May 24, 2020 1 min Why We Need a Modern Theory of Special Warfare This article was written for a British Audience in the Wavell Room by ASA member Arnel P. David et al.
Apr 18, 2020 1 min Unconventional Deterrence in Europe: The Role of Army Special Operations in Competition Today Russia’s “new generation warfare” presents critical challenges to traditional deterrence by staying below the threshold of armed conflict...
Mar 15, 2020 1 min Proxy Warfare on the Roof of the World: Great Power Competition Lessons from Tibet “A sponsor may disrupt or coerce an adversary with only a small investment in a proxy force without crossing the threshold to traditional...
Mar 12, 2020 1 min Humanitarian Assistance and Future War AUSA published LTC Jim Cahill's essay "Humintarian Assistance and Future War" on 9 March 2020. Abstract: The 2018 National Defense Strate...
Mar 3, 2020 1 min FIFTY YEARS AFTER THE PRESIDENT’S COMMISSION ON AN ALL-VOLUNTEER ARMED FORCE The all-volunteer force has been one of America’s great success stories over the past five decades. In 1973, the United States eliminated...
Feb 27, 2020 1 min Brutality in an Age of Human Rights During the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the United States military expected a quick, “surgical” victory. Instead, it soon encountered what Gene...
Jan 20, 2020 1 min Winning Essay by Lt Col Stephan Pinker on Artificial Intelligence & Land Combat Systems Recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI), or machine learning, have the potential to revolutionize how humans interact with te...
Jan 19, 2020 1 min Wargaming Contested Narratives In a first of its kind, American military strategists hosted a Contested Narratives Wargame with Baltic allies and Nordic partners at the...
Jan 2, 2020 1 min An Appeal for a Nuclear Perspective in Army Education This sobering 21st century return to a 20th century relationship between the United States and Russia requires military planners to consi...
Oct 12, 2019 1 min How to Win an Asymmetric War in the Era of Special Forces U.S. Army special operations forces should be the force of choice to lead these efforts against adversaries that deliberately avoid America’
