War on the Rocks

The Marine Corps' bid for change will hinge on it evolving to be a part of an equally capable and ready naval forcehttps://warontherocks.com/2022/04/the-marine-corps-and-the-naval-campaign-the-necessary-context-of-debate/ …

Without air control China would be incapable of executing almost any military plan against Taiwan.https://warontherocks.com/2022/04/ukraine-shows-why-taiwan-needs-more-air-defense/ …

From coercion to diplomacy to coercion again. What gives?https://tnsr.org/2022/04/how-competing-schools-of-grand-strategy-shape-americas-nonproliferation-policy-toward-iran/ …

Is Russia prepared to fight a high-tech insurgency of drones, vehicle-based explosives, roadside bombs, and projectiles?https://warontherocks.com/2022/04/of-roadside-bombs-and-drones-putins-looming-insurgency-problem/ …

Gregory Gleason on the many signs that leaders in the southern tier are looking for ways to skirt the sanctions while still keeping their distance from Moscow.https://warontherocks.com/2022/04/saving-central-asia-from-putins-embrace/ …

Michael Kofman of CNA and Mark Pomar and Alexandra Sukalo of the Clements Center zero in on 3 critical elements of the warhttps://warontherocks.com/2022/04/the-army-the-government-and-the-people-in-the-russo-ukrainian-war/ …

Reviewing the election, from how free and fair it was through to Orban's likely first moveshttps://warontherocks.com/episode/warcast/26759/a-fourth-term-for-orban-in-hungary/ …

Whether you love or hate Force Design 2030, it's got to be evaluated in its proper contexthttps://warontherocks.com/2022/04/the-marine-corps-and-the-naval-campaign-the-necessary-context-of-debate/ …

Transfer air defense systems to Taiwanhttps://warontherocks.com/2022/04/ukraine-shows-why-taiwan-needs-more-air-defense/ …

Which elements of U.S. policy toward the Iranian nuclear program can be explained by material factors, and which elements require turning to factors rooted in ideas and worldviews?https://tnsr.org/2022/04/how-competing-schools-of-grand-strategy-shape-americas-nonproliferation-policy-toward-iran/ …

This insurgency will mature in weeks, not years, and the Russian forces are not prepared.https://warontherocks.com/2022/04/of-roadside-bombs-and-drones-putins-looming-insurgency-problem/ …

Putin's February phone calls to Central Asian leaders did not land him the level of backing he was seeking.https://warontherocks.com/2022/04/saving-central-asia-from-putins-embrace/ …

Looking for this week's update from Russian military analyst Michael Kofman? He joined our friends in Texas on Apr. 7 for this podcast:https://warontherocks.com/2022/04/the-army-the-government-and-the-people-in-the-russo-ukrainian-war/ …

Analyzing the Russian pull-back toward the Donbashttps://warontherocks.com/episode/warcast/26722/russian-losses-in-ukraine-highlight-manpower-problem/ …

China wants to be an Arctic player, Russia was not keen on that, and therein lie some opportunities for the West as new forms of Arctic governance begin to take shapehttps://warontherocks.com/2022/04/could-the-arctic-be-a-wedge-between-russia-and-china/ …

There is a clear but narrow intersection of U.S. and South Korean interests on deterrence that suggests some low-hanging fruit for new initiativeshttps://warontherocks.com/2022/04/how-washington-and-seoul-can-get-on-the-same-page-to-deter-north-korea/ …

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Russian failures and Ukrainian successes to date might prompt China to issue threats and use force earlier against Taiwanhttps://warontherocks.com/2022/04/leaderless-cut-off-and-alone-the-risks-to-taiwan-in-the-wake-of-ukraine/ …

How can the United States convince its European allies to back its policy toward China?https://warontherocks.com/2022/04/the-lessons-of-reagans-pipeline-crisis-for-competing-with-china/ …