Of course, calling for an end to counterforce targeting requires articulating an alternative. I advocate CMI targeting, which is an acronym I came up with to describe holding C onventional M ilitary ...

In response to the Trump administration, the European Commission has launched the ambitious ReArm Europe Plan / Readiness 2030, which was unveiled in March 2025 and aims to mobilize 800 billion euros ...

Editor’s note: Don’t miss our comprehensive guide to Russia’s war against Ukraine. In the two weeks prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Marine Corps University ran a four-day wargame to simulate ...

A year on from the Jan. 6 insurrection, experts warn of catastrophic political violence, while political commentators invoke the specter of the 1860s and throw out sensationalist headlines about a ...

Clean Energy Technologies and National Security Policymakers have flagged four dimensions of national security with respect to China’s domination of these supply chains. Each may require distinct ...

The False Promise of Security Russia sees strategic value in Africa. While states like China have dangled infrastructure aid and debt relief packages to cultivate relationships across the continent, ...

Armed with a mic, a bar tab, and more than a little help from my friends, I launched War on the Rocks in 2013 to recenter experienced voices on matters of war, peace, and national security. We have ...

France’s presidents famously have a lot of power — arguably more than any of their counterparts in other democratic presidential systems. This power, however, gets weakened in the — rare — situation ...

The all-volunteer force created 50 years ago didn’t consider the challenges that would be presented by evolving family forms, which include “the growing presence of married men and women in the ...

The shift in Ankara’s rhetoric is driven by the logic of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) leadership’s support for the Palestinian cause, its objection to a U.S.-led world order, and the ...

The Arab Spring and its consequences, particularly in Syria, were inseparable from the catastrophe that engulfed Turkey in the 2010s. In this crucial period, Turkey was both a protagonist and a victim ...

The littoral combat ship can answer that question. It has been plagued by problems since its conception in 2001. Uncharitably dubbed the “little crappy ship” by its detractors, the program has faced ...