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Podcast: The Spear – SAG-U Commander’s Action Group
In this episode, Colonel Mike Rosol joins MWI’s Charlie Faint in the West Point Class of...
Research
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The MWI Pacific Papers
The 2025 National Security Strategy called for a “military capable of denying aggression anywhere...
Events
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Class of 2006 Modern War Conference: Deterrence in the Pacific, 23-24 September 2026
Deterrence in the Pacific The Class of 2006 War Studies Conference is the culminating event of a...
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The Army Needs Unmanned Systems Competence Across the Force—and It Already Has the Mechanism to Create It
The modern battlefield is transparent. A soldier moving without understanding aerial observation,...
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Drone Warfare on the Front Foot: For a Stronger Defense, Play Offense
Attend any drone warfare conference, and you will likely hear the same refrain: There is no silver...
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Autonomy Will Not Automatically Change How an Army Brigade Fights—Autonomy at Scale Will
The brigade commander watched the icons representing his lead battalion move toward the enemy’s...
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Ulchi Freedom Shield: One Shortened Exercise Does Not Mean US–South Korean Conventional-Nuclear Integration Is Breaking Down
During a year on the staff of the ROK/US Combined Forces Command in 2023, I never asked an...
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An Overture to Victory: Operation Vivaldi and Ukraine’s Path to Battlefield Decision
For twenty months, Russia’s 20th and 25th Combined Arms Armies ground toward Lyman, a small city...
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Podcast: The Spear – ISAF Planner in Afghanistan
In this episode with host Dr. Charlie Faint, retired Colonel Pat Howell reflects on a career that...
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