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In this episode of The Spear, host Charlie Faint sits down with the command team of the 160th...
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LatestClass of 2006 Modern War Conference: Deterrence in the Pacific, 23-24 September 2026
Deterrence in the Pacific The Class of 2006 War Studies Conference is the culminating event of a...
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Is Taiwan Preparing for a Long War?
Rowan Allport | 09.03.26
On August 14, Han Kuang 42, the field phase of the latest edition of Taiwan’s largest annual...
Read MoreOperational Art on Islands: Division Battle Management in the Pacific
Michael Carvelli | 09.02.26
It is 2027. China has spent three years repositioning forces under cover of maritime exercises and...
Read MoreManeuver Isn’t Dead, Armor Isn’t Obsolete: Modern Battlefield Conditions Encourage Positional Warfare, But Don’t Dictate It
Alan Hastings, James Casey and Elijah Leroux | 08.28.26
For the past several years, scholars and practitioners have vigorously debated the utility of...
Read MoreSoldier Wellness is Unit Readiness: One Brigade’s Public-Private Prevention Experiment
Jaron Wharton, Rick Hawkins, Kayla Moen, Zarah Bunny-Dean and Ashley Johnston | 08.27.26
As an Army, we check our teeth annually, but we do not check our heads with the same emphasis....
Read MorePodcast: The Spear – Psychological Operations in Combat and on the Joint Staff
In this episode, Colonel Chaveso “Chevy” Cook sits down with MWI’s Charlie Faint to recount...
Read MoreMissiles in the North, Voting in the South: How North Korea Plays South Korea’s Election Calendar
Lauren Cho | 08.26.26
On March 5, 2022—four days before South Korea held what would become its closest presidential...
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