Could Venezuela be the Next Syria?
We Americans are really good at getting sucker-punched. From Pearl Harbor to Sputnik to 9/11 and...
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Commentary & Analysis
It’s Time to End the Tyranny of Ends, Ways, and Means
A few years ago, I showed a senior officer a draft strategy. He looked at it, and then looked at...
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Three Reasons Why Palestinian “Pay for Slay” is Here to Stay
In the Israel/Palestine conflict there are several complex and intractable issues—the division of...
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The City Is the Battlefield of the Future
The battle for Mosul represents the future of warfare—and it wasn’t pretty for America’s allies. A...
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Fixing the Way the Army Trains for Urban Warfare
As Iraqi forces liberate Mosul, now is a good time to reflect on what lessons this recent round of...
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A Nuclear Game of Thrones with North Korea
Last night, HBO aired the seventh season premiere of Game of Thrones—a season for tens of millions...
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Give up the Dream: North Korea Won’t Relinquish its Nuclear or Ballistic Weapons
Bismarck once said, “Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable—the art of the next...
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MWI and Army Cyber Institute Bring Modern War to Military Training
A patrol links up with a small special forces team and conducts a tactical movement to a position...
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