October 25, 2025

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ARTICLES

MAKING SENSE OF THE RUMBLINGS ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA (RE-RELEASE) October 6, 2022
WHAT MAKES A CIVILIAN? (RE-RELEASE) September 8, 2022
WRONG AND USEFUL: MODELS AND METAPHORS FOR STRATEGY
(BACK TO SCHOOL) August 17, 2022
THE NEW COLD WAR WITH CHINA WILL BE VERY DIFFERENT August 4, 2022
MORE WAR COLLEGE LESSONS: HOW DOES THE WAR IN UKRAINE END? July 28, 2022
MANAGING RUSSIA IN THE MIDDLE EAST:
THE CASE FOR SELECTIVE ENGAGEMENT April 14, 2022
WHAT ARE THE GUNS FOR? March 31, 2022
WARDING OFF CALAMITOUS “SILENCE”
RISKS OF A U.S.-NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR WAR March 25, 2022
WILSONIAN FOREIGN POLICY PRINCIPLES FOR THE FUTURE OF AFGHANISTAN March 18, 2022
BELARUS’S TURN TO THE WEST: STRATEGIC REALITY OR FANTASY? February 24, 2022
APPLYING WAR COLLEGE LESSONS TO THE CRISIS IN UKRAINE: A NARROW WINDOW? February 17, 2022
THE RISE OF A SOVEREIGN DIGITAL CURRENCY IN CHINA February 3, 2022
AFTER THE INFO-APOCALYPSE (AA) (PART 1) – TECH THE UNTAMED December 2, 2021
THE ARCTIC COLD WAR: COMPETITION AND DETERRENCE AT OUR NORTHERN DOORSTEP October 28, 2021
SECURITY COOPERATION IN THE GRAY ZONE: HOW TO BEAT CHINA WITHOUT A WAR October 7, 2021
LINCOLN AS STRATEGIST: EXERCISING THE ELEMENTS OF NATIONAL POWER October 1, 2021
THE EU AS 27 ANGRY MEN: ACT NOW OR FOREVER LOSE YOUR PEACE September 30, 2021
WHAT WENT WRONG IN AFGHANISTAN: A PRIMER September 17, 2021
IRREGULAR WARFARE IS GREAT POWER COMPETITION – PART 2 August 20, 2021
IRREGULAR WARFARE IS GREAT POWER COMPETITION – PART 1 August 19, 2021
CONSERVATIVE VS. BOLD THINKING IN SPACEPOWER THEORY? August 5, 2021
THE ERA OF CONSTANT COMPETITION – PURPOSE AND PRINCIPLES July 29, 2021
WHICH WAR WOULD YOU CHOOSE? June 24, 2021
ALL RAILS RUN THROUGH TSAVO April 9, 2021
INDIA: THE PRAGMATIC BALLISTIC MISSILE PARTNER April 1, 2021
THE GRAND STRATEGY OF CARL VON CLAUSEWITZ March 26, 2021
THE SOUL OF BATTLE: DEMOCRACIES AT WAR
(DUSTY SHELVES) March 25, 2021
THE ART OF NON-WAR: SUN TZU AND GREAT POWER COMPETITION March 18, 2021
REFRAMING THE MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN March 11, 2021
THE IMPENDING CLIMATE WAR WITH CHINA March 10, 2021
INTERNATIONAL ORDER IN A CONTESTED ENVIRONMENT March 5, 2021
SHARING MORE THAN RED, WHITE, AND BLUE: FRENCH FOREIGN POLICY SINCE WWII
(DUSTY SHELVES) March 4, 2021
WHAT NORMS ARE AT STAKE WITH A RETIRED GENERAL AS SECDEF? February 5, 2021
THE ROLE OF RETIRED SENIOR OFFICERS January 29, 2021
PRAETORIAN PROPENSITIES January 22, 2021
SHOULD THE MILITARY LEADERSHIP SPEAK UP ON PARTISAN POLITICS? January 15, 2021
CHINA, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND GREAT POWER COMPETITION December 29, 2020
THE FUTURE OF THE UNITED STATES’ FRIENDS AND FOES December 23, 2020
MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE: WHY THE ALLIES WON
(DUSTY SHELVES) December 8, 2020
MILITARY GEOGRAPHY AND MILITARY STRATEGY November 12, 2020
THE INFORMATION APOCALYPSE PART VIII: CIVICS LESSONS October 29, 2020
A MODERN APPLICATION OF LANDPOWER IN SYRIA October 22, 2020
TURNKEY ALLIES: ISRAEL BACKING THE SUNNI CAUSE October 16, 2020
BATTLE CRY: A COMPREHENSIVE CIVIL WAR STUDY
(DUSTY SHELVES) October 15, 2020
MAKING SENSE OF THE RUMBLINGS ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA October 8, 2020
IMAGINING OVERMATCH: CRITICAL DOMAINS IN THE NEXT WAR (A WHITEBOARD) October 2, 2020
A REALIST CASE FOR GERMANY TO RESURRECT NATO October 1, 2020
WHAT’S IN A WAR PLAN? September 24, 2020
CHINA’S RECIPE FOR INSURGENCY September 18, 2020
THE GAITHER REPORT: REALITY VS WORST CASE PLANS
(DUSTY SHELVES) September 17, 2020
THAT ONE MOST IMPORTANT THING: (A WHITEBOARD) August 28, 2020
THE INTERFACE: REESTABLISHING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TACTICS AND POLITICS August 20, 2020
REFLECTIONS ON MILITARY STRATEGY: KILLING ANNIHILATION VS. ATTRITION August 14, 2020
IT’S WORLD WAR THREE ALL OVER AGAIN
(DUSTY SHELVES) August 13, 2020
MIRRORING VIETNAM’S FAILURES IN AFGHANISTAN: DOD’S DESCENT INTO WAR FATIGUE July 24, 2020
HOW PEACE TREATIES CAN TRUMP UN MANDATES FOR PEACEKEEPERS July 23, 2020
DEMOBILIZING THE KHOST PROTECTION FORCE: PARAMILITARY GROUPS IN AFGHANISTAN July 17, 2020
THE LAST LION AND THE NEXT WAR: LESSONS FROM CHURCHILL
(DUSTY SHELVES) July 16, 2020
SARS-COV-2 AND THE WAR AGAINST WMD (COVID-19 SERIES) June 26, 2020
REFORMING INDIAN DEFENSE: IMPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY PROFESSIONALS? June 23, 2020
OWING AND OWNING: LATIN AMERICA, CHINA, AND THE PANDEMIC June 18, 2020
LOSING THE STRATEGIC “BATTLE” AGAINST THE PRC (BUT NOT THE “WAR”): PT I – EMERGING CONFLICT DOMAINS June 5, 2020
DIMINISHING TERRITORIAL CONTROL MAY INCREASE LETHAL POWER OF ISIS June 2, 2020
MILITARY SOCIETY IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE: ANDRÉ CORVISIER
(DUSTY SHELVES) May 14, 2020
RUSSIA, LIBYA AND WEAPONIZING HUMAN MIGRATION May 7, 2020
THE RISE OF THE LIBERAL WORLD ORDER April 29, 2020
START WITH BOOK THREE: FINDING UTILITY IN CLAUSEWITZ’S ON WAR April 21, 2020
WHAT MAKES A CIVILIAN? April 9, 2020
A NEW WASHINGTON NAVAL CONFERENCE FOR A POST-COVID WORLD? March 31, 2020
WHAT GOOD IS GRAND STRATEGY? (A WHITEBOARD) March 26, 2020
MOBILIZATION TO DEMOBILIZATION: THE LIFE OF THE MINUTEMAN
(DUSTY SHELVES) March 10, 2020
THE UNITED NATIONS’ GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: (A WHITEBOARD) February 19, 2020
“TECHNOCRATS AND OPERATIONAL EXPERTS”
(DUSTY SHELVES) February 13, 2020
SANCTIONS IN ACTION: THE IRANIAN PROTESTS February 10, 2020
DENNIS SHOWALTER: IN MEMORIAM February 6, 2020
CONFESSIONS OF A FAILED STRATEGIST, PART 2: SOLVE PROBLEMS THROUGH PROBLEMS February 5, 2020
THE LEAVENWORTH HERESY? January 23, 2020
SIR MICHAEL ELIOT HOWARD: IN MEMORIAM January 9, 2020
HA/DR: A CASE STUDY FOR POTENTIAL BILATERAL U.S.-CHINA INTEROPERABILITY November 19, 2019
THE KURDISH LESSON November 7, 2019
CONFESSIONS OF A FAILED STRATEGIST November 5, 2019
THE MOST IMPORTANT LEGACY OF THE VIETNAM CONFLICT: (A WHITEBOARD) October 28, 2019
JUNGLE MISSION: A REVIEW
(DUSTY SHELVES) October 18, 2019
ROLL OUT THE ROBOTS! MANAGING COMM NETWORKS AND ACCESS IN THE FUTURE October 2, 2019
WHERE HAVE WE SUCCEEDED: (A WHITEBOARD) September 30, 2019
HOW THE ARMY IS (NOT) PREPARING FOR THE NEXT WAR September 25, 2019

PODCAST EPISODES

ECHOES OF ERASURE: POLAND’S MEMORY AND IDENTITY December 3, 2024
UNDERSTANDING CHINA THROUGH ITS RECRAFTED PAST: RANA MITTER
(ON WRITING) October 31, 2023
CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS: DISCUSSING WAR
(AFGHANISTAN LESSONS) May 19, 2023
INSIDE THE BA’TH PARTY: IRAQ AGAINST THE WORLD April 11, 2023
THE EISENHOWER SERIES COLLEGE PROGRAM: 50 YEARS OF OUTREACH
(BACK TO SCHOOL) August 18, 2022
CONFUSION OR CLARITY? GREAT POWER COMPETITION August 9, 2022
SHAPING THE THEATER
(STRATEGIC LANDPOWER IRP PT 1) July 19, 2022
TO WHAT END? INTERESTS AND VALUES IN AFGHANISTAN
(EISENHOWER SERIES) June 14, 2022
OVERTHROWN: PREVENTING COUPS IN AFRICA June 7, 2022
RECONSIDERING GREAT POWER COMPETITION
(EISENHOWER SERIES) May 24, 2022
OUR 300th FREAKIN’ EPISODE! May 3, 2022
K.M PANIKKAR: INDIAN SCHOLAR, DIPLOMAT, STRATEGIST
(GREAT STRATEGISTS) April 26, 2022
IF-THEN: DEFINING THE RED LINE IN CYBERSPACE April 19, 2022
LESSONS OF AFGHANISTAN: A CONVERSATION WITH MG BRIAN MENNES March 22, 2022
WAR BY OTHER MEANS? SANCTIONS AND CONFLICT March 15, 2022
CHINA’S WILD WEST March 8, 2022
TRUE SPIES: STUDYING AND UNDERSTANDING MODERN ESPIONAGE February 8, 2022
PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE: THE TRANSATLANTIC ALLIANCE (RE-RELEASE) February 1, 2022
ON CREDIBILITY AND REPUTATION: EDITOR’S CORNER January 25, 2022
AS TIME GOES BY: UNDERSTANDING FREE & VICHY FRANCE (ON WRITING) December 7, 2021
LYKKE’S LITTLE THREE-LEGGED STOOL (PART 2) Re-release December 2, 2021
LYKKE’S LITTLE THREE-LEGGED STOOL (PART 1) Re-release December 1, 2021
IN PURSUIT OF A GRAND STRATEGY October 12, 2021
MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE: REBUILDING CULTURAL CAPABILITIES – AGAIN October 5, 2021
TOO WEIRD FOR THE NAZIS: ERICH LUDENDORFF September 28, 2021
WE’RE SO META: PODCASTING ABOUT PODCASTING September 14, 2021
A STORYTELLER’S TALE August 17, 2021
DOS 101: FOREIGN POLICY ADVISORS August 10, 2021
DOS 101: DECODING THE STATE DEPARTMENT PART 2 May 18, 2021
DOS 101: DECODING THE STATE DEPARTMENT May 11, 2021
GENERAL HISTORY: H.R. McMASTER (ON WRITING) May 4, 2021
SLAM-FEST: A DISCUSSION OF S.L.A. MARSHALL’S WORKS – PART 2 April 13, 2021
SLAM-FEST: A DISCUSSION OF S.L.A. MARSHALL’S WORKS – PART 1 April 6, 2021
THE INTERIM NSS: A TOUCHSTONE March 16, 2021
HOW MUCH FOR THE PEN? SCHELLING
(GREAT STRATEGISTS) January 26, 2021
WHEN A GENERAL WRITES FOR THE GENERALIST (ON WRITING) January 6, 2021
PAST VISIONS OF FUTURE WARS November 17, 2020
THE VALUE OF WRITTEN THOUGHT: STEPHEN VOGEL (ON WRITING) October 20, 2020
TWO AUTHORS UNDER THE SAME ROOF
(ON WRITING) September 22, 2020
THE MORE BEAUTIFUL QUESTION: ALEXANDRA RICHIE (ON WRITING) July 14, 2020
FACT AND FICTION: THE RECOUNTING OF WWII WITH JAMES HOLLAND
(ON WRITING) May 27, 2020
NEGLECT AND ATTENTION IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE May 12, 2020
IMPERIAL ECHOES AND CONTEMPORARY CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST May 6, 2020
GREAT WAR IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION OF AFRICA May 5, 2020
FIGHTING OVER THE LAW OF WAR April 28, 2020
PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE: THE TRANSATLANTIC ALLIANCE April 10, 2020
A TRANSATLANTIC PERSPECTIVE ON NATO (LEADER PERSPECTIVES) April 2, 2020
THAT NEVER HAPPENED: A WATER COOLER DISCUSSION ABOUT MOVIES March 17, 2020
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ODNI: AN INTERVIEW WITH JAMES CLAPPER March 13, 2020
CHINA’S GRAND STRATEGY AND THE BRI March 3, 2020
IT’S ONLY A PRE-WAR PERIOD IN HINDSIGHT February 28, 2020
LIBERATION FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF THE LIBERATED (ON WRITING) February 25, 2020
AI ON THE BATTLEFIELD? – IT’S ALREADY HERE February 20, 2020
EUROPEAN STRATEGIC AUTONOMY: ON U.S. TERMS February 11, 2020
OBSERVATIONS FROM NATO’S NORTHERN FRONT
(LEADER PERSPECTIVES) February 7, 2020
LESSONS LEARNED THE HARD WAY: THE EVOLUTION OF THE BRITISH LIGHT INFANTRY January 30, 2020
LYKKE’S LITTLE THREE-LEGGED STOOL (PART 2) January 24, 2020
LYKKE’S LITTLE THREE-LEGGED STOOL (PART 1) January 21, 2020
THE CHALLENGES OF WRITING BIOGRAPHIES (ON WRITING) November 21, 2019
BOOK LOVERS NEED APPLY: A DUSTY SHELVES PODCAST November 15, 2019
ALLIES ARE MORE THAN FRIENDS (LEADER PERSPECTIVES) November 8, 2019
RETHINKING STRATEGY IN VIETNAM AFTER TET – EPISODE 2 October 31, 2019
RETHINKING STRATEGY IN VIETNAM AFTER TET – EPISODE 1 October 29, 2019
WE’RE ALL CONSTRUCTIVISTS NOW October 11, 2019
SOME THINGS CHANGE, SOME STAY THE SAME September 27, 2019
 
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