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		<title>Key Areas Where Water Scarcity Intensifies Risks of Conflict</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Water disputes can directly drive conflict, but more often, water scarcity acts as a catalyst &#8212; one that, combined with other pressures, raises the risk of conflict. This is nothing new; water has shaped human conflict for millennia. What&#8217;s changed is the accumulation of stress, as climate change, population growth, human migration, and the intensive demands of agriculture and industry are converging to strain water systems in ways that threaten to exacerbate instability. However, examples of governments cooperating to manage scarce resources also suggest that conflict over water is not inevitable.Water scarcity contributes to the risk of conflict in many</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/key-areas-where-water-scarcity-intensifies-risks-of-conflict/">Key Areas Where Water Scarcity Intensifies Risks of Conflict</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Octane Revolution: How Jimmy Doolittle Catalyzed a Wartime Industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Editor&#8217;s note: This is the sixth article in a limited series celebrating American defense technologies born from wartime and their effects on broader national security, politics, and society. This series will run for several weeks to commemorate America&#8217;s 250th anniversary, and winners will be selected by a reader vote undertaken through our newsletter&#160;later this summer. Prior installments can be found at the&#160;Arsenal of Innovation&#160;page.The impact of chance and poor logistics on warfare is especially acute when a battle or campaign is a close-run thing, as it was over the skies of England in 1940. After all, for want of a</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/the-octane-revolution-how-jimmy-doolittle-catalyzed-a-wartime-industry/">The Octane Revolution: How Jimmy Doolittle Catalyzed a Wartime Industry</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>The First Waves of Amphibious Assault Will Be Unmanned</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In the Pacific War,&#160;the U.S. Navy&#8217;s&#160;underwater demolition teams&#160;prepared the way for&#160;U.S. and allied&#160;amphibious&#160;landings on enemy-held&#160;islands. Through beach reconnaissance, obstacle breaching, mine clearance, and other missions, these teams paved paths for the first waves of amphibious assaults conducted by naval task forces and&#160;subsequent&#160;landings by marines and soldiers throughout the&#160;island hopping campaign.&#160;&#160;These critical first steps of an amphibious operation were incredibly risky in World War II.&#160;And the&#160;underwater demolition teams, which were the predecessors of the Navy SEALs, were understandably proud of their work. The Marine Corps prided itself on being first&#160;to hit&#160;the beach. And when marines did hit the beach, they often</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/the-first-waves-of-amphibious-assault-will-be-unmanned/">The First Waves of Amphibious Assault Will Be Unmanned</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>How Orbán’s Fall Changed Serbia’s Political Future</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In the speech announcing his invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, Vladimir Putin took only minutes to arrive at the original sin in his catalogue of Western crimes. Before Iraq, before Libya, before Syria, came Belgrade: &#8220;First a bloody military operation was waged against Belgrade, without the U.N. Security Council&#8217;s sanction but with combat aircraft and missiles used in the heart of Europe.&#8221; The placement was not incidental, as Putin was telling Serbs that Russia&#8217;s war in Ukraine and NATO&#8217;s bombing of Yugoslavia belonged to the same story, and that he, unlike the West, remembered. Aleksandar Vu&#269;i&#263; has been</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/how-orbans-fall-changed-serbias-political-future/">How Orbán’s Fall Changed Serbia’s Political Future</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>Zelensky&#8217;s Political Storm Starts to Clear</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to&#160;The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum only for&#160;War on the Rocks&#160;members. Each Monday, we bring you a curated selection of articles from Ukrainian media offering insight into how Ukrainians themselves debate the issues shaping their country.American coverage often narrows the view to the battlefield &#8212; these pieces widen it, revealing the texture of daily life, politics, and public argument in a nation at war. The perspectives gathered here are varied, candid, and often surprising, together forming a more complete picture of Ukraine as it really is.Frontline and Strategy&#1042;&#1080;&#1089;&#1086;&#1082;&#1080;&#1081; &#1047;&#1072;&#1084;&#1086;&#1082;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/zelenskys-political-storm-starts-to-clear/">Zelensky&#8217;s Political Storm Starts to Clear</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>Taiwan’s Tech Hurdles Threaten Military Capability and Potential Coalition Defense</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fanny Chao]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Taiwan produces the world&#8217;s most advanced semiconductors, yet the island&#8217;s own military is only in the opening stages of adopting artificial intelligence systems. This mismatch bears directly on Taiwan&#8217;s ability to deter Chinese aggression.Beijing is pushing to develop and field sophisticated AI-enabled military capabilities. Given China&#8217;s focus on &#8220;reuniting&#8221; with Taiwan, the Taiwanese military could be the first to contend with the People&#8217;s Liberation Army&#8217;s emerging defense technologies during a potential conflict. Should the United States, and possibly allied forces, come to the island&#8217;s defense, a coalition would benefit from having access to AI-enabled military systems that share data and</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/taiwans-tech-hurdles-threaten-military-capability-and-potential-coalition-defense/">Taiwan’s Tech Hurdles Threaten Military Capability and Potential Coalition Defense</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>Why Norway and Finland Should Preserve Two of Europe&#8217;s Most Important Security Arrangements</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Douglas Peifer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 07:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Svalbard is a stark archipelago of glaciers and coal mines lying 650 kilometers (403 miles) north of Norway&#8217;s North Cape, roughly halfway between the Norwegian mainland and the North Pole. It belongs to Norway but is governed under a 1920 treaty that grants nationals of more than 40 signatory states sweeping economic rights while barring Oslo from constructing naval bases or using the archipelago for &#8220;warlike&#8221; purposes. Far to the south, in the Baltic Sea between the Finnish and Swedish coasts, lie the &#197;land Islands, which are composed of roughly 6,500 islands and reefs. They are also home to 30,000</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/why-norway-and-finland-should-preserve-two-of-europes-most-important-demilitarized-zones/">Why Norway and Finland Should Preserve Two of Europe&#8217;s Most Important Security Arrangements</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>Global Risks Heating Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to The Adversarial.&#160;Every other week, we&#8217;ll provide you with expert analysis on America&#8217;s greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and jihadists. Read more below.***IranThe U.S.-Iranian ceasefire agreed in April began deteriorating &#8212; and the Memorandum of Understanding signed on June 17 &#8212; ramping up to a near-constant exchange of hostilities in early July. On July 10, Trump declared that the ceasefire was over. The United States resumed its naval blockade and has been striking Iranian soil on a daily basis. Iran has targeted vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz while launching drones and missiles at Arab Gulf states</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/global-risks-heating-up/">Global Risks Heating Up</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>Before a Cyber Force, Fix Cyber Governance</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Hardy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Let&#8217;s&#160;not start picking out uniforms just yet. The chorus calling for a Cyber Force continues to grow by the day, but the debate has its priorities backward. In June, an amendment from Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) calling for the creation of&#160;a cyber service within the Department of the Army&#160;failed in the Senate Armed Services Committee&#160;by a single vote. Support is popular on both sides of the aisle, with Rep. Pat Fallon (R-TX) quoted as saying that a&#160;&#8220;Cyber Force is inevitable.&#8221;&#160;The&#160;highly anticipated&#160;June 2026 Center for Strategic and International Studies report&#160;skips the question of whether the Department needs a Cyber Force and</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/before-a-cyber-force-fix-cyber-governance/">Before a Cyber Force, Fix Cyber Governance</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>Chaotic Progress: European NATO’s Quest for Stronger Defense</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Max Bergmann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In 2024, Max Bergmann wrote, &#8220;NATO Missed a Chance to Transform Itself,&#8221; where he argued NATO&#8217;s leadership needs to facilitate a strong European pillar of the alliance through structural reforms in European institutions. Two years later, we asked Max to revisit his arguments.Image:&#160;The White House&#160;via Wikimedia CommonsIn 2024, you argued NATO&#8217;s own leadership should facilitate a European pillar. Two years later, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told the European Parliament that anyone who thinks Europe can defend itself without the United States is dreaming, drawing public pushback from European leaders. Does that rift suggest NATO&#8217;s leadership is blocking progress on</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/chaotic-progress-european-natos-quest-for-stronger-defense/">Chaotic Progress: European NATO’s Quest for Stronger Defense</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>America Needs an Off-Ramp Between Doing Nothing and Shutting AI Down</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martijn Rasser]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>For 18 days in June, two of America&#8217;s most capable AI models went dark worldwide, not for technical or business reasons, but because the U.S. government ordered it. On June 12, 2026, the Commerce Department informed Anthropic that its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models could no longer be provided to any foreign person without a license, and the company concluded that compliance meant shutting the models down for everyone. Public access to Fable 5 was restored on June 30.The United States doesn&#8217;t have a trusted, standardized process for evaluating the security risks of frontier AI models or proportionate remedies</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/america-needs-an-off-ramp-between-doing-nothing-and-shutting-ai-down/">America Needs an Off-Ramp Between Doing Nothing and Shutting AI Down</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>The King of Cool: Mobile Refrigeration and the Remaking of Global Logistics</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Caitlan Fealing]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Editor&#8217;s note: This is the fifth article in a limited series celebrating American defense technologies born from wartime and their effects on broader national security, politics, and society. This series will run for several weeks to commemorate America&#8217;s 250th anniversary, and winners will be selected by a reader vote undertaken through our newsletter later this summer. Prior installments can be found at the&#160;Arsenal of Innovation&#160;page.Have you ever wondered how the United States transitioned from only having local fresh produce to an abundance of perishable goods available year-round across the country, even during the off-season? Today, almost $3 trillion (roughly 2.7</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/the-king-of-cool-mobile-refrigeration-and-the-remaking-of-global-logistics/">The King of Cool: Mobile Refrigeration and the Remaking of Global Logistics</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Importance of the Invasion of Sicily</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven T. Barry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>On July 10, 1943, the Allied invasion of Sicily &#8212; codenamed Operation Husky &#8212; put more assault troops ashore on its first day than the Normandy landings would 11 months later. Despite the scale of these amphibious and vertical assaults on the Mediterranean&#8217;s largest island, the images most carry of this campaign come from a movie: Patton. In the 1970 film, U.S. Lt. Gen. George S. Patton wins the race to Messina and waits, smirking, as British Lt. Gen. Bernard Montgomery&#8217;s column rolls in late. The scene is an invention that reduces the campaign to a duel between two generals&#8217;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/the-importance-of-the-invasion-of-sicily/">The Importance of the Invasion of Sicily</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>Total War on Taipei: China Explores Elevating Cognitive Effects into Its Vision of Warfare</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Howard Wang]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In March 2025, China&#8217;s military researchers published a concept describing how to rapidly capture and subdue the city of Taipei. Distributed in restricted military channels, this approach argues Beijing can achieve victory &#8220;by blocking the city&#8217;s ability to receive external assistance, restricting its ability to enable operations, breaking its operational system, collapsing cognitive cohesion, and eliminating its ability to recover.&#8221; Its objective is to break the Taiwan people&#8217;s will to fight.While this concept is not yet doctrine, it is an important and rarely seen example of how China&#8217;s military strategy and research inform the way it plans to fight a</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/total-war-on-taipei-china-explores-elevating-cognitive-effects-into-its-vision-of-warfare/">Total War on Taipei: China Explores Elevating Cognitive Effects into Its Vision of Warfare</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga]]></dc:creator>
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		<title>How Ukraine Put Russia on the Backfoot</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Kofman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ukraine&#8217;s expanding use of drones at all ranges has changed the war&#8217;s momentum. This episode examines how Kyiv is reaching deeper into Russian territory, disrupting operations and logistics as well as energy infrastructure. How is Russia adapting (or not)? Can these strikes produce lasting advantages on the battlefield? Will this force Russia to escalate? Mike Kofman and Dara Massicot join Ryan to discuss.This episode is brought to you by Booz Allen. Learn more at&#160;warontherocks.com/boozallen.Image: ArmyInform</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/how-ukraine-put-russia-on-the-backfoot/">How Ukraine Put Russia on the Backfoot</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>How the War with Iran is Shaping Key U.S. Relations Beyond the Middle East</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jenny Town]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The&#160;U.S. war with Iran has had political, economic, and military implications that spread far beyond the Middle East. We asked five experts to assess how the war with Iran has affected U.S. bilateral relations with key countries that illustrate some of the global ramifications: South Korea, India, Ukraine, France, and the United Kingdom.Read more below.&#160;&#160;Jenny Town Senior Fellow at the Stimson Center and the Director of 38 NorthSouth Korea has resisted aiding U.S. military operations to forcefully reopen the Strait of Hormuz, pledging other forms of political and logistical support instead. This has, at times, drawn&#160;harsh criticism&#160;from President&#160;Donald&#160;Trump. It has&#160;also</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/how-the-war-with-iran-is-shaping-key-u-s-relations-beyond-the-middle-east/">How the War with Iran is Shaping Key U.S. Relations Beyond the Middle East</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>Rebuilding America&#8217;s Critical Minerals Base</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Grant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>There&#8217;s a clear consensus that America hollowed out its critical minerals base. How to rebuild it is less settled. Alex Grant of Magrathea Metals and Wes Spurlock of Principal Mineral join Jonathan to discuss the processing technology, labor force, and how government can catalyze private capital investment in the sector rather than replace it.Image: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission via Wikimedia Commons.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/rebuilding-americas-critical-minerals-base/">Rebuilding America&#8217;s Critical Minerals Base</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>Learning from the ‘Voyage of the Damned’: The Making of a Russian Naval Disaster</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven Wills]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Editorial Note: The dates cited in Eugene Politovsky&#8217;s account are from the old Russian Orthodox calendar, which is 13 days behind that of the (Gregorian) calendar system used in this article.A recent War on the Rocks article on the failure of the Spanish Reserve Fleet to prepare for war with the United States in 1898 offers a useful point of entry into what may be the most significant issue of poor fleet readiness ahead of a major battle. Fought on May 27, 1905, the Battle of Tsushima ended in the destruction or capture of nearly the entire Russian Baltic Fleet,</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/learning-from-the-voyage-of-the-damned-the-making-of-a-russian-naval-disaster/">Learning from the ‘Voyage of the Damned’: The Making of a Russian Naval Disaster</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>Corruption Takes Center Stage in Ukraine&#8217;s National Conversation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to&#160;The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum only for&#160;War on the Rocks&#160;members. Each Monday, we bring you a curated selection of articles from Ukrainian media offering insight into how Ukrainians themselves debate the issues shaping their country.American coverage often narrows the view to the battlefield &#8212; these pieces widen it, revealing the texture of daily life, politics, and public argument in a nation at war. The perspectives gathered here are varied, candid, and often surprising, together forming a more complete picture of Ukraine as it really is.Frontline and Strategy&#1059;&#1082;&#1088;&#1072;&#1111;&#1085;&#1089;&#1100;&#1082;&#1072; &#1087;&#1088;&#1072;&#1074;&#1076;&#1072;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/corruption-takes-center-stage-in-ukraines-national-conversation/">Corruption Takes Center Stage in Ukraine&#8217;s National Conversation</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>Before Q-Day: The Race to Quantum First</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mauritz Kop]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Somewhere, a hard drive is filling up with secrets no one can read yet, and its owner is waiting for the machine that opens them all at once. On March 30, 2026, that wait got shorter.Two independent research teams lowered the public estimates for breaking the encryption that secures banking, communications, and classified traffic. One showed that Shor&#8217;s algorithm, the quantum method for factoring the large numbers behind public-key encryption, could run at cryptographically relevant scale with as few as 10,000 reconfigurable neutral-atom qubits. Google Quantum AI, with the Ethereum Foundation and Stanford, put the threshold for breaking elliptic-curve encryption</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/before-q-day-the-race-to-quantum-first/">Before Q-Day: The Race to Quantum First</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Make-or-Buy Line has Moved</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacob Green]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The secretary of defense&#8217;s November announcement on acquisition reform laid out an unprecedented vision across the entire acquisition spectrum to improve the delivery speed of critical capabilities to our warfighters. One foundational pillar is the implementation of a commercial first policy, which laid out several initiatives: leveraging existing but less often used acquisition authorities, maximizing non-traditional contract vehicles, and increasing the use of more flexible solicitations. Most critically, it drives a commercial solution-first paradigm. If the immediate commercial solution isn&#8217;t sufficient, acquisition officers then find ways to modify it. If that approach does not work, then and only then do</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/the-make-or-buy-line-has-moved/">The Make-or-Buy Line has Moved</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum only for War on the Rocks members.Each Monday, we bring you a curated selection of articles from Ukrainian media offering insight into how Ukrainians themselves debate the issues shaping their country.Western coverage often narrows the view to the battlefield &#8212; these pieces widen it, revealing the texture of daily life, politics, and public argument in a nation at war. The perspectives gathered here are varied, candid, and often surprising, together forming a more complete picture of Ukraine as it really is.This week,</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/the-fedorov-dismissal-on-trust-technology-and-turnover-2/">The Fedorov Dismissal: On Trust, Technology, and Turnover</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary from across the political spectrum.Every Monday, War on the Rocks members get a curated selection of op-eds and editorials from Ukrainian-language media to understand how Ukrainians themselves debate the biggest issues shaping their country. Western coverage of Ukraine often narrows to the battlefield; these pieces widen the view to daily life, politics, and public argument in a nation at war.A typical edition provides roughly a dozen pieces sorted into five categories: Frontline and Strategy, Allies and Diplomacy, Domestic Politics, Economy, and Society and Culture &#8212; closing with detailed Editor&#8217;s</p>
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		<title>The Blood Bank and the Logistics of Wartime Medicine</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Naveen Krishnan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Editor&#8217;s note: This is the fourth article in a limited series celebrating American defense technologies born from wartime and their effects on broader national security, politics, and society. This series will run for several weeks to commemorate America&#8217;s 250th anniversary, and winners will be selected by a reader vote undertaken through our newsletter later this summer. Prior installments can be found at the&#160;Arsenal of Innovation&#160;page.Before the twentieth century gave armies antibiotics, the leading killer of American soldiers in wartime was neither enemy fire nor shrapnel. Two-thirds of the roughly 620,000 deaths in the U.S. Civil War came from diseases like</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/the-blood-bank-and-the-logistics-of-wartime-medicine/">The Blood Bank and the Logistics of Wartime Medicine</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Justice]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s 2028, and the Fujian carrier strike group has just left Yulin, China, for an unknown destination. The U.S. Navy&#8217;s &#8220;Hedge Strategy&#8221; has let commanders disperse unmanned systems across regional choke points as forward-deployed scouts. But days before contact with Fujian, an unmanned undersea vehicle in the Banda Sea transmits an error code and must head back to Yokosuka for repairs &#8212; a 3,000-mile, 15-day trip. A second platform, an unmanned surface vehicle, is overdue for a routine oil filter change in its propulsion system. Planners route it to Singapore, but the specialized technicians need visas to enter the country,</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/broken-drone-far-from-home-the-case-for-overseas-autonomous-system-sustainment/">Broken Drone, Far from Home: The Case for Overseas Autonomous System Sustainment</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Gallagher]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Waguih Ghali, Beer in the Snooker Club (Vintage International, 2014)The noise, the noise, the unrelenting noise of the world: How is any writer with an interest in the long view supposed to escape it, if only for a couple hours to work, let alone maintain their sanity in the remainders of a day? It&#8217;s an old dilemma, for certain, but little digital town criers in our pockets bring instant, constant news about slaughter and ruin in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, and beyond &#8212; grim notices against the background of those chronicling the state of domestic American politics. Perhaps one could forgive</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/how-revolutions-break-their-believers/">How Revolutions Break Their Believers</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Madeline Field]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The relationship between Congress and the Pentagon over the past year has been marked by public disagreements and frustrations over lawmakers&#8217; concerns about the Iran War, and by what some lawmakers view as politically motivated firings of top military leaders. In many ways, the House and Senate versions of the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act reflect lawmakers&#8217; efforts to check the Pentagon&#8217;s policy power.Innovation efforts are generally a bright spot in these political battles. While the reforms proposed this year across the chambers were more modest than last year&#8217;s transformational SPEED and FoRGED Acts, lawmakers continue to advance</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/reading-through-the-lines-of-the-fy2027-ndaa/">Reading through the Lines of the FY2027 NDAA</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmed Saber Abbas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Nothing reveals truths more effectively than patterns. If you can identify a pattern, you can see what actions conceal, what statements leave unsaid, and what agreements postpone. Peace treaties and the negotiations surrounding them are rarely analyzed in this way, even though they may exhibit patterns that recur across different circumstances. Consequently, there is often a simplification in understanding the pressures, incentives, and constraints shaping each step and each party&#8217;s choices, an exaggeration in linking the various warring factions into a single understanding without seeing the gaps, or a disregard for realities that might prevent us from truly understanding the</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/the-peace-that-redistributes-war-what-camp-david-reveals-about-lebanon-and-iran/">The Peace That Redistributes War: What Camp David Reveals About Lebanon and Iran</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Buss]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Editor&#8217;s note: This is the tenth article in an 11-part series examining how the United States should organize, lead, and integrate economic statecraft into strategy, defense practice, and the broader national security ecosystem. The special series is brought to you by the&#160;Potomac Institute for Policy Studies&#160;and&#160;War on the Rocks.&#160;Prior installments can be found at the&#160;War by Other Ledgers&#160;page.The United States is fighting a new kind of global competition &#8212; over supply chains, chips, and sanctions. It barely has anyone trained to fight it.No single country can untangle itself from the forces of global trade, and no industry can stabilize in</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/academias-critical-role-in-developing-an-economic-security-workforce/">Academia’s Critical Role in Developing an Economic Security Workforce</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Austin C. Doctor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In 2020, Austin Doctor wrote, &#8220;The Looming Influx of Foreign Fighters in Sub-Saharan Africa,&#8221; in which he predicted the region would see an influx of foreign fighters to aid Islamist extremist groups. Six years later, we asked Austin to revisit his arguments.Image: African Union Mission in Somalia (Photo by Abukar Albadri)In your 2020 article, you forecasted an influx of foreign fighters into sub-Saharan Africa within a year. Six years later, how has that forecast held up? Did the anticipated surge materialize on the scale you expected? Why or why not?There are far more foreign terrorist fighters, who hail from a</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/one-size-doesnt-fit-all-the-many-faces-of-africas-foreign-fighters/">One Size Doesn&#8217;t Fit All: The Many Faces of Africa&#8217;s Foreign Fighters</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Perkins]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Editor&#8217;s note: This is the third article in a limited series celebrating American defense technologies born from wartime and their effects on broader national security, politics, and society. This series will run for several weeks to commemorate America&#8217;s 250th anniversary, and winners will be selected by a reader vote undertaken through our newsletter later this summer. Prior installments can be found at the&#160;Arsenal of Innovation&#160;page.In the half-century since the Gates Commission established the all-volunteer force &#8212; and especially over the last 25 years &#8212; the relationship between the American soldier and the state has changed profoundly. Military service has become</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/molle-pals-and-the-empty-loops-of-americas-civil-military-divide/">MOLLE, PALS, and the Empty Loops of America’s Civil-Military Divide</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>Before the Next Mythos Moment: The Case for an AI Threat Fusion Center</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Hersman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Earlier this spring, Claude&#8217;s developers found the cyber potential of Anthropic&#8217;s model, Mythos 5, hazardous enough to pump the brakes on model release, creating the Project Glasswing collaboration to give cyber defenders the upper hand through controlled access to the model. Despite these efforts, the U.S. government stepped in on June 12, 2026, and forced Anthropic to take down Mythos and its safeguarded form, Fable 5 &#8212; an action the company disputed, calling the trigger a narrow, nonuniversal jailbreak. A lack of standard processes, complex legal terrain, and information-sharing obstacles resulted in a &#8220;pickup game&#8221; where, absent a shared factual</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/before-the-next-mythos-moment-the-case-for-an-ai-threat-fusion-center/">Before the Next Mythos Moment: The Case for an AI Threat Fusion Center</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Mandell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:15:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In January, Robson Henry died at the age of 66. Chances are, you have never heard of Henry. He was not famous, rich, or powerful. In many ways, Henry was no different from the thousands of young men and women who, at the age of 18, chose to serve by enlisting in the U.S. Army. Nor does the fact that he stayed in the Army for the next 26 years, serving multiple tours of duty in the Middle East, meaningfully distinguish him. And yet, Henry was special: Unlike the vast majority of his fellow soldiers, he was not from the</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/breaking-americas-promise-to-pacific-island-veterans/">Breaking America’s Promise to Pacific Island Veterans</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Liviu Horovitz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>On July 7-8, NATO held its 36th official summit in Ankara, Turkey. There were several consequential topics to discuss at this year&#8217;s meeting, chief among them the wars in Ukraine and Iran and the uncertain future of European defense and security. We asked five experts to assess the outcomes of the summit for the various parties involved.Liviu HorovitzAssociate Researcher at German Institute for Security and International AffairsThe key takeaway from Ankara is that even President Donald Trump is struggling to escape NATO&#8217;s strategic logic. He arrived attacking allies and questioning the alliance&#8217;s value, yet left reaffirming Article 5 and praising</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/natos-unity-on-paper-and-fractures-beneath-the-surface/">NATO’s Unity on Paper and Fractures Beneath the Surface</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rick Landgraf]]></dc:creator>
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		<title>A Return to Mass: Russian Force Expansion in the War with Ukraine</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Whisler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Joseph Stalin famously said that quantity has a quality of its own. Yet the course of the Russo-Ukrainian War shows both the benefits and the eventual limitations of that approach. As the quantitative advantage grew on the Russian side, its ability to employ force at scale decreased. The resulting dynamic became a paradox: As Moscow fielded more forces, the value of that mass steadily diminished. The quality that the Russians expected to come from attaining quantitative advantages did not appear on the battlefield but was, over time, offset by Ukrainian adaptation, technology, and Western capital. Russian force expansion offered a</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/a-return-to-mass-russian-force-expansion-in-the-war-with-ukraine/">A Return to Mass: Russian Force Expansion in the War with Ukraine</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>Outgunned, But Not Outplayed: Iran&#8217;s Theory of Victory</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pnina Shuker]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Nineteen weeks ago, Iran faced the combined might of the most powerful country in the world and the most advanced military in the Middle East. Today, it is dictating the terms of the peace.When the memorandum of understanding was signed last month, President Donald Trump declared, &#8220;The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete. Congratulations to all!&#8221; and told the ships of the world to start their engines. Iran&#8217;s response was to keep striking and impose toll collection on the world&#8217;s most critical shipping lane while expanding its influence in Iraq, where it is increasingly seen as</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/outgunned-but-not-outplayed-irans-theory-of-victory/">Outgunned, But Not Outplayed: Iran&#8217;s Theory of Victory</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>Big Promises, Bigger Blind Spots for Ukraine&#8217;s Security</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[WOTR Staff]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to&#160;The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum only for&#160;War on the Rocks&#160;members. Each Monday, we bring you a curated selection of articles from Ukrainian media offering insight into how Ukrainians themselves debate the issues shaping their country.American coverage often narrows the view to the battlefield &#8212; these pieces widen it, revealing the texture of daily life, politics, and public argument in a nation at war. The perspectives gathered here are varied, candid, and often surprising, together forming a more complete picture of Ukraine as it really is.Frontline and Strategy&#1054;&#1073;&#1086;&#1079;&#1088;&#1077;&#1074;&#1072;&#1090;&#1077;&#1083;&#1100; &#8212;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/big-promises-bigger-blind-spots-for-ukraines-security/">Big Promises, Bigger Blind Spots for Ukraine&#8217;s Security</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>An Unlearned Lesson: The Sorry Record of Regime Change Operations in the Middle East</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Galen Jackson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>On Feb. 28, 2026, President Donald Trump announced the commencement of Operation Epic Fury, a joint U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran. Among the mission&#8217;s goals was the overthrow of the Islamic Republic. &#8220;When we are finished,&#8221; Trump told the Iranian people, &#8220;take over your government. It will be yours to take.&#8221; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu echoed Trump&#8217;s message, saying: &#8220;Our joint action will create the conditions for the brave Iranian people to take their destiny into their own hands.&#8221; To be sure, Washington and Jerusalem had other objectives &#8212; above all, preventing the Islamic Republic from acquiring nuclear weapons</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/an-unlearned-lesson-the-sorry-record-of-regime-change-operations-in-the-middle-east/">An Unlearned Lesson: The Sorry Record of Regime Change Operations in the Middle East</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kelly A. Grieco]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>When the United States and Iran announced their framework agreement on June 15, attention focused on the direct U.S.-Iran dimensions of the deal, including the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the lifting of the U.S. naval blockade, and the fate of Iran&#8217;s nuclear program. But the agreement also included a commitment to the &#8220;immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon.&#8221; Washington had spent months treating Lebanon as a separate issue in negotiations, even as the Israel-Hizballah conflict remained active under a nominal ceasefire in place since April 16.It was ultimately this second front that</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/going-over-the-brink-how-hizballahs-risk-strategy-made-lebanon-impossible-to-ignore/">Going Over the Brink: How Hizballah’s Risk Strategy Made Lebanon Impossible to Ignore</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to The Adversarial.&#160;Every other week, we&#8217;ll provide you with expert analysis on America&#8217;s greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and jihadists. Read more below.***IranThree weeks after it was signed, the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran seems to be quickly unravelling. The two sides skirmished after an April ceasefire and continued to do so after the memorandum of understanding was reached, but had managed to keep those tit-for-tat exchanges from escalating into a full-on return to hostilities. Their agreement nonetheless faced death by a thousand cuts over mutual claims of violations and bad faith.A string</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/fraying-deals-and-rising-strikes/">Fraying Deals and Rising Strikes</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Joe Jewell left academia and his role directing hypersonic wind tunnels to oversee the Pentagon&#8217;s science and technology enterprise. He wants more researchers to make the same move. He joins Jonathan to discuss the Pentagon&#8217;s science enterprise, why he thinks academia is the envy of America&#8217;s closest allies, and how his office gets technology from the lab into the hands of the warfighter.Image: Gabriella White via DVIDS.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/the-pentagons-sprint-to-get-tech-out-of-the-lab-and-to-the-warfighter/">The Pentagon&#8217;s Sprint to Get Tech Out of the Lab and to the Warfighter</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In the span of two weeks, the White House issued two of the most ambitious artificial intelligence directives in American history. On June 2, President Donald Trump signed an executive order mandating rapid AI adoption and hardened cyber defense across the government. Three days later, National Security Presidential Memorandum 11 directed every element of the national security enterprise to accelerate AI adoption, anchored by four pillars: adoption, adaptation, assurance, and accountability.The strategy is sound. The harder challenge is execution, and a fiscal squeeze on the Fiscal Year 2026 operations and maintenance accounts threatens to stall it before it begins. On</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/the-pentagons-ai-strategy-has-a-funding-problem/">The Pentagon’s AI Strategy Has a Funding Problem</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fulan Nasrullah]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Mali is not Syria, and Jama&#8217;at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin is not Hay&#8217;at Tahrir al-Sham.While the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime and the rise of the Ahmed al-Sharaa government in Damascus, Syria can be seen as a net positive for regional security in the Levant, a Jama&#8217;at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin victory in Mali would devastate the region.Unlike Hay&#8217;at Tahrir al-Sham, Jama&#8217;at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin is a horizontally integrated transnational coalition committed to dismantling existing international borders, with a rank and file too radical to accept an Islamic Emirate of Mali as a terminal goal. Iyad Ag Ghali, the leader of</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/victory-for-al-qaedas-affiliate-in-mali-would-be-a-catastrophe/">Victory for al-Qaeda’s Affiliate in Mali Would be a Catastrophe</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Allison Minor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#160;In 2024, Allison Minor wrote, &#8220;Solving the Houthi Threat to Freedom of Navigation,&#8221; where she argued the international response to Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea has so far been inadequate and proposed a U.N.-led solution. Two years later, with global attention once again focused on maritime shipping activity, we asked Allison to review her arguments.&#160;Image: Petty Officer 1st Class Jonathan Word via DVIDSWhen you wrote about the Houthi threat in 2024, the activities in the Red Sea commanded high global attention. Two years on, that attention has largely shifted to the Strait of Hormuz. What has been</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/a-fresh-look-at-the-houthi-threat-to-maritime-shipping/">A Fresh Look at the Houthi Threat to Maritime Shipping</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Editor&#8217;s note: This is the second article in a limited series celebrating American defense technologies born from wartime and their effects on broader national security, politics, and society. This series will run for several weeks to commemorate America&#8217;s 250th anniversary, and winners will be selected by a reader vote undertaken through our newsletter&#160;later this summer. Prior installments can be found at the&#160;Arsenal of Innovation&#160;page.The most produced American military aircraft of World War II was not a small fighter, a trainer, or a simple utility airplane &#8212; it was a complex four-engine heavy bomber called the B-24 Liberator. Over the course</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/the-davis-wing-the-b-24-liberator-and-the-self-made-bet-that-paid-off/">The Davis Wing, the B-24 Liberator, and the Self-Made Bet That Paid Off</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benoit Lefevre]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Numerous recent pirate attacks, especially the hijacking of three merchant vessels off the Horn of Africa, are a stark reminder that the conditions for resurgence can return quickly.It took years of sustained, coordinated effort by multinational naval coalitions, the shipping industry, and international organizations to get rid of pirates in the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden. Since 2016, many observers have viewed Somali piracy as yesterday&#8217;s problem. Shipping companies increasingly treated the threat as manageable, and Western navies no longer prioritized it. However, piracy did not disappear, it simply went dormant. Somali piracy is now re-emerging amid</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/somali-pirates-are-back-but-the-coalition-that-beat-them-isnt-coming/">Somali Pirates Are Back — But the Coalition That Beat Them Isn’t Coming</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Blake Herzinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East have exposed a strategic reality that military planners are only beginning to confront: In a data-centric age, digital infrastructure has become part of the battlespace. Data centers and cloud regions are now the digital backbone of military power and economic prosperity. As such, they present attractive targets for rapidly proliferating long-range strike systems, drones, and cyber capabilities. As the protective value of physical distance erodes, strategic depth &#8212; once conceived in geographical terms &#8212; must now be measured in the resilience of data and compute.Alex Rough detailed the physical vulnerability of data</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/gathering-clouds-building-digital-strategic-depth-in-the-compute-age/">Gathering Clouds: Building Digital Strategic Depth in the Compute Age</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mitchell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>To sustain future maritime operations, the U.S military will need to run supplies through an environment that spans thousands of miles of open ocean, denied ports, contested straits, and archipelagic chokepoints against adversaries that have spent decades studying how to target American logistics. That problem does not require one identical vessel for every mission. It does require a more common family of watercraft for the manned ships that carry cargo and vehicles inside a theater, built for scale, interoperability, and wartime replacement. Getting this right is arguably the most important acquisition problem the joint force faces in the next decade.So</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/sinews-of-war-at-sea-the-armed-services-need-a-common-watercraft-family/">Sinews of War at Sea: The Armed Services Need a Common Watercraft Family</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>Ukrainian Writers Take Aim at Government Narratives</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[WOTR Staff]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:35:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to&#160;The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum only for&#160;War on the Rocks&#160;members. Each Monday, we bring you a curated selection of articles from Ukrainian media offering insight into how Ukrainians themselves debate the issues shaping their country.American coverage often narrows the view to the battlefield &#8212; these pieces widen it, revealing the texture of daily life, politics, and public argument in a nation at war. The perspectives gathered here are varied, candid, and often surprising, together forming a more complete picture of Ukraine as it really is.Frontline and Strategy&#1045;&#1089;&#1087;&#1088;&#1077;&#1089;&#1086; &#8212;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/ukrainian-writers-take-aim-at-government-narratives/">Ukrainian Writers Take Aim at Government Narratives</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>A Catholic Security Scholar’s Case for Responsible Military AI</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Douglas Albert]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 07:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>What do you do when two identities that make up your deepest self find themselves on opposite sides of a moral and spiritual battlefield?I am Catholic. I have been one for over 20 years since I made the life-altering decision to join a friend for Mass one day. My faith became a spiritual and ethical foundation at a time I sorely needed it, so much so that for a time, I contemplated entering the priesthood, which replaced my previous career goal of entering the CIA. I eventually realized that teaching was my true calling and decided to pursue that path</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/a-catholic-security-scholars-case-for-responsible-military-ai/">A Catholic Security Scholar’s Case for Responsible Military AI</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>Happy 250th Birthday, America!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[WOTR Staff]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 07:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Editor&#8217;s Note: Few rivalries in American history have been as consequential &#8212; or as personal &#8212; as the one between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. &#160;The two men could hardly have been more different. Adams, the stocky and combative Massachusetts lawyer, was blunt to a fault and quick to suspicion. Jefferson, the tall, elegant Virginia planter, was reserved and idealistic. The two held diverging political philosophies as well. Adams preferred a strong, central government while Jefferson favored states&#8217; rights and limited government. This rift eventually led to an epic falling out, culminating in the presidential election of 1800, as Jefferson</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/happy-250th-birthday-america/">Happy 250th Birthday, America!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Integrated Circuit and the Future of American AI Leadership</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Kreps]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Editor&#8217;s note: This is the first article in a limited series celebrating American defense technologies born from wartime and their effects on broader national security, politics, and society. This series will run for several weeks to commemorate America&#8217;s 250th anniversary, and winners will be selected by a reader vote undertaken through our newsletter later this summer. Prior installments can be found at the&#160;Arsenal of Innovation&#160;page.The history of the semiconductor is an origin story for modern computing but also reveals a recurring pattern in American innovation: government helps underwrite technological breakthroughs, and commercial markets transform them into general-purpose technologies. And yet,</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/the-integrated-circuit-and-the-future-of-ai-leadership/">The Integrated Circuit and the Future of American AI Leadership</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>Misguided and Misunderstood: Trump’s Approach to U.S. Troops in Europe</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benjamin H. Friedman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>For many observers, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth&#8217;s speech on the future of NATO, delivered in Brussels on June 18, 2026, constituted a perfect example of how the Trump administration is angrily abandoning the longstanding U.S. commitment to European security. The prevailing picture is that the administration is eager to shift the burden of Europe&#8217;s defense and is thus moving to withdraw U.S. forces from the continent, even though Europe is moving to do more militarily. Hegseth stated, &#8220;we&#8217;re doubling down on our effort to make NATO what it always was supposed to be, a balanced alliance with Europe in</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/misguided-and-misunderstood-trumps-approach-to-u-s-troops-in-europe/">Misguided and Misunderstood: Trump’s Approach to U.S. Troops in Europe</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Blind Spots in Chinese Military Studies</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lyle Morris]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>During a recent conference on the People&#8217;s Liberation Army, I heard the same question posed to attendees and paper writers: &#8220;How would China react to U.S. force posture change X, Y, or Z?&#8221; or &#8220;How would the Chinese military respond to U.S. strikes in certain locations?&#8221; Having participated in dozens of unclassified wargames at the RAND Corporation and elsewhere, I hear a similar refrain when playing the &#8220;red team.&#8221;This is a reasonable and legitimate question. Policymakers and war planners should understand likely Chinese responses in studying and preparing for possible contingencies between China and the United States.To make well-grounded assessments</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/the-blind-spots-in-chinese-military-studies/">The Blind Spots in Chinese Military Studies</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>From Shin Bet to Mossad, Netanyahu Reshapes Israeli Intelligence</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ofek Riemer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Editor&#8217;s Note: Rewind and Reconnoiter is one of our weekly members-only newsletters. To access the full archive of Rewind and Reconnoiter as well as our other members-only content, including podcasts, newsletters, and exclusive access to the War on the Rocks app, sign up using the link in the graphic below.In 2025, Ofek Riemer, Daniel Wajner, and Ehud Eiran wrote, &#8220;Populists vs. Spies in Israel and Beyond,&#8221; where they argued that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#8217;s relationship with Israel&#8217;s intelligence agencies could have grave consequences for Israel&#8217;s democracy. A year later, we asked them to revisit their arguments.Image:&#160;U.S. Department of State&#160;via Wikimedia</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/from-shin-bet-to-mossad-netanyahu-reshapes-israeli-intelligence/">From Shin Bet to Mossad, Netanyahu Reshapes Israeli Intelligence</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>How a Team of Marines Built the Corps&#8217; FPV Drone Training Program from a Cold Start</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Scott Cuomo]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:15:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Last fall, the U.S. Marine Corps had virtually no first-person view attack drones. That&#8217;s changed quickly. This episode is about how a team of marines at Weapons Training Battalion at Quantico went from a cold start to building a Marine Corps-wide first-person view drone training system. Ryan was pleased to welcome some great marines onto the show: Col. Scott Cuomo, CWO5 Steve Pearsoll, CWO3 (Gunner) Troy Hotaling, GySgt Jude Stewart, GySgt Justin Creasman, and Sgt Timothy Brockup.Since we recorded this episode, Cuomo has changed command and is off to his next assignment.This episode was brought to you by Onebrief. Learn</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/how-a-team-of-marines-built-the-corps-fpv-drone-training-program-from-a-cold-start/">How a Team of Marines Built the Corps&#8217; FPV Drone Training Program from a Cold Start</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Pearsoll]]></dc:creator>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Troy Hotaling]]></dc:creator>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jude Stewart]]></dc:creator>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Creasman]]></dc:creator>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Timothy Brockup]]></dc:creator>
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		<title>Trojan Spirit, the Army’s Intelligence Backbone, Needs a Successor</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Davenport]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In 1990, the idea that deployed commanders could access the latest intelligence from three-letter agencies in the middle of nowhere was radical. But the Army was starting to make this idea real through a program called Trojan Spirit, so they could address a major strategic barrier: There were too many systems and databases for intelligence collection and analysis, some centralized and some forward deployed, and little access to practical insights. During Operation Desert Storm, the early Trojan system transitioned out of development and into operational deployment. Trojan Spirit&#8217;s first introduction to warfighters during the Gulf War fundamentally changed the battlefield.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/trojan-spirit-the-armys-intelligence-backbone-needs-a-successor/">Trojan Spirit, the Army’s Intelligence Backbone, Needs a Successor</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Hizballah Predicament: Why An Integrated Approach Is Necessary</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony Elghossain]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>What can leaders do about a transnational organization that is a militia, a political party, a social services network, and a smuggling operation at the same time &#8212; and one that has resisted various dialogues and survived repeated attacks?American, Lebanese, and other leaders should recognize Hizballah&#8217;s hybrid, transnational nature and grapple with the unique challenges the organization creates. Otherwise, they will fail to resolve the Hizballah predicament while creating conditions for ineffective agreements, new wars, and squandered opportunities in the Levant.Meeting openly for the first time in decades, Lebanese and Israeli representatives have negotiated on security and political tracks while</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/the-hizballah-predicament-why-an-integrated-approach-is-necessary/">The Hizballah Predicament: Why An Integrated Approach Is Necessary</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Three Nevers: To Invade Taiwan, China Would Have to Make Military History Thrice</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jay McVann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The amphibious invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, remains the largest and most complex amphibious operation in history. On the first day alone, Allied forces landed eight divisions, including five amphibious assault and three airborne, totaling roughly 160,000 personnel. That force more than doubled within days.Normandy was unprecedented in scale but not in kind. A Taiwan invasion would present the reverse problem: Taiwan&#8217;s size is not the unprecedented part &#8212; the operational challenges are. Analysis of a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan typically emphasizes the People&#8217;s Liberation Army&#8217;s rapid modernization and the possibility of strategic surprise. Far less attention</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/the-three-nevers-to-invade-taiwan-china-would-have-to-make-military-history-thrice/">The Three Nevers: To Invade Taiwan, China Would Have to Make Military History Thrice</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Shifting Fortunes of the Kurds</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gönül Tol]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Kurds&#8217; fortunes have ebbed and flowed in recent years, but the fall of the Assad regime in Syria in December 2024, the 2025 decision by the Kurdistan Workers&#8217; Party (PKK) to dissolve and engage in talks with the Turkish government, and the 2026 U.S.-Israeli war with Iran had enormous ripple effects on the lives of Kurds in the Middle East and Kurdish hopes for autonomy. We asked four experts to assess how recent regional events are presenting risks and opportunities for the Kurds in Turkey, Iraq, Syria, and Iran.Read more below.&#160;G&#246;n&#252;l TolSenior Fellow at the Middle East InstituteThe Iran</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/the-shifting-fortunes-of-the-kurds/">The Shifting Fortunes of the Kurds</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Albert B. Wolf]]></dc:creator>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander McKeever]]></dc:creator>
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		<title>Mapping America&#8217;s Domestic Drone Supply Chain</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The extent of China&#8217;s drone dominance &#8212; and how to decouple from it &#8212; has long been a source of debate and anxiety in Washington. Last month, the Wall Street Journal reignited controversy by publishing a visual analysis of military quadcopter components, exploring China&#8217;s advantages in parts manufacturing and cost. The director of the Defense Innovation Unit objected to the report, stating on X that &#8220;By leaving out the dozens of U.S. companies that have plunged into drone component manufacturing, this article disappoints.&#8221;Underlying this debate is disagreement about how to measure drone supply chain security. At the very top of</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/at-a-glance-american-quadcopter-component-manufacturing/">Mapping America&#8217;s Domestic Drone Supply Chain</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>Lost in Translation: How A Premier Chinese Think Tank Views U.S.-Chinese Competition</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zenel Garcia]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>On May 13, 2026, Air Force One landed in Beijing for President Donald Trump&#8217;s first state visit to China in nearly a decade. That same morning, the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations published a report titled The Evolving World and the Right Way to China-US Coexistence. The summit dominated global media coverage for two days. The report received almost none.The Beijing summit produced familiar imagery: honor guards, a state banquet in the Great Hall of the People, and carefully choreographed warmth. Chinese leader Xi Jinping announced that both sides had agreed to &#8220;strategic stability&#8221; as a framework for the</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/lost-in-translation-how-a-premier-chinese-think-tank-views-u-s-chinese-competition/">Lost in Translation: How A Premier Chinese Think Tank Views U.S.-Chinese Competition</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Ukrainian Push for Long-Term Strategic Planning</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[WOTR Staff]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to&#160;The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum only for&#160;War on the Rocks&#160;members. Each Monday, we bring you a curated selection of articles from Ukrainian media offering insight into how Ukrainians themselves debate the issues shaping their country.American coverage often narrows the view to the battlefield &#8212; these pieces widen it, revealing the texture of daily life, politics, and public argument in a nation at war. The perspectives gathered here are varied, candid, and often surprising, together forming a more complete picture of Ukraine as it really is.Frontline and Strategy&#1054;&#1073;&#1086;&#1079;&#1088;&#1077;&#1074;&#1072;&#1090;&#1077;&#1083;&#1100; &#8212;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/the-ukrainian-push-for-long-term-strategic-planning/">The Ukrainian Push for Long-Term Strategic Planning</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Massie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>As the relationship between the United States and Canada continues to degrade, it now comes at the expense of each country&#8217;s industrial security.Last month, the Pentagon announced the unilateral suspension of the 86-year-old Canadian Permanent Joint Board on Defense in response to what the White House sees as Ottawa&#8217;s failure to present a credible plan to spend 3.5 percent of GDP on defense by 2035. And the opening of the gleaming new bridge between Detroit and Windsor has been long delayed in the tense run-up to the continental trade deal review.What many policymakers in Washington fail to realize is that</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/the-defense-industrial-alliance-washington-is-throwing-away/">The Defense Industrial Alliance Washington Is Throwing Away</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>A New Force Posture Concept for Europeanizing Extended Nuclear Deterrence</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Ford]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>During the Cold War, Europe kept asking whether Washington would risk an American city to save a European one. It was an impolite question, but a useful one, which is why it never quite left the room. It has now packed its bags and moved east. Earlier this year, French President Emmanuel Macron created quite a stir with an important speech on French nuclear weapons policy. Under what he called a new path of dissuasion avanc&#233;e, or &#8220;forward deterrence,&#8221; he declared that just as French strategic submarines &#8220;dilute naturally in the oceans, guaranteeing a permanent-strike capability,&#8221; so also now will</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/a-new-force-posture-concept-for-europeanizing-extended-nuclear-deterrence/">A New Force Posture Concept for Europeanizing Extended Nuclear Deterrence</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Art of Statecraft in an Age of Strategic Failure</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Hoffman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:15:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jack Watling, Statecraft: The New Rules of Power in a Divided World (Macmillan, 2026)The war against Iran exposed a multitude of forced errors and own goals in the conduct of statecraft. The purpose of sound statecraft is the integrated application of a state&#8217;s tools and its repertoire of governmental instruments of power to gain its desired outcomes in international relations. The yet-to-be-resolved contest against the Islamic Republic of Iran reveals a litany of shortfalls in the conduct of U.S. statecraft.It is unlikely that the present U.S. government will conduct a candid assessment of its shortcomings. Acknowledging the failure to achieve</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/the-art-of-statecraft-in-an-age-of-strategic-failure/">The Art of Statecraft in an Age of Strategic Failure</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>Not Imaginary: The Deterrence Gap is Real and America Needs Low-Yield Nukes</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Amato]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Nuclear policy debates are at their best when they force hard questions about risk, deterrence, and military necessity. They are at their worst when disagreement is recast as bad faith. In 2018, as an outgrowth of a rigorous policy review process, the Trump administration&#8217;s Nuclear Posture Review identified a need for supplemental low-yield nuclear capabilities to augment the U.S. nuclear arsenal. This was presented as an effort to raise the nuclear threshold of adversaries who may believe they could employ nuclear weapons in limited ways to escalate their way out of failed or failing conventional conflict.To address this concern, the</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/not-imaginary-the-deterrence-gap-is-real-and-america-needs-low-yield-nukes/">Not Imaginary: The Deterrence Gap is Real and America Needs Low-Yield Nukes</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>Misreading Myanmar’s War: Why the Junta’s Recent Gains Don’t Mean Imminent Victory</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucas Myers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>To understand how close Myanmar&#8217;s pro-democracy resistance came to victory last year &#8212; and how far it has slipped since &#8212; there is no sharper microcosm than the story of a Gen Z sniper. In April 2025, a female teenager, Anina, enraptured the world, her youth-driven &#8220;Spring Revolution&#8221; a vivid foil to the sclerotic forces of military dictator Min Aung Hlaing (officially called the Tatmadaw). When her unit captured the town of Falam, fortune seemed on the resistance&#8217;s side. Yet, a year later, regime troops stormed Anina&#8217;s hometown, a stunning blow to the resistance.Many observers had predicted the junta&#8217;s impending</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/misreading-myanmars-war-why-the-juntas-recent-gains-dont-mean-imminent-victory/">Misreading Myanmar’s War: Why the Junta’s Recent Gains Don’t Mean Imminent Victory</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>The 2026 War on the Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>You can tell a lot about a person from what fiction they keep on their nightstand. Once a year, we make the staff, contributing editors, and show hosts of War on the Rocks tell on themselves.Kerry AndersonThe Midnight Library, Matt Haig (2020). Drawing on evergreen themes from books and movies such as Sliding Doors or It&#8217;s a Wonderful Life, The Midnight Library puts a fresh spin on questions like what&#8217;s the meaning of life, how does our presence (or absence) in the world affect those around us, what would have happened if we had made different choices, and are there</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/the-2026-war-on-the-rocks-summer-fiction-reading-list/">The 2026 War on the Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to The Adversarial.&#160;Every other week, we&#8217;ll provide you with expert analysis on America&#8217;s greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and jihadists. Read more below.***IranOn June 17, U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian separately signed a memorandum of understanding. Mediated by Pakistan and Qatar, the agreement ends hostilities and provides early returns for both sides: Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is ticking up, oil prices have been coming down, and Washington has issued a 60-day waiver on Iranian oil and petrochemical sales. But diverging claims on nearly every point the two sides spent weeks litigating</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/open-strait-unsettled-waters/">Open Strait, Unsettled Waters</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>The U.S. Navy’s Subsea Rare Earth Vulnerability</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Musto]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine is the next generation of American nuclear deterrence. Twelve of these boats will replace the aging Ohio-class fleet, entering service over the 2030s and 2040s, each carrying 16 Trident IIs and driven by a ghost-quiet electric motor that renders them acoustically invisible to any adversary. What makes all of that possible &#8212; the propulsion, the stealth, the strike precision &#8212; depends almost entirely on rare earths refined in China. This is perhaps the Navy&#8217;s most consequential and least discussed vulnerability.The dependency runs through every layer of the capability stack. The sub&#8217;s permanent magnet motor requires</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/the-u-s-navys-subsea-rare-earth-vulnerability/">The U.S. Navy’s Subsea Rare Earth Vulnerability</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Shaw]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>On June 25, 1876, Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and an entire battalion of the 7th Cavalry Regiment rode to their deaths and into American legend on the ridges north of Montana&#8217;s Little Bighorn River. The battle was decided in a few hours. Its meaning remains contested 150 years later.Little Bighorn stands alongside Yorktown, Gettysburg, and D-Day in the pantheon of iconic American battles. But it is a curious addition there, in that it was a small engagement, fought by just a few hundred men on a compact piece of terrain. More curiously still, it was a loss. Not just</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/the-importance-of-the-battle-of-the-little-bighorn/">The Importance of the Battle of the Little Bighorn</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Scharre]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In 2024, Paul Scharre and Michael Depp wrote, &#8220;Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Stability,&#8221; where they argued integrating artificial intelligence into the nuclear chain of command presents both opportunities and risks. Two years later, as AI becomes increasingly integrated into military systems and processes, we asked them to revisit their arguments. Image: Senior Airman Jason Wiese via Wikimedia CommonsIn 2024, you argued that integrating artificial intelligence into the nuclear chain of command presents both opportunities and risks. Where does that integration stand today? Is nuclear AI a priority for the Department of Defense, or does it currently take a back seat</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/nuclear-stability-in-the-age-of-ai/">Nuclear Stability in the Age of AI</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>Designing Drones for Africa</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maxwell Maduka]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This exclusive Cogs of War interview is with Maxwell Maduka, the co-founder and chief engineer of Terra Industries, an African defense technology company building autonomous drone and counter-drone systems designed for the continent&#8217;s operating conditions. As cheap imported airframes flood African markets and non-state actors employ drones across the Sahel, we asked Max why Terra is betting on Africa building its own defense industrial base.Cheap Turkish and Chinese drones and sensor systems have proliferated across Africa for years. Where do those systems fall short, and what capabilities do you hope to add to the crowded unmanned market?Imported Turkish and Chinese</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/designing-drones-for-africa/">Designing Drones for Africa</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Armies run on more than what happens at the front. Behind every operation is a vast amount of coordination, administration, logistics, and judgment. Bill Pessin, senior vice president of national security at Salesforce and a former U.S. Army logistics officer, joins Jonathan to discuss how military organizations can use AI agents, what makes these tools different from ordinary software, and why safety and accountability matter when new technology enters national security work. They also discuss what Pessin learned early in his Army career about the gap between plans, systems, and the people who have to make them work. Image: Petty</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/ai-agents-and-the-unseen-work-of-war/">AI Agents and the Unseen Work of War</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Wars rarely end in a single act of diplomacy. More often, they pass through a succession of ceasefires, frameworks, understandings, as well as provisional and even secret arrangements before anyone can determine whether peace is actually at hand. The Trump administration&#8217;s memorandum with Iran is best understood in those terms. In both form and logic, it recalls an earlier American effort to negotiate an exit from an unpopular conflict: the Paris Peace Accords of 1973.The four primary parties to the Vietnam War (1965 to 1975) &#8212; the United States, South Vietnam, North Vietnam, and the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/from-vietnam-to-iran-wartime-diplomacy-and-secret-deals/">From Vietnam to Iran: Wartime Diplomacy and Secret Deals</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Iran&#8217;s threats to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz &#8212; in response to the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that began on Feb. 28 &#8212; effectively closed the strait, sending economic shockwaves around the world. As part of negotiations between Tehran and Washington, Iran has eased restrictions, and shipping traffic has picked up in recent days &#8212; albeit well below pre-war levels.Whatever the outcome of negotiations, Iran has clearly demonstrated its ability to shut down the strait. It could happen again. That reality significantly increases incentives for many countries to reduce their reliance on the strait. We asked five</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/adapting-to-uncertainty-in-the-strait-of-hormuz/">Adapting to Uncertainty in the Strait of Hormuz</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In the public perception, it seems like a big deal for Germany to publish a military strategy for the first time. But let me pour a little cold water on that. A form of military strategy has always existed. Where today we have a National Security Strategy paired with a military strategy and Plan for the Armed Forces, the past offered the White Paper, Defence Policy Guidelines, and the Bundeswehr concept, which spelled out the armed forces&#8217; structure in more concrete terms. Yet even the new military strategy, released in late April, reads more as analysis than as a clear</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/a-claim-to-lead-a-hesitation-to-act-germanys-new-military-strategy/">A Claim to Lead, a Hesitation to Act: Germany’s New Military Strategy</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to&#160;The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum only for&#160;War on the Rocks&#160;members. Each Monday, we bring you a curated selection of articles from Ukrainian media offering insight into how Ukrainians themselves debate the issues shaping their country.American coverage often narrows the view to the battlefield &#8212; these pieces widen it, revealing the texture of daily life, politics, and public argument in a nation at war. The perspectives gathered here are varied, candid, and often surprising, together forming a more complete picture of Ukraine as it really is.Frontline and Strategy&#1062;&#1077;&#1085;&#1079;&#1086;&#1088;.&#1053;&#1045;&#1058; &#8212;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/is-there-a-place-in-ukrainian-media-for-war-skeptics/">Is There a Place in Ukrainian Media for War Skeptics?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A single bribe nearly ruined a defense partnership most people didn&#8217;t know even existed. It took India and Italy almost a decade to recover.The story of how that rupture happened &#8212; and what it exposed about Italy&#8217;s quiet but deep role in India&#8217;s military &#8212; is essential to understanding why both countries now treat their renewed ties as something too valuable to lose again.When Indian authorities cancelled the AgustaWestland helicopter contract in 2014, the fallout went far beyond the headlines. Torpedo supplies to the Indian Navy&#8217;s Scorp&#232;ne-class submarines froze, upgrades to over 20 Sea King helicopters stalled, and a naval</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/too-big-to-break-again-india-italy-and-the-defense-partnership-that-almost-wasnt/">Too Big To Break Again: India, Italy, and the Defense Partnership That Almost Wasn’t</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Trump administration has not been kind to India. Nevertheless, India has responded with far greater equanimity than most observers expected. Predictions that President Donald Trump&#8217;s behavior will hurt U.S.-Indian relations have not come to pass, with the leaders of the two countries remaining in frequent and friendly conversation. Instead of retaliating, India has responded calmly, though the Indian government faces considerable domestic criticism. Despite continuing irritation with American behavior, India can be expected to maintain its two-decade course of seeking good relations with the United States.The reason is a simple one that is ignored by critics and analysts: India</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/why-india-will-stick-with-america/">Why India Will Stick with America</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>The World Cup: Players Vie for Goals and Countries for Influence</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Kelley]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The 2026 FIFA Men&#8217;s World Cup is now well underway, bringing 48 countries&#8217; teams to compete in a soccer tournament co-hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada. With teams from every continent except Antarctica, the 2026 tournament is a truly global event. The World Cup is often hailed as an opportunity for the world to come together and celebrate a shared passion for &#8220;the beautiful game&#8221; &#8212; creating an opportunity every four years for countries to gain attention, shape their reputation, and build influence.Although the joint U.S.-Mexican-Canadian bid intended to demonstrate North American connections, relations have deteriorated since the</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/the-world-cup-players-vie-for-goals-and-countries-for-influence/">The World Cup: Players Vie for Goals and Countries for Influence</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>China&#8217;s Farm Drones: A Trojan Horse Washington Overlooks</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Emilian Kavalski]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In 2024, Emilian Kavalski and Claris Diaz argued in &#8220;Beyond TikTok &#8211; The National Security Risks of Chinese Agricultural Drones&#8221; that the national debate over foreign social media platforms risked becoming too narrow, potentially causing Washington to overlook other foreign technologies embedded in critical systems. Two years later, we asked them to revisit their arguments.Image: MB-one via Wikimedia CommonsIn your 2024 article, you argued that TikTok&#8217;s data collection risks were overhyped and that fixating on them distracted the United States from more serious Chinese technology threats, like agricultural drones. Two years and several TikTok ban cycles later, has your view</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/chinas-farm-drones-a-trojan-horse-washington-overlooks/">China&#8217;s Farm Drones: A Trojan Horse Washington Overlooks</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathan Panter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A mentor of mine, a superb scholar, once told me that good defense analysis starts with a trade-off. The classic example is combined arms doctrine, which is the foundation of modern warfare. Infantry, armor, artillery, and aviation work together to offset each other&#8217;s weaknesses. Each brings a combination of mobility, firepower, or protection, though none individually has all three. Infantry has a lot of mobility, but little protection. Tanks have mobility and a lot of protection, but limited magazines. Artillery in the rear has nearly limitless firepower, but no protection. Aviation brings speed, reach, and firepower, but little staying power,</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/cogs-of-war-turns-one/">Cogs of War Turns One</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>Good Medicine Is Combat Power: Clinical Innovation and the Lessons of the Russo-Ukrainian War</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Quinn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>War is a brutal driver of medical innovation. Russia&#8217;s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has forced clinicians and commanders alike to confront a hard truth: Survival depends not only on tactics and technology, but on the ability to deliver advanced care under fire, evacuate and resuscitate the wounded, and preserve fighting strength despite repeated attacks on healthcare systems.Ukraine&#8217;s experience has reshaped combat medicine through necessity, resilience, and improvisation. The central question is no longer whether NATO can observe these lessons, but whether it can build a system bold enough to capture, test, scale, and field them at wartime speed. The NATO</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/good-medicine-is-combat-power-clinical-innovation-and-the-lessons-of-the-russo-ukrainian-war/">Good Medicine Is Combat Power: Clinical Innovation and the Lessons of the Russo-Ukrainian War</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>Macron’s Nuclear Gamble: Building a European Deterrent Faster Than French Politics Can Tear It Down</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amélie Jaques-Apke]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In early March, French President Emmanuel Macron stood at a windswept submarine base on the Breton coast and quietly buried four decades of French nuclear orthodoxy. The arsenal would grow. The numbers would be hidden. And for the first time, nuclear weapons that France built to defend Paris might one day be deployed to protect Berlin.Three simultaneous shifts &#8212; an increase of nuclear warheads; an end to transparency over the size of the force de frappe; and the launch of &#8220;advanced deterrence,&#8221; a framework offering European partners strategic dialogues, invitations to French nuclear exercises, and the potential forward basing of</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/macrons-nuclear-gamble-building-a-european-deterrent-faster-than-french-politics-can-tear-down/">Macron’s Nuclear Gamble: Building a European Deterrent Faster Than French Politics Can Tear It Down</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brad Carson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Editor&#8217;s Note: This is a new occasional series brought to you by War on the Rocks. If you would like to pitch your own version, please refer to the contact information and guidance on our submissions page.Every war, it seems, produces its famous novel, a book that captures not merely the tactics and the terrain but the moral weather of its time. The American Civil War gave us The Red Badge of Courage. World War I gave us All Quiet on the Western Front. World War II offered more competitors, as if the scale of the catastrophe demanded more witnesses;</p>
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		<title>The Fall of Fortress Singapore: Three Lessons from the Collapse of Britain’s Great Asian Bastion</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Iskander Rehman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Editor&#8217;s note: This is part of a running series of essays by Iskander Rehman, entitled &#8220;Applied History,&#8221; which seeks, through the study of the history of strategy and military operations, to better illuminate contemporary defense challenges.The fall of Singapore on February 15 stupefied the Prime Minister. How came 100,000 men &#8230; to hold up their hands to inferior numbers of Japanese? Though his mind had been gradually prepared for its fall, the surrender of the fortress stunned him. He felt it was a disgrace. It left a scar on his mind. One evening, months later, when he was sitting in</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/the-fall-of-fortress-singapore-three-lessons-from-the-collapse-of-britains-great-asian-bastion/">The Fall of Fortress Singapore: Three Lessons from the Collapse of Britain’s Great Asian Bastion</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>Can Bankova Muster Political Will to Make Institutional Reforms During War?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to&#160;The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum only for&#160;War on the Rocks&#160;members. Each Monday, we bring you a curated selection of articles from Ukrainian media offering insight into how Ukrainians themselves debate the issues shaping their country.American coverage often narrows the view to the battlefield &#8212; these pieces widen it, revealing the texture of daily life, politics, and public argument in a nation at war. The perspectives gathered here are varied, candid, and often surprising, together forming a more complete picture of Ukraine as it really is.Frontline and Strategy&#1054;&#1073;&#1086;&#1079;&#1088;&#1077;&#1074;&#1072;&#1090;&#1077;&#1083;&#1100; &#8212;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/can-bankova-muster-political-will-to-make-institutional-reforms-during-war/">Can Bankova Muster Political Will to Make Institutional Reforms During War?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>How Japan Could Co-Produce the Navy’s Future Fleet</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Kucik]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>America&#8217;s defense industrial base cannot build the Navy out of the threat it faces. Decades of industry consolidation, persistent resource shortages, and inconsistent demand signals have delayed the production of critical vessels and munitions. With production bottlenecks stacking up, the Navy may have no choice but to let its allies do some of the building.Both the National Defense Strategy and Navy Warfighting Instructions highlight how mobilizing allies can field more forces to the mutual benefit of the United States and its strategic partners. Likewise, the latest U.S. Navy Shipbuilding Plan stresses the importance of allied investment and production.The Trump administration</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/how-japan-could-co-produce-the-navys-future-fleet/">How Japan Could Co-Produce the Navy’s Future Fleet</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>South Korea Could Build Nuclear Submarines, But It Shouldn’t</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Wilson Grossman-Trawick]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In late May 2026, South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back unveiled a roadmap to achieving one of Seoul&#8217;s top military acquisition goals: nuclear-powered submarines. This roadmap is heading in the wrong direction.During last month&#8217;s inaugural meeting of the Future Defense Strategy Committee, South Korea published its Basic Plan for the Development of Nuclear-Powered Submarines. Chaired by President Lee Jae Myung, the committee was formed to help South Korea build robust, self-reliant defense capabilities. During the event, Lee&#8217;s opening remarks underscored the symbolic significance of the nuclear submarine capability and stressed the program&#8217;s role in &#8220;strengthening the Republic of Korea&#8217;s defense</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/south-korea-could-build-nuclear-submarines-but-it-shouldnt/">South Korea Could Build Nuclear Submarines, But It Shouldn’t</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammed Alotaibi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Missiles, drones, and maritime disruptions do not stop at national borders. Gulf defense architecture still too often waits for national permission to act. The Gulf Cooperation Council has spent decades building defense institutions, diplomatic forums, and a language of indivisible Gulf security. Recent crises in the Red Sea, the Strait of Hormuz, and the airspace above the Gulf have exposed a harder test: whether those institutions can move at crisis speed when a missile salvo, drone attack, or maritime disruption gives the region minutes or hours, not days, to respond.The Gulf has no shortage of capability. The region has advanced</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/the-gulf-arab-states-need-a-shield-built-for-limited-trust/">The Gulf Arab States Need a Shield Built for Limited Trust</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to The Adversarial.&#160;Every other week, we&#8217;ll provide you with expert analysis on America&#8217;s greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and jihadists. Read more below.***Iran Hostilities have increased notably in the last few days, effectively ending the U.S.-Iranian truce that had somewhat held since April. At the start of June, fighting further intensified between Israel and Hizballah in Lebanon, complicating U.S.-Iranian negotiations, as Iran has insisted on linking U.S.-Iranian talks with an end to Israeli actions against Hizballah. The fighting in Lebanon led to Israel and Iran trading direct strikes on June 7. Then, on June 8, Iran reportedly</p>
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		<title>The Evolution of Ukraine&#8217;s Asymmetrical Combat Tactics</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Scott Sweetow]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In 2022, Scott Sweetow wrote, &#8220;Of Roadside Bombs and Drones: Putin&#8217;s Looming Insurgency Problem,&#8221; where he argued Ukraine&#8217;s fight against Russia would rely on a combination of conventional and asymmetrical insurgent tactics. Four years of combat later, we asked Scott to revisit his arguments.Image:&#160;National Information Warfare Center PacificIn your 2022 article, you argued that Ukraine&#8217;s tech-driven resistance could rapidly evolve into an insurgency-style force. Four years in, how have those assessments held up? Could one argue that Ukraine today operates more like an insurgency in some respects than a conventional state military?&#160;Classic insurgencies pit asymmetric or guerrilla forces against organized,</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[C. Travis Reese]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A few months ago, I attended a panel discussion for a wargame simulating rapid industrial mobilization for armed conflict. Conducted by a leading university, with teams composed of former senior defense officials, the game probed how government and industry collaboration would play out given minimal coordination before the onset of a crisis. On the panel, the defense leaders confessed how infrequently they engaged with industry in real life to plan for a national emergency. This declared lack of public-private planning for large-scale conflict matches what I&#8217;ve experienced as a defense planner and wargame developer: Outside of rhetorical claims at annual</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/wargaming-for-improved-acquisition-what-does-it-take/">Wargaming for Improved Acquisition: What Does It Take?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Chain of Peace: Do Supply Chain Chokepoints Deter War?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phuong Pham]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The next war over Taiwan may be deterred not by aircraft carriers or nuclear arsenals, but by a Dutch lithography machine. ASML, headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, is the sole manufacturer of the extreme ultraviolet lithography systems required to produce the world&#8217;s most advanced semiconductors. Without its machines, the most sophisticated foundries on earth &#8212; including those of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) &#8212; cannot operate. This fact should be at the center of how the United States thinks about deterrence in the Indo-Pacific. Currently, it is not.The conventional wisdom holds that Taiwan&#8217;s semiconductor industry acts as a &#8220;silicon</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/the-chain-of-peace-do-supply-chain-chokepoints-deter-war/">The Chain of Peace: Do Supply Chain Chokepoints Deter War?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Maritime Action Plan Needs a Yardstick: Enter the Mahan Ratio</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ander Heiles]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Washington is littered with the corpses of grand plans to restore the Merchant Marine. The Trump administration&#8217;s Maritime Action Plan is the latest attempt, and to its credit, the most comprehensive since World War II.The plan is the government&#8217;s blueprint to resurrect America&#8217;s commercial shipping and domestic shipbuilding industry. The goal is straightforward: build enough merchant ships and train enough civilian mariners to sustain the military through war, while cutting reliance on foreign supply chains in peace. With a $1.5 billion Maritime Security Trust Fund, Maritime Prosperity Zones, and fees on foreign-built vessels, it treats over a half-century of decline</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/the-maritime-action-plan-needs-a-yardstick-enter-the-mahan-ratio/">The Maritime Action Plan Needs a Yardstick: Enter the Mahan Ratio</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>Dusting a Dirt Road: How The United States Can Break the Cycle of Failing Military Infrastructure</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason McMahon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Winter Storm Uri ripped through Texas in January 2021. The frigid temperatures froze pipes, which then burst and caused flooding in aging barracks at Fort Hood, many of which were overdue for renovations and had vulnerable mechanical and utility systems. The burst pipes, damaged sprinkler systems, and frozen heating, ventilation, and air conditioning coils affected over 30 barracks, forcing soldiers to relocate and causing nearly $50 million in damage.According to the Department of Defense&#8217;s reporting, the United States owns and operates more than 700,000 facilities across nearly 5,000 sites at home and abroad. Much of this infrastructure is aging. Nearly</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/dusting-a-dirt-road-how-the-united-states-can-break-the-cycle-of-failing-military-infrastructure/">Dusting a Dirt Road: How The United States Can Break the Cycle of Failing Military Infrastructure</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>Cascading Failure: The Spanish Navy’s Reserve Squadron and the Tragedy of Unpreparedness</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ned Breen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#160;It is in long periods of peace that victories and defeats are prepared. Peace is the period for men of government, just as war is for men of action. Without the calm preparation carried out by the former, the courage and energy of the latter are of no use. &#8212; Captain First Class Ram&#243;n Au&#241;&#243;n y Villal&#243;n, 1885.The Spanish-American War is widely remembered as a moment of triumph for the United States and a disaster for Spain. The war began in 1898 after Spain&#8217;s brutal effort to suppress Cuba&#8217;s independence revolt, American outrage over conditions on the island and the</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/cascading-failure-the-spanish-navys-reserve-squadron-and-the-tragedy-of-unpreparedness/">Cascading Failure: The Spanish Navy’s Reserve Squadron and the Tragedy of Unpreparedness</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<title>How Can Lebanon’s Partners Help Strengthen the Lebanese Armed Forces?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Faysal Itani]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Lebanese state&#8217;s lack of effective sovereignty is a crucial problem in efforts to negotiate with Israel and disarm Hizballah. In response to intensified fighting between Israel and Hizballah, the United States began hosting talks between Israel and the Lebanese government in April. However, fighting has continued, and Hizballah recently rejected a proposed ceasefire deal.In 2025, in a historic move, the Lebanese government made plans for the Lebanese Armed Forces to disarm Hizballah. However, the military made slow progress, partly due to fears that more aggressive moves might splinter the Lebanese forces. Meanwhile, Israeli attacks have killed dozens of members</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://warontherocks.com/how-can-lebanons-partners-help-strengthen-the-lebanese-armed-forces/">How Can Lebanon’s Partners Help Strengthen the Lebanese Armed Forces?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://warontherocks.com">War on the Rocks</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lina Khatib]]></dc:creator>
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