July 19, 2022 The Charge of the E-Bike Brigade: The Ukraine War and the Return of the Military Bicyclist In his classic wartime novel A Farewell to Arms (1929), Ernest Hemingway reveals the panic that overcomes the Royal Italian Army as the Fronte alpino collapses during the Battle of Caporetto (1917). The fictionalized account of American Ambulance Corps volunteer Frederic Henry dramatizes the
May 19, 2022 Response to The New York Times’ “Civilian Casualty Files" On December 19th, the New York Times published the first article in a multi-part investigative series called “The Civilian Casualty Files” that “examines the air war’s human toll.”1 The primary author, Azmat Khan, has conducted on-the-ground interviews over the past five years in Iraq, Syria, and
March 24, 2022 "Backing into the Future" Whether facing or backing, I am certain the future exists and it, at some point, will collide with our reality. We can either prepare for it or be surprised when it arrives. I prefer the former.
April 23, 2021 Wild Blue Yonder on the Air - Ep. 1 - Dr. David Lorenzo on why and how the United States decides to go to war Opinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the Air University, the United States Air Force, the Department of Defense, or any other US government agency.DR. MARGARET SANKEY: Welcome to the
April 9, 2021 The Integrated Resilience Program at Malmstrom AFB, Montana, 2019-2020 In response to General David Goldfein’s call to fight “an adversary that is killing more of our airmen than any enemy on the planet,”1 Headquarters Air Force implemented Operation THURSDAY to address rising suicide numbers. From 1 August to 15 September 2019, this resilience tactical pause (RTP)
Feb. 19, 2021 Ruthless Competition: What the Pursuit of a PlayStation 5 Teaches about Future Conflicts The author brings the personal experience of hectic online holiday shopping to understand the effect of strategies used in attacks against cybersecurity. Comparisons are drawn between hackers bypassing US government security and online bot mechanics used to outspeed online store reservations.
Aug. 17, 2020 Airpower in the Twenty-first Century: Swing- and Multi-role versus Single-role Specialist A hundred years after classics like the Vickers Virginia I, the Super Zeppelin L70, or the Etrich Taube, military air assets can be stealth-capable, accelerate far above the velocity of sound, and bear weapons systems reaching over the horizon. Among these technological developments are single-,
Aug. 17, 2020 The Future of China’s Belt and Road Initiative The global COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the export of China’s worst characteristics, while prompting delays and disruptions to BRI construction and investment plans. These delays risk years of planning and hundreds of billions of dollars in PRC economic diplomacy. Quarantine measures are
Aug. 3, 2020 Strike Back!: India–China Border Skirmish What factors, as the Germans say, were the Anlass (trigger) and the Ursache (underlying reason) for the breakdown of decades-long relative peace along the 3,488 km India–China LAC in the Himalayas? How should India react? And what does the Himalayan clash mean for US strategy?
July 9, 2020 Why Did Beijing Decide to Apply the Security Law to Hong Kong Now? The passage of the new Hong Kong national security law probably is the most significant political change that has taken place since Britain transferred Hong Kong to China. Therefore, it is hard to ignore the timing in which China chose to declare the new law—a time when the entire world is