I do not know the origins of the Trump administration’s 28-point peace plan to resolve the Russo-Ukrainian War, but I can ...

On the afternoon of May 11, 2024, two men arrived at a modest hotel in Paris. One of them, identifying himself as Mircho ...

Can America deter China if its warships are stuck in port? Probably not. And the problem is made worse by chronic ...

In 2024, Tom Johansmeyer wrote “Why Natural Catastrophes Will Always Be Worse than Cyber Catastrophes,” where he laid to rest ...

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I served 20 years in the Army and today is the first Veterans Day since joining the War on the Rocks team last year. We ...

As the United States continues to increase its military presence in the Caribbean and to strike boats that the government ...

Europe’s populations are readier to fight than they are often credited. The problem isn’t their lack of will, but elite pessimism about it. Publics take their cues from such policies. As Australian ...

Through the green haze of a drone’s camera, a fiberglass skiff skims across black water before erupting in fire. The Trump administration portrays the recent spate of airstrikes against what it calls ...

Popular culture often distorts autonomy into science fiction caricatures. This framing obscures the real challenges and opportunities facing the U.S. military: autonomy as a layered, incremental ...

Bletchley Park was more than a place — it was a method. During World War II, the United Kingdom combined science, engineering, operations, and alliance management into a unified codebreaking system ...