Dave Barno

Our latest WOTR column highlighting the crisis in US military recruiting - and an All Volunteer Force now at risk. @norabensahel warontherocks.com/2023/03/addres…

Check out a bit of holiday humor with Santa's 2022 National Security Gift List poking fun at a well-known cast of "naughty and nice" luminaries across the natsec world. Enjoy! @norabensahel warontherocks.com/2022/12/strate…

Check out our new summer vacation reading list for '22! Best books, podcasts, articles and videos to fill those last lazy days of summer! Enjoy! @norabensahel warontherocks.com/2022/08/strate…

Interested in military adaptation in the Ukraine war? Check out this terrific podcast digging into just what Ukraine and Russia are learning about adapting in wartime from this tragic conflict. @norabensahel @KofmanMichael youtube.com/watch?v=ZtPvJL…

Our latest at WOTR: 5 big things the Army should learn (but may be missing) from the war in Ukraine. @norabensahel warontherocks.com/2022/06/the-ot…

Check out our annual WOTR holiday gift list to see what Santa has in mind for some of the big names in the world of US national security! Very best wishes for a terrific holiday season, and a very happy 2022! @norabensahel warontherocks.com/2021/12/strate…

"The U.S. military has grown accustomed to fighting battles where it holds almost all the cards, and the enemy is the underdog. Those days are now almost certainly over." Fascinating insights from @DWBarno76 @norabensahel worth a read, here: warontherocks.com/2021/11/grenad…

Our latest WOTR column looks at Grenada, the AFG evac, and a big insight about the US military and the future of war. warontherocks.com/2021/11/grenad…

A superb article by ⁦@norabensahel⁩ & ⁦@DWBarno76⁩ exploring the impacts on an all-volunteer military, as individuals & as an institution, of the war in Afghanistan. When America’s All-Volunteer Force Loses a War, at ⁦⁦@WarOnTheRocks⁩ warontherocks.com/2021/09/when-a…

Our latest column at WOTR looking at some of the impacts that losing a war may have on America's All-Volunteer Force - and what civilian and military leaders can do to reinforce its morale and confidence going forward. @norabensahel #WOTR #Afghanistan warontherocks.com/2021/09/when-a…

Biden says al Qaeda is "gone" from Afghanistan. UN and US officials beg to disagree.

@WarintheFuture @USNIBooks Mick - absolutely!

Sneak peek at a small part of the cover for my forthcoming book, “War Transformed”. Thank you to the awesome team at ⁦@USNIBooks⁩. Does anyone want to see the whole thing?

1. Choosing to lose a war, and to relegate a country to a new dark age, is terrible. But doing very little to ensure that those who helped us, and those who counted on us, can reach safety before we leave, adds the dishonor of abandonment to the disgrace of defeat.

I understand but disagree with those who felt we should leave Afghanistan; I cannot understand why it has been done with such tragic human cost; without an effective strategy to defend our partners; and with inestimable shock to our nation’s credibility, reliability, and honor.

One can disagree with me & think the Biden administration was right to pull out all US troops from Afghanistan…but it is impossible to argue that it has gone about it in the right way. This looks to be both a major intelligence & policy failure with tragic consequences.

What are BTG authors reading this summer? Check out @norabensahel and @DWBarno76's Summer Vacation Reading List from @WarOnTheRocks!

@JamesKraska @newscomauHQ @ConsWahoo @US7thFleet @USNINews @USPacificFleet @INDOPACOM @drfarls @WarOnTheRocks @nukestrat @laraseligman @CSBA_ @RANDCorporation @NATO @NavalWarCollege @navalhistorian @USNavy @US2ndFleet @ProfCMBell @AC_NavalHistory @C_M_Dougherty @CNASdc @DavidLarter @SCS_Disputes @Aviation_Intel @KyleMizokami @vgmenon99 @pinstripedline @TimDotChoi @MARPAC_FMARP @Australian_Navy @nktpnd @Chellaney @CollinSLKoh @ASPI_org @jmohanmalik @JackDetsch @RobbieGramer What if US planning for war with #PRC, #Russia based on false premises? A post based on piece by @DWBarno76 and @norabensahel at @WarOnTheRocks, v @tomricks1 mark3ds.wordpress.com/2021/07/29/ten… #IndoPacific #NATO #PLA #USNavy #USArmy #USAF #USMC @ELuttwak #DoD #SouthChinaSea

One of my favourite lists for recommended reading, the Strategic Outpost’s Sixth Annual Summer Vacation Reading List from ⁦@norabensahel⁩ and ⁦@DWBarno76⁩ is now available at ⁦@WarOnTheRocks⁩ warontherocks.com/2021/07/strate…