List of Military articles
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An Iranian Shahed 129 drone displayed during celebrations in Tehran marking the 37th anniversary of the Islamic revolution on February 11, 2016. (Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images) Russian Drone Tech May Include Help From Iran
Russia is behind the United States but trying to catch up.
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"An ostrich only thinks he 'covers up'." (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration) After All This Time, the Military Is Continuing to Hide Its Rape Problem
Service members should be aware that if they are assaulted off post, they may have better options in the civilian justice system.
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Covers of Just War Reconsidered and War and the Art of Governance (University Press of Kentucky/Georgetown University Press) Dubik’s ‘Just War Reconsidered’ and Schadlow’s ‘War and the Art of Governance’: A double review
As the United States struggles through its sixteenth year of continuous wars two books have come out that should become required leading for national leaders, both civil and military, charged with the responsibility to bring our wars to a successful conclusion — an outcome that so far has eluded them.
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General Grant and General Sherman (Library of Congress) A book I contemplated writing, but it’s already been done: ‘Grant and Sherman’
Assessing two books on Grant and Sherman
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President Donald Trump looks on during a meeting in October. / Douliery-Pool / Getty Images Trump to Chart Hawkish Course on Iran
By telling Congress the nuclear deal is not in the U.S. interest, the White House is gambling on European help to roll back Iranian influence.
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Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) logo (Wikimedia Commons). Two new books on Pakistan’s ISI and its ‘War for National Survival’
With all the press on Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate’s (ISI) activities over the years, our shelves should be bulging with books dissecting the service.
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An Afghan Air Force Embraer A-29 Super Tucano aircraft during a training mission on the outskirts of Logar province, Afghanistan. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images) Air Force May Soon Deploy New Light Attack Aircraft in Iraq, Afghanistan
It’s taken a decade, but the armed turboprops may finally see combat.
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Left: Major General Julian Ewell in 1968. (Octofoil magazine); Right: General Frederick Weyand. (United States Army) ‘Innovation as a Discipline, Not Fad’
“Successful new innovators ask, ‘What must be true for this idea to succeed?’”
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Female Marine Corps recruits undergo combat training at the United States Marine Corps on Parris Island, South Carolina in 2004. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) Marine captain: My Marine Corps doesn’t know how to treat its female members
The Marine Corps needs to ensure that women are not punished for choosing to have families.
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The cover of The Expanding Blaze: How the American Revolution Ignited the World, 1775-1848. Book excerpt: The last time American anti-Enlightenment sentiment soured world opinion on the United States
This excerpt from The Expanding Blaze: How the American Revolution Ignited the World, 1775-1848, by Jonathan Israel, is from the conclusion, about the United States in the 1850s.
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This picture taken on September 25, 2017 shows South Korean cadets standing in front of a Hyunmoo-3 cruise missile system during a media day presentation of a commemoration event marking South Korea's Armed Forces Day, which will fall on October 1, at the Second Fleet Command of Navy in Pyeongtaek. / AFP PHOTO / JUNG Yeon-Je (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) It’s Time to Reckon With What It Would Really Take to Deter North Korea
A policy of unification would perhaps forestall the irreversible nuclearization of Asia.
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SANYO DIGITAL CAMERA What the hell is wrong at the American Legion? Some thoughts from a member
Denise Rohan’s statement does not carry the Legion’s legacy forward.
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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Edgar on Strategy (IV): A conversation with a Turkish strategic corporal
A brief cross-cultural exchange shows why political philosophy matters and why our strategic alliances require a nuanced approach.
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do not pet dog A giant among dogs
Brock, a Giant Schnauzer, works for Air Force security.
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S11961 ‘Vietnam’: Tom’s own view
Thus far I’ve held off, because I didn’t want to get in the way of Charles Krohn’s reviews.
