Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China ...

The United States lost the war against a weapon that almost everyone knows by its acronym: the IED or improvised explosive ...

Can America deter China if its warships are stuck in port? Probably not. And the problem is made worse by chronic ...

In 2024, Tom Johansmeyer wrote “Why Natural Catastrophes Will Always Be Worse than Cyber Catastrophes,” where he laid to rest ...

A decade into the effort to concretely integrate information warfare into its operations, the Marine Corps appears to be in ...

I served 20 years in the Army and today is the first Veterans Day since joining the War on the Rocks team last year. We ...

Popular culture often distorts autonomy into science fiction caricatures. This framing obscures the real challenges and ...

Bletchley Park was more than a place — it was a method. During World War II, the United Kingdom combined science, engineering ...

As China modernizes its military for a forceful reunification with Taiwan, U.S. planners continue to seek insight into how ...

In November 2015, I was five months into commanding the air campaign against the self-proclaimed Islamic State. Operation ...

Shipbuilding is having a moment in Washington. That’s great, but hype doesn’t float boats. Reshoring commercial shipbuilding ...

This is the second in a series exploring key AI policy choices faced by the Department of Defense and Congress. Please also ...