Over the last several weeks War Room has run a 7-part series of articles that have examined how professional military education should be designed. In this final article of...
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In an era of joint military operations, focusing officer education on a single service might seem counterintuitive. However, this approach provides a strong foundation in operational planning and...
WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS? A COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT APPROACH FOR PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION
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The global security landscape is rapidly evolving, pushing militaries away from low-intensity conflicts and pulling them back towards preparing for major combat operations. This shift, reminiscent of the late...
In our recent four-part series on learning lessons from present conflicts, Gian Gentile questioned whether all lessons observed should be learned. Specifically he questioned the value of counterinsurgency operations...
Two weeks ago we released a podcast episode featuring Larry Goodson sharing his thoughts on what the future holds beyond Afghanistan. This week Larry is back with Thomas Johnson...
China's treatment of the Uighur population in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region has been covered widely in the world news arena. Many around the globe have called for an...
The jungle is the natural refuge of the weak. René Riesen, Jungle Mission In many military cultures and in the Western popular imagination, individuals who go native or...
A new kind of threat requires significant changes in the way that soldiers make decisions – doubling down on the importance of environmental training. In a recent Foreign Policy...