strategy

Why 2005’s ‘Battalion Wars’ is still my favorite video game ever

When it comes to video games, I peaked 15 years ago.

Air Force Gen. Brown: Accelerate Change or Lose

Preparing for future wars means getting ready for World War II-level losses, the Air Force’s top officer says

The superiority the U.S. Air Force has enjoyed in skies around the world for the past three decades is coming...

The Air Force’s new top general is calling for a radical change in how the service fights

"If we don't change — if we fail to adapt — we risk losing the certainty with which we have...

The Marine Corps is forming a first-of-its-kind regiment in Hawaii

A new “Marine Littoral Regiment” coming to Hawaii — the first of its kind in the Marine Corps — represents...

The new acting Navy secretary wants a fleet larger than the current 355-hull plan

The new acting secretary of the Navy said recently that he is open to designing a fleet that is larger...

China touts new hypersonic missiles and drones designed to kill US ships and bases

"The message is pretty blunt. It dramatically erodes the U.S. military edge is Asia, and over the long-term, America's military...

The Army will practice rapidly deploying soldiers across the Pacific next year in a message to China

Advanced land-based missiles that can kill ships hundreds of miles out to sea could change future wars in the Pacific

What the Guadalcanal campaign revealed about the nature of warfare — and why it matters for modern conflicts

Between Aug. 7, 1942, and Feb. 9, 1943, U.S. forces sought to capture – and then defend – the Pacific...

Why we should stop teaching Clausewitz

Carl von Clausewitz is one of the most profound military thinkers of all time. His famous book On War is...

‘The Many Faces of War’ Isn’t A Comfortable Book, But It’s A Damn Good One

'The Many Faces of War' is a well-researched, creative, historical, mythological and academic look at war, in the cold and...

How Mattis’s Resignation Perfectly Captures The Moral Dimension Of Leadership

The recent resignation of Defense Secretary James Mattis reminds us that serving the nation at the strategic level is not...

Edgar On Strategy (Part XIV): Judgment, Responsibility, Knowledge, And Blame

In November 1862, in the wake of the Union victory at Antietam, President Lincoln fired his general-in-chief General George B....

What Today’s Army Can Learn from the Interwar Navy About Mission Command

To create an environment where this was feasible—where officers could use individual judgment and yet cooperatively further the overall objective...

In Defense of Liddell Hart’s ‘Strategy’

B.H. Liddell Hart is considered by some to be the Clausewitz of the 20th century, and his most important book,...

How Mattis Made The Whole Military Obsessed With ‘Lethality’

The U.S. military has made lethality the lone benchmark to gauge everything from readiness, training, and global strategy under the...

Is Trust An Essential Element In Strategy?

The other day I began re-reading Piers Mackesy’s The War for America, 1775-1783. It was as brilliant as ever, a...

The Real Purpose Of MDMP: Creating Solid Orders When We’re Not Patton Or Rommel

The Military Decision Making Process (MDMP) has always been a fun dog to kick. MDMP can be a laborious process,...

Does ‘Mission Command’ Just Give Higher Leaders One More Hiding Place?

Everyone talks about how admirable mission command is. Seldom is heard a discouraging word about it. So I was surprised...

The Military Decision-Making Process Is An Inflexible Mess. Here’s How To Fix It

Skilled leaders have discovered ways throughout history to take advantage of ambiguity. And it can counter the overdoses of established...

We’ve All Deceived Ourselves About Why We’re Fighting In Afghanistan

It took me a long time to work out what was going on in Afghanistan. What I saw in front...

Hey, There Already *Is* A Rough Guide to Working With The US Military!

And it is pretty funny. The other day I suggested that it would be good to have a reading list...

A New Report Says The US Can’t Fight Two Big Wars At The Same Time Anymore

Editor’s Note: This article by Richard Sisk originally appeared on Military.com, the premier source of information for the military and veteran community. The U.S....

It’s High Time To Deep Six The Navy Cliché About ‘Where Are The Carriers?’ In A Crisis

The Navy used to boast that in a crisis, one of the first questions the president asks is, “Where are...

On The Relationship Between Purpose And Strategy In War

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James M. Dubik (ret.) writes that “our Army too often looks at war as independent from its purposes.” That’s...