…he offered a surprising unsolicited opinion. He shrugged his shoulders and quipped that staff rides were overdone. They were great fun but lacked relevance in our digital world. Sometimes...
Strategic Leadership
This tag relates to all articles, podcast episodes, and features related to topics taught in the Strategic Leadership course of the U.S. Army War College resident program. These include strategic leader competencies (conceptual, technical, and interpersonal), organizational behaviors in the abstract (e.g., not specific to the defense enterprise–cultural, change, communication, etc.), leader development, individual and organizational ethics, and professionalism.
The charter was…to look at preparation of the Navy for the defense of maritime security and the coasts In the early 1900’s the U.S. Navy found itself creating strategy...
The 2017 NDA directed a transformation in the way the DoD plans and implements security cooperation. Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) require strong operational integration with allies and partners. In turn, the...
Dickinson College…students marched on the War College but instead of violence we had discussion. In a time when the nation sees increasing political divides and claims that the civil-military...
The U.S. intelligence community … is the singular community that Americans need to trust to feel secure It’s that midnight kind of anxiety, where you wake up – or...
[The U.S.] must suppress its appetite to rely on Cold War-era hardware The Division Commander, Major General (MG) Smith, was pleased. His lead armor brigade was making steady progress...
From the WAR ROOM Editorial Staff: What happens when a DBA from the Harvard Business School lands at the U.S. Army War College? There’s the inevitable push-back against the...
an organization trained to overcome the seeming impossible will have a natural blind spot for the actual impossible Most readers who have served within a high-level headquarters will have...
How important is enhancing unity of effort … [so] all the differences in culture, values, caveats, mindsets, etc. are harmonized for a common objective? Service at the strategic level...
Sleep deprivation is a problem at all levels in the military Technology now gives people around the world constant, unlimited access to information. Despite the opportunities this brings, research...
For those that say ‘I wish I would have started a little bit earlier but I didn’t’ — don’t despair. … Start now! The demands on senior leaders can...
Command at the strategic level is challenging. Commanders are leading large organizations that are regionally (even globally) distributed, perform a widely diverse range of missions and tasks, or are...
The ritual of retaliation codified what makes you legitimate [as a combatant] and what makes you not legitimate How did combatants enforce the lawful practice of war prior to...
MODELING COMPETITION AND COLLABORATION IN STRATEGIC GAMES: SOLVING THE “PRISONER’S DILEMMA”?
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Role-playing games [can create] conditions for real-world cooperation When I began my year at the U.S. Army War College (USAWC), I was looking forward to returning to an academic...
Today it is commonplace for a female to command a brigade, and it is hugely important The military is a constantly evolving organization. Change in the US military is...
Fear of an artificial intelligence disadvantage is pushing the U.S. and other powers into another arms race Strategic leaders have wrestled with the use of various types of weapons...
No amount of strategy, operational art, or tactics can overcome a lack of national will In the United States, the employment of military forces is controlled by the military’s...
Success demands readiness to ’embrace the suck’ [but also to] possess the judgment to temper brawn with thoughtfulness Life is too short for bad beer. People of all ages...
[Americans] are latching onto narratives that they want to believe, regardless of how untruthful it may be The war on reality is taking its toll. Daily, millions of people...
The common thread [in addressing key strategic problems] is the requirement to convert operational military success to political success A BETTER PEACE welcomes General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith to the...