Center for Strategic Communication

Defense in the Next Decade

By: Joseph J. Collins A constellation of stars is falling on Washington.  As each of the new chiefs takes his chair, he will have to grapple with the pressing problems of strategy, programs, and…

The Long War: Four Views

By: Joseph J. Collins This review essay looks at: the memoir of a Secretary of Defense, a recent RAND study, the cri de coeur of a retired general, and the memoir of a combat…

The Surge Revisited

By: Joseph J. Collins Peter Mansoor’s book, Surge: My Journey with General David Petraeus and the Remaking of the Iraq War adds to the list of impressive works about the Surge.