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American Defense Planning in the Shadow of Protracted War
Is the United States headed for a “Suez moment” in a future confrontation with China? Despite the growing prospect of ...
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With Friends Like These: World War II Advisory Efforts and the Origins of Sino-U.S. Competition
U.S. Intelligence and the Chinese Communists in World War II (Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2024); Zach ...
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How Naval Interdiction Could Help Curb Haiti’s Gangs
Money is the sinew of all wars. In Haiti, feuding gangs are financed by illicit traffic of all sorts, including narcotics and ...
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Drones, AI, and the Changing Nature of Warfare
Marshall Kosloff talks with Stacie Pettyjohn about the roles of uncrewed systems and artificial intelligence in shaping the ...
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Behind Iran’s Surging Military Budget
On Nov. 8, 2024, Iran announced its proposed military budget for the year 1404 (March 2025–March 2026). In response to both ...
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Rewind and Reconnoiter: When Aid Turns Into Extremism
In 2018, Jessica Trisko Darden wrote "Compounding Violent Extremism? When Efforts to Prevent Violence Backfire" where she ...
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As Ukraine Stumbles and Russia Advances, What Does it Mean?
Mike Kofman came by WOTR HQ to discuss the state of the front and findings from his most recent research trip to Ukraine.
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The Adversarial: Maximum Pressure
Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, ...
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I Blame the Navy’s Strategic Woes on the Chiefs of Naval Operations
There is no shortage of problems confronting the U.S. Navy, as salvo after salvo of embarrassing stories attest. The range of problems is spectacularly depressing, addressing almost every facet of the ...