Built on the principle that open competition improves the quality of ideas, WAR ROOM features innovative and provocative articles and podcasts that explore significant challenges in national security and defense. WAR ROOM is the online journal of the United States Army War College, created through the gracious support of the U.S. Army War College Foundation. Although it is a publication of the U.S. Army War College, WAR ROOM is not just for the Army community. It seeks a broad audience of well-informed readers and listeners interested in national security and defense. WAR ROOM’s content reflects the views of the authors and other contributors. These views are not necessarily those of the United States Army, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government. WRITE FOR US WAR ROOM has no staff writers. It relies on contributions through an open submission process. We expect that many contributors will be U.S. Army War College alumni, students, and faculty. WAR ROOM is designed to be a high quality, public platform for their best work. However, we welcome contributions from writers outside of the community.