Commentary & Analysis

Madison Policy Forum’s experts draw on field research and professional experience to offer perspectives on current conflicts and national security policy. Through commentary and analysis published across a range of outlets, our team brings lessons from the battlefield into public debate and examines their implications for the United States and its allies.

Articles:

• “The Pentagon’s New ‘Distinguished Military Colleges’,” Wall Street Journal,

October 16, 2026

• “Leave your politics behind: Greenland is a historic US victory,” The Hill,

September 30, 2026

• “Can Military Morale Survive Smartphones?,” Wall Street Journal, September 17,

2026

• “Panama is one battle in China’s infrastructure war,” The Hill, August 20, 2026

• “India’s Drone Army,” Real Clear Defense, July 28, 2026

• “How to make the Strait of Hormuz irrelevant,” The Washington Post, March 25, 2026

• “China Has a Lot to Lose in the U.S.-Israel War on Iran,” Wall Street Journal,

March 15, 2026

• “What I Saw in Gaza in the Final Days of War,” Wall Street Journal, October 13,

2025

• “Ukraine's Drone Strike: Redefined Brinkmanship in Modern War,” Real Clear

Defense, June 9, 2025

• “India’s Wake-Up Call: Why US Defense Reform Must Match the Speed of

Modern War,” Small Wars Journal, May 22, 2025

• “What is Strategy in War?” Small Wars Journal, May 9, 2025