One of my favourite lists for recommended reading, the Strategic Outpost’s Sixth Annual Summer Vacation Reading List from ⁦Nora Bensahel⁩ and ⁦Dave Barno⁩ is now available at ⁦War on the Rocks⁩ warontherocks.com/2021/07/strate…

What are BTG authors reading this summer? Check out Nora Bensahel and Dave Barno's Summer Vacation Reading List from War on the Rocks!

James Kraska news.com.au Bryan McGrath 7th Fleet USNI News U.S. Pacific Fleet U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Robert Farley War on the Rocks Hans Kristensen (also on Bluesky) Lara Seligman @CSBA_ RAND NATO U.S. Naval War College Dr Phil Weir U.S. Navy U.S. 2nd Fleet Christopher M. Bell Dr Alexander Clarke Christopher M. Dougherty CNAS David B. Larter SCS_Disputes Tyler Rogoway Kyle Mizokami 🇺🇦 Venugopal Vengalil Sir Humphrey @TimDotChoi @MARPAC_FMARP Royal Australian Navy Ankit Panda Dr. Brahma Chellaney Collin Koh 🇸🇬🇺🇦 ASPI Mohan Malik 实事求是 Jack Detsch Robbie Gramer What if US planning for war with #PRC, #Russia based on false premises? A post based on piece by Dave Barno and Nora Bensahel at War on the Rocks, v Thomas E. Ricks mark3ds.wordpress.com/2021/07/29/ten… #IndoPacific #NATO #PLA #USNavy #USArmy #USAF #USMC Edward N Luttwak #DoD #SouthChinaSea

I understand but disagree with those who felt we should leave Afghanistan; I cannot understand why it has been done with such tragic human cost; without an effective strategy to defend our partners; and with inestimable shock to our nation’s credibility, reliability, and honor.

1. Choosing to lose a war, and to relegate a country to a new dark age, is terrible. But doing very little to ensure that those who helped us, and those who counted on us, can reach safety before we leave, adds the dishonor of abandonment to the disgrace of defeat.

One can disagree with me & think the Biden administration was right to pull out all US troops from Afghanistan…but it is impossible to argue that it has gone about it in the right way. This looks to be both a major intelligence & policy failure with tragic consequences.

Biden says al Qaeda is "gone" from Afghanistan. UN and US officials beg to disagree.

Our latest column at WOTR looking at some of the impacts that losing a war may have on America's All-Volunteer Force - and what civilian and military leaders can do to reinforce its morale and confidence going forward. Nora Bensahel #WOTR #Afghanistan warontherocks.com/2021/09/when-a…

A superb article by ⁦Nora Bensahel⁩ & ⁦Dave Barno⁩ exploring the impacts on an all-volunteer military, as individuals & as an institution, of the war in Afghanistan. When America’s All-Volunteer Force Loses a War, at ⁦⁦War on the Rocks⁩ warontherocks.com/2021/09/when-a…

Our latest WOTR column looks at Grenada, the AFG evac, and a big insight about the US military and the future of war. warontherocks.com/2021/11/grenad…

"The U.S. military has grown accustomed to fighting battles where it holds almost all the cards, and the enemy is the underdog. Those days are now almost certainly over." Fascinating insights from Dave Barno Nora Bensahel worth a read, here: warontherocks.com/2021/11/grenad…

Check out our annual WOTR holiday gift list to see what Santa has in mind for some of the big names in the world of US national security! Very best wishes for a terrific holiday season, and a very happy 2022! Nora Bensahel warontherocks.com/2021/12/strate…

Our latest at WOTR: 5 big things the Army should learn (but may be missing) from the war in Ukraine. Nora Bensahel warontherocks.com/2022/06/the-ot…

Interested in military adaptation in the Ukraine war? Check out this terrific podcast digging into just what Ukraine and Russia are learning about adapting in wartime from this tragic conflict. Nora Bensahel Michael Kofman youtube.com/watch?v=ZtPvJL…

Check out our new summer vacation reading list for '22! Best books, podcasts, articles and videos to fill those last lazy days of summer! Enjoy! Nora Bensahel warontherocks.com/2022/08/strate…

Check out a bit of holiday humor with Santa's 2022 National Security Gift List poking fun at a well-known cast of "naughty and nice" luminaries across the natsec world. Enjoy! Nora Bensahel warontherocks.com/2022/12/strate…

Very smart diagnoses + prescriptions by Nora Bensahel & Dave Barno for the US military’s current recruiting ills. warontherocks.com/2023/03/addres… via War on the Rocks

Our latest WOTR column highlighting the crisis in US military recruiting - and an All Volunteer Force now at risk. Nora Bensahel warontherocks.com/2023/03/addres…