Objective Munich - War in Europe in the 1980s: If war had erupted across the border between Czechoslovakia and West Germany in the 1980s, NATO high command would have faced critical strategic decisions. This article examines the possible decisions NATO could have made.

Objective Nuremberg - War in Europe in the 1980s: The much-anticipated but never-launched Warsaw Pact invasion of West Germany during the 1980s remains one of the most studied might-have-been non-events in all of military history. Here’s our contribution to that analytic effort.

Foreign Legion Paratroopers: Since the end of World War II, Foreign Legion paratroopers have been the tip of the spear for French expeditionary operations.

The Geopolitics of East Asia & the Western Pacific: Focal Point Korea: The strategic position of the People’s Republic of China in East Asia and the world is conditioned by several factors. These have led to a new Chinese strategy that has the possibility for conflict, with the Korean Peninsula being a potential flashpoint.

Desert One War - Military Conflict in the Persian Gulf 1978-1981: The Iranian Revolution of 1979 caught the US by surprise. Before long the US embassy was stormed and its staff taken hostage, resulting in a hastily-organized rescue attempt that failed. The lessons learned from the incident led to a renaissance of US special operations that can still be seen today.

Operation Serval - Expeditionary Warfare in Central Africa: Islamist insurgents were threatening to take control of Mali in early 2013. In a lightning campaign that spring, French and allied African forces inflicted a stunning defeat on the Islamists.

The Dragon That Engulfed the Sun - Chinese Invasion of Japan? A war between China and Japan seems a remote possibility, but it is a possibility. The question is whether China has the military wherewithal to stage a successful invasion of Japan.

Sixth Fleet - Naval Confrontation in the Cold War: As the Cold War deepened, the US Navy took over protection of the Mediterranean Sea from the British Royal Navy just as a series of confrontations erupted in the Eastern Mediterranean throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

Eternal War - Chechnya, 1994-2009: Chechnya declared its independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Russian forces invaded in 1994, sparking a nearly two-decade long conflict.