War on the Rocks

The first article of the @TXNatSecReview special issue in honor of Janne Nolan is now available. John R. Emery examines the RAND Corporation's "Cold War Games," which demonstrated how reason and emotion are intertwined.https://tnsr.org/2021/09/moral-choices-without-moral-language-1950s-political-military-wargaming-at-the-rand-corporation/ …

Some data on the teaching of war in history departments across the United Stateshttps://warontherocks.com/2021/09/there-is-more-war-in-the-classroom-than-you-think/ …

"Dealing with any credibility damage and making any credibility gains after the war in Afghanistan will require concrete steps that not only enhance U.S. military power, but also demonstrate those improvements."https://warontherocks.com/2021/09/credibility-controversies-the-implications-of-afghanistan-for-the-indo-pacific/ …

"Despite the constant turmoil of today's crises, the Biden administration should take the time to revisit and improve the U.S. approach to the very real threat of weapons of mass destruction."https://warontherocks.com/2021/09/a-weapons-of-mass-destruction-strategy-for-the-21st-century/ …

A discussion of the insights to be gleaned from Russia's Zapad-2021 exercisehttps://warontherocks.com/2021/09/zapad-2021-what-to-expect-from-russias-strategic-military-exercise/ …

If Japan acquires ground-launched land-attack missiles, what implications would that have for the U.S.-Japanese alliance?https://warontherocks.com/2021/09/japans-potential-acquisition-of-ground-launched-land-attack-missiles-implications-for-the-u-s-japanese-alliance/ …

Why U.S. forces should prepare to operate with degraded information systemshttps://warontherocks.com/2021/09/confronting-chaos-a-new-concept-for-information-advantage/ …

In the latest Horns of a Dilemma, John R. Emery discusses his article about the RAND Corporation's "Cold War Games."https://warontherocks.com/2021/09/mad-cows-and-practical-wisdom/ …

"Not since the Civil War, I emphasized, had Americans witnessed such destruction on their soil and the level of emotion in the country was as great if not greater than after Pearl Harbor."https://warontherocks.com/2021/09/9-11-in-islamabad-the-first-72-hours/ …

Philip Zelikow, who was the executive director of the 9/11 Commission, puts the attacks in historical contexthttps://warontherocks.com/2021/09/reflections-on-9-11-twenty-years-after/ …

In return for Washington waiving sanctions, New Delhi might speak out against provocative Russian actionshttps://warontherocks.com/2021/09/avoiding-a-collision-course-with-india/ …

A weak African Union, rising Chinese influence, and declining American power will make it easier for African leaders to pursue military solutionshttps://warontherocks.com/2021/09/what-tigray-portends-the-future-of-peace-and-security-in-africa/ …

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A reflection on the importance of emotion and ethics in international relations. The first article of the @TXNatSecReview special issue honoring the late Janne Nolan is out.https://tnsr.org/2021/09/moral-choices-without-moral-language-1950s-political-military-wargaming-at-the-rand-corporation/ …

American universities have not declared war on military historyhttps://warontherocks.com/2021/09/there-is-more-war-in-the-classroom-than-you-think/ …

Evan Montgomery analyzes the potential impacts on America's credibility due to the U.S. exit from Afghanistanhttps://warontherocks.com/2021/09/credibility-controversies-the-implications-of-afghanistan-for-the-indo-pacific/ …

An analysis of how weapons of mass destruction challenges are changing, and what the U.S. government should do to address themhttps://warontherocks.com/2021/09/a-weapons-of-mass-destruction-strategy-for-the-21st-century/ …

"Since Zapad reflects how Russia perceives the U.S. 'way of war' and how it plans to deal with it, the exercise offers useful insights on Russian planning, operational concepts, and tactical developments in the armed forces."https://warontherocks.com/2021/09/zapad-2021-what-to-expect-from-russias-strategic-military-exercise/ …

Analyzing how Japanese procurement of ground-based strike options might affect the U.S.-Japanese alliancehttps://warontherocks.com/2021/09/japans-potential-acquisition-of-ground-launched-land-attack-missiles-implications-for-the-u-s-japanese-alliance/ …