Social Science of War

Optimists argue that alliances are a source of strength for American foreign policy, lendi... more

Last September, the Harding Project launched with the objective of renewing professional w... more

Every four years, Americans choose a new commander-in-chief. US presidents have significan... more

After the US-led coalition's invasion of Iraq and defeat of Iraqi forces in conventional o... more

More than twenty-one years ago, when a US-led coalition invaded Iraq, the 101st Airborne D... more

Technology is rapidly changing the modern battlefield, making it crucial for armies to ada... more

Are current trends in civil-military relations antithetical to healthy democratic norms? W... more

Most discussions about Western support to Ukraine and its defense against Russia centers o... more

How is increased nonstate actor access to drones impacting war today? That deeply challeng... more

Since Samuel Huntington introduce the concept of objective control in his 1957 book The So... more

The US military and those of its allies are faced with the challenges of shifting focus to... more

In the previous episode of theSocial Science of War, our guests explored the strategic and... more

How would the United States and its NATO allies fight together in a great power war? How d... more

This episode tackles the subject of proxy warfare—specifically its role in a strateg... more

This episode examines the role of military power not only to fight wars but also to attrac... more

This episode looks back at twenty years of the US-led war in Afghanistan to find lessons f... more

This episode of Social Science of Warexamines a range of issues related to Army talent man... more

This episode of the Social Science of War podcast examines the challenges posed by cyber t... more

This is the very first episode of a new podcast from the Department of Social Sciences at ... more