One of the unintended outcomes of the wars of the last two decades is the introduction of the drone or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) into daily discussions across all...
It's time once again to feature some of the smart conversations that occur around the country through the Eisenhower Series College Program. For over 50 years, the Eisenhower Program...
The military prides itself on its ability to conduct honest, sometimes brutal, after action reviews of operations and events to assess performance and establish lessons learned. But rarely has...
It's time for another episode about the U.S. Army War College's Distance Education program. COL Heather Smigowski, Chair of the Department of Distance Education (DDE), is back in the...
Nearly 75 years ago, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was created in response to the very clear threat of Soviet expansion and to prevent the revival of nationalist...
When faced with a challenge, a soldier will always come up with some sort of solution to make the system, process or piece of equipment work. It may not...
In the closing scene of James Michener's novel The Bridges of Toko-Ri, an admiral thinks of the aircrew he just sent to the Korean conflict--some never to return--and asks,...
The modern financial world exists in cyberspace. A vast amount of assets zip around the internet on a daily basis, existing only on electronic balance sheets. And if, for...
Michael Neiberg is back in the studio for the next installation of the On Writing series. This week's guest is Shashank Joshi, Defense Editor for The Economist. This episode...
Almost forty years of experience in the Royal Air Force provide Dye with significant operational experience that is greatly enhanced by his gifted descriptive and analytical writing ability. The...
It's time once again to feature some of the smart conversations that occur around the country through the Eisenhower Series College Program. For over 50 years, the Eisenhower Program...
Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal was controversial and polarizing in its time (and still for some today). It was also once the topic of a heated debate at the...
Regular listeners might remember previous episodes in which we looked at the 2022 National Security Strategy and the 2022 National Defense Strategy. In this episode, we continue the examination...
One of the most important building blocks of a successful strategic endeavor is a capable and effective intelligence community. In preparation for great power competition, Todd Moulton feels the...
We're back with another visit to the Dusty Shelves with a look at Alvin and Heidi Toffler’s 1993 book “War and Anti-War.” J. Overton examines how the Tofflers applied...
For those of you of sufficient age, you should have heard that title in your head with the stentorian voice of this fine <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmI77ZBeJrQ&ab_channel=TheMuppets"...
A commander was once overheard demanding, "I want metrics!" When the staff asked what he wanted measured, the response was, "I don't know, but everybody's got some, and I...
It's time once again for a visit to the Wargaming Room. In this episode, three recent graduates of the AY23 Resident Course at the U.S. Army War College share...
Last week War Room published an article by former Harold K. Johnson Chair of Military History, Ian Isherwood. He shared his thoughts on the year he spent with the...
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has revived interest in and discussions about NATO. When 31 countries, each with their own national interests and goals, come together, interoperability becomes a...