By Mike Sarraille and Kirk Offel As artificial intelligence accelerates global competition, the United States faces a defining question: Can we Continue Reading
What Does Your Soul Look Like?
By Ryan Mimna I keep asking myself If it's the weather, but I know betterOh, what thoughts are kept subdued?What do silent souls scream?Do they Continue Reading
Fayetteville and the War’s Last Days
By Cristóbal S. Berry-Cabán For seventeen years I lived a ten-minute walk from the site of the historic Fayetteville Arsenal, destroyed more than Continue Reading
“A Deck of Many Things”: Reflections on Colin Powell and Iraq, 20 Years Later
By LTC(R) Charlie Faint and MAJ(R) Mike WarnockEditor’s Note: This originally published February 20, 2023, marking the 20th anniversary of Continue Reading
Action Beats Fear
By Ryan Mimna The secret to handling fear is taking action. In the simplicity of this truth lies duplicity. Fear is paralyzing, as the brain knows Continue Reading
Drones, Strategy, and the Modern Airpower Revolution
By Darin Gaub The advent and trajectory of drone warfare reflect the evolution of manned aircraft in warfare since World War I. In the early Continue Reading
Dying of the Light
By Ryan Mimna In the cosmological sense, we are flashes of light in the darkness; our meandering lives meaningless to the machinations of the Continue Reading
War and Unity: A Vietnam War Marine Looks Back
By Jerry Lynch I have this idea that all wars are similar in more ways than one could imagine. Beyond the basics of kill or be killed or Geneva Continue Reading
Operation Unified Response: My Ghost
By Ryan Reyes A red Toyota cargo van backs up to the EMEDS tent, brake lights flowing through the bitter dust that had been stirred up as the Continue Reading
Where Duty Turns to Doubt
Dearest Mom, The hardest thing about writing these letters is the fact that I can’t really talk about anything I do. It makes for rather dry Continue Reading
Leading in Every Direction
By Samuel Yudin When one studies leadership theory, a few things become immediately apparent. There is almost a built-in contradiction. Leadership Continue Reading
Too Far Gone to be Saved?
By Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" and is republished with the author's permission. It all adds Continue Reading