War on the Rocks

A Federal Critical Mineral Processing Initiative: Secur...

China currently dominates global refining for critical minerals essential to mod...

Not the Last Net Assessment

In this joint episode with the Net Assessment crew, recorded last week on “Liber...

Beyond Strategy: Executing Economic Security Policy

Chinese Ambassador Xie Feng presented his credentials to President Joe Biden at ...

Trouble in the Technate

Welcome to Mid-Afternoon Map, our exclusive members-only newsletter that provide...

Erdoğan’s Last Great Gamble

Over the course of the last 22 years, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey h...

Rewind and Reconnoiter: Post-Brexit British Power on th...

In their 2016 article, “After Brexit, a Bold Britain: A Game Plan for Remaking B...

Beyond Comparisons: India’s Strategic Reckoning amid Ch...

Can India afford to keep chasing China’s military shadow — or should it accept s...

In Brief: Will the European Union’s New Loan Instrument...

A lot happens every day. Alliances shift, leaders change, and conflicts erupt. W...

I Loved Being a Soldier

Introductory note from Ryan Shaw: Gen. (ret.) Chuck Jacoby, who capped a 37-year...

Putin’s Spies for Hire: What the U.K.’s Biggest Espiona...

In early 2023, in the sleepy English seaside town of Great Yarmouth, a covert op...

U.S. Allies and Adversaries Are Attempting Nuclear Dete...

Your adversaries and closest allies might not need nuclear weapons to achieve de...

Greenland’s Military Possibilities for the United States

Over a thousand years ago, the Viking leader Erik the Red discovered a new land ...

One Last Trip Around the World?

Chris, Melanie, and Zack are joined by a special guest for a big announcement. T...

The Adversarial: Moves Toward Peace or Toward War?

Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert anal...

Peering into the Future of Artificial Intelligence in t...

The artificial intelligence revolution has arrived in military education, and re...

Rewind and Reconnoiter: Is Climate Security Out in the ...

In her 2021 article, “Analyzing the Climate Security Threat: Key Actions for the...

How the Biden Administration Won Tactically but Failed ...

For 15 months, the U.S. Navy fought its fiercest battles since at least the Tank...

In Brief: How Government and Commercial Entities Can Ad...

A lot happens every day. Alliances shift, leaders change, and conflicts erupt. W...

Putting the Screws on the Partnership Between North Kor...

As the war between Ukraine and Russia has raged on, cooperation has grown betwee...

Eurodeterrent: A Vision for an Anglo-French Nuclear Force

Recently published Signal discussions in which senior Trump administration offic...

Taiwan’s Biggest Limitation in Defense Isn’t Spending, ...

When it comes to Taiwan, comments from the Trump administration about the island...

Hell’s Bells, Can We Stop Talking About Annexing Canada?!

Welcome to Mid-Afternoon Map, our exclusive members-only newsletter that provide...

A Skills Shortage Plagues British Defense

On a visit to a Royal Air Force base, I met a military logistics driver, Jack. J...

Rewind and Reconnoiter: A Continent-Wide Blind Spot Rev...

In his 2022 article, “America Ignores Africa at its Own Peril,” Joe Bruhl made t...

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