This episode features a conversation with Ken Pollack, a military analyst and the author of Armies of Sand, a book that grapples with the question of why there are so many cases of Arab militaries under-performing on the battlefield—from the armies of Saddam Hussein to Muammar Gaddafi and beyond.
When the idea of great power competition began to gain traction with the publication of the 2017 National Security Strategy and the 2018 National...
When Russia invaded Ukraine last year, its ground forces were largely built around the battalion tactical group. Fifteen months on, and that organizational structure...
What are the hallmarks of an adaptable military force? What types of leaders best create cultures of adaptability in their formations? How do such...