Jul 31, 2023

By Luke P. Bellocchi

This podcast presents four factors to consider in evaluating Taiwan’s strategic importance to the United States and its allies and answers a question often raised at forums concerning the Indo-Pacific: “Why should the United States care” about this small island in the Pacific? The response often given is simply US credibility, and while this is an important factor, this podcast reviews a wider array of possible factors to consider when answering that question. The study of these factors should assist US military and policy practitioners in accurately evaluating the related strategic environment.

Jul 30, 2023

By Dr. R. Evan Ellis, PhD

R. Evan Ellis In June 2023, The Wall Street Journal reported that the People’s Republic of China has heavily invested in a cash-strapped Cuba in exchange for access to an electronic intelligence collection (ELINT) facility, and negotiated an agreement to train Chinese soldiers on the north side of the island. These developments have been met with

Jul 26, 2023

Col. Dwayne Wagner, U.S. Army, Retired discusses his Military Review article "We Have Come a Long Ways… We Have a Ways to Go" and his personal journey.

Jul 21, 2023

Strategic Leadership  Book Review: The Good Captain: A Personal Memoir of America at War Author: R. D. Hooker Jr. | Reviewed by Joseph J. Collins, PhD, retired US Army colonel | Retired Army colonel Rich Hooker’s The Good Captain is a memoir spanning the Cold War through the Global War on Terror. Hooker’s deployments take up the bulk of the book

Jul 21, 2023

Regional Studies Book Review: Corruption in the Americas Ryan Orsini  Editors:  Jonathan D. Rosen and Hanna S. Kassab | Reviewed by Dr. José de Arimatéia da Cruz, professor of international relations and comparative politics, Georgia Southern University, and visiting professor, Center for Strategic Leadership, US Army War College | Jonathan D.

Jul 21, 2023

Military History Book Review: Bloodlands: Europe between Hitler and Stalin Author: Timothy Snyder | Reviewed by Rev. Dr. Wylie W. Johnson, US Army War College class of 2010 | Covering the rules of Hitler and Stalin between 1933 and 1945, Bloodlands: Europe between Hitler and Stalin, explores three periods of genocide in which “two great ideological

Jul 21, 2023

Armed Forces and Society Book Review: The Military and the Market Editors: Jennifer Mittelstadt and Mark R. Wilson | Reviewed by Major Ryan Orsini, Infantry officer, US Army | The Military and the Market is filled with historical and political science case studies to help US policymakers and practitioners navigate the interrelationships between the

Jul 20, 2023

By John R. Deni

John R. Deni The recent summit largely avoided urgent questions about the mismatch between available forces and the Russian threat. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s rather impolitic reaction to the news that his country would not receive a firm timetable for membership in NATO stole the show at the alliance’s summit in Vilnius last week.

Jul 17, 2023

Mr. Frank Wenzel, newly selected Director of the Army Management Staff College (AMSC), discusses his background in the Army and as an Army Civilian, his leadership philosophy, and more.

Jul 14, 2023

By John R. Deni

John R. Deni argues that at the NATO Summit, “there was little significant movement on several key issues, leaving much on the table for the alliance’s 75th birthday summit next year in Washington, DC.” With the Vilnius Summit concluded, NATO observers can take a breath — and take a step back to see what was really accomplished at the meeting,

Jul 10, 2023

James A. Helis, Ph.D., Director, Army Resilience Directorate (ARD)*, to discuss the ARD mission, programs, and resources, the importance of resilience and building a positive climate and culture, and more.

Jul 10, 2023

By John R. Deni

Here’s how to fix that. John R. Deni  The Defense Investment Pledge agreed to by NATO allies in 2014 is reaching its decade-long finish line. The Alliance’s own data indicate that not all allies will cross that line, as many still spend less than the equivalent of 2 percent of their gross domestic products on defense and several still devote less