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The odds of Iraq surviving as a constitutional democracy with its present borders intact are down to 50/50. While it’s still too soon to give up on the effort …

What has changed and what remains constant?

Since the end of the Cold War, an internal struggle has taken place between U.S. military “transformationalists” who hyped the wonders of the Information Age …

The U.S. Air Force has a new word for transmitting: offboarding, the transmission of the vast quantities of sensor data scooped up by F-35 and F-22 jets to other aircraft, warships and …

The heroic effort to save the Samuel B. Roberts

The Navy is in the process of reviving its “brown-water” heritage in order to counter the rise of asymmetric threats and contribute to …

Dems fear stunning news from Bush in October could swing election

It’s October, and voters appear likely to turn over control of the House of Representatives and maybe the Senate, too, to …

“One can make mysticism and metaphysics out of military doctrine, but what we want is a concept that is concrete, precise and filled with historical content.” An unlikely commentator on the need …

Professor Collins’ spirited defense of the ground perspective is exactly the kind of discussion I hoped my article would catalyze. His views are predictable, and not just because he is a retired …

Conflicts driven by religion can be long and bitter

Do we yet understand the nature of the “Long War” for the future of the Middle East?

President Bush thinks he does. Speaking …

The new model terrorist army

Much has been written about Israel’s strategic errors in this summer’s conflict with Hezbollah, from the embrace of the long-since discredited notion that a war can be …

Ralph Peters once again offers a needed perspective on the reality of today’s ideological fight [“The hearts-and-minds myth,” September]. While academia may loathe recognizing or acknowledging them, Peters offers several historical case …