The human challenge of technology-intensive military systems

During the major combat operations phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Army Patriot air and missile defense units were involved in two fratricide incidents. In …

Close-air support detractors are clinging to outdated concepts

Misperceptions about close-air support (CAS) continue to plague the relationship between ground and air forces. CAS is a mission area where myth and reality …

The days of British military power appear to be ending” Max Boot lamented in the Wall Street Journal. Another columnist at The Economist weighed in that Great Britain is at best managing …

Moving beyond the post-Cold War unilateral approach

Like a ship’s hull with too many barnacles, seabasing is laden with unnecessary conceptual debris that has obscured its central tenets and confused its core …

Describing the lead-up to the Persian Gulf War in a Naval War College Review article, President George H.W. Bush recalled a moment of diplomatic terror in the Oval Office.

Contrary to initial …

TO AIR FORCE SECRETARY MICHAEL DONLEY AND CHIEF OF STAFF GEN. NORTON SCHWARTZ for putting action behind their word when they pledged early in their tenures to hold accountable those who fail …

Yemen and other troubled countries require a new diplomatic model

Ever since the Treaties of Westphalia in 1648, the nation-state has played a central role in the conduct of international relations. Each …

U.S. bomber force needs a new nuclear cruise missile

Does the U.S. want to maintain a credible bomber leg of the triad of nuclear delivery systems? With little high-level debate, this question …

TO THE SENATE for failing to pass the 2011 defense authorization bill. The Republican minority was so fixated on preventing a “don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal that they filibustered the entire 2011 …

Whether you say tomayto or tomahto, you’ll likely be aware that things ain’t too great in Britain right now. The new government is grappling with tough choices brought about by dire economic …