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Bringing Politics Back In: The Neglected Explanation of the Oct. 7 Surprise Attack. Public Service and Counter-Terrorism: A Conversation with Christine Abizaid. Rewind and Reconnoiter: Washington’s Role in Fighting Terrorism in Africa. Dimitar Bechev, Richard Giragosian, Gorana Grgić, and Batu Kutelia. Escaping Russia’s Backyard: Armenia ...
What Thucydides Teaches Us About War, Politics, and the Human …
Aug 9, 2017 · Thucydides’ pessimistic answer seems to be “No”: War was inevitable, we are told, when emergent power Athens contested Sparta’s supremacy 2,500 years ago. Allison offers only a slightly more optimistic take (“War is more likely than not”) in analyzing China’s growing challenge to America’s dominating position globally.
The Gulf War 30 Years Later: Successes, Failures, and Blind Spots
September 9, 2020. Was the Gulf War (1990 to 1991) a success for the United States? To many, the answer is unequivocally “yes.”. After all, the United States rallied the international community to punish aggression and liberate a small country (Kuwait) that had been invaded by its larger, authoritarian neighbor (Iraq).
Professionalism is the Foundation of the Army and We Will …
Mar 18, 2024 · Grounded in our oaths, the “ Warrior Ethos,” and the “ Army Values,” our profession produces soldiers and leaders of character through well-established systems of selection, promotion, retention, training, and leader development. Through these accountability mechanisms, we build individual character to produce better soldiers and citizens.
Delivering the Army of 2030 - War on the Rocks
Aug 6, 2023 · Delivering the Army of 2030. Gen. James Rainey and Lt. Gen. Laura Potter. August 6, 2023. Commentary. The U.S. Army is transforming how it prepares to fight and win the nation’s wars. Senior Army leaders developed fresh concepts and logic to guide the Army’s most significant transformation in the past 40 years to ensure the service retains ...
U.S. Troops in Syria Are Critical For Multiple Missions: Keep Them On
Mar 8, 2024 · The U.S. government uses northeast Syria as its platform for intelligence collection and for raids against the Islamic State’s leadership in parts of Syria controlled by Assad. It also justifies the critical mission of controlling airspace over northeast Syria and at Tanf based on providing force protection to the troops on the ground below.
The Russia Contingency with Michael Kofman - War on the Rocks
The Russia Contingency with Michael Kofman. A bi-weekly podcast featuring in-depth analysis of Russia's military power and the war in Ukraine, with your favorite expert on the topic. Become a member.
A Better Approach to Organizing Combatant Commands
Aug 27, 2021 · A new way of organizing the combatant commands should have three missions in mind. First, the U.S. government should align peacetime responsibilities across agencies. This would enable the rapid coordination of all relevant instruments of national power to achieve a desired effect, instead of an approach that develops siloed plans within each ...
Right of Launch: Command and Control Vulnerabilities After a …
Nov 20, 2020 · Presidential authentication is another safeguard. To order a nuclear strike, the president needs to crack open the nuclear biscuit — a laminated card carried by either the president or the president’s military aide — and provide the appropriate response to the sequence of letters read by the duty officer in the Pentagon’s military command center.
War on the Rocks - Commentary
Ukraine, Europe, and the Art of the Deal. Luis Simón and Lotje Boswinkel. Mastering Human-Machine Warfighting Teams. James Ryseff. Next-Generation Decoys for the Marine Corps. Jorge Rivero. Escaping Russia’s Backyard: Armenia’s Strategic Defense Shift. Leonid Nersisyan and Sergei Melkonian. The Voyage of the Meishan and Xiushan: China’s ...