On 3 February 2025, the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center (USAHEC) hosted the former commander of...
Afghanistan
Starting wars is easy. Ending wars, as we have sadly seen over the last few decades, is...
In our recent four-part series on learning lessons from present conflicts, Gian Gentile questioned whether all lessons...
In every conflict, there are lessons to be observed, but should they all be "learned"? Should the...
The military prides itself on its ability to conduct honest, sometimes brutal, after action reviews of operations...
The first episode of our three-part series on Afghanistan lessons discussed building armies. This episode focuses exclusively...
There are an abundance of lessons to learn from Afghanistan. Assad Raza is back to explore one...
Twelve years ago last week, on May 2, 2011, the U.S. military conducted a raid in Abbottabad,...
The United States spent over 20 years in Afghanistan and while a lot has been written about...
What went wrong in Afghanistan? Did anything go right? We're definitely not going to thoroughly answer those...
"Those who can, do. And those who can't..." You know the rest of the saying. Did you...
For many, Afghanistan and the lessons that should have been learned have been overshadowed recently by the...
Many would like to put Afghanistan in the rear view mirror and move on. The final days...
Two weeks ago we released a podcast episode featuring Larry Goodson sharing his thoughts on what the...
You can't turn on your computer or phone at the moment without hearing a podcast or seeing...
As the situation in Afghanistan has unfolded in the last several weeks, many have questioned how the...
If the western world truly seeks victory in Afghanistan there needs to be a better understanding of...
All too often U.S. political rhetoric calls into question the resolve of its allies. Have they contributed...
War is complex. States often have multiple objectives for sending their sons and daughters in harm’s way...
It seems that Western military forces are doomed to reinvent the wheel every time they are confronted...