When the Harlem Hellfighters Came Home from War
A century ago, on Feb. 17, 1919, the US Army’s 369th Infantry Regiment, nearly 3,000 African...
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Commentary & Analysis
Executive Orders and Troops on the Border: Political Norms and the Securitization of American Problems
During his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump reaffirmed his orders to deploy...
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It’s Not the Economy: Why the Army Missed its Recruitment Goals and What to Do About It
In 2018 the US Army failed to meet its recruitment goals for the first time since the height of...
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Future Capabilities or Readiness? It’s Time to Rethink the Army’s Priorities
The US Army has been the world’s most dominant ground combat force for decades. But it now faces...
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Moving Beyond the Post-9/11 Manhunt: Translating Tactical Wins into Strategic Success
We have mastered the art of hunting men. Refined over nearly two decades of nonstop...
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Women Aren’t the Problem. Standards Are.
Changing culture takes time. It took the US infantry fifty-five years and thousands of deaths to...
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Could Venezuela be the Next Syria?
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on July 25, 2017. We Americans...
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Stealing the Enemy’s Urban Advantage: The Battle of Sadr City
From March 23 to May 12, 2008, US Army and Iraqi security forces engaged in an intense urban...
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