Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS)

A Marine holds security during a live fire range at Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan March 28.

War on the Rocks | April 15, 2020

Building a Marine Corps for Every Contingency, Clime, and Place

T.X. Hammes

Marine Commandant Gen. David Berger’s recently published Force Design 2030 has riled up both the

U.S. Marines with 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion conduct a ship-to-shore event at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 19, 2020. The annual training requirement was used to maintain and improve the unit’s readiness and proficiency while conducting amphibious operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Patrick King)

FPRI | May 11, 2020

Still First to Fight? Shaping the 21st Century Marine Corps

Frank G. Hoffman

The headline in the New York Times on June 1, 1918, read “Marines – First to Fight.” The day before,

A scientist presents an antibody test for coronavirus in a laboratory of the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology

Strategic Insights | April 10, 2020

Ready or Not: Regaining Military Readiness during COVID19

Diane DiEuliis and Laura Junor

The COVID19 pandemic has critically shaken the health, civil society, and economic security of the United States. It also has tested the readiness management processes of the U.S. Defense Department. While we wait for treatments, the Department of Defense needs to maintain readiness of the force in the interim. Force readiness and management will be improved by rapidly deploying a point of care serological test to all in the U.S. military.

A group of National Guardsmen wearing protective gear stand together.

RUSI | April 20, 2020

An American Perspective on Post-Pandemic Geopolitics

Frank G. Hoffman

Viewed from the other side of the Atlantic, the coronavirus crisis will have significant

Research & Analysis

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

Joel Wuthnow

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

Håkon Lunde Saxi, Bengt Sundelius, and Brett Swaney

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

Jonathan Dunn

Five Conundrums: The United States and the Conflict in Syria

Michael A. Ratney

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

Susan F. Bryant and Andrew Harrison

China's Other Army: The People's Armed Police in an Era of Reform

Joel Wuthnow

PRISM Vol. 8, No. 3 (January 2020)

Army women’s team and Marines men’s team each came in first during joint quarterly running competition known as Commander’s Cup, held at Presidio’s Soldier Field, on July 21, 2017, with the Marine Corps Detachment Presidio of Monterey claiming Commander’s Cup for best combined time, Presidio of
Monterey, California (U.S. Army/Steven Shepard)

Joint Force Quarterly 97 (2nd Quarter, April 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