May 17, 2023

Command Sgt. Maj. Shawn Carns discusses his motivation to join the Army, his career progression, and other topics to include building and cultivating relationships, delegation, the role of Army Civilians, and more.

May 17, 2023

By Mitchell G. Klingenberg

Drawing from archival materials at the US Army Heritage and Education Center and the United States Military Academy at West Point, numerous published primary sources, and a range of secondary sources, this monograph offers an overview of the China Relief Expedition from June 1900 to the moment of liberation in August. Its considerations range from

May 16, 2023

By Ned B. Marsh, Heather S. Gregg

In contemporary military operations, some problems are so complex they do not give way to linear solutions but require problem management instead. Combining the fundamentals of Dao De Jing philosophy with the US military design process offers a new perspective to analyze complex security problems, devise management strategies, and plan military operations. Applying this new approach to the complex security environment in Syria allows for a nonlinear mapping of long-term goals and a new perspective on relationships between key actors, environmental factors that restrict changes in the security environment, and where planners should focus their attention.

May 16, 2023

Military History Book Review: The Strategic Use of Force in Counterinsurgency: Find, Fix, Fight Author: Miles Kitts | 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 | Focusing on the

May 16, 2023

Military History Book Review: John J. Pershing and the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, 1917–1919: April 7-September 30, Volume 1 Editor: John T. Greenwood  | Reviewed by Dr. Nathan K. Finney, lieutenant colonel, US Army, Indo-Pacific Command, founder of The Strategy Bridge and the Military Writers Guild | Thoroughly researched and

May 16, 2023

Military History Book Review: The Panzer Killers: The Untold Story of a Fighting General and His Spearhead Tank Division’s Charge into the Third Reich Author: Daniel P. Bolger | Reviewed by Rev. Dr. Wylie W. Johnson, US Army War College class of 2010 | The Panzer Killers follows the story of World War II Major General Maurice Rose, chronicling his

May 16, 2023

Military History Book Review: Fighting for Time: Rhodesia’s Military and Zimbabwe’s Independence Author: Charles D. Melson | Reviewed by Charles G. Thomas, associate professor of comparative studies, Air University Global College | The struggle for Rhodesia, otherwise known as the Bush War, centered on the decolonization of Rhodesia and involved

May 15, 2023

Congratulations to all who recently completed the Continuing Education for Senior Leaders - Strategic Leadership (CESL-SL) course on 08-12 May 2023 at Fort Leavenworth, KS.

May 11, 2023

Mr. Frank Wenzel was recently selected as Director of the Army Management Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

May 11, 2023

By Zenel Garcia, Kevin Modlin

In this podcast, Zenel Garcia and Kevin Modlin draw on recent visits of Chinese officials to Russia to support their contention that Sino-Russian relations are a narrow partnership centered on accelerating the emergence of a multipolar order to reduce American hegemony and illustrate this point by tracing the discursive and empirical foundations of the relationship. Additionally, they highlight how the war

May 10, 2023

By Lukas Cox

In this episode of Conversations on Strategy, Lucas Cox shares his thoughts on being an intern working on two collaborative studies for NATO.

May 9, 2023

By Wuraola Oyewusi

Wuraola Oyewusi Medical resilience is a key critical infrastructure in a nation’s preparedness against vulnerabilities. Pandemics such as COVID-19 are potent disruptors of this infrastructure. Health systems that are considered low-resourced have adapted and deployed seemingly simple but effective methods to survive such disruptions.