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The Strange Debates of Strategy

Michael J. Mazarr
The Strange Debates of Strategy

The Islamic State vs. al-Qaeda: The War within the Jihadist Movement

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Nathaniel Barr, and Bridget Moreng
The Islamic State vs. al-Qaeda: The War within the Jihadist Movement

The Obama Administration and the Middle East: An Insider’s View

Undersecretary Colin Kahl and Ryan Evans
The Obama Administration and the Middle East: An Insider’s View

Forging a National Security Agenda: An Open Letter to the Next President

Lani Kass
Forging a National Security Agenda: An Open Letter to the Next President

Artillery Returns to the Battlefield in the War against ISIL

James T. Quinlivan
Artillery Returns to the Battlefield in the War against ISIL

Fighting Words: Spies, Soldiers, and Stylish Scribes

Jason S. Ridler
Fighting Words: Spies, Soldiers, and Stylish Scribes

A Stubborn Optimist’s 2016 Forecast of World Affairs

Joshua Walker
A Stubborn Optimist’s 2016 Forecast of World Affairs

Sectarianism and Saudi Arabia’s Half-Baked Counter-Terrorism Alliance

Emma Ashford
Sectarianism and Saudi Arabia’s Half-Baked Counter-Terrorism Alliance

Mosul: Turkey’s Fulda Gap

H. Akın Ünver
Mosul: Turkey’s Fulda Gap

A Strategic Framework for the Fight Against ISIL

Ilan Goldenberg, Nicholas A. Heras, and Paul Scharre
A Strategic Framework for the Fight Against ISIL

War on the Rocks 2015 Holiday Reading List

WOTR Staff
War on the Rocks 2015 Holiday Reading List

Time to Focus on the Wars Within the War Against the Islamic State

Michael Knights
Time to Focus on the Wars Within the War Against the Islamic State

Moscow’s Clients from Kabul to Damascus: Strength and Strategy in International Politics

Ryan Evans
Moscow’s Clients from Kabul to Damascus: Strength and Strategy in International Politics

The Forgotten Threat: North Korea as America’s Most Durable, Dangerous, and Diverse Enemy

ML Cavanaugh
The Forgotten Threat: North Korea as America’s Most Durable, Dangerous, and Diverse Enemy

Revitalizing Wargaming is Necessary to Be Prepared for Future Wars

Robert Work and Gen. Paul Selva
Revitalizing Wargaming is Necessary to Be Prepared for Future Wars

Dayton’s Lessons for Syria

Stefano Recchia
Dayton’s Lessons for Syria

Will Putin Strike Back at Turkey from the Shadows?

Mark Galeotti
Will Putin Strike Back at Turkey from the Shadows?

Introducing Agenda SecDef

Shawn Brimley and Loren DeJonge Schulman
Introducing Agenda SecDef

Three Offsets for American Landpower Dominance

Paul Norwood and Benjamin Jensen
Three Offsets for American Landpower Dominance

The Mysterious Blunderings of the CIA

James Lockhart
The Mysterious Blunderings of the CIA

America’s Victory Disease Has Left it Dangerously Deluded

Mike Pietrucha
America’s Victory Disease Has Left it Dangerously Deluded

NATO’s Two-front War

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
NATO’s Two-front War

With China, the Crisis Off-Ramp Will Be Closed

Robert Haddick
With China, the Crisis Off-Ramp Will Be Closed

The SOCOM Commander’s Reading List

WOTR Staff
The SOCOM Commander’s Reading List

Millennium Challenge: The Real Story of a Corrupted Military Exercise and its Legacy

Micah Zenko
Millennium Challenge: The Real Story of a Corrupted Military Exercise and its Legacy

What Texas Hold ‘em Can Teach us about Geopolitics

Jonathan Altman
What Texas Hold ‘em Can Teach us about Geopolitics

Campaign Acceleration: How to Build on Progress and Avoid Stalemate Against ISIL

Michael Knights
Campaign Acceleration: How to Build on Progress and Avoid Stalemate Against ISIL

Obama’s Failure to Demilitarize U.S. Foreign Policy

John R. Deni
Obama’s Failure to Demilitarize U.S. Foreign Policy

Remote Control Statecraft: The Limits of Offshore Balancing

Iskander Rehman
Remote Control Statecraft: The Limits of Offshore Balancing

What the U.S. Military Needs for an Era of Growing Threats

Dakota L. Wood and Rachel Zissimos
What the U.S. Military Needs for an Era of Growing Threats

Thunder Road: Outsourcing the Fight Against Illegal Fishing

Claude Berube
Thunder Road: Outsourcing the Fight Against Illegal Fishing

Let the Russians Bleed in Syria While We Focus on Containing Jihadists

Mike Pietrucha and Jeremy Renken
Let the Russians Bleed in Syria While We Focus on Containing Jihadists

Why We Still Need a Nuclear-Armed Cruise Missile

Mel Deaile and Al Mauroni
Why We Still Need a Nuclear-Armed Cruise Missile

Can Obama Take Advice? Reflections on the Middle East and American Strategy

Timothy Hoyt
Can Obama Take Advice? Reflections on the Middle East and American Strategy

The Russian Intervention in Syria: Policy Options and Exit Strategies

Michael Kofman
The Russian Intervention in Syria: Policy Options and Exit Strategies

The Future of the Carrier Air Wing Looks Dim

Jerry Hendrix
The Future of the Carrier Air Wing Looks Dim

Putin Takes Center Stage in the Middle East

David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Putin Takes Center Stage in the Middle East

Are Our Borders Better Than Your Borders?

Gregory Daddis
Are Our Borders Better Than Your Borders?

A New Plan for the United States in Syria

Ben Jonsson
A New Plan for the United States in Syria

Russia’s Arsenal in Syria: What Do We Know?

Michael Kofman
Russia’s Arsenal in Syria: What Do We Know?

The United States Needs to Double Down on Turkey Post-Ankara Bombing

Joshua Walker
The United States Needs to Double Down on Turkey Post-Ankara Bombing

The Moral Hazard of Proxy Warfare

Adam Elkus
The Moral Hazard of Proxy Warfare

Great Power Rivalry: Anti-Access and the Threat to the Liberal Order

Iskander Rehman
Great Power Rivalry: Anti-Access and the Threat to the Liberal Order

Six Seductive Stories That Undercut the Army

Nadia Schadlow
Six Seductive Stories That Undercut the Army

Why Israel Should Be Worried About Russia’s Role in Syria

Nadav Pollak
Why Israel Should Be Worried About Russia’s Role in Syria

Corbyn’s Strategic Ignorance Would Make Him a Dangerous Prime Minister

Mark Stout
Corbyn’s Strategic Ignorance Would Make Him a Dangerous Prime Minister

How Not to Fight the Islamic State

Burak Kadercan
How Not to Fight the Islamic State

Why is Pakistan’s Army Chief So Popular?

Michael Kugelman
Why is Pakistan’s Army Chief So Popular?

How the OSS Shaped the CIA and American Special Ops

Douglas Waller
How the OSS Shaped the CIA and American Special Ops

Why is America Tactically Terrific but Strategically Slipshod?

Keith Nightingale
Why is America Tactically Terrific but Strategically Slipshod?

This Big Bomb Should Not Go to Israel

Kingston Reif
This Big Bomb Should Not Go to Israel

In Search of Cyber Deterrence

Laura Bate
In Search of Cyber Deterrence

Keep the Middle East at Arm’s Length with Airpower

Mike Pietrucha
Keep the Middle East at Arm’s Length with Airpower

How Russia’s Gambit in Syria Changes the Game

Michael Kofman
How Russia’s Gambit in Syria Changes the Game

Four of the Biggest Challenges Facing the Next President

Ali Wyne
Four of the Biggest Challenges Facing the Next President

Marks of Weakness, Marks of Woe: When the United States Goes Weak, Russia Strikes

Ralph Peters
Marks of Weakness, Marks of Woe: When the United States Goes Weak, Russia Strikes

Is the Islamic State a Cyber Threat?

Benjamin Runkle
Is the Islamic State a Cyber Threat?

The Poverty of Libertarian Thinking about the U.S.–Korean Alliance

Van Jackson
The Poverty of Libertarian Thinking about the U.S.–Korean Alliance

The Unbearable Lightness of Blaming Erdogan: What Turkey Experts Are Not Telling You

Burak Kadercan
The Unbearable Lightness of Blaming Erdogan: What Turkey Experts Are Not Telling You

Extreme Makeover, Jihadist Edition: Al-Qaeda’s Rebranding Campaign

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Nathaniel Barr
Extreme Makeover, Jihadist Edition: Al-Qaeda’s Rebranding Campaign

Walk with the Devil: Evil Bargains and the Islamic State

Patrick Porter
Walk with the Devil: Evil Bargains and the Islamic State

Don’t Bother Working Through Baghdad

Alexander Velez-Green
Don’t Bother Working Through Baghdad

A Bigger Navy and the Spirit of 2007

Bryan McGrath
A Bigger Navy and the Spirit of 2007

Price-Tag Attacks Against Palestinians Are About the Nature of the Jewish State

Ehud Eiran and Peter Krause
Price-Tag Attacks Against Palestinians Are About the Nature of the Jewish State

Is the Islamic State Winning or Losing?

John Ford
Is the Islamic State Winning or Losing?

Airpower May Not Win Wars, But it Sure Doesn’t Lose Them

Mike Pietrucha and Jeremy Renken
Airpower May Not Win Wars, But it Sure Doesn’t Lose Them

Does the Legality of Nuclear War Matter?

Butch Bracknell
Does the Legality of Nuclear War Matter?

A Guide to Chinese Intelligence Operations

Peter Mattis
A Guide to Chinese Intelligence Operations

Why the New Syrian Army Failed: Washington and Unconventional Warfare

David Maxwell
Why the New Syrian Army Failed: Washington and Unconventional Warfare

A Foreign Diplomat Just Taught America How to Win the War of Ideas

Kori Schake
A Foreign Diplomat Just Taught America How to Win the War of Ideas

Israel’s Gaza Withdrawal 10 Years Later: More Successful Than You Think

Daniel Byman
Israel’s Gaza Withdrawal 10 Years Later: More Successful Than You Think

Falling Short of the Kennedy Mystique

James Goldgeier
Falling Short of the Kennedy Mystique

Can History Save the World?

Nick Danforth
Can History Save the World?

Political Scientists and the Military

Paula Thornhill and Rachel Whitlark
Political Scientists and the Military

Five Lessons on War From My Desert Shield/Storm

James Holmes
Five Lessons on War From My Desert Shield/Storm

Presidents Obama and Wilson Play the Politics of Fear

Kori Schake
Presidents Obama and Wilson Play the Politics of Fear

Twilight Struggle: The Cold War was Not Stable or Simple

Patrick Porter
Twilight Struggle: The Cold War was Not Stable or Simple

Like It or Not, a Solution in Syria Is the Only Way to Defeat ISIL

Omar Al-Nidawi and Adam Tiffen
Like It or Not, a Solution in Syria Is the Only Way to Defeat ISIL

(W)Archives: That Time Britain and France Almost Bombed the Soviet Union

Patrick Osborn
(W)Archives: That Time Britain and France Almost Bombed the Soviet Union

General Dunford is Right about Russia, but not because of their Nukes

John R. Deni
General Dunford is Right about Russia, but not because of their Nukes

What DARPA’s Naval Drone Could Mean for the Balance of Power

David Blagden
What DARPA’s Naval Drone Could Mean for the Balance of Power

5 Questions with Sen. John McCain on Defense Acquisition Reform and Drinking with Deng

Ryan Evans
5 Questions with Sen. John McCain on Defense Acquisition Reform and Drinking with Deng

Policy Relevant Scholarship: What’s Chutzpah Got to Do with It?

Amanda J. Rothschild
Policy Relevant Scholarship: What’s Chutzpah Got to Do with It?

(W)Archives: The U.S. Army Unit that was Nominated for an Oscar

Mark Stout
(W)Archives: The U.S. Army Unit that was Nominated for an Oscar

When Policies Collide: Security, Democracy and Re-Arming Egypt

Jeff Goodson
When Policies Collide: Security, Democracy and Re-Arming Egypt

Misreading Khamenei’s Nuclear Role

Behnam Ben Taleblu
Misreading Khamenei’s Nuclear Role

How Pakistan Beguiles the Americans: A Guide for Foreign Officials

C. Christine Fair
How Pakistan Beguiles the Americans: A Guide for Foreign Officials

No Patch For Incompetence: Our Cybersecurity Problem Has Nothing to Do With Cybersecurity

Adam Elkus
No Patch For Incompetence: Our Cybersecurity Problem Has Nothing to Do With Cybersecurity

Bad Guys Know What Works: Asymmetric Warfare and the Third Offset

Benjamin Locks
Bad Guys Know What Works: Asymmetric Warfare and the Third Offset

The Real Fog of Cyberwar: Operational Cyber Planning

Brandon Valeriano
The Real Fog of Cyberwar: Operational Cyber Planning

What is Policy Relevance?

Michael Horowitz
What is Policy Relevance?

The War Against ISIL: In Search of a Viable Strategy

Michael Eisenstadt
The War Against ISIL: In Search of a Viable Strategy

Why National Reputation Matters

Peter Mansoor
Why National Reputation Matters

The Budapest Memorandum and the Russia-Ukraine Crisis

David S. Yost
The Budapest Memorandum and the Russia-Ukraine Crisis

The Myth of Entangling Alliances

Michael Beckley
The Myth of Entangling Alliances

Turkey’s Surprise Election Results: What Comes Next?

Joshua Walker
Turkey’s Surprise Election Results: What Comes Next?

Independent Long-Range Strike: A Failed Theory

T.X. Hammes
Independent Long-Range Strike: A Failed Theory

What Bin Laden Taught us about Jihad in Pakistan

Thomas Lynch
What Bin Laden Taught us about Jihad in Pakistan

Iraq after Ramadi: Saving the Anti-ISIL Strategy

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

The Ayatollah Doth Protest Too Much: Khamenei’s Posturing on a Nuclear Deal

Ilan Goldenberg
The Ayatollah Doth Protest Too Much: Khamenei’s Posturing on a Nuclear Deal

Shangri-La won’t be a Fairyland for Beijing

Zack Cooper and Mira Rapp-Hooper
Shangri-La won’t be a Fairyland for Beijing

Confessions of a Jihadi Nerd: A Guide to Reading the New Bin Laden Documents

Clint Watts
Confessions of a Jihadi Nerd: A Guide to Reading the New Bin Laden Documents

Getting the GCC to Cooperate on Missile Defense

Thomas Karako
Getting the GCC to Cooperate on Missile Defense

The GCC Summit Snub That Wasn’t

Michael Stephens
The GCC Summit Snub That Wasn’t

Kill Ibrahim? The Pros and Cons of Targeting ISIL’s Leadership

Benjamin Runkle
Kill Ibrahim? The Pros and Cons of Targeting ISIL’s Leadership

PODCAST: War on the Rocks goes to Istanbul

Afshon Ostovar, Aaron Stein, Joshua Walker, and Ryan Evans
PODCAST: War on the Rocks goes to Istanbul

American Declinism Debated

Frank Hoffman
American Declinism Debated

Autonomy Whether You Like It or Not

Matthew Hipple
Autonomy Whether You Like It or Not

The Navy’s New Museum Drone and Strategic Malpractice

Robert Martinage and Shawn Brimley
The Navy’s New Museum Drone and Strategic Malpractice

The Method behind the Islamic State’s Madness

Burak Kadercan
The Method behind the Islamic State’s Madness

What AQAP’s Operations Reveal about Its Strategy in Yemen

Aaron Y. Zelin and Patrick Hoover
What AQAP’s Operations Reveal about Its Strategy in Yemen

Fixes for Risk Assessment in Defense

Michael J. Mazarr
Fixes for Risk Assessment in Defense

Are Turkey and Saudi Arabia Going to War in Syria?

Aaron Stein
Are Turkey and Saudi Arabia Going to War in Syria?

5 Questions with J.M. Berger on the Oklahoma City Bombing

Ryan Evans
5 Questions with J.M. Berger on the Oklahoma City Bombing

Preparing for Warfare’s Subterranean Future

Benjamin Runkle
Preparing for Warfare’s Subterranean Future

History and America’s Atomic Future: Four Questions on Nuclear Statecraft

Francis J. Gavin
History and America’s Atomic Future: Four Questions on Nuclear Statecraft

Why An “Economic” Approach to Foreign Policy Fails

Adam Elkus
Why An “Economic” Approach to Foreign Policy Fails

Sanctioning to Deter: Implications for Cyberspace, Russia, and Beyond

Eric Lorber and Jacquelyn Schneider
Sanctioning to Deter: Implications for Cyberspace, Russia, and Beyond

Power and the Strategist’s Mission

Jeff Becker
Power and the Strategist’s Mission

Groundhog Day in U.S.-Pakistan Relations

C. Christine Fair
Groundhog Day in U.S.-Pakistan Relations

America Did Hybrid Warfare Too

Todd Greentree
America Did Hybrid Warfare Too

Blowback as National Policy

David Wise
Blowback as National Policy

China’s Middle East Choice

Jeffrey Payne
China’s Middle East Choice

Jihadists as the Great Coalition Builders

Mark Stout
Jihadists as the Great Coalition Builders

Not Crossing a Red Line: Chlorine Barrel Bombs In Context

Al Mauroni
Not Crossing a Red Line: Chlorine Barrel Bombs In Context

Our Unrealistic Foreign Policy

Christopher Preble
Our Unrealistic Foreign Policy

(W)Archives: A Penny for Your Doctrine

Nick Danforth
(W)Archives: A Penny for Your Doctrine

Means Matter: Competent Ground Forces and the Fight Against ISIL

David Johnson
Means Matter: Competent Ground Forces and the Fight Against ISIL

Mosul: A Bridge Too Far?

Craig Whiteside
Mosul: A Bridge Too Far?

Just How Dangerous Is It Really?

Frank Hoffman
Just How Dangerous Is It Really?

The New Maritime Strategy: It’s Tricky to Balance Ends, Ways, and Means

Bryan McGrath and Bryan Clark
The New Maritime Strategy: It’s Tricky to Balance Ends, Ways, and Means

There Are No Tea Leaves to Read About the “Mosul Plan”

Mark Safranski
There Are No Tea Leaves to Read About the “Mosul Plan”

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

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

Arming Ukraine: Insights from the Spanish Civil War

Alex Ward
Arming Ukraine: Insights from the Spanish Civil War

From “Freedom-Fighters” to the Islamic State: The Mutation of Jihad

Myra MacDonald
From “Freedom-Fighters” to the Islamic State: The Mutation of Jihad

A Corridor to a Closer Sino-Pakistani Alliance?

Raza Rumi
A Corridor to a Closer Sino-Pakistani Alliance?

The Seductiveness of Special Ops?

Michael Noonan
The Seductiveness of Special Ops?

China’s Menacing Sandcastles in the South China Sea

Andrew Erickson, Austin Strange, Dean Cheng, Ely Ratner, Shawn Brimley, Robert Haddick, Mira Rapp-Hooper, and Zack Cooper
China’s Menacing Sandcastles in the South China Sea

Why the New Bomber is a Good Investment

Robert Haddick
Why the New Bomber is a Good Investment

Reading Galula in Afghanistan

John Ford
Reading Galula in Afghanistan

Iraq after the Islamic State: Politics Rule

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

Is Obama Real(ist) Confused?

James Joyner
Is Obama Real(ist) Confused?

Resetting the U.S.-Israel Alliance

Michael Eisenstadt
Resetting the U.S.-Israel Alliance

Rethinking Deep Strike in the 21st Century

T.X. Hammes
Rethinking Deep Strike in the 21st Century

Video: The Third U.S. Offset Strategy and its Implications for Partners and Allies

Robert Work
Video: The Third U.S. Offset Strategy and its Implications for Partners and Allies

Is Israel Becoming a Strategic Liability for the United States?

Richard Klass
Is Israel Becoming a Strategic Liability for the United States?

Raffles and Slings in Singapore

Claude Berube
Raffles and Slings in Singapore

Washington’s New Realism? Parsing the State of the Union

Sean Kay
Washington’s New Realism? Parsing the State of the Union

Rhetoric and Reality in the State of the Union Address

Elbridge Colby
Rhetoric and Reality in the State of the Union Address

The State of the Union: The President Struck the Right Tone

Shawn Brimley
The State of the Union: The President Struck the Right Tone

Full Text: State of the Union Address

Barack Obama
Full Text: State of the Union Address

Don’t Believe the Defense Acquisition Reform Hype

Alex Ward
Don’t Believe the Defense Acquisition Reform Hype

Inspired, Networked & Directed – The Muddled Jihad of ISIS & al Qaeda post Hebdo

Clint Watts
Inspired, Networked & Directed – The Muddled Jihad of ISIS & al Qaeda post Hebdo

Needed Now: A Realistic Strategy Force Structure for the 21st Century

Harlan Ullman
Needed Now: A Realistic Strategy Force Structure for the 21st Century

Can Political Struggle against ISIL Succeed where Violence Cannot?

Maciej Bartkowski
Can Political Struggle against ISIL Succeed where Violence Cannot?

Re-Engagement with Cuba: The Strategic Calculus

R. Evan Ellis
Re-Engagement with Cuba: The Strategic Calculus

Catch and Release in the Land of Two Rivers

Craig Whiteside
Catch and Release in the Land of Two Rivers

Reappraising the West’s Approach Toward Russia

John R. Deni
Reappraising the West’s Approach Toward Russia

The War on the Rocks 2014 Holiday Reading List

WOTR Staff
The War on the Rocks 2014 Holiday Reading List

Ten Rules for Building Militias in an Era of Terrorism and Persistent Conflict

Patricio Asfura-Heim
Ten Rules for Building Militias in an Era of Terrorism and Persistent Conflict

India’s Deepening Communal Cleavages

Michael Kugelman
India’s Deepening Communal Cleavages

The U.S. needs a more tailored & discriminate deterrence regime

Jerry Meyerle
The U.S. needs a more tailored & discriminate deterrence regime

Using Fiction to Understand Strategy and the Future

Mathew Burrows
Using Fiction to Understand Strategy and the Future

Nixon, Kissinger, and the Shah: A Troika of Realists

Behnam Ben Taleblu
Nixon, Kissinger, and the Shah: A Troika of Realists

The British War Movie America Needs

T.S. Allen
The British War Movie America Needs

The Islamic State’s Stalled Offensive in Anbar Province

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
The Islamic State’s Stalled Offensive in Anbar Province

The South China Sea: Navigating the Most Dangerous Place in the World

Michael McDevitt
The South China Sea: Navigating the Most Dangerous Place in the World

(W)Archives: CIA and the “Arab Mind”

Dina Rezk
(W)Archives: CIA and the “Arab Mind”

Special Warfare: The Missing Middle in U.S. Coercive Options

Dan Madden, Dick Hoffmann, Michael W. Johnson, Fred T. Krawchuk, John E. Peters, Linda Robinson, and Abby Doll
Special Warfare: The Missing Middle in U.S. Coercive Options

The Rise of the Feral Adversary

Alon Paz
The Rise of the Feral Adversary

The Cold War Offset Strategy: Origins and Relevance

Robert Tomes
The Cold War Offset Strategy: Origins and Relevance

What Black Ops 2 Gets Right About America’s Dirty Little Wars

Adam Elkus
What Black Ops 2 Gets Right About America’s Dirty Little Wars

Back to the future in Turkish politics?

Kristin Fabbe and Joshua Walker
Back to the future in Turkish politics?

Superiority at any Price? Political Consequences of the First Offset Strategy

Van Jackson
Superiority at any Price? Political Consequences of the First Offset Strategy

An Act of War? The Law of Naval Mining

Scott Truver
An Act of War? The Law of Naval Mining

Technology strategy then and now – the Long Range Research and Development Planning Program

Ben FitzGerald
Technology strategy then and now – the Long Range Research and Development Planning Program

(W)Archives: Industrial Hubris

Vince Houghton
(W)Archives: Industrial Hubris

Offset Strategies & Warfighting Regimes

Shawn Brimley
Offset Strategies & Warfighting Regimes

15,000-plus for Fighting: The Return of the Foreign Fighters

Michael Noonan
15,000-plus for Fighting: The Return of the Foreign Fighters

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

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

McCants at Brookings: ISIS Fantasies of an Apocalyptic Showdown in Northern Syria

William McCants
McCants at Brookings: ISIS Fantasies of an Apocalyptic Showdown in Northern Syria

Congress Can Fix DHS, but Needs to Fix Itself First

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

Judging Modi: The Historical Context

C. Christine Fair
Judging Modi: The Historical Context

(W)Archives: Nixon’s Advice to Reagan…and Today’s GOP

John Gans
(W)Archives: Nixon’s Advice to Reagan…and Today’s GOP

Training the Syrian Opposition: So, What’s The Plan?

Melissa Dalton
Training the Syrian Opposition: So, What’s The Plan?

War Powers and the ISIL Threat

John Ford
War Powers and the ISIL Threat

Don’t Forget Asia: Walking and Chewing Gum in Foreign Policy

Joshua Walker
Don’t Forget Asia: Walking and Chewing Gum in Foreign Policy

ISIL Is Contained And That Should Be Good Enough

Christopher Bolan
ISIL Is Contained And That Should Be Good Enough

(W)Archives: Amazing Images from the Birth of the Military Aviation Age

Mark Stout
(W)Archives: Amazing Images from the Birth of the Military Aviation Age

The Islamic State’s Vulnerability

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
The Islamic State’s Vulnerability

It’s Time for a National Border Security Strategy

Tom Leonard and Joshua Katz
It’s Time for a National Border Security Strategy

To Defeat ISIS, Keep it Simple

J. Michael Barrett
To Defeat ISIS, Keep it Simple

Assessing the Terrorist Threat 13 Years after 9/11: Old Guard Al Qaeda, Team ISIS & the Upstarts

Clint Watts
Assessing the Terrorist Threat 13 Years after 9/11: Old Guard Al Qaeda, Team ISIS & the Upstarts

Do Cyborgs Dream of Electric PowerPoint?

Adam Elkus
Do Cyborgs Dream of Electric PowerPoint?

To Defeat ISIL, Empower Sunni Iraqis and Syrians

Paul Scharre
To Defeat ISIL, Empower Sunni Iraqis and Syrians

Lessons Learned: Intel Constraints and Israel’s Gaza Incursion

Andrew Marvin
Lessons Learned: Intel Constraints and Israel’s Gaza Incursion

Obama Shouldn’t Lose His Cool Over the Islamic State

Craig Whiteside
Obama Shouldn’t Lose His Cool Over the Islamic State

Crescent Over The Thames

Jonathan Bronitsky
Crescent Over The Thames

The Myth of a Friendless China

David Wise
The Myth of a Friendless China

The NDP Review is Worse than You Thought

Christopher Bolan
The NDP Review is Worse than You Thought

Why Islamists Beat Liberals in the Middle East

Maajid Nawaz
Why Islamists Beat Liberals in the Middle East

Kim Jong-un: Starving for Power

Patrick Cronin
Kim Jong-un: Starving for Power

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

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

(Air) Striking the Right Balance in Iraq

Michael McBride
(Air) Striking the Right Balance in Iraq

Peace and War: The Space Between

Nadia Schadlow
Peace and War: The Space Between

Foreign Policy Highlights from the HRC Interview

WOTR Staff
Foreign Policy Highlights from the HRC Interview

Why a Korean Pullout is a Really Bad Idea

Thomas M. Nichols
Why a Korean Pullout is a Really Bad Idea

India-Pakistan through the Israel-Palestine Mirror

Myra MacDonald
India-Pakistan through the Israel-Palestine Mirror

Why A Gaza Ceasefire Is So Difficult

Jacob Stoil
Why A Gaza Ceasefire Is So Difficult

On Not-So-New Warfare: Political Warfare vs Hybrid Threats

Frank Hoffman
On Not-So-New Warfare: Political Warfare vs Hybrid Threats

Afghanistan is not the next Iraq

Michael Kugelman
Afghanistan is not the next Iraq

The Shadow Wars of the 21st Century

David Barno
The Shadow Wars of the 21st Century

Defeating the Islamic State: Crafting a Regional Approach

Douglas A. Ollivant and Terrence Kelly
Defeating the Islamic State: Crafting a Regional Approach

Pakistan: Did the Right Enemy Know Where Bin Laden Was?

C. Christine Fair
Pakistan: Did the Right Enemy Know Where Bin Laden Was?

Rick Perry’s Dubious Foreign Policy Vision: 9 Sins

Sean Kay and Ryan Evans
Rick Perry’s Dubious Foreign Policy Vision: 9 Sins

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

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

6 Strategies for Syria and Iraq

Timothy Hoyt
6 Strategies for Syria and Iraq

Peering into America’s Military Blind Spots: High-Impact Long Shots

August Cole and Ben FitzGerald
Peering into America’s Military Blind Spots: High-Impact Long Shots

A Rose by Any Other Name Still has Thorns: A Global Network of Navies

Claude Berube
A Rose by Any Other Name Still has Thorns: A Global Network of Navies

China: Leap-Frogging U.S. Deterrence in the Pacific

Matthew Hipple
China: Leap-Frogging U.S. Deterrence in the Pacific

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

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

No Strategic Success without 21st Century Seapower: Forward Partnering

Frank Hoffman
No Strategic Success without 21st Century Seapower: Forward Partnering

Ottoman Nostalgia: A Proactive Turkey in the Middle East?

Joshua Walker
Ottoman Nostalgia: A Proactive Turkey in the Middle East?

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

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

A Long-Term Strategy for a Democratic Iraq

Ben Connable
A Long-Term Strategy for a Democratic Iraq

Something is Rotten in the State of Iraq

Bill Park
Something is Rotten in the State of Iraq

POTUS: Up to 300 Military Advisors to Iraq

Barack Obama
POTUS: Up to 300 Military Advisors to Iraq

Ukraine: Russia’s Reactionaries Have a Plan

Jack Mulcaire
Ukraine: Russia’s Reactionaries Have a Plan

National Security Education: A User’s Manual

Audrey Kurth Cronin
National Security Education: A User’s Manual

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

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

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

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

Xi’s Unlikely Alliance

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Xi’s Unlikely Alliance

Erdogan to Israel, for the Win!

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Erdogan to Israel, for the Win!

China, Russia, and the Outlook for the Liberal International System

Ali Wyne
China, Russia, and the Outlook for the Liberal International System

Obama at West Point: “America must always lead”

Barack Obama
Obama at West Point: “America must always lead”

The Trouble with Turkey’s Drones

Aaron Stein
The Trouble with Turkey’s Drones

Going Green on the Battlefield Saves Lives

Adam Tiffen
Going Green on the Battlefield Saves Lives

Who’s Killing Pakistan’s Shia and Why?

C. Christine Fair
Who’s Killing Pakistan’s Shia and Why?

Finding the Right Enemy: Afghanistan, Pakistan, and al Qaeda

David Isby
Finding the Right Enemy: Afghanistan, Pakistan, and al Qaeda

No, America is not in retreat

Usha Sahay
No, America is not in retreat

Five Pakistani Militants We Should Be Paying More Attention To

Michael Kugelman
Five Pakistani Militants We Should Be Paying More Attention To

Alternate Realities Are Like Athlete’s Foot

Mark Stout
Alternate Realities Are Like Athlete’s Foot

Subversion Old and New

William Rosenau
Subversion Old and New

India’s Importance in the Middle East

Kabir Taneja
India’s Importance in the Middle East

Inevitable Conflict in the South China Sea?

Claude Berube
Inevitable Conflict in the South China Sea?

Introducing The Art of War

Kathleen J. McInnis
Introducing The Art of War

Crimea and Getting the Great War Right

Michael S. Neiberg
Crimea and Getting the Great War Right

The Spark of Rebellion: A Card Carrying Spy

Lamar Cravens
The Spark of Rebellion: A Card Carrying Spy

The Spark of Rebellion: Man Plans, Moqtada Laughs

Lamar Cravens
The Spark of Rebellion: Man Plans, Moqtada Laughs

Carlito’s Way: Resolve and the Narcissism of Great Powers

Patrick Porter
Carlito’s Way: Resolve and the Narcissism of Great Powers

The Spark of Rebellion: Exercising their Options

Lamar Cravens
The Spark of Rebellion: Exercising their Options

Avoiding the Guns of April

David Wise
Avoiding the Guns of April

A Preliminary Critique of the “Do Something Now” Doctrine

Ali Wyne
A Preliminary Critique of the “Do Something Now” Doctrine

Over-Commitment Is Not The Problem

Usha Sahay
Over-Commitment Is Not The Problem

The Russia Crisis Proves the Case for the Asia Pivot

Sean Kay
The Russia Crisis Proves the Case for the Asia Pivot

The Return of Great Power Politics: Re-Examining the Nixon Doctrine

Chad Pillai
The Return of Great Power Politics: Re-Examining the Nixon Doctrine

To Crush Or Not To Crush: The State and Protest Movements

Jack Mulcaire
To Crush Or Not To Crush: The State and Protest Movements

Russian Aggression is a Predictable Result of Bad Western Policy

Jeremy Kotkin
Russian Aggression is a Predictable Result of Bad Western Policy

Four Pakistani Conspiracy Theories That Are Less Fictitious Than You’d Think

Michael Kugelman
Four Pakistani Conspiracy Theories That Are Less Fictitious Than You’d Think

Nukes, Crimea, and Possible Putins

Adam Elkus
Nukes, Crimea, and Possible Putins

Ukraine and the Art of Crisis Management

Lawrence Freedman
Ukraine and the Art of Crisis Management

The Pentagon Needs a New Way of War

Robert Haddick
The Pentagon Needs a New Way of War

Losing Our Marbles as Putin Loses at Chess: The Cold War is Over

Peter Munson
Losing Our Marbles as Putin Loses at Chess: The Cold War is Over

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

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

NATO Revived? Not So Fast

Sean Kay
NATO Revived? Not So Fast

China: A Major Power in the Middle East?

Andy Polk
China: A Major Power in the Middle East?

The Enduring Relevance of the Aircraft Carrier

Congressman J. Randy Forbes
The Enduring Relevance of the Aircraft Carrier

Essential Reading for the Apocalypse

Elbridge Colby, William Rosenau, Usha Sahay, and Robert Zarate
Essential Reading for the Apocalypse

5 Questions with James Goldgeier on Ukraine and U.S.-Russia Relations

Stephen Tankel
5 Questions with James Goldgeier on Ukraine and U.S.-Russia Relations

The Syrian Civil War: Political and Military State of Play

Charles Lister and William McCants
The Syrian Civil War: Political and Military State of Play

The Game is the Game

Sam Abrams
The Game is the Game

PODCAST: Contemporary Nuclear Strategy

Elbridge Colby, Thomas C. Moore, Stanley Orman, William Rosenau, and Usha Sahay
PODCAST: Contemporary Nuclear Strategy

North Korea’s Theater of the Absurd and the New Number Two’s

Robert Collins
North Korea’s Theater of the Absurd and the New Number Two’s

Conservative Internationalism in American Foreign Policy

Ionut Popescu
Conservative Internationalism in American Foreign Policy

“Thanks, Obama”: Presidential Culpability for the Syrian Civil War?

Peter Munson
“Thanks, Obama”: Presidential Culpability for the Syrian Civil War?

5 Questions with Senator Tim Kaine on War Powers and National Defense

Ryan Evans
5 Questions with Senator Tim Kaine on War Powers and National Defense

Inside Baseball on Syrian Rebel Infighting

Aaron Y. Zelin
Inside Baseball on Syrian Rebel Infighting

A Professional to his Fingertips

Robert Goldich
A Professional to his Fingertips

Splitting Up Iraq: Yes, Biden Was Wrong

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

Abstracting War, from Afghanistan to Syria

Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Abstracting War, from Afghanistan to Syria

Hagel’s Remarks at the the Munich Security Conference

Secretary Chuck Hagel
Hagel’s Remarks at the the Munich Security Conference

Ten Fictions that Pakistani Defense Officials Love to Peddle

C. Christine Fair
Ten Fictions that Pakistani Defense Officials Love to Peddle

Get Real(ist) About the Geneva Talks

Timothy Hoyt
Get Real(ist) About the Geneva Talks

Foreign Policy Issues in SOTU

John Amble
Foreign Policy Issues in SOTU

With Friends Like These: Al Qaeda and the Assad Regime

Brian Fishman
With Friends Like These: Al Qaeda and the Assad Regime

Gates: A Realist in an Idealist World

Sean Kay
Gates: A Realist in an Idealist World

Dawn or Dusk for Unmanned Systems?

Samuel Brannen
Dawn or Dusk for Unmanned Systems?

It’s an Anbar Thing (not an AQ or U.S. thing)

Peter Munson
It’s an Anbar Thing (not an AQ or U.S. thing)

Culpable Complacency & U.S. National Security Strategy

Frank Hoffman
Culpable Complacency & U.S. National Security Strategy

Confronting Reality: The Saudi-Pakistani Nuclear Nexus

Thomas Lynch
Confronting Reality: The Saudi-Pakistani Nuclear Nexus

Convincing the Customer: Why shouldn’t the U.S. Army shrink?

Robert Haddick
Convincing the Customer: Why shouldn’t the U.S. Army shrink?

The Snowden Letter to Brazil

Edward Snowden
The Snowden Letter to Brazil

Getting the Asia Pivot Right

Sean Kay
Getting the Asia Pivot Right

What is National Security?

Mark Stout
What is National Security?

Geopolitical Probing and American Power

Michael Noonan
Geopolitical Probing and American Power

Reading Clausewitz in Riyadh

John Amble
Reading Clausewitz in Riyadh

The Language, Intention, and Impact of China’s ADIZ: Theft in Broad Daylight

Matthew Hipple
The Language, Intention, and Impact of China’s ADIZ: Theft in Broad Daylight

The War over Future War: Repelling a Ground Assault on AirSea Battle

Elbridge Colby
The War over Future War: Repelling a Ground Assault on AirSea Battle

It’s Not About Al-Qaeda Anymore

Thomas Lynch
It’s Not About Al-Qaeda Anymore

Intelligence Arms Control: Dead on Arrival?

Mark Stout
Intelligence Arms Control: Dead on Arrival?

Is Turkey Drifting Again? A Missile Deal Gone Bad & Internal Shifts in Ankara

Joshua Walker
Is Turkey Drifting Again? A Missile Deal Gone Bad & Internal Shifts in Ankara

They & There: A Vet of Vietnam, Grenada, & the Middle East on “Over There”

Keith Nightingale
They & There: A Vet of Vietnam, Grenada, & the Middle East on “Over There”

The Dangers of the Benefits of Special Operations Forces

Keith Nightingale
The Dangers of the Benefits of Special Operations Forces

Threats and the Words We Use: A Thought Experiment

David Maxwell
Threats and the Words We Use: A Thought Experiment

Can Spying on Allies Be Right?

Mark Stout
Can Spying on Allies Be Right?

U.S. Senators, Ollivant, & Maliki on Maliki

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U.S. Senators, Ollivant, & Maliki on Maliki

Maliki’s Visit: The Three S-Words

Douglas A. Ollivant
Maliki’s Visit: The Three S-Words

Do Some Men Want to Watch The World Burn?

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Do Some Men Want to Watch The World Burn?

Replacing the Boomers & Naval Soul-Searching: I

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Replacing the Boomers & Naval Soul-Searching: I

Democracy and Coups d’Etat: Time for a New Look

Janice Elmore
Democracy and Coups d’Etat: Time for a New Look

The Pentagon is Not Adapting

Robert Haddick
The Pentagon is Not Adapting

Blockading China: A Guide

Jason Glab
Blockading China: A Guide

PODCAST: Pivoting around and around in the Middle East

Ryan Evans
PODCAST: Pivoting around and around in the Middle East

National Security Career Choices

John Collins
National Security Career Choices

The Importance of the Battle of Midway

Tom Hone
The Importance of the Battle of Midway

Syria, Signaling, and Operation Infinite Reach

Usha Sahay
Syria, Signaling, and Operation Infinite Reach

When War Isn’t War

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When War Isn’t War

Outdated on Intervention

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Outdated on Intervention

The attack America deserves, but not the attack Syria needs

Ryan Evans
The attack America deserves, but not the attack Syria needs

Obama’s Birthday Gift to McCain: War with Syria

John Thorne
Obama’s Birthday Gift to McCain: War with Syria

Al Qaeda: Rockin’ the Levant like it’s 2006

Brian Fishman
Al Qaeda: Rockin’ the Levant like it’s 2006

Attacking Syria, Realism, and Magical Realism

Michael Noonan
Attacking Syria, Realism, and Magical Realism

Reactions to Looming US Attack on Syria

John Amble
Reactions to Looming US Attack on Syria

American Strategy and Offshore Balancing by Default

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American Strategy and Offshore Balancing by Default

Plato was Dead Wrong: Embracing our Better Angels?

Frank Hoffman
Plato was Dead Wrong: Embracing our Better Angels?

America’s Russia Problem

Sean Kay
America’s Russia Problem

Kurdish Geopolitics

John Amble
Kurdish Geopolitics

The Deal on the Russian Anti-Homosexual Law

Ryan Evans
The Deal on the Russian Anti-Homosexual Law

Reaping what we sow with Russia

Sean Kay
Reaping what we sow with Russia

Iraq’s Labors Lost

Jason Fritz
Iraq’s Labors Lost

In Search of an End-State for Syria, or Not

Timothy Hoyt
In Search of an End-State for Syria, or Not

Mumford and Guns

Michael Noonan
Mumford and Guns

Hammes: Strategy and AirSea Battle

T.X. Hammes
Hammes: Strategy and AirSea Battle

Forty Shades of Gray

Frank Hoffman
Forty Shades of Gray

To Intervene or Not Intervene in Syria? The Limits of Power Define Interests

Jason Fritz
To Intervene or Not Intervene in Syria? The Limits of Power Define Interests

The 1980 Coup and a Slow Transition: The Real Turkish Model for Egypt?

Ryan Evans
The 1980 Coup and a Slow Transition: The Real Turkish Model for Egypt?

Five Myths about AirSea Battle

Bryan McGrath
Five Myths about AirSea Battle

Reality Check on a Kurdish Peace Agreement in Turkey

Bill Park
Reality Check on a Kurdish Peace Agreement in Turkey

Revolutions are a Tricky Thing: Syria Edition

Mark Stout
Revolutions are a Tricky Thing: Syria Edition

Indecision on Syria and Europe May Undermine America’s Asia Pivot

Sean Kay
Indecision on Syria and Europe May Undermine America’s Asia Pivot

Contributors

Ryan Evans
Contributors