For national security officials who are wading through floods of information, how do they find that nugget,...
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There’s an old saying, “Command can be lonely.” But it doesn’t have to be. WAR ROOM welcomes...
You assume professional competence at [the strategic] level, … but the more senior you get in the...
Sadly, historical events seem to require a round number of years to draw attention from the public,...
Five allied powers … set out a bold program of cooperation in areas ranging from cultural and...
[COOK SAID,] ‘These faces. I didn’t get to know all their names. They joined my platoon, and...
What becomes the dominant narrative? [The Vietnam War has] been examined principally through American eyes. The Tet...
I tell people today that history makes you smarter, but your heritage makes you prouder. The U.S....
[VON STEUBEN] WAS THE RIGHT MAN AT THE RIGHT PLACE AND THE RIGHT TIME. In the next...
Washington [will] realize early on that he is playing a losing hand and has to change how...
Greatness … should be judged by some combination of leaders’ political impact; strategic, operational, or tactical brilliance;...
This is a hand receipt unlike any other. … Imagine instead of signing for an office key...
[PRESIDENT TRUMAN] WAS INTERESTED IN TAKING A LOOK AT AMERICA’S POSITION IN THE WORLD. In 1950, competition...
War Room welcomes our distinguished guest, Brigadier General Emmaneul Kotia, Deputy Commandant of the Kofi Annan International...
Lieutenant General Matthew B. Ridgway assumed command of Eighth U.S. Army after it had been driven south...
Remembering the past is hard, not just because memories fade but because capturing the past in a...
To its critics, the 3Ds [of diplomacy, development, and defense] provide an illusion of depth and vitality...
In this War Room podcast, Ambassador Alexander M. Laskaris, current civilian deputy to the commander, reflects on...
Success stories [IN STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION] do exist. The formation of the U.S. Army’s African Command (AFRICOM) was...
In this fourth episode of War Room’s special series on Great Strategists, Patrick Bratton explores Alfred Thayer...