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Book Review: Knife Fights: A Memoir of Modern War in Theory and Practice
April 8, 2025 — Today’s force still has plenty to learn about counterinsurgency from Operation Desert Storm. John Nagl’s Knife Fights: A Memoir of Modern War in Theory and Practice “a book about counterinsurgency and its journey from the far periphery of US military doctrine to its center, for better and, some would argue, for worse.” The reviewer notes, Nagl’s work “provides a tangible example of the impact junior leaders can have on the service.”... MORE

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Book Review: Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI
April 8, 2025 — Zachary E. Griffiths’ review of Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI, portrays Ethan Mollick’s book as a concise, easy-to-read tour of artificial intelligence—a user’s guide of sorts. With insightful information about how to use AI, Mollick’s work also covers the history of artificial intelligence and ethical and legal issues that come with using large language models. In his review, Griffiths recommends all Army officers read this book... MORE

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Book Review: Unit X: how the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Future of War
April 8, 2025 — Bureaucracy versus technology. The Pentagon versus Silicon Valley. Is cooperation possible? If you have ever wondered how the US military and civilian technological institutions can work together to America’s advantage, Robert D. Bradford III’s review of Unit X: How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Future of War explores the story of the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental and its connection to the Department of Defense and Silicon Valley... MORE

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Book Review: Next War: Reimagining How We Fight
April 8, 2025 — In Next War: Reimagining How We Fight, by John Antal, the author’s goal is to “draw lessons and conclusions from the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, the Israeli-Hamas War, and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War.” He highlights nine disrupters that he claims are changing modern warfare. Reviewer Jeffery Caton sees room for improvement. ... MORE

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Parameters | Spring 2025
March 20, 2025 — Welcome to the Spring 2025 issue of Parameters. This issue consists of two In Focus special commentaries, three forums (Russian War-fighting Capabilities and NATO Interoperability, Strategic Competition and Managing National Security, and Joint Sustainment Strategies), the regular Civil-Military Relations Corner installment, and a review essay. ... MORE

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March 20, 2025 — Spring 2025 Parameters book reviews... MORE

By All Means Available: Memoirs of a Life in Intelligence, Special Operations, and Strategy
March 20, 2025 — Mike Vickers is an American national security legend. His memoir tells the story of how he earned his status among the current generation of military and civilian leaders... MORE

Civil-Military Relations and Democratic Backsliding
March 20, 2025 — Why do we think about civil-military relations? Civil-military relations impact strategic assessment, strategy and decision making, and professional ethics and effectiveness. The military’s relationship with society influences recruiting and retention (and, therefore, the sustainability of the force), defense budgets, and foreign policy preferences. Moreover, the military’s relationship with political leaders influences the quality and content of military advice, oversight, and accountability, and even decisions about whether and how to go to war. Civil-military relations, put broadly, underpin any country’s ability to make decisions about and support its national defense... MORE

Deploying and Supplying the Joint Force from a Contested Homeland
March 20, 2025 — This article argues that the United States must prepare for “the fight to get to the fight,” focusing on deploying and maintaining military forces from a contested homeland amid near-peer threats. It extends existing literature by emphasizing US Transportation Command’s role in mitigating cyber, kinetic, and infrastructure vulnerabilities. The methodology includes scenario-based analysis of adversary actions, leveraging intelligence estimates and modeling for resilience in transportation networks. This piece provides actionable insights into fortifying logistics systems crucial for strategic mobility and operational success, ensuring readiness and deterrence in contested environments... MORE

Bridging Sky and Sea: Joint Strategies for Medical Evacuation in the Indo-Pacific
March 20, 2025 — This article contends that the US Army should coordinate agile and expeditious Joint medical evacuation operations in the Indo-Pacific and develop novel capabilities to do so effectively. There has been limited discussion among scholars and practitioners on modern maritime medical evacuation tactics and techniques inspired by history and informed by contemporary threats. This article introduces three new medical evacuation capabilities and makes six recommendations to advance a Joint maritime medical evacuation operating concept. It provides a framework for medical planners developing evacuation systems in maritime theaters and justifies how and why the US Army should play a substantial role in these systems. ... MORE