Fentanyl Should Not Be Designated as a WMD. Period.
The doctor had just completed his rounds at Womack Army Medical Center at Fort Bragg. He was...
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Al Mauroni | 04.10.25
The doctor had just completed his rounds at Womack Army Medical Center at Fort Bragg. He was...
Read MoreChristopher Culver | 04.09.25
For approximately thirty years, China has been modernizing with a competitive strategy focused on...
Read MoreJohn Amble | 04.07.25
I didn’t know General Charles Jacoby well. At least not as well as countless men and women in...
Read MoreMegan Wood | 04.02.25
The first time I really considered the cost of combat, I was standing on a hot, crowded Boston...
Read MoreBenjamin Jensen and Jake S. Kwon | 04.01.25
Mass has long been a cornerstone of military strategy. Traditionally defined as the concentration...
Read MoreWilliam Kuebler, Steven Lohr and James Sterrett | 03.28.25
Why does the US military use wargames? As Sanu Kainikara notes, “war games designed for generic...
Read MoreJorge Rivero | 03.25.25
Author’s note: This article draws heavily from interviews conducted in January 2025 with Ukrainian...
Read MoreMark Askew and Antonio Salinas | 03.21.25
Among Carl von Clausewitz’s many timeless observations, one in particular stands out as a...
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