Dr. Ken Raffa on Richard Overy’s “Why War?”
If you’re in search of a new perspective on the role war plays in our lives, this book review is for you! Lawfire® contributor Dr. Ken Raffa reviews the military historian Richard Overy’s ‘Why...
Category: Military History
Podcast: Prof. Adam Oler on “War Again – The Middle East and the Conflict in Context”
Although today’s podcast by Lawfire® contributor Adam Oler comes from last February’s 29th Annual National Security Law Conference, it could not be more timely as it addresses the history of conflict in the Middle...
Prof Pete Pedrozo on “Desecration of War Graves: the Importance of Protecting Sunken Warships”
Today’s post by popular contributor Prof Raul (Pete) Pedroso is one of increasing importance as apparently there are those who are seeking to exploit sunken warship sites for commercial purposes, irrespective of the environmental...
Memorial Day and the “National Moment of Remembrance”
I hope you’ll be enjoying Memorial Day with family and friends but I do hope you take a moment to remember the holiday’s purpose: it is “a national observance on the last Monday in...
The Supreme Court, affirmative action, and the military: some observations
Can military academies have admissions policies that, if utilized by civilian educational institutions, would be considered unconstitutional? On June 29th the Supreme Court decided an important case about affirmative action admission policies that indirectly...
Celebrating the strategic use of airpower: the 75th Anniversary of the Berlin Airlift
When people speak about the strategic use of airpower, it is easy to think of long-range bombers dropping high-explosives on enemy targets. But 75 years ago today an operation began that became one of...
Remembering D-Day 1944
79 years ago today, the greatest amphibious assault in the history of warfare took place in order to liberate Europe and to save the world from Nazi evil. A 2019 article in the New...
Your summer 2023 reading recommendations are here!
Are you assembling your reading list for the summer? I am, so I thought perhaps you’d be interested in some ideas. If you are new to the national security arena, may I invite you...
Thinking about President Roosevelt’s prayer on D-Day, June 6, 1944
Today we commemorate one of the most important events of World War II: D-Day. 78 years ago thousands of U.S. and Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy to liberate Europe and to end...
Dr. Dave Johnson’s warning on brute force in Ukraine: “This is What the Russians Do”
Today’s guest post is by Dr. David E. Johnson, a retired Army colonel and a principal researcher at the RAND corporation. After reading his essay I am coming around to idea that the President’s...
