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The Adversarial: Maximum Pressure
Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China ...
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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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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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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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I Blame the Navy’s Strategic Woes on the Chiefs of Naval Operations
There is no shortage of problems confronting the U.S. Navy, as salvo after salvo of embarrassing stories attest. The range of ...
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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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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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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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How to Talk to a Veteran
This article first appeared in War on the Rocks to honor Veterans Day in 2017. Seven years later, its message of fostering ...