Conference Report: “Reassessing Deterrence in the 21st Century”
In November, the Modern War Institute hosted its inaugural Class of 2006 War Studies Conference....
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Read MoreMWI Staff | 01.03.17 | Commentary & Analysis
With the calendar turned to 2017, we’re looking back to our most read pieces of original MWI...
Read MoreIn this special New Years edition of War Books, we highlight a comprehensive reading list that includes a number of books to read in 2017 to better understand war and strategy.
Read MoreIn this video, Brig. Gen. Nechemya Sokal, chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces’ Technology Branch, discusses the IDF’s approach to emerging technologies and its response to the discovery of infiltration tunnels in the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict.
Read MoreThe chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces’ Technology Branch discusses the use of tunnels in the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict, unmanned systems, 3-D printing, and more.
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