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This is a list of all the News Categories in use. The News Main Page displays a subset of these based on the prevailing winds of newsiness, but you can always reach them all here and through some of the sidebar lists. Click on a category below for a listing of all its individual News Items.

Top Marine Says Light Armored Reconnaissance is Outmoded on Future Battlefield | Posted : Wed, 04/01/2020 - 3:17pm
A War By Other Means? | Posted : Mon, 11/18/2019 - 9:01am
AI and Quantum Supremacy Will Not Defeat Revolutionary Warfare | Posted : Wed, 11/13/2019 - 11:14am
Emerging Technologies and the Future of Warfare | Posted : Sat, 11/09/2019 - 11:50pm
The USMC Authorized Marines to Play a Special Version of Doom in the Late 90s to Help Train for Combat | Posted : Wed, 11/06/2019 - 8:37pm
The Rise of the Present Unconventional Character of Warfare | Posted : Wed, 11/06/2019 - 7:21pm
Funding Wars Through the Ages | Posted : Sun, 11/03/2019 - 2:05pm
A Retrospective on the So-Called Revolution in Military Affairs, 2000-2020 | Posted : Sun, 02/17/2019 - 1:24pm
The Strategy Delusion | Posted : Thu, 08/09/2018 - 6:28pm
What is War? | Posted : Mon, 06/11/2018 - 9:59am
Lessons on Leadership from a Dusty Helicopter Landing Zone in Afghanistan | Posted : Mon, 06/04/2018 - 8:40am
Mattis on Strategy | Posted : Sat, 05/19/2018 - 4:24pm
‘The Furthest, the Weakest’ – How Logistics and Distance Influence National Power | Posted : Fri, 05/18/2018 - 4:32am
Baptism by Fire: A Survey of First Combat Experiences | Posted : Tue, 05/15/2018 - 8:49am
Generals Worry US May Lose In Start Of Next War: Is Multi-Domain The Answer? | Posted : Tue, 05/15/2018 - 5:20am
The Utility of War Gaming | Posted : Mon, 05/07/2018 - 11:32pm
Symposium Report: The Ethics of Future Warfare | Posted : Fri, 05/04/2018 - 6:09pm
What Will Make Great Generalship in 2030? | Posted : Sun, 04/29/2018 - 12:33am
Vulpine Virtues and Strategic Success | Posted : Mon, 04/23/2018 - 4:43pm
Human Judgment and Lethal Decision-Making in War | Posted : Fri, 04/13/2018 - 5:01pm
Forecasting the Future of Warfare | Posted : Mon, 04/09/2018 - 7:49pm
The Land, Space, and Cyberspace Nexus: Evolution of the Oldest Military Operations in the Newest Military Domains | Posted : Sat, 04/07/2018 - 11:02pm
Is Russia on the Doorstep of the Seventh Military Revolution? | Posted : Fri, 04/06/2018 - 3:43pm
Modern Political Warfare: Current Practices and Possible Responses | Posted : Fri, 04/06/2018 - 9:53am
Defence Against the ‘Drone’ Arts: Surviving the Swarm & An Eleventh Principle of War | Posted : Thu, 04/05/2018 - 2:14am
Analyzing the Russian Way of War: Evidence from the 2008 Conflict with Georgia | Posted : Sat, 03/24/2018 - 6:49pm
The Game of #Risk The Game of #Risk | Posted : Sat, 03/24/2018 - 4:57pm
What is a Warfighting Culture? | Posted : Thu, 03/22/2018 - 2:24am
The End Of The American Way of War; The Cold War Really Is Over | Posted : Wed, 03/21/2018 - 8:18pm
Multi-Domain Battle, 1781: The Lessons of Yorktown | Posted : Sun, 03/11/2018 - 1:52am
On Anticipating Surprise | Posted : Mon, 03/05/2018 - 5:32am
What the Gulf War Teaches About the Future of War | Posted : Sat, 03/03/2018 - 12:02pm
The Integrated Joint Force: A Lethal Solution for Ensuring Military Preeminence | Posted : Fri, 03/02/2018 - 10:02am
War by Other Means – Integrating Modern Technology | Posted : Wed, 02/28/2018 - 8:25am
Multi-Domain Battle: Fundamentals in an Evolutionary Environment | Posted : Tue, 02/27/2018 - 8:24am
In Defense of Strategic Thinking | Posted : Mon, 02/26/2018 - 10:41am
Charting the Course for Technology in War | Posted : Tue, 02/20/2018 - 7:03pm
Drones to Will Surpass IED Threat in Future Conflicts | Posted : Thu, 02/08/2018 - 9:42am
Yes, Unfortunately, Sometimes Militaries Must “Destroy the Town to Save It” | Posted : Tue, 02/06/2018 - 10:40pm
An Advise-and-Assist Commander Has Advice for the US Army’s New Partner-Trainers | Posted : Tue, 02/06/2018 - 3:55pm
Want to Understand the Future of War? Talk to Chuck Krulak | Posted : Sat, 02/03/2018 - 11:27pm
Illuminating Misconceptions in Maneuver-Warfare Doctrine | Posted : Fri, 02/02/2018 - 9:41am
Current Russian and Chinese Ways of Warfare: The End (?) of Military Violence in Peer-State Conflict | Posted : Thu, 01/18/2018 - 10:11pm
Searching for Strategy…and Finding it in the Most Likely Place | Posted : Tue, 01/16/2018 - 12:03am
The Dhofar War and the Myth of 'Localized' Conflicts | Posted : Fri, 01/12/2018 - 8:38am
Report: The Importance of Land Warfare: This Kind of War Redux | Posted : Thu, 01/11/2018 - 12:28am
The New National Security Strategy: Degrading the US Ability to Mobilize? | Posted : Tue, 01/09/2018 - 5:46pm
The Military Design Movement: Drifting Towards Embracing Uncertainty and Transformation in Complex Environments | Posted : Tue, 01/09/2018 - 4:48pm
The Digital Games That Militaries Play | Posted : Mon, 01/08/2018 - 8:01am
The Russian Way of Warfare: A Primer | Posted : Sat, 01/06/2018 - 3:20pm
Wars are Not Won by Military Genius or Decisive Battles | Posted : Sat, 01/06/2018 - 8:01am
Adaptive Leadership and the Warfighter | Posted : Thu, 01/04/2018 - 8:53am
Russia’s Hybrid War Against the West Began on the Battlefields of Ukraine | Posted : Sat, 11/18/2017 - 9:22pm
Technology And The Future Of War | Posted : Sat, 11/18/2017 - 12:41pm
The New Era of the Proliferated Proxy War | Posted : Fri, 11/17/2017 - 8:08am
Prepared for the Battle But Not for the War | Posted : Thu, 11/16/2017 - 8:31am
How Technology Is Revolutionizing War | Posted : Tue, 11/14/2017 - 5:34pm
Multi-Domain Battle: Meeting the Cultural Challenge | Posted : Tue, 11/14/2017 - 3:47pm
The Courage to End Generational Wars | Posted : Tue, 11/14/2017 - 8:59am
Experts Meet at UN Geneva to Discuss, Define 'Killer Robots' | Posted : Mon, 11/13/2017 - 7:11pm
The Trinity and the Law of War | Posted : Mon, 11/13/2017 - 2:50am
Avengers in Wrath: Moral Agency and Trauma Prevention for Remote Warriors | Posted : Sun, 11/12/2017 - 4:48pm
The Command Philosophy of Private Mulvaney | Posted : Tue, 11/07/2017 - 11:39am
The New Testament of Strategic Innovation: Three Paths to the Promised Land | Posted : Sun, 11/05/2017 - 11:51pm
Combat Adaption Through Time | Posted : Sun, 11/05/2017 - 8:57am
The Death of American Conventional Warfare: It’s the Political Willpower, Stupid | Posted : Sun, 11/05/2017 - 5:20am
Strategic Insights: Lost in Translation | Posted : Sun, 11/05/2017 - 12:24am
The Clash of the Trinities: A New Theoretical Analysis of the General Nature of War | Posted : Sat, 11/04/2017 - 6:16pm
Military Theory, Strategy, Context, and Execution | Posted : Wed, 11/01/2017 - 1:16pm
The Nature of Strategy: Pericles and the Peloponnesian War | Posted : Sun, 10/29/2017 - 11:26pm
Time in War | Posted : Sun, 10/29/2017 - 6:19pm
The Road to Multi-domain Battle: An Origin Story | Posted : Fri, 10/27/2017 - 3:53pm
How Americans Learned to Fight Modern War | Posted : Mon, 10/23/2017 - 12:16pm
Bringing the War to Their Neighborhood | Posted : Sat, 10/14/2017 - 8:16pm
Book Review - "Dereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam" | Posted : Wed, 10/04/2017 - 10:46am
Cosmic Decisions: A Ptolemaic View of Military Decisions | Posted : Wed, 10/04/2017 - 9:49am
Lt. Gen. Peter Pace, USMC (Ret.) On Vietnam | Posted : Sun, 10/01/2017 - 10:36am
What is The “First Tool of 21st Century Warfare” and What Can We Do About It? | Posted : Sat, 09/30/2017 - 9:23pm
Ancient Wars of the 21st Century: The Evolution of War | Posted : Sat, 09/30/2017 - 8:48pm
Social Media is 'First Tool' of 21st-Century Warfare, US Lawmaker Says | Posted : Sat, 09/30/2017 - 10:03am
Australian Tactical Design: Development and Use of Decisive Events | Posted : Sat, 08/12/2017 - 8:47pm
Mastering the Profession of Arms: Competencies Today and into the Future | Posted : Thu, 03/23/2017 - 8:57am