Strength vs. Confrontation: Do American Forces in the First Island Chain Deter or Invite War? mwi.westpoint.edu/strength-v…

"It appeared that the advent of gunpowder forever changed the character of warfare. Fortresses that had defined military power for centuries became, almost overnight, expensive places to die." mwi.westpoint.edu/a-modern-t…

Goldwater-Nichols deeply changed the way the US military operates. Listen to this insider's perspective on how it came to be law—and how we see its impacts in current operations. mwi.westpoint.edu/mwi-podcas…

Army leaders are required to learn the military decision-making process inside and out. Why not its little sibling, too? The case for the rapid decision-making and synchronization process. mwi.westpoint.edu/fixing-the…

Don't miss the new episode of Five Questions for a General, featuring Brigadier-General Pascal Godbout, the commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada! mwi.westpoint.edu/five-quest…

"The result can be absurd: A machine worth millions may spend weeks waiting for one certified part or one mechanic authorized to touch it." mwi.westpoint.edu/every-road…

As the US Army builds its education infrastructure for first-person-view drone operators, it should look to Ukraine's Killhouse training facility—replicating what will serve the Army's needs, discarding what won't, and understanding the difference. mwi.westpoint.edu/dispatch-f…

"Even General Vessey as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Grenada was successful but there were a lot of problems—a lot of communication problems, a lot of stovepipe problems." mwi.westpoint.edu/mwi-podcas…

When the strength of gunpowder was harnessed for cannons that could turn forts into rubble, fundamental concepts of defense had to be rethought. The solution that emerged should inspire the way we conceptualize rear-area defense today. mwi.westpoint.edu/a-modern-t…

The US military plans to introduce a mechanism to evaluate warfighting as part of its general officer selection process. But what if warfighting prowess isn't all that makes a successful general? mwi.westpoint.edu/how-do-you…

Every Road Leads East: German Factories, Polish Railways, and the Need for a European Logistics Systems Test mwi.westpoint.edu/every-road…

"Don't reach out only when you need someone, but really put the effort to nurture that network of friends to look after each other." mwi.westpoint.edu/five-quest…

When Congress set out to reform the Department of Defense in the 1980s, the Pentagon was strongly opposed to the changes. So how did Goldwater-Nichols happen? mwi.westpoint.edu/mwi-podcas…

"Advanced training should produce a crew that can employ the system when the video degrades, the terrain closes in, the aircraft carries mission-representative weight, and components begin to fail." mwi.westpoint.edu/dispatch-f…

A Modern Trace Italienne: Rethinking Rear-Area Defense Against Drones mwi.westpoint.edu/a-modern-t…

"Instead of... another 500-million-dollar military platform the next zloty may be better spent on recruiting and training repair units, developing antidrone and missile-defense capabilities, and strengthening the security of transport routes." mwi.westpoint.edu/every-road…

MWI Podcast: Forty Years of Goldwater-Nichols mwi.westpoint.edu/mwi-podcas…

"A more objective selection process is not necessarily a better one, as it runs the risk of measuring the wrong thing more precisely, or failing to measure enough of the right thing(s)." mwi.westpoint.edu/how-do-you…

"It became clear that the cannon had profoundly manipulated the existing rules of warfare, such that the architecture of defense demanded not only innovation but also imagination." mwi.westpoint.edu/a-modern-t…

Ukrainian forces have recaptured as much as two hundred square kilometers from occupying Russian forces during Operation Vivaldi. Retired Australian Army Major General Mick Ryan joins the MWI Podcast to explore how they achieved it. mwi.westpoint.edu/mwi-podcas…