Strategika

Walter Russell Mead analyzes the strategic calculations underlying the nuclear deal for both President Obama and the Iranian regime.

Andrew Roberts considers the implications of military policies that increasingly value political correctness over the ability to fight and win wars.

Thomas Donnelly looks at how the U.S. military has made progress on race, gender, and sexual orientation without succumbing to the temptations of political correctness.

Bing West explains how the American military’s history of self-criticism has been a key ingredient in its continued success — and how political and economic factors threaten to upend that dynamic.

Thomas Donnelly explains why the United States thought it could use technology as a substitute for military manpower — and how the effort came up short.

Military historian Peter Mansoor explains the historical trajectory of NATO, how it adjusted after the demise of the Soviet Union, and why it will survive the current threats from Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

Josef Joffe examines the decline in America’s willingness to preserve global order, the erosion of warrior culture in Europe, and what they mean for the future of international security.

Kori Schake looks at what the flowering of US energy resources means for the United States, the Middle East, Russia, and Venezuela.

Williamson Murray reflects on what the surge in US energy production will mean for US relations with Russia and the Middle East.

Walter Russell Mead looks at the economic and strategic ramifications of the growth in American energy production.

Paul Gregory looks at the economic, diplomatic, and military options that the West can pursue to arrest Vladimir Putin’s aggression.

Angelo Codevilla chronicles the history of America’s uncertain posture toward Russia and Ukraine, analyzes the scope of Vladimir Putin’s ambition, and proposes a Western policy response to deter further aggression from Moscow.

Victor Davis Hanson looks at the motivations behind Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine, chronicles the shortcomings of the US response, and considers whether NATO is up to the challenge of an expansionist Moscow.

Joshua Muravchik explains why radical Islam can’t be combated without a clearer understanding of its underlying principles.

Retired colonel Joseph Felter argues that Western efforts to combat the scourge of radical Islam have focused too much on symptoms and not enough on root causes.

The US Naval Academy’s Miles Maochun Yu looks at how a history of conflict between China and Japan has shaped the modern fight for dominance in East Asia.

The Joint Special Operations University’s Mark Moyar describes a hostile but stable relationship between Japan and China—and examines what the United States can do to keep the peace.

Angelo Codevilla explains the strategic ambitions of China and what it means for the futures of Japan and the United States.

Kori Schake examines why previous efforts to stem fighting between Israelis and Palestinians have failed, how the trend could be reversed, and what challenges continue to face would-be peacemakers.

Thomas Henriksen looks to Israeli history for lessons about how insurgent efforts in Gaza can be snuffed out and how the region can move closer to peace.

Historian Andrew Roberts analyzes the Israel-Palestinian conflict in the context of other prolonged struggles throughout world history and explains why an unhappy equilibrium is likely to continue for the foreseeable future.

Edward Luttwak of the Hoover Institution’s Military History Working Group describes the historical context behind ISIS’s desire to establish a caliphate and explains its implications for Western policy makers.

The terror group ISIS wants to establish a caliphate. But can they govern conquered territory without turning local populations against them? Hoover’s Mark Moyar provides his analysis.

Now that ISIS controls parts of Syria and Iraq, what can be done to prevent the expansion of its power in the Middle East? How much of a threat does it present to the West? How should the United States respond? Hoover’s Peter Mansoor provides his analysis.

Kiron Skinner examines how the Obama administration’s cuts to military spending will affect America’s role in the Middle East, Asia, and Europe.

Angelo Codevilla looks to ancient Greece and Rome to understand what influence cuts to the US military will have on the future of American strategy.

Josiah Bunting III explains why we haven’t seen nuclear weapons used since Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nearly seventy years ago and why we shouldn’t expect another seven decades of nuclear forbearance.

Josef Joffe presents three categories of nuclear states, all with different sets of motivations and examines why major nations such as Japan, South Korea, and Germany have avoided the nuclear temptation.

Williamson Murray examines the prospects for nuclear proliferation in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East and considers the implications for global security.

Andrew Roberts looks at how predictions of the effect of technology on warfare have constantly come up short—and what the implications are for modern Western powers.

Peter Mansoor argues that innovations such as drones, cyberwarfare, and satellites aren’t the game-changers they’re often made out to be — and contends that there could be dire consequences if their proponents fail to realize their limitations.

Fred Kagan analyzes whether advances in military technology will upend the way we fight wars or simply conform to preexisting dynamics of armed conflict.

Ralph Peters analyzes Vladimir Putin’s recent aggression towards Ukraine and explains how the Russian president’s actions fly in the face of many of the most cherished beliefs of western policy leaders.

Thomas Donnelly explains why resisting Russian expansion into Ukraine is an American security interest, examines whether Vladimir Putin’s ambitions will continue to grow, and makes recommendations for an American response.

Kori Schake explains how the history of Ukraine informs the current impasse with Russia, how the present conflict is likely to play out, and what the implications are for the future.

Bing West looks at the failures of American strategy during the war in Afghanistan — from nation-building and counterinsurgency to efforts to defeat the Taliban — and provides recommendations for what can be done to avert total disaster in the country