From WAR ROOM—Online Journal of the U.S. Army War College Can the military keep pace with or outrun the rate of technological change? It’s a daunting challenge. The more the Army invests in legacy systems to face traditional competitors, the more a growing number of non-traditional ones will counter it with emerging, asymmetric capabilities. The Army […]
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China’s Efforts to Influence U.S. Culture and Information
While China’s global diplomatic, military, and economic power projections are well documented, a new Hoover Institution report wades into the country’s “cultural and informational influence,” examining its myriad efforts to further project global power and influence. “Except for Russia, no other country’s efforts to influence American politics and society is as extensive and well-funded as […]
Detailed Exploration of Stalin’s Blood-Soaked History
From Claremont Review of Books Writing a biography of Joseph Stalin is a monumental task, which he made as difficult as possible. He left no diary; nor did he spill his soul as Adolf Hitler did in Mein Kampf. He had many of his family, friends, and acquaintances arrested or killed, leaving us with few accounts […]
The Congressional Role in Trump’s INF Treaty Withdrawal
From WAR ROOM – Online Journal of the U.S. Army War College President Trump’s October announcement that the U.S. will “pull out” of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty set off a flurry of opinion pieces and assessments by numerous experts. Predictably, two camps emerged. One group applauded the decision, calling the treaty a Cold War relic that should be scrapped as it handcuffed the U.S. security in […]
El Chapo Trial Sheds Light on Mexico Drug Threat
From In Homeland Security Nearly three years after his most recent arrest in Mexico, the trial of the Sinaloa cartel’s notorious former boss is set to begin in a Brooklyn federal courthouse. Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán served as the head of one of Mexico’s largest drug cartels for decades—a reign during which he was arrested, […]