Author: Robert G. Rose

The Jazz Band of Mars: What if the Army’s Shift to Division-Centric Warfighting is Wrong?

Robert G. Rose and Matthew Revels | 05.20.26 | Commentary & Analysis

“You musicians of Mars must not wait for the band leader to signal you. . . . You...

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No Substitute for Victory: How to Negotiate from a Position of Strength to End the Russo-Ukraine War

Robert G. Rose | 02.25.25 | Commentary & Analysis

When I was in NATO’s headquarters in Kabul, a belief emerged that negotiations with the Taliban...

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The Kursk Offensive: How Ukraine’s Operational-Level Guerrilla Warfare Is Bringing Maneuver Back

Robert G. Rose | 09.12.24 | Commentary & Analysis

There is only one principle of war and that’s this. Hit the other fellow, as quick as you...

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The Beard Domain Is Absurd, but That Was the Point

Robert G. Rose | 04.02.24 | Commentary & Analysis

Of course facial hair doesn’t constitute a warfighting domain. Of course cherry-picked historical...

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Stop Clipping Convergence: The Army Overlooks the Beard Domain at Its Peril

Robert G. Rose | 04.01.24 | Commentary & Analysis

Nearly a decade ago, I could regularly walk across the town of Sangari on the bodies of American...

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