Is There a Right to Be Wrong?
In his 2003 book, Armed Servants: Agency, Oversight, and Civil-Military Relations, Peter Feaver says that “in a democracy, civ
What Happens in Ukraine After Combat Operations?
Wars are a complex business. Ending a war always includes more than ending the fighting.
Ukraine and the Truths of War
It’s too early to talk about lessons learned from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but it’s not too early to observe how some of war’s
Deterrence: Looking Below the Conventional Threshold
American civilian and military strategists traditionally think of deterrence in two forms: deterring conventional or nuclear war.
How Long Can the Threshold of War Hold?
The international community is in a period of significant instability—an instability that could lead to a major conventional war, even if such a wa
Call for Bigger Army, More Overseas Presence
Reshaping the military to tackle evolving threats should be a higher government priority, four national security analysts warned during testimony.
By Any Other Name, War Is Still War
Imagine trying to explain Little League, college ball and Major League as a distinct each, without understanding they are all forms of