False Faith: The Third Offset Isn’t a Strategy and Won’t Win Our Next War
We’re past idea, beyond buzzword, and have shot right past cliché—overuse and overapplication has...
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Author: M. L. Cavanaugh
A Straitjacket Strategy to Contain North Korea
US Secretary of Defense James Mattis spent the tail end of last week in Seoul and Tokyo conferring...
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After Action Review: Operation UNDERBELLY
Fiction offers a powerful tool with which to think about future war. But to apply lessons from works of fiction to real-world planning, MWI non-resident fellow ML Cavanaugh turns to a tried-and-true military instrument: the After Action Review.
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Uncontrollable War: Why We Can’t Accurately Predict or Adequately Prepare for Violent Conflict
To succeed on the battlefield, we need to recognize that we cannot accurately predict or adequately prepare for war, and we need to understand the reasons why.
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The 21st-Century General Staff: Military Moonshots for Modern War
MWI Non-Resident Fellow ML Cavanaugh argues that creating a General Staff will help to prepare the military for the new challenges it will face in the twenty-first century.
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