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Drones Have Changed the Battlefield—They Have Not Solved the Command Problem
Roger N. McDermott | 08.13.26
The battlefield in Ukraine is becoming increasingly transparent, increasingly lethal, and...
Read MoreDigging Below the Death Zone: The Underground War in Ukraine
John Spencer and Drew Craig | 08.12.26
If you follow war in any way, you will see innumerable daily articles, podcasts, and news stories...
Read MoreThe Commander’s Theory of People: Military Leaders and the Beliefs that Shape Them
Lord of the Flies premiered on television this year, a four-part BBC adaptation that aired in...
Read MoreDeceive or Die: Revitalizing Military Deception for Large-Scale Combat Operations
Charlie Phelps | 08.06.26
The command tent of the 25th Infantry Division’s forward headquarters, buried beneath the dense,...
Read MoreThe Long Way Home: Moral Injury and Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey
Patrick Sullivan | 08.04.26
“Myths are things that never happened, but always are.” This quote from the fourth century Roman...
Read MoreMWI Book Club: Defeat Into Victory
Theo Lipsky and John Amble | 08.01.26
Welcome to the MWI Book Club, a new podcast dedicated to the proposition that a military that...
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