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WAR ROOM INDEX — VOL. 15 (FALL 2020)
This index is also available in PDF Form Volume 15 (Fall 2020) INDEX of Articles and Features WEEK OF 05 October 2020 – ISSUE 1 BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING AND HE’S HERE TO HELP By Mandi Bohrer and Ron Granieri October 6, 2020 Once the stuff of science fiction, facial recognition is here & […]
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT: CHRISTMAS 1942
This year I am speaking on Christmas Eve not to this gathering at the White House only but to all of the citizens of our Nation… Last year we published our first holiday message. It was a reprint of the words of Prime Minister Winston Churchill on Christmas Eve in 1941 as he stood beside […]
THE 2020 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
We know that holiday celebrations are looking a little different this year. The weather and decorations might make it look and feel like the season we know and love, but there’s something not quite right. Kind of like an under inflated candy cane balloon in the socially-distanced, one-block Thanksgiving Day parade. And that’s why it’s […]
AFTER 2020, WHAT’S NEXT? A WHITEBOARD
Managing homeland security challenges requires practitioners to engage in a discursive space that regularly increases in complexity and scope. For this Whiteboard we reached out to several skilled practitioners in collaboration with the Homeland Security Experts Group (HSEG) with the following prompt: What do you envision as the greatest challenges facing homeland security and domestic […]
WOODROW WILSON: THANKSGIVING 1918
Complete victory has brought us, not peace alone, but the confident promise of a new day as well in which justice shall replace force and jealous intrigue among the nations. This Thanksgiving we’ve selected President Woodrow Wilson’s proclamation of 1918 to prompt thinking about our own time. As the world continues to deal with […]
WAR ROOM INDEX — VOL. 14 (SUMMER 2020)
This index is also available in PDF Form Volume 14 (Summer 2020) INDEX of Articles and Features WEEK OF 06 July 2020 – ISSUE 1 Publishing Pause WEEK OF 13 July 2020 – ISSUE 2 THE MORE BEAUTIFUL QUESTION: ALEXANDRA RICHIE (ON WRITING) By Alexandra Richie and Michael Neiberg July 14, 2020 Internationally […]
IMAGINING OVERMATCH: CRITICAL DOMAINS IN THE NEXT WAR – A WHITEBOARD
As global politics and the international order destabilize, planners, strategists, and warfighters the world over are reminded that the threat of armed, large-scale conflict is a central feature in the histories of states. Recent conflict between China and India in the Galwan Valley and ongoing military buildups in that region testify to this fact. While […]
THAT ONE MOST IMPORTANT THING: A WHITEBOARD
War College students are at a point of significant departure in their careers, as their post-study assignments will generally put them in rapid-paced, constantly shifting circumstances. For this Whiteboard we reached out again to several scholars with the following prompt: What is the most important thing a war college student should learn in their year […]
SHALL WE PLAY A GAME? (WARGAMING ROOM)
All games can be used to understand how humans make decisions in environments shaped by competition. While this is a Whiteboard post we thought it would be a great way to introduce our readers to the Wargaming Room, a new recurring series focused on the design, development, and playing of wargames. The articles and podcast […]
WAR ROOM INDEX — VOL. 13 (SPRING 2020)
This index is also available in PDF Form Volume 13 (Spring 2020) INDEX of Articles and Features WEEK OF 6 April 2020 – ISSUE 1 THE U.S. ARMY IN THE 20TH CENTURY: AN INTERVIEW WITH BRIAN LINN By Brian Linn and Michael Neiberg April 7, 2020 The 20th century was full of change for the […]
WAR(GAMING) WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? A WHITEBOARD
Wargames may not predict the future, but a well-designed and well-executed wargame can better equip both analysts and practitioners in facing an uncertain future – filled with unknown dangers. [UPDATED 29 May 2020 for a late entry] For this Whiteboard we reached out again to several scholars with the following prompt: How can wargaming improve […]
LEADERSHIP ROLE MODELS IN FICTION REVISITED: A WHITEBOARD
[Darth] Vader has many admirable qualities; he did not rise to the level of Sith Lord without ability. He possesses incredible personal will, is a skilled warrior, is not afraid to put himself in harm’s way, and he has a great eye for talent. We had a great response to our December Whiteboard post so we […]
WAR ROOM INDEX — VOL. 12 (WINTER 2020)
This index is also available in PDF Form Volume 12 (Winter 2020) INDEX of Articles and Features WEEK OF 6 January 2020 – ISSUE 1 STAGE SETTING: THE MODERN THEATER ARMY By Paul Mikolashek, Gregory Cantwell and Buck Haberichter January 7, 2020 Whether it’s the local arts theater or the geographic theater, stage setting is […]
WAR ROOM INDEX — VOL. 11 (FALL 2019)
This index is also available in PDF Form Volume 11 (Fall 2019) INDEX of Articles and Features WEEK OF 30 September 2019 – ISSUE 1 WHERE HAVE WE SUCCEEDED: A WHITEBOARD By War Room September 30, 2019 What would you say are the most unheralded successes of the U.S. foreign policy since September 11, 2001? […]
WHAT GOOD IS GRAND STRATEGY? A WHITEBOARD
A grand strategy defines a country’s interests, the threats to those interests and the policies as well as the military forces to defend them. For this Whiteboard we reached out again to several scholars at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University. We sent them the following prompt: What good is grand […]
THE UNITED NATIONS’ GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: A WHITEBOARD
26 COUNTRIES SIGNED THE DECLARATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS ON 1 JANUARY 1942 THAT SUBSCRIBED TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE 1941 US-UK ATLANTIC CHARTER. For this Whiteboard we reached out again to several scholars with the following prompt: What has been the United Nations’ greatest accomplishment since its founding? Readers are invited to make their own […]
DENNIS SHOWALTER: IN MEMORIAM
Dennis Showalter In Memoriam In the waning days of 2019, word passed among military historians quickly: one of the giants in the field, Dr. Dennis Showalter, had died. Almost immediately, memories and tributes and reminiscences began to appear. The WAR ROOM editorial team reached out to some of those influenced by Dennis Showalter, personally and […]
SIR MICHAEL ELIOT HOWARD: IN MEMORIAM
Sir Michael Eliot Howard OM CH CBE MC FBA FRHistS, In Memoriam To say that the fields of war studies and military history would not exist as we know them today without the contributions of Sir Michael Howard would be true, but it does not do justice to the man as a scholar or mentor. While other venues […]
WINSTON CHURCHILL: CHRISTMAS 1941
I spend this anniversary and festival far from my country, far from my family, and yet I cannot truthfully say that I feel far from home. In December 1941, mere weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Winston Churchill traveled to the United States to meet with President Franklin Roosevelt. The two leaders and […]