Presenting our Summer 2025 roundup! A thread of all the articles from our latest issue. 🧵 tnsr.org/latest-print-i…

Is war ever really worth it? SIS professor Josh Rovner & other experts gave their unique analysis on this topic in a new piece published in Inkstick Media as part of a collaboration with the Stimson Center. bit.ly/4lHO5Vm

Is Taiwan the indispensable military fortress it's often claimed to be? In our latest "Horns of a Dilemma" episode, Jonathan Caverley (Jonathan Caverley) of the U.S. Naval War College presents a compelling analysis based on his TNSR article. youtu.be/6p-SJt6q5Es

At TNSR we pride ourselves on providing a wide range of perspectives and value the input of all our contributors on topics such as this one! For Vergerio's response and all the other essays reviewing her work, visit our website. tnsr.org/roundtable/boo…

New tenure-track position in international security AU School of International Service american.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/AU/job/Main-Ca…

Teaching about 9/11, then and now. My thoughts in USA TODAY

Should the US release secret intelligence for strategic gain? A roundtable debate in H-Diplo, with the Jervis Forum with Melissa Graves, David Gioe, Mindy Haas, and me: issforum.org/roundtables/je…

Strategy and Grand Strategy beyond war and peace. Bradley Dickey from the Cambridge Centre for Pandemic Risk uses the book to understand the response to covid-19 - and to think about the broader questions surrounding health security. crassh.cam.ac.uk/blog/strategie…

.Josh Rovner, Associate Professor in the School of International Service American University and author of Strategy and Grand Strategy, joins the show to discuss the tension between pursuing military victory and securing a nation. Listen ⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sch…

Delighted to join Aaron MacLean on the School of War podcast to discuss Strategy and Grand Strategy. Check it out! youtube.com/watch?v=bZZDnx…

“You can’t do Clausewitzian strategy anymore.” Listen to Josh Rovner on how nuclear weapons changed strategic thinking. Watch the full episode youtu.be/bZZDnxMUZDk

I'm honored that Lawrence Freedman has written a review essay about my book, Strategy and Grand Strategy, in J Strategic Studies. A characteristically thoughtful piece, and, I hope, the start of a broader debate on the meaning of victory and security tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

#OpenAccess from European Journal of International Security - Sand in the gears: Sabotage in world politics - cup.org/4qauXlk - Josh Rovner, Rory Cormac & Lennart Maschmeyer #FirstView

New article with Rory Cormac and Josh Rovner on Sabotage in World Politics: how does it work, what is it good for, and how is it distinct from other modes of covert ops (like subversion)? If you like mystery and things blowing up unexpectedly, this may be right up your alley!

How does sabotage work? How does it work as a tool of statecraft? And what are its limits? Check out my new article with Rory Cormac and Lennart Maschmeyer. Open access

Delighted to speak at the #KnightForum next week at The Brookings Institution. Join us in person or online!

Cannot say enough good things about this seminal article on sabotage, from Josh Rovner, Rory Cormac & Lennart Maschmeyer. Do yourself a favour and read it!

Rep. Adam Smith Our panel on the U.S. national security strategy is up next! Jeffrey Feltman, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Robert Kagan, Josh Rovner, and Tom Wright discuss.

Great hearing Tom Uren and thaddeus e. grugq talk about signaling and sabotage on the Between Two Nerds podcast. Check it out! youtube.com/watch?v=cTrzkF…

What is sabotage and how is it a form of statecraft in world politics? A new article co-authored by Josh Rovner in European Journal of International Security explores this concept, which has important implications for understanding and responding to contemporary security challenges. american.edu/sis/research/h…