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With Friends Like These: World War II Advisory Efforts and the Origins of Sino-U.S. Competition
U.S. Intelligence and the Chinese Communists in World War II (Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2024); Zach ...
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Behind Iran’s Surging Military Budget
On Nov. 8, 2024, Iran announced its proposed military budget for the year 1404 (March 2025–March 2026). In response to both ...
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Rewind and Reconnoiter: When Aid Turns Into Extremism
In 2018, Jessica Trisko Darden wrote "Compounding Violent Extremism? When Efforts to Prevent Violence Backfire" where she ...
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How Naval Interdiction Could Help Curb Haiti’s Gangs
Money is the sinew of all wars. In Haiti, feuding gangs are financed by illicit traffic of all sorts, including narcotics and ...
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Balancing Risk: Ensuring the Safety of U.S. Peacekeepers in U.N. Missions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s calls for the withdrawal of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon peacekeeping ...
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Ukraine, Europe, and the Art of the Deal
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to end the war in Ukraine even before being sworn in. He has explicitly refrained ...
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Next-Generation Decoys for the Marine Corps
Sometimes, even mannequins fight battles. In the early weeks of the war in Ukraine, a captivating video surfaced on social ...
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Mastering Human-Machine Warfighting Teams
Many of America’s top military commanders predict that mastering teaming between humans and increasingly capable AI ...
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Can the Next President Change U.S. Foreign Policy?
There is a growing disconnect between the foreign policy objectives of the United States and the resources it devotes to ...
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As Ukraine Stumbles and Russia Advances, What Does it Mean?
Mike Kofman came by WOTR HQ to discuss the state of the front and findings from his most recent research trip to Ukraine.
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Rewind and Reconnoiter: Washington’s Role in Fighting Terrorism in Africa
In 2021, Michael Shurkin and Aneliese Bernard wrote "Ten Things the United States Should Do to Combat Terrorism in the Sahel, ...
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The Voyage of the Meishan and Xiushan: China’s Template for a Blue-Water Coast Guard
The China Coast Guard cutters Meishan and Xiushan slipped into port on Oct. 17, ending a dramatic 35-day deployment that brought them from the East China ...