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LatestPodcast: The Spear – The Power of “Yet”
Lieutenant Colonel Liam Walsh currently serves as the commander of the 4th Battalion of the 9th...
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LatestThe Domestic Fentanyl Crisis in Strategic Context, Part II: China and the Fentanyl Supply Chain
Editor’s note: This report is the second in a three-part series that examines the role of...
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0n 16 August 2024, the Modern War Institute was honored to host a fireside discussion with the...
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Harding Project #ArmyAuthor Profile: Bill Mauldin—Reflections on a Stirrer-Upper
Erin Mauldin | 01.24.25
Two beleaguered soldiers sit in a muddy field up to their ankles in water. One wraps his arm...
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For much of America’s post-9/11 wars, the US military worked to build capable and effective...
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Jeffrey Hill | 01.23.25
In 1571, at the Battle of Lepanto, Ali Pasha, the commander of Ottoman forces, was struck in the...
Read MoreLessons from Ukraine: Why the US Army Needs to Rethink Engineer Reconnaissance
Adam Martin | 01.22.25
As the US Army modernizes and prepares for the challenges of tomorrow’s battlefield, it naturally...
Read MoreStrategic Centaurs: Harnessing Hybrid Intelligence for the Speed of AI-Enabled War
William J. Barry, Chase Metcalf and Blair Wilcox | 01.17.25
Modern warfare generates mountains of data from satellites, drones, and other sensors. The sheer...
Read MoreThe Desert Fox and His Intercepts: Lessons for Today’s US Army
Here, in mobile desert warfare, radio was the only possible form of communication—a medium as...
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