Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Jessica S. Davila, with Headquarters and Service Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 2 poses for a photo on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March, 18, 2020. 2nd MLG is honoring the many women who play an essential part to the success of the mission during March for Women’s History Month. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Jenkins)

The Atlantic Council | Oct. 20, 2020

Listen to Women

Lisa Aronsson

The NATO Alliance is winding down its Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan, the first mission to have gender perspectives incorporated into the entire planning cycle, and it is not entirely clear that lessons will be learned. The risk is that NATO comes to see WPS as “outdated” before it has achieved its objectives in Afghanistan, and before WPS has been widely understood and internalized by NATO officials.

A North American Aerospace Defense Command F-22 Raptor flies next to a Russian Tu-95 bomber during an intercept in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone June 16, 2020.

The National Interest | Oct. 1, 2020

How Will Russia Respond to the U.S.-China Cold War?

Jeff Mankoff

Dr. Jeffrey Mankoff examines the dynamics of the Russia-China entente and what this means for the competition between the United States and China.

Aviation boatswain’s mate (handling) 3rd class Tainesha Hines shows encouragement on flight deck during vertical replenishment onboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island, Pacific Ocean, April 20, 2020 (U.S. Navy/Harry
Andrew D. Gordon)

Joint Force Quarterly 98 | Sept. 10, 2020

Executive Summary

William T. Eliason

As I write this column from my table far away from my NDU Press office during the pandemic, I am wondering about the scope of it all, as I am sure many of you are. Was COVID-19 unexpected? Unprecedented? Did we all think it would not happen? One thing I am certain about—such times bring out the need for capability and teamwork in the harshest of conditions. While not a typical environment for the military, often when we see the need to team up in ways that might not be traditional to work out a “wicked problem” like this one, I wonder if this situation is exactly what jointness is for.

A car bomb set off by al-Qaeda in Iraq, an organization that is highly resilient to special forces high value targeting campaigns.

WOTR | Sept. 4, 2020

Book Review: Terror and Technology from Dynamite to Drones

TX Hammes

T.X. Hammes reviews Power to the People: How Open Technological Innovation is Arming Tomorrow's Terrorists by Audrey Kurth Cronin at War on the Rocks.

Research & Analysis

Beyond Borders: PLA Command and Control of Overseas Operations

Phillip C. Saunders

Just Another Paper Tiger? Chinese Perspectives on the U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy

Joel Wuthnow

The PLA Beyond Asia: China’s Growing Military Presence in the Red Sea Region

Joel Wuthnow

The European Union’s Permanent Structured Cooperation: Implications for Transatlantic Security

Jonathan Dunn

Baltics Left of Bang: The Role of NATO with Partners in Denial-Based Deterrence

Robert M. Klein, Stefan Lundqvist, Ed Sumangil, and Ulrica Pettersson

Baltics Left of Bang: Nordic Total Defense and Implications for the Baltic Sea Region

Håkon Lunde Saxi, Bengt Sundelius, and Brett Swaney

System Overload: Can China’s Military Be Distracted in a War over Taiwan?

Joel Wuthnow

Finding Ender: Exploring the Intersections of Creativity, Innovation, and Talent Management in the U.S. Armed Forces

Susan F. Bryant and Andrew Harrison

The Micromanagement Myth and Mission Command: Making the Case for Oversight of Military Operations

Christopher J. Lamb

PRISM Vol. 9, No. 1 (October 2020)

Joint Force Quarterly 98 (3rd Quarter, July 2020)

Chairman Xi Remakes the PLA: Assessing Chinese Military Reforms

Phillip C. Saunders, Arthur S. Ding, Andrew Scobell, Andrew N.D. Yang, and Joel Wuthnow