Were Drone Strikes Effective? Evaluating the Drone Campaign in Pakistan Through Captured al-Qaeda Documents
At a time when the United States seems likely to rely heavily on targeted killing as an instrument of counter-terrorism, scholars, policymakers, and other analysts remain divided over its utility. These disagreements have been especially pronounced in scholarship and commentary regarding the U.S. drone campaign in Pakistan. This systematic review of declassified Arabic-language correspondence among […]
Game-changers: Implications of the Russo-Ukraine War for the Future of Ground Warfare
What does the record of combat in the year since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine herald about the future character of ground war? Defense analysts are split on whether the conflict manifests transformative change or merely reinforces the verities of ground combat. On the one hand, the bulk of each side’s formations are […]
Milley Says Graduates Will Confront New Security Challenges
The next generation of national security leaders will be called to navigate the U.S. and its allies through a quickly changing global, geopolitical landscape, Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said yesterday. Speaking at the National Defense University’s commencement ceremony in Washington, Milley told graduates they will likely face […]
CASI Hosts USAFA Cadets for Summer Research Program
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala – The China Aerospace Studies Institute hosted four United States Air Force Academy cadets at their National Defense University facility in Washington, D.C., for a summer research program during June and July 2023. The students from the academy‘s military and strategic studies department and foreign area studies department supported ongoing CASI research on Peoples Republic of China’s […]
