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U.S. Troop Withdrawals from Europe Won’t Benefit Its Rivals
The U.S. troop presence in Europe was never meant to be permanent. Overseeing preparations for an Allied landing on the ...
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The Meaning of Creeping Ukrainian Losses in the East
Michael Kofman popped into WOTR HQ to speak with Ryan about the war. They discussed territorial losses in the Donbas, the ...
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Russians Do Break: Historical and Cultural Context for a Prospective Ukrainian Victory
For major wars like the one being fought between Russia and Ukraine, the military, the people, and the state interact with ...
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Be Kennedy, Not Kissinger: What Cold War Competition in Guinea and Angola Can Teach Us About U.S. Influence in Western Africa
Since 2020, a number of African governments have distanced themselves from the United States and its allies while deepening ...
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The Wargames That Prophesized America’s Defeat in Vietnam
It is the early 1960s and America stands at a crossroads in Southeast Asia. President Lyndon B. Johnson is in the midst of a ...
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Mid-Afternoon Map: In Search of the Enigmatic Spaniard
Welcome to Mid-Afternoon Map, our exclusive members-only newsletter that provides a cartographic perspective on current ...
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Rewind and Reconnoiter: The Ordinary and Unique in Russia’s Electoral Information Warfare Game with Michael Poznansky
Michael Poznansky wrote "The Ordinary and Unique Russia's Electoral Information Warfare Game," where he argued that while ...
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Wisdom for a World in Turmoil
Robert D. Kaplan spoke at the University of Texas at Austin, where he discussed how our leaders can come to grips with a ...
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Is American Deterrence Failing?
Chris, Melanie, and Zack discuss Carter Malkasian's recent article on "America’s crisis of deterrence.” They debate whether ...
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In War and Society, Large Language Models Are What We Make of Them
Editor’s Note: Benjamin Jensen, one of the authors of this article, is the host of the new War on the Rocks members-only show, Not the AI You’re Looking For. If you are a member, you can access the ...