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While War on the Rocks has a high standard for allowing pseudonyms, this is an unusual case: U.S. Army Special Operations ...

In April, President Donald Trump issued two Defense Production Act determinations covering grid infrastructure and ...

Quantum's hype obscures a reality with real geopolitical stakes: the technology works and is advancing every day. Cameron ...

Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum, only ...

Cyber security remains a persistent concern for public and private sector organizations alike. Given the potential impact of ...

Walk into the Pentagon, climb the escalator, and an Uncle Sam-style poster points at you: “I want YOU to use AI.” It worked.

Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum, only ...

Unthreatening and respectful.” That is how the president of the United States described North Korea on Aug. 16, 2026, in his ...

In 2025, Rob Geist Pinfold wrote, “The March Massacres Show That Syria Urgently Needs Solutions, Not Sanctions,” in which he ...

Judged by the initial strategic goals set by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2022, Russia’s military lost its war against Ukraine some time ago. Yet Russia’s armed forces have not stopped fighting ...

Every crisis in the Middle East returns the world’s attention to the same stretch of water. When tankers are seized, or missiles fly near the Persian Gulf, oil prices move, insurers reprice risk, ...