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The Case for Averting War Between Israel and Hizballah
According to a well-known Jewish proverb, “It is not the mouse that is the thief, but the hole.” In other words, some of the problems we face (mice entering our home) are perhaps…
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Bringing a Method to the Strategy Madness
Almost 10 years ago I penned a strategy article inspiring ad hominem attacks, the suggestion by former colleagues that I had written something akin to The Anarchist Cookbook, and…
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In Brief: Fighting Intensifies in Myanmar
In recent months, resistance forces in Myanmar have been making major gains against the country’s military junta, capturing vast swaths of territory in strategic…
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Ukraine and a Fractured World
Ryan sat down with three friends to talk about the war in Ukraine through the lens of a new edited volume on the topic. Enjoy this conversation with Andrea Kendall-Taylor (former…
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Why Increasing the Value of Defense Primes Is Good for the Country
In March 2023, the Department of Defense released a report declaring, “In aggregate, the defense industry is financially healthy, and its financial health has improved over time.”…
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Uncrewed but Confident: Forging New Rules of the Road for Drone De-escalation
On March 14, 2023, a U.S. Air Force Predator uncrewed aircraft was destroyed after it was struck by a Russian fighter jet in international airspace over the Black Sea. The actions…
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Haiti: A Best-Case Scenario
In the first two months of 2024, a Haitian was murdered, injured, or kidnapped in gang-related violence every 40 minutes. In March, gangs staged an armed uprising to oust acting…
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How Will AI Change Cyber Operations?
The U.S. government somehow seems to be both optimistic and pessimistic about the impact of AI on cyber operations. On one hand, officials say AI will give the edge to cyber…
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The Forgotten Part of the Contest: Army Logistics in the Pacific
As Gen. Omar Bradley is credited as saying, “Amateurs talk strategy. Professionals talk logistics.” Indeed, from the American Revolution to modern-day conflicts in Afghanistan and…
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Mid-Afternoon Map: The Tragedy of Tragedy, A Tragedy in Two Books
<!-- category --> April 26, 2024 Moby-Dick or, The Whale. More sophisticated readers than me can debate whether Moby Dick really is the great American novel. But…
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