Scales Discusses Future of America’s Military at Risk
Retired Maj. Gen. speaks with cadets and faculty about modern war and what the Army needs to succeed.
Read MoreRetired Maj. Gen. speaks with cadets and faculty about modern war and what the Army needs to succeed.
Read MoreOn September 30, Sebastian Junger spoke to cadets about the experience of war, why soldiers miss war, and the challenges of reintegrating into a society that has lost its sense of tribal community.
Read MoreFormer CIA Director General Michael Hayden talks with cadets about the role of espionage in the age of terror, “little green men,” and cyber war.
Read MoreMWI Staff | 10.13.16 | Commentary & Analysis
Maj. Jonathan Bate, author of the MWI Report “Adding Rigor to Stability and Reconstruction Operations,” and MWI Adjunct Scholars Andrew Bacevich and Daniel Bolger contributed their thoughts to a TIME article entitled “ISIS: How to Beat Them & Save Iraq.”
Read MoreMWI Adjunct Scholar Andrew Bacevich spoke to West Point cadets, staff, and faculty about more than 40 years of U.S. interventionism in the Middle East.
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