How did a divided Germany become a pillar of stability? Host Jadwiga Biskupska sits down with Ron Granieri to discuss his book, Adenauer’s Heirs. They explore how the CDU/CSU...
Cold War
WAR ON THE 21ST CENTURY BATTLEFIELD: REVISITING GENERAL STARRY’S CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
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As the architect of the doctrine known as AirLand Battle, U.S. Army General Donn A. Starry initiated an intellectual renaissance in twentieth-century military thought. Featured contributor Frank Jones is...
It’s time for another episode of On Writing. A Better Peace welcomes William Inboden to the studio to discuss his book, "The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and...
A BETTER PEACE welcomes author and analyst Ali Wyne to the studio for a conversation about the intricacies of the concept of great power competition as a policy framework....
Many of our readers grew up during the Cold War with the Soviet Union, some may have served in the military or government during that time. Others have only...
The DUSTY SHELVES series takes looks at a book out of the not too distant past. WAR ROOM welcomes back Jason Thomas as he reminds the reader of the...
THE DANGER OF TECHNOLOGICAL SURPRISE: EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED OR SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES
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The U.S. DoD has touted technological advances for years as one of the key aspects of its asymmetric superiority on the battlefield. Stealth, night vision, supersonics, networked operations are...
“We’re at a pivotal point in the timeline of the Arctic, what we have to do now is be prepared to fight here and defend here.” — Lieutenant General...
Grand strategy is an elusive beast. Everybody wants some. We all agree it's important but nobody can agree exactly what it is. And everybody wants to teach about the...
A BETTER PEACE welcomes back Tami Davis Biddle to our GREAT STRATEGISTS series. She joins WAR ROOM podcast editor Ron Granieri in the virtual studio to discuss the contributions...
A BETTER PEACE welcomes Pulitzer nominated journalist and author Stephen Vogel to the virtual studio to talk about his path to authorship and his love of history. Steve joins...
The rise of hypersonic technologies could render the current naval and marine strategies obsolete virtually overnight The early 1950s were an iconic time in America’s history – one of...
What becomes the dominant narrative? [The Vietnam War has] been examined principally through American eyes. The Tet Offensive was an important event during the U.S. war in Vietnam. After...
[PRESIDENT TRUMAN] WAS INTERESTED IN TAKING A LOOK AT AMERICA’S POSITION IN THE WORLD. In 1950, competition between the U.S. and its Allies and the Soviet Union was growing...
President Putin is employing a strategy of exhaustion to undermine the will and resources of the United States and its allies… It is working. Despite the rumors of its...