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If Adaptability Is Our Competitive Advantage, Why Don’t We Invest in It?
Jeff DeGraff | 07.15.26
At a recent defense conference I was at, a senior military leader stood before a packed auditorium...
Read MoreInto the Deep: Special Forces and the Future of Large-Scale Combat
Charlie Phelps, Joe Kelley and Brian Fosjord | 07.14.26
A sprawling urban center deep within contested territory had become a critical node in the...
Read MoreTrapped Combat Power: Excess Equipment and the Army’s Regeneration Problem
Jonathan Buckland | 07.09.26
Walk through the back corner of almost any Army motor pool and the same scene emerges. Rows of...
Read MoreThe Age of Energy Warfare: Lessons from the Ukraine and Iran Wars
Olga Khakova, Morgan Bazilian, Macdonald Amoah and Jahara Matisek | 07.08.26
One of the biggest marvels of the twentieth century has been the centralized power grid....
Read MoreThe Drone Revolution That Isn’t
Sandor Fabian | 07.07.26
Today, before a tank explodes, before a trench is overrun, and before an artillery battery is...
Read MoreFunction Before Structure: Why Do Brigades Exist?
Michael Carvelli | 07.03.26
The Army fields three brigade combat team types—armored, Stryker, and mobile. But it has not...
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