Modern War Institute

Writing is often treated as a peripheral activity in the military, but it is a defining characteristic of any profession—including the profession of arms....

During the United States’ post-9/11 counterinsurgency operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, many US service members survived wounds that would have been fatal in any...

Both military practitioners and scholars believe that artificial intelligence will influence the character of war in the future. But it’s difficult to know how...

Thirty years ago this week—on October 3, 1993—US special operations forces launched a mission in Mogadishu. It was part of Operation Gothic Serpent, which...

When news emerged from Lebanon recently that several thousand pagers belonging to members of Hezbollah had exploded, observers quickly began piecing together an assessment...

Would Patton be an effective battlefield commander today? Do the characteristics of successful commanders generally remain constant over time? Or do they evolve alongside—and...