Walk across any U.S. Air Force base, and you’ll likely notice senior officers wearing patches from elite military institutions like the Weapons School or the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies.

For the new Labour government, increased “national resilience” has become a key objective. The independent ability of a nation to choose when and how to use force should be part of its defense ...

Rick Landgraf talks with Andrew Forney, author of “Davy Crockett and the Boy Scouts: The Korean War and Mismanaging Protracted Conflict,” featured in Volume 8, Issue 1 of the Texas National Security ...

Maj. Walter Haynes wrote "Will the Military Become Just Another Politicized Institution?" where he argued the importance of ...

The term “dual-use” is something of a lightning rod in the startup world, sparking debates about its meaning and usefulness. In these virtual pages, Jake Chapman wrote that “reliance on dual-use ...

As we close out 2024, War on the Rocks reflects on the stories and analyses that resonated most with our readers during a year marked by evolving geopolitical tensions, transformative military ...

This article was originally published in 2019. The story of the Christmas Truce of 1914 is often considered “played out,” ...

This article was originally published in 2023. It is a story so well known it has become a meme. “Americans: Willing to cross ...

“Snow has fallen on the mountains you dreamed of.” This Turkish saying describes a situation where something that was long hoped for or dreamed of has finally become reality, but it comes with ...

Nothing looms larger than China’s determined advancements in nuclear weapons — arguably the ultimate military capability. By the report’s suspense date of “early 2024,” China already had more than 600 ...

Every year we kick off the holiday season with a roundup of books recommended by the War on the Rocks team. Enrich your friends’ libraries, get a family book club going, or treat yourself to something ...

Of all the flashpoints facing the Trump administration on Jan. 20, 2025, China’s campaign of intimidation and maritime occupation in the South China Sea may prove the most concerning for U.S.