The following is the Jan. 23, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, Defense Primer: Intelligence Support to Military Operations. From the Report The statutory responsibility for resourcing and ...

Beijing is creating an integrated ecosystem where civilian technological innovation automatically serves military purposes: the final evolution of “Military-Civil Fusion.” China’s 15th Five-Year Plan ...

Nearly two years into the war in Gaza, the Israeli security cabinet voted for yet another military expansion: the proposed takeover of Gaza City. The plan, which was initiated and pushed by Israeli ...

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has publicly threatened military action in Nigeria in response to what he characterizes as mass violence against Christians. On November 1, 2025, Trump posted a series ...

Planners today struggle to properly apply operational art in large scale war — and they don’t fully realize why. It takes something like firsthand experience in a strategic level wargame against a ...

Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir visits troops participating in a field training exercise near Narowal and Sialkot, Dec. 3, 2024. Credit: Facebook/ ISPR While debates around the ...

We’re in the thick of strategic planning season—a time of big binders, slide decks, and multi-day meetings designed to map out the future. But when the unexpected hits, how much of that work actually ...