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The Battle of Mogadishu—Thirty Years On
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...

History, Identity, and Russia's War in Ukraine
While Western leaders, media, and institutions have condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its conduct of the ongoing war—characterizing it as a brutal act...

Sweden, Finland, and NATO
The decisions by the governments of Sweden and Finland to apply to join NATO marked a major departure from both countries' longstanding policies of...

Securing NATO's Baltic Flank
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year, the world has seen firsthand evidence of the threat posed by the revanchist state. Among those who...

The Robotic Revolution is Here
This episode of the MWI Podcast features a conversation with August Cole, coauthor of a new book called Burn-In: A Novel of the Real...

Inside Azovstal
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, one of its first targets was the city of Mariupol. Despite being outnumbered by—and less well equipped...