AI is an emerging technology that will impact every sector and field across the globe. Militaries have a particularly hard challenge ahead, as mistakes in AI implementation cost lives. More importantly, there will be dramatic implications for the world order if Western adversaries can outmaneuver the U.S. and its allies. For the U.S military, the key to implementing AI will … Read more
Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News: 1. Exclusive | Hegseth Asked Top Admiral to Resign After Months of Discords 2. Survivors of Boat Strike Were Actively Continuing Drug Mission, Admiral to Tell Lawmakers 3. Drones Fight Other Drones in the Battle for Ukraine’s Skies 4. War Department Asks Industry to Make More Than 300K Drones, Quickly, Cheaply 5. In … Read more
This Wall Street Journal article reports that Sudan’s military junta has offered Russia a 25-year deal for its first African naval base at Port Sudan. This move would grant Moscow up to four berths for warships and access to lucrative gold concessions in exchange for aircraft and other arms. From this Red Sea foothold, Russia could monitor and potentially threaten … Read more
Abstract Joint All-Domain Operations necessitate a shift towards “all-terrain planning,” a framework that conceptualizes each operational domain as a distinct terrain feature with unique characteristics. This approach moves beyond simply operating in each domain, instead focusing on when and how to strategically allocate resources based on operational objectives. Crucially, all-terrain planning teams must determine when to cede, contest, or dominate … Read more
This week, the War Department issued a press release that announced a billion-dollar push for “drone dominance,” calling on industry to deliver more than 300,000 cheap and expendable one-way attack drones. The department envisions four “gauntlet” phases that will reduce unit costs from $5,000 to about $2,300 and jump-start a permanent US drone industrial base. The press release also emphasizes … Read more
Introduction Unlike what many believe, denuclearization of North Korea is extremely unlikely. Therefore, instead of continuing unsuccessful strategies such as diplomatic pressures and economic sanctions, the U.S. and South Korea should take a new approach, establishing South Korea as the 10th nuclear power and subsequently withdrawing the U.S. troops from Korea. This new strategy benefits the U.S., South Korea, and … Read more
Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News: 1. Chain of Command, American Values Guide US Military Profession 2. Japan Has Changed How the World Must Think About Taiwan. 3. Air Force leaders axe major China-focused organizational efforts 4. Pete Hegseth And Adm. Mitch Bradley Belong In Prison 5. A Newly Confident China Is Jockeying for More Global Clout as … Read more
Take a look at West Point’s Combating Terrorism Center article “The Changing Character of Terrorism and U.S. Counterterrorism,” which tracks how terrorism is evolving in breadth, structure, and speed, from the concentration of violence in the Sahel and Afghanistan to the extended reach of groups like ISIS-K, the growing prominence of lone actors, and faster online radicalization that increasingly pulls … Read more
Take a look at USSOCOM’s Joint Special Operations University (JSOU) article on the “Golden Dome” concept, which frames homeland defense as a layered continental challenge involving hypersonic weapons, cruise missiles, and strategic drones that exploit gaps in legacy warning networks while policymakers move to connect forward base defense, integrated air and missile defense, space-based warning, cyber operations, and allied cooperation … Read more
“To maintain our edge on the battlefield, our Army will transform to a leaner, more lethal force by adapting how we fight, train, organize, and buy equipment.” The character of war is shifting faster than traditional defense institutions can adapt. Autonomous systems are proliferating, sensors are everywhere, and dual-use technologies evolve at a pace that continually threatens to outmatch U.S. … Read more
Small Wars Journal is pleased to share this positive review of Urban Operations: War, Crime, and Conflict featured in the Canadian Army Journal! This new volume of the book is edited by our very own Dr. John P. Sullivan (Associate Editor and Senior Fellow of SWJ El Centro), Dr. Nathan P. Jones (Associate Editor and Senior Fellow of SWJ El … Read more
Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News: Unlawful Orders and Killing Shipwrecked Boat Strike Survivors: An Expert Backgrounder White House Defends Hegseth Over Strike on Alleged Drug Boat That Killed Survivors Opinion | Shooting the Wounded on Drug Boats? Trump’s Push to End the Ukraine War Is Sowing Fresh Fear About NATO’s Future Exclusive | … Read more
Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News: 1. Exclusive | Trump, After Call With China’s Xi, Told Tokyo to Lower the Volume on Taiwan 2. Leaked U.S.-Russia Call Sets Off Global Game of Clue: Who Did It—And Why? 3. Germany’s Secret Plan for War With Russia 4. The JD Vance Classmate Emerging as a Key … Read more
Abstract This essay examines the United States Navy’s vulnerability to sustainment amid China’s growing blue-water naval capabilities and expanding regional reach. It argues that reliance on fixed bases, such as Yokosuka Naval Base, exposes U.S. forces to strategic risk and proposes establishing an at-sea reload and repair detachment under the Navy’s Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) to strengthen combat endurance, flexibility, … Read more
Introduction Unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAVs) have revolutionized air- and land-based warfare by shifting the balance of power by providing inexpensive alternatives to traditional, high-impact platforms. The maritime battlespace – long dominated by capital ships, submarines, and aviation – is positioned for a fundamental transformation as UAVs increasingly play a central role in naval strategy. Policymakers and military leaders must grapple … Read more
Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News: 1. Lt. Gen. Ferguson takes command of USASOC 2. White House Defends Witkoff After Leak of Conversation With Russian Official 3. The Question Hanging Over Peace Talks: What Will Putin Accept? 4. Opinion: Witkoff Must Be Stopped From Causing More Damage, and as for Yermak… 5. The Reason … Read more
Editor’s Note: this article is being republished with the permission of the Irregular Warfare Initiative as part of a republishing arrangement between IWI and SWJ. The original article was published on August 1, 2025 and is available here. In recent years, declarations like “no-limits partnership,” “comprehensive agreement,” and “security partnership” between the United States’ adversaries have become increasingly common. On May 16, 2024, … Read more
Abstract This article claims that RIMPAC middle power participants adhered to certain middle power criteria that shaped their RIMPAC participation during their debuts. This theory is tested through document analysis and key informant interviews from the case studies of France and the Philippines. It finds that RIMPAC middle power participants possess a blue water-level naval force that does not surpass … Read more
Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News: 1. How the U.S. Drafted a Russia-Friendly Peace Plan for Ukraine 2. Top Army Official Meets Russians in U.A.E., Signaling New Phase in Peace Talks 3. Pentagon Officials Begin ‘Grooming’ Army Secretary Dan Driscoll as Talk Grows Pete Hegseth Will Get the Boot Early Next Year 4. Opinion … Read more
Introduction A decade ago, talk of “space dominance” meant the United States and, increasingly, Russia. The strategic picture is now clearly three-polar, and in many mission areas, it’s even two-polar. The U.S. and China are now in a fast-paced race to control the high ground of orbit. Beijing’s growing satellite networks, which include navigation, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), communications, … Read more