. Security Sector Assistance

Stephen Tankel and Tommy Ross

Retooling U.S. Security Sector Assistance

Should the Military Protect the Election?

Joshua Rovner

Should the Military Protect the Election?

Make Russia Sanctions Effective Again

Edward Fishman

Make Russia Sanctions Effective Again

Climate Change as an Unconventional Security Risk

Cullen Hendrix

Climate Change as an Unconventional Security Risk

Teaching the Japanese American Internment at West Point

Stephanie Hinnershitz

Teaching the Japanese American Internment at West Point

Intervention: Exploring Cyber Conflict and Competition

Robert Chesney and Max Smeets

Intervention: Exploring Cyber Conflict and Competition

How Russia Views Afghanistan Today

Nurlan Aliyev

How Russia Views Afghanistan Today

Weaponized Tweets: AI Could Help Defend Against Adversary Attacks in Social Media

Shelley Cazares, Jenny Holzer, and Emily Parrish

Weaponized Tweets: AI Could Help Defend Against Adversary Attacks in Social Media

For Baltic Defense, Forget the ‘Forest Brothers’

Kevin Blachford and Ronald Ti

For Baltic Defense, Forget the ‘Forest Brothers’

China’s Economic Statecraft in Europe During the Pandemic

John R. Deni and Jake Shatzer

China’s Economic Statecraft in Europe During the Pandemic

How to Manage the Threat of Foreign Election Interference

Dov H. Levin

How to Manage the Threat of Foreign Election Interference

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

David Auerswald

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

The United States Can Only Achieve AI Dominance with Its Allies

James Ryseff

The United States Can Only Achieve AI Dominance with Its Allies

The Secret to the Northern Mozambique Insurgency’s Success

Emilia Columbo

The Secret to the Northern Mozambique Insurgency’s Success

Why the Pentagon Should Focus on Taiwan

Elbridge Colby and Jim Mitre

Why the Pentagon Should Focus on Taiwan

Trust Algorithms? The Army Doesn’t Even Trust Its Own AI Developers

Jim Perkins

Trust Algorithms? The Army Doesn’t Even Trust Its Own AI Developers

It’s Time for the Pentagon to Take Data Principles More Seriously

Robert Work and Tara Murphy Dougherty

It’s Time for the Pentagon to Take Data Principles More Seriously

Inside Job: The Challenge of Foreign Online Influence in U.S. Elections

Timothy Frye

Inside Job: The Challenge of Foreign Online Influence in U.S. Elections

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

Hamdi Malik

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

A Solarium for Presidential Transition Teams

Benjamin Jensen and Mark Montgomery

A Solarium for Presidential Transition Teams

Falling into the Adaptation Gap

David Barno and Nora Bensahel

Falling into the Adaptation Gap

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

Stephen Tankel

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

How Curbing Reliance on Fossil Fuels Will Change the World

Philip H. Gordon

How Curbing Reliance on Fossil Fuels Will Change the World

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

Sara Bjerg Moller

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

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

William Bray

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

Defense Innovation Is Falling Short

Christopher Zember and Peter Khooshabeh

Defense Innovation Is Falling Short

Space Force Creation Warrants Revisiting Defense Unification

James W. E. Smith

Space Force Creation Warrants Revisiting Defense Unification

A Chance for Peace? The Impact of the Juba Peace Deal on Sudan’s Fragile Transition

Jean-Baptiste Gallopin

A Chance for Peace? The Impact of the Juba Peace Deal on Sudan’s Fragile Transition

Cyber Competition and Nonstate Actors in a Data-Rich World

Nina Kollars

Cyber Competition and Nonstate Actors in a Data-Rich World

The Dangerous Myths About China’s Nuclear Weapons

David Logan

The Dangerous Myths About China’s Nuclear Weapons

A New Look at Iran’s Complicated Relationship with the Taliban

Barnett Rubin

A New Look at Iran’s Complicated Relationship with the Taliban

The F-35 Triangle: America, Israel, the United Arab Emirates

Barbara A. Leaf and Dana Stroul

The F-35 Triangle: America, Israel, the United Arab Emirates

Bending the Principle of Mass: Why That Approach No Longer Works for Airpower

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Bending the Principle of Mass: Why That Approach No Longer Works for Airpower

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The Looming Influx of Foreign Fighters in Sub-Saharan Africa

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The Resilience of Sino-Russian High-Tech Cooperation

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The Prospects of a China-Iran Axis

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What Options are On the Table in the South China Sea?

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“Cocaine Logistics” for the Marine Corps

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Stamps and Spies: The CIA’s Involvement in Postage Design

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The Risks of Australia’s Solo Deterrence Wager

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The Risks of Australia’s Solo Deterrence Wager

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

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Indonesia’s Stake in Australia’s New Strategic Update

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Why NATO Should Adopt a Tactical Readiness Initiative

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The European Union’s Shot at Redemption in the Balkans

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What Should Come After Trump’s Failed China Policy?

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

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New Sanctions on Assad Aim to Prevent Atrocities

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Never Truly Forgotten: The Lethal Legacy of the Korean War

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Is the United States Losing the African Space Race?

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Corona and Bioterrorism: How Serious Is the Threat?

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Cynthia Roberts

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Annexing the West Bank Would Compromise Israel’s Security and Core Values

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Is Veterans’ Preference Bad for the National Security Workforce?

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Stay Out of the Regime Change Business

The Bothersome Problem of China in the Anglo-American Alliance

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The Bothersome Problem of China in the Anglo-American Alliance

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The Chip Wars of the 21st Century

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The Chip Wars of the 21st Century

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Washington Needs a Bold Rethink of Its China Strategy

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

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Adam Oler

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China, All the Way to New York

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China, All the Way to New York

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Has the United States Abandoned Arms Control?

May Madness: Competitive Wargaming in a Pandemic

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May Madness: Competitive Wargaming in a Pandemic

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It’s Time for the Defense Production Act’s Digital Transformation

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Australia-India Naval Cooperation and the Islands of the Indo-Pacific

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Cyber Reserves Are Not a Silver Bullet

Bowling Alone with Robots

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Bowling Alone with Robots

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China’s Pandemic-Fueled Standoff with Australia

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China’s Pandemic-Fueled Standoff with Australia

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Pandemic Propaganda and the Global Democracy Crisis

Tunisia’s Military and the Economic Fallout of COVID-19

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Tunisia’s Military and the Economic Fallout of COVID-19

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Keep Expectations Modest for Iraq’s New Government

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The Future of Warfare Will Continue to Be Human

America’s Destabilizing Involvement in Serbia-Kosovo Talks

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America’s Destabilizing Involvement in Serbia-Kosovo Talks

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

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Getting the Context of Marine Corps Reform Right

The Pandemic and America’s Response to Future Bioweapons

Andrea Howard

The Pandemic and America’s Response to Future Bioweapons

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America Needs a Coalition to Win a Space War

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America’s Afghan Mission Has Been Overtaken by Pandemic

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

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To Prepare for a Crisis, Read Fiction

China and COVID-19 in Saudi Media

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China and COVID-19 in Saudi Media

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An Attack on Inspector General Signals Something Much Bigger

Stop Declaring War on a Virus

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Stop Declaring War on a Virus

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Is the Infantry Brigade Combat Team Becoming Obsolete?

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Toward a New Theory of Power Projection

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

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The Defense Production Act and the Failure to Prepare for Catastrophic Incidents

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Technology-Enabled Mission Command

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

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The Virus of Disinformation: Echoes of Past Bioweapons Accusations in Today’s COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories

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Sam Wilkins

Does America Need an Africa Strategy?

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How Advanced Military Medical Technology Could Help in the Fight Against COVID-19

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In Iraq, Restraint Is America’s Best Option

Pandemics and the Future of Military Training

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Pandemics and the Future of Military Training

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China’s Strategic Assessment of India

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

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

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Did the Cyberspace Solarium Commission Live Up to its Name?

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How the Endless War Came Home

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A Defense Management Reform Agenda for the Next Administration

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

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Supporting Joint Warfighting with Mission-Level Simulations

Al-Qaeda: Threat or Anachronism?

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Al-Qaeda: Threat or Anachronism?

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

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Fog, Friction, and Thinking Machines

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The Case for a Pacific Deterrence Initiative

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Synchronizing Change and Air Force Culture: Modernization and the Dirty Secret of Aircrew Shortages

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Carol Smith

Creating a Curious, Ethical, and Diverse AI Workforce

Public Opinion Is a Key to America’s Global AI Leadership

Merrill Wasser

Public Opinion Is a Key to America’s Global AI Leadership

The Army Should Rid Itself of Symbols of Treason

Mike Pietrucha

The Army Should Rid Itself of Symbols of Treason

Strategy as Appetite Suppressant

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Strategy as Appetite Suppressant

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Patrick S. Roberts and Ariel I. Ahram

How Can Negotiations Bring Wars to an End?

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Beatrice Heuser

Captain Professor Sir: Some Lessons from Michael Howard

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Fixing the Navy’s Software

A Tale of Two Skepticisms: Fighting and Talking with the Taliban During the Obama Years

Barnett Rubin

A Tale of Two Skepticisms: Fighting and Talking with the Taliban During the Obama Years

Special Operations as an Innovation Laboratory

Leo Blanken, Philip Swintek, and Justin Davis

Special Operations as an Innovation Laboratory

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

Stephen Rodriguez

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

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

Scott Englund

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

Has Turkey’s Incursion into Syria Opened the Door for an Islamic State Comeback?

Dareen Khalifa and Elizabeth Tsurkov

Has Turkey’s Incursion into Syria Opened the Door for an Islamic State Comeback?

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Thomas Hamilton

How to Train Your AI Soldier Robots (and the Humans Who Command Them)

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 Great Online Convergence: Digital Authoritarianism Comes to Democracies

Seva Gunitsky

The Great Online Convergence: Digital Authoritarianism Comes to Democracies

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

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

Dumitru Minzarari

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

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Fulbright Redux? The Key to Ending Washington’s Stubborn Addiction to the War in Afghanistan

Power and Pretzels in Munich, 2020

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Power and Pretzels in Munich, 2020

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Understanding and Rolling Back Digital Authoritarianism

Germany’s 5G Debate Ought Not Be a Referendum on Donald Trump

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Germany’s 5G Debate Ought Not Be a Referendum on Donald Trump

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The Army Needs Full-Stack Data Scientists and Analytics Translators

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

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

When it Comes to Digital Authoritarianism, China is a Challenge — But Not the Only Challenge

Steven Feldstein

When it Comes to Digital Authoritarianism, China is a Challenge — But Not the Only Challenge

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

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The Blessings of Secrecy

Digital Authoritarianism: Finding Our Way Out of the Darkness

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Digital Authoritarianism: Finding Our Way Out of the Darkness

Make Data Science Accessible for the Pentagon

Eric Loeb and Steven E. Moore

Make Data Science Accessible for the Pentagon

Washington’s F-35 Embargo Against Turkey — Success or Failure?

Ray Rounds

Washington’s F-35 Embargo Against Turkey — Success or Failure?

Can Warfighters Remain the Masters of AI?

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Can Warfighters Remain the Masters of AI?

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James Ryseff

How to (Actually) Recruit Talent for the AI Challenge

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To Deter China, the Naval Services Must Integrate

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If the Shoe Fits: Designating Foreign White Supremacy Extremist Groups

AI, Cyberspace, and Nuclear Weapons

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AI, Cyberspace, and Nuclear Weapons

59 Percent Likely Hostile

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59 Percent Likely Hostile

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

Day Zero Ethics for Military AI

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Day Zero Ethics for Military AI

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The Politics of Man-Hunting and the Illusion of Victory

Lebanon: Turning Protests into Power

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Lebanon: Turning Protests into Power

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

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Russia as a Hurricane, China as Climate Change: Different Ways of Information Warfare

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A Roadmap for Better Choices from Security Partners

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

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The Pitfalls and Possibilities of the Measurement Revolution for National Security

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The AI Literacy Gap Hobbling American Officialdom

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Fear Not Technological Disengagement and Competition with China

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

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On the Current Confrontation with Iran

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Wargaming Lessons from Exercise Sea Dragon

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

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America Should Be Realistic About its Alliance with Thailand

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

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

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Joseph D. Eanett

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

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Mosaic Warfare: Small and Scalable are Beautiful

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

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The Army’s New Approach to People

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

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Why Russian Military Expenditure Is Much Higher Than Commonly Understood (As Is China’s)

AI for Peace

Patrick S. Roberts

AI for Peace

The Looming End of Pax Americana?

Melanie Marlowe, Bryan McGrath, and Christopher Preble

The Looming End of Pax Americana?

AI Safety: Charting out the High Road

Larry Lewis

AI Safety: Charting out the High Road

China’s Ban on U.S. Navy Port Visits to Hong Kong Doesn’t Actually Matter

Blake Herzinger

China’s Ban on U.S. Navy Port Visits to Hong Kong Doesn’t Actually Matter

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

The Future of War Technology Whispers to Us From the Past, and We Must Listen Better

Alexander Kott

The Future of War Technology Whispers to Us From the Past, and We Must Listen Better

2019 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

WOTR Staff

2019 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

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

The Spy Who Hacked Me

Calder Walton

The Spy Who Hacked Me

“Take to the Streets”: Turkey’s Failed Coup, One Year Later

Aaron Stein

“Take to the Streets”: Turkey’s Failed Coup, One Year Later

The Moscow School of Hard Knocks: Key Pillars of Russian Strategy

Michael Kofman

The Moscow School of Hard Knocks: Key Pillars of Russian Strategy

An Honorable Man at the Heart of Civil-Military Turmoil

Kori Schake

An Honorable Man at the Heart of Civil-Military Turmoil

Decoupling is Back in Asia: A 1960s Playbook Won’t Solve These Problems

Mira Rapp-Hooper

Decoupling is Back in Asia: A 1960s Playbook Won’t Solve These Problems

Benghazi: Questions Unasked and Opportunities Missed

Radha Iyengar

Benghazi: Questions Unasked and Opportunities Missed

War Powers Oversight, Not Reform

Matthew C. Waxman

War Powers Oversight, Not Reform

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

Christina Bache

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

Can Bryan Pass the Turing Test?

Melanie Marlowe, Bryan McGrath, and Christopher Preble

Can Bryan Pass the Turing Test?

An American Resolution on Armenian Genocide Wrangles with History

Edward J. Erickson

An American Resolution on Armenian Genocide Wrangles with History

Revisiting the Vietnam War at Home — And What It Means for Today

David Barno and Nora Bensahel

Revisiting the Vietnam War at Home — And What It Means for Today

Hypersonic Weapons: Tactical Uses and Strategic Goals

Alan Cummings

Hypersonic Weapons: Tactical Uses and Strategic Goals

The Four Letters: A Leadership Parable

Jason Lamb

The Four Letters: A Leadership Parable

Why the Government Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank

Why the Government Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Influence Operations and Active Measures: The History of Soviet and Russian Political Warfare in the West

Kiril Avramov, William Inboden, Paul Pope, and Calder Walton

Influence Operations and Active Measures: The History of Soviet and Russian Political Warfare in the West

Can the United States Deter Election Meddling?

Joshua Rovner

Can the United States Deter Election Meddling?

Geopolitics Redux: Explaining the Japan-Korea Dispute and Its Implications for Great Power Competition

Takuya Matsuda and Jaehan Park

Geopolitics Redux: Explaining the Japan-Korea Dispute and Its Implications for Great Power Competition

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

Blake Herzinger

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

First, Manage Security Threats to Machine Learning

Rand Waltzman and Thomas Szayna

First, Manage Security Threats to Machine Learning

Afghanistan on the Edge? Elections, Elites, and Ethnic Tensions

Andrew Watkins

Afghanistan on the Edge? Elections, Elites, and Ethnic Tensions

AI and Irregular Warfare: An Evolution, Not a Revolution

Daniel Egel, Eric Robinson, Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Charles T. Cleveland, and Christopher (CJ) Oates

AI and Irregular Warfare: An Evolution, Not a Revolution

Are We Making Cyber Ransoms Worse?

William G. Rich

Are We Making Cyber Ransoms Worse?

Make China Great Again: Xi’s Truly Grand Strategy

Andrew Erickson

Make China Great Again: Xi’s Truly Grand Strategy

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

Margarita Konaev

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

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

Can New U.S. Missiles in Asia Deter China and Increase Security on the Korean Peninsula?

Joshua Nezam

Can New U.S. Missiles in Asia Deter China and Increase Security on the Korean Peninsula?

The Kill Chain in Space: Developing a Warfighting Mindset

Raj Agrawal and Christopher Fernengel

The Kill Chain in Space: Developing a Warfighting Mindset

Turkey and Russia: A Remarkable Rapprochement

Michael A. Reynolds

Turkey and Russia: A Remarkable Rapprochement

Military Deception: AI’s Killer App?

Edward Geist and Marjory Blumenthal

Military Deception: AI’s Killer App?

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

Aaron Stein

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

Our Future Lies in Making AI Robust and Verifiable

Danielle C. Tarraf

Our Future Lies in Making AI Robust and Verifiable

See You in a Month: AI’s Long Data Tail

Michael Stumborg

See You in a Month: AI’s Long Data Tail

In the Opening Days of War, Let the Army Lead on Targeting

Michael Jacobson

In the Opening Days of War, Let the Army Lead on Targeting

Embrace Open-Source Military Research to Win the AI Competition

Jasmin Léveillé

Embrace Open-Source Military Research to Win the AI Competition

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

An Unseen but Outsized Influence: A History of the National Security Council with John Gans

John Gans, William Inboden, Aaron O'Connell, and Steve Slick

An Unseen but Outsized Influence: A History of the National Security Council with John Gans

AI Risks to Nuclear Deterrence Are Real

Zachary Kallenborn

AI Risks to Nuclear Deterrence Are Real

Can Pakistan Mediate Between Iran and the United States?

Adam Weinstein

Can Pakistan Mediate Between Iran and the United States?

Six Competing Visions for a Space Force

Russell Rumbaugh

Six Competing Visions for a Space Force

A Conversation on Middle East Security with Gen. Amos Yadlin

Gen. Amos Yadlin and Steve Slick

A Conversation on Middle East Security with Gen. Amos Yadlin

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

Checking Iranian Power in Iraq

Omar Al-Nidawi

Checking Iranian Power in Iraq

Measuring War: Cognitive Effects in the Age of AI

Brad DeWees

Measuring War: Cognitive Effects in the Age of AI

Can Macron’s European Intervention Initiative Make the Europeans Battle-Ready?

Olivier-Rémy Bel

Can Macron’s European Intervention Initiative Make the Europeans Battle-Ready?

Climbing the Escalation Ladder: India and the Balakot Crisis

Rohan Mukherjee

Climbing the Escalation Ladder: India and the Balakot Crisis

From Our Foxhole: Empowering Tactical Leaders to Achieve Strategic AI Goals

James Long

From Our Foxhole: Empowering Tactical Leaders to Achieve Strategic AI Goals

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

A Wildly Irresponsible Cover-Blowing Article on a Whistleblower, Brought to You by the New York Times

Aki Peritz

A Wildly Irresponsible Cover-Blowing Article on a Whistleblower, Brought to You by the New York Times

National Security Whistleblower Reform is a Sticky Wicket

Michael Joseph, Michael Poznansky, and William Spaniel

National Security Whistleblower Reform is a Sticky Wicket

Under the Radar, Iran’s Cruise Missile Capabilities Advance

Shahryar Pasandideh

Under the Radar, Iran’s Cruise Missile Capabilities Advance

The Complicated Truth of Countering Disinformation

Christina Nemr and Will Gangware

The Complicated Truth of Countering Disinformation

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

Patrick Cirenza

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

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

Counter-Terrorism Since 9/11

John Brennan, Admiral William H. McRaven, Farah Pandith, Paul Pope, and Nicholas Rasmussen

Counter-Terrorism Since 9/11

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

The Ghosts of Past Wars Live on in a Critical Archive

Bruce P. Montgomery and Michael P. Brill

The Ghosts of Past Wars Live on in a Critical Archive

Anticipating a New Russian Military Doctrine in 2020: What it Might Contain and Why it Matters

Dara Massicot

Anticipating a New Russian Military Doctrine in 2020: What it Might Contain and Why it Matters

A Historic National Vision for Spacepower

Peter Garretson

A Historic National Vision for Spacepower

Buried in the Sands of the Ogaden: Lessons from an Obscure Cold War Flashpoint in Africa

Sam Wilkins

Buried in the Sands of the Ogaden: Lessons from an Obscure Cold War Flashpoint in Africa

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

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

Robert Scales

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

What if the U.S. Military Neglects AI? AI Futures and U.S. Incapacity

Zachary Kallenborn

What if the U.S. Military Neglects AI? AI Futures and U.S. Incapacity

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

Jonathan Clifford

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

Love, Carl

Hal Wilson

Love, Carl

Let’s (Not) Make a Deal: Geopolitics and Greenland

Jon Rahbek-Clemmensen

Let’s (Not) Make a Deal: Geopolitics and Greenland

Export Controls in the Age of AI

Jade Leung, Sophie-Charlotte Fischer, and Allan Dafoe

Export Controls in the Age of AI

Second Thoughts

Tori Whiting, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson

Second Thoughts

Don’t Sign a Death Warrant for Afghan Democracy

Ioannis Koskinas

Don’t Sign a Death Warrant for Afghan Democracy

The Fight in the Right: It is Time to Tackle White Supremacist Terrorism Globally

Robert Levinson

The Fight in the Right: It is Time to Tackle White Supremacist Terrorism Globally

Every Marine a Blue-Haired Quasi-Rifleperson?

Nina Kollars and Emma Moore

Every Marine a Blue-Haired Quasi-Rifleperson?

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

Mike Pietrucha and Jeremy Renken

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

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”

The Bluest Eye

Meg Guliford, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson

The Bluest Eye

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

How Does the Kremlin Kick When It’s Down?

Polina Beliakova

How Does the Kremlin Kick When It’s Down?

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

Robert Jervis and Francis J. Gavin

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

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

Explaining Mission Creep in Afghanistan

Rick Berger, Bryan McGrath, and Christopher Preble

Explaining Mission Creep in Afghanistan

Ship Visit: Sea Shepherd Shows the Future of Fisheries Protection

Claude Berube

Ship Visit: Sea Shepherd Shows the Future of Fisheries Protection

The Coming Automation of Propaganda

Frank Adkins and Shawn Hibbard

The Coming Automation of Propaganda

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

Russian AI-Enabled Combat: Coming to a City Near You?

Margarita Konaev and Samuel Bendett

Russian AI-Enabled Combat: Coming to a City Near You?

Don’t Call It a Comeback: Foreign Interference in U.S. Elections Has Been Here for Years

Evan Wilson

Don’t Call It a Comeback: Foreign Interference in U.S. Elections Has Been Here for Years

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

F. Jon Nesselhuf

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

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

Dan Maurer

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

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

Peter Feaver and William Inboden

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

The Insurgent Counter-Insurgent: The French Army’s Hero and Some Truths About Modern Warfare

Michael Shurkin

The Insurgent Counter-Insurgent: The French Army’s Hero and Some Truths About Modern Warfare

Giving Saudi Arabia Guided Munitions Tech Could Have Huge Consequences

Nolan Fahrenkopf

Giving Saudi Arabia Guided Munitions Tech Could Have Huge Consequences

Strategic Outpost’s Fourth Annual Summer Vacation Reading List

David Barno and Nora Bensahel

Strategic Outpost’s Fourth Annual Summer Vacation Reading List

America Can’t Beat Beijing’s Tech Theft with Racial Profiling

Peter Mattis and Matt Schrader

America Can’t Beat Beijing’s Tech Theft with Racial Profiling

How Does Syngman Rhee’s Friendship with America Still Matter Today?

Rob York

How Does Syngman Rhee’s Friendship with America Still Matter Today?

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

The 2019 War on the Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List

WOTR Staff

The 2019 War on the Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List

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

Can South Korea and America Find a Common Position on China?

Richard Fontaine, Kristine Lee, and Hannah Suh

Can South Korea and America Find a Common Position on China?

The Pitfalls of Writing About Revolutionary Defense Technology

Laura Schousboe

The Pitfalls of Writing About Revolutionary Defense Technology

Mauritius Scores a Pyrrhic Victory in the Indian Ocean

Robert Thorpe

Mauritius Scores a Pyrrhic Victory in the Indian Ocean

Libya’s Civil War: Navigating its Dangerous New Phase

Anas El Gomati

Libya’s Civil War: Navigating its Dangerous New Phase

A New Idea for Fighting Chinese Theft of American Defense Technology

Kevin Carroll

A New Idea for Fighting Chinese Theft of American Defense Technology

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

Lawrence Freedman

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

Donald Trump and Presidential Nuclear Launch Authority: The More Things Change…

Brendan Rittenhouse Green

Donald Trump and Presidential Nuclear Launch Authority: The More Things Change…

Space Force is More Important than Space Command

Brian Weeden

Space Force is More Important than Space Command

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

Empowering Girls in National Security

Lauren Bean Buitta

Empowering Girls in National Security

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

Can Sudan’s Military Be Convinced to Support Democracy?

Nathaniel Allen and Sharan Grewal

Can Sudan’s Military Be Convinced to Support Democracy?

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

Benjamin Jensen

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

On Will and War

Douglas A. Ollivant

On Will and War

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?

U.S.-China Trade Impasse: For Washington, Now is Not the Time to Blink

Tuan Pham

U.S.-China Trade Impasse: For Washington, Now is Not the Time to Blink

Espionage and the Catholic Church from the Cold War to the Present

Aaron Bateman

Espionage and the Catholic Church from the Cold War to the Present

The Reaganesque Approach to Iran? Embrace the Moderates

Marik von Rennenkampff

The Reaganesque Approach to Iran? Embrace the Moderates

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

Amos Yadlin and Ari Heistein

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

The Perfect Storm Confronting Xi Jinping

Dean Cheng

The Perfect Storm Confronting Xi Jinping

Have Strategists Drunk the “AI Race” Kool-Aid?

Zac Rogers

Have Strategists Drunk the “AI Race” Kool-Aid?

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

Douglas A. Ollivant and Erica Gaston

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

Net Assessment: Hypersonic Weapons – Gimmick or Game Changer?

Melanie Marlowe and Bryan McGrath

Net Assessment: Hypersonic Weapons – Gimmick or Game Changer?

F-15EX and F-35A: The Future of American Air Superiority

Brad Orgeron

F-15EX and F-35A: The Future of American Air Superiority

Jaw-Jaw: Peter Mattis on the Intentions of the Chinese Communist Party

Peter Mattis and Brad Carson

Jaw-Jaw: Peter Mattis on the Intentions of the Chinese Communist Party

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

Heather Venable and Clarence Abercrombie

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

After Moral Injury: Backing Through a Side Door into Consciousness

Bill R. Edmonds

After Moral Injury: Backing Through a Side Door into Consciousness

How We Mark Memorial Day: A Reflection

John Amble

How We Mark Memorial Day: A Reflection

China’s Multifaceted Arctic Strategy

David Auerswald

China’s Multifaceted Arctic Strategy

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

Aaron Stein

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

Unwarranted: Reconsidering the Air Force Warrant Officer

Mike Pietrucha and Jeremy Renken

Unwarranted: Reconsidering the Air Force Warrant Officer

A Sailor’s Take on Multi-Domain Operations

Will Spears

A Sailor’s Take on Multi-Domain Operations

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

Mark Cancian

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

The Case for Suspending American Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia

Jennifer Spindel

The Case for Suspending American Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia

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

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

Heather Venable and Jared R. Donnelly

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

The Case for Arms Embargoes Against Uncooperative Partners

Andrew Miller and Seth Binder

The Case for Arms Embargoes Against Uncooperative Partners

Hiding in Plain Sight: Chinese Expansion in Southeast Asia

Charles Edel

Hiding in Plain Sight: Chinese Expansion in Southeast Asia

Horns of a Dilemma: A Little-Known CIA Operation in Poland

Seth Jones and Paul Pope

Horns of a Dilemma: A Little-Known CIA Operation in Poland

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

Jeff Cummings, Scott Cuomo, Kathleen R. Dagher, Austin Duncan, Gordon Emmanuel, James George, Benjamin Jensen, Shawn Lansing, Torey McMurdo, Ryan Pallas, and Noah Spataro

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

The 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

Signaling, Victory, and Strategy in France’s Military Cyber Doctrine

Stéphane Taillat

Signaling, Victory, and Strategy in France’s Military Cyber Doctrine

Urban Legend: Is Combat in Cities Really Inevitable?

David Johnson

Urban Legend: Is Combat in Cities Really Inevitable?

Problematic Thinking on China from the State Department’s Head of Policy Planning

Abraham Denmark

Problematic Thinking on China from the State Department’s Head of Policy Planning

Bombs over Belgrade: An Underrated Sino-American Anniversary

Tom Fox

Bombs over Belgrade: An Underrated Sino-American Anniversary

Building a 21st Century Defense Acquisition Workforce

Peter Levine

Building a 21st Century Defense Acquisition Workforce

The Gentleman from Nebraska Misfires on America’s Foreign Policy Debate

Emma Ashford

The Gentleman from Nebraska Misfires on America’s Foreign Policy Debate

Chronicle of a Failure Foretold: Trump Turns the Screws on Cuba

Michael Bustamante

Chronicle of a Failure Foretold: Trump Turns the Screws on Cuba

Net Assessment: The Revolution in Military Affairs – Is Anything Different This Time?

Melanie Marlowe, Bryan McGrath, and Christopher Preble

Net Assessment: The Revolution in Military Affairs – Is Anything Different This Time?

The Suez Crisis and the Fog of Diplomacy

Jordan Chandler Hirsch

The Suez Crisis and the Fog of Diplomacy

The New Age of Propaganda: Understanding Influence Operations in the Digital Age

Zac Rogers, Emily Bienvenue, and Maryanne Kelton

The New Age of Propaganda: Understanding Influence Operations in the Digital Age

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

Sam Mullins

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

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

Rachel Reynolds

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

Five Eyes Must Lead on 5G

Rep. Mike Gallagher and Tom Tugendhat, MP

Five Eyes Must Lead on 5G

Bombshell: Comedy or Chocolate

Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar, and Erin Simpson

Bombshell: Comedy or Chocolate

A Close Look at France’s New Military Cyber Strategy

François Delerue, Alix Desforges, and Aude Géry

A Close Look at France’s New Military Cyber Strategy

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

James Lacey

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

Bringing the Air Division Back to the Future

Mike Pietrucha and Jeremy Renken

Bringing the Air Division Back to the Future

Horns of a Dilemma: Emerging Threats, Technology Challenges, and Institutional Change

John Carlin, Michael Daniel, Samantha Ravich, Matthew Travis, Michelle Van Cleave, and Robert Chesney

Horns of a Dilemma: Emerging Threats, Technology Challenges, and Institutional Change

‘A War to the Death’: The Ugly Underside of an Iconic Insurgency

Lincoln Krause

‘A War to the Death’: The Ugly Underside of an Iconic Insurgency

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

Mike Pietrucha and Jeremy Renken

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

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

Atman Trivedi

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

Reassuring Allies and Strengthening Strategic Stability: An Approach to Nuclear Modernization for Democrats

Frank A. Rose and Benjamin Bahney

Reassuring Allies and Strengthening Strategic Stability: An Approach to Nuclear Modernization for Democrats

Air Force Manned Reconnaissance at a Crossroads

Robert S. Hopkins, III

Air Force Manned Reconnaissance at a Crossroads

Horns of a Dilemma: Law Enforcement Responses to New Threats

John Demers and Ellen Nakashima

Horns of a Dilemma: Law Enforcement Responses to New Threats

Preparing for China’s Rapid Rise and Decline

Collin Meisel and Jonathan D. Moyer

Preparing for China’s Rapid Rise and Decline

The Trump Administration’s Iran Policy is a Mess

Aaron Stein

The Trump Administration’s Iran Policy is a Mess

More Iranian Sanctions for What Purpose?

Mark Fitzpatrick

More Iranian Sanctions for What Purpose?