When people imagine war, they often picture soldiers advancing across territory, aircraft striking targets, and missiles lighting the night sky. […]

Wars rarely begin by design. They begin by miscalculation. When wars erupt, they are often explained as the result of

In an interconnected world, wars spread through reactions, not declarations.  When people look at a conflict on a map, they

In the twenty-first century, the power to interrupt movement may matter more than the power to seize territory. Modern wars

In the twenty-first century, the power to interrupt movement may matter more than the power to seize territory. Modern wars

In an age of reluctant powers, wars spread across maps long before they spread across alliances. West Asia’s current crisis

In an age of reluctant powers, wars spread across maps long before they spread across alliances.  West Asia’s current crisis

Power today is measured less by who enters a war, and more by who refuses to. West Asia is tense,

Power today is measured less by who enters a war, and more by who refuses to. West Asia is tense,

When power is exercised without pause, restraint becomes the last measure of civilization. The United States and Israel have carried