Author: Jahara Matisek

Learn or Lose: Lessons from Ukrainian Training in Germany

Joshua Hood, Jahara Matisek and Anthony Tingle | 08.05.25 | Commentary & Analysis

In the American Revolutionary War, British soldiers employed orderly, neat formations that they...

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No More Train and Pray: The Consequences of Cutting the Army’s Security Force Assistance Capability

Jahara Matisek, Anthony Messenger and Curt Belohlavek | 07.22.25 | Commentary & Analysis

In May 2025, the Pentagon announced plans to shutter two of the Army’s six security force...

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Minerals, Magnets, and Military Capability: China’s Rare Earth Weaponization Should Be a Wake-Up Call

Macdonald Amoah, Morgan Bazilian and Jahara Matisek | 07.10.25 | Commentary & Analysis

When China imposed export controls on seven of the seventeen rare earth elements in April 2025, it...

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DoD 3.0: Rebooting the Pentagon for the Next War

Jahara Matisek and James Micciche | 06.06.25 | Commentary & Analysis

Twice in the last century, Congress has rewritten the rules for how America organizes its...

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The West’s Strategic Opportunity in Syria: Forcing Dilemmas on Moscow that Roll Back Russian Power and Influence

Alex Crowther and Jahara Matisek | 12.16.24 | Commentary & Analysis

The rapid fall of the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad has created a strategic inflection point...

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