James A. Warren

James A. Warren is a writer and a former visiting scholar in the American Studies Department at Brown University. He is the author of Giap: The General Who Defeated America in Vietnam, and American Spartans: The United States Marines: A Combat History from Iwo Jima to Iraq, among other books.

A photo illustration of Iranian generals and Ali Khamenei and a Middle East map.

OUT-THOUGHT

The Big Problem With Iran’s Middle East Strategy: It Works

Washington has been totally outmaneuvered by Tehran since the War on Terror and Iran is now looking to push the U.S. out of the Middle East altogether.

James A. Warren

A photo illustration of the map of the Middle East, flames, and IDF soldiers.

TWILIGHT WAR

The Wider War in the Middle East Is Already Here

Fears of a regional conflict are understandable, because the war has already spread far past Gaza and Israel.

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Smoke billows during an Israeli air strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on October 11, 2023. Israel declared war on Hamas on October 8 following a shock land, air and sea assault by the Gaza-based Islamists.

HEADS THEY WIN, TAILS YOU LOSE

Gaza Ground Invasion Might Be Both Necessary and Disastrous

Israel has little choice but to attack Hamas after last week’s invasion and massacres. But recent history has shown such incursions are incredibly hard to “win.”

James A. Warren

escape artist

Meet the Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World

Once Rudolph Vrba became one of the handful of prisoners who escaped from the notorious concentration camp, he tried desperately to warn those on the outside.

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CALLING JACK T. RIPPER

‘Dr. Strangelove’ Sadly Just Gets More Relevant All the Time

Even his fans and allies flinched when Putin made a recent nuclear threat, but the real takeaway is that the threat of nuclear Armageddon is worse than ever, with or without Putin.

James A. Warren

James A. Warren

The Big Problem With Iran’s Middle East Strategy: It Works

The Wider War in the Middle East Is Already Here

Gaza Ground Invasion Might Be Both Necessary and Disastrous

Meet the Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World

‘Dr. Strangelove’ Sadly Just Gets More Relevant All the Time

The Afghanistan War Summed Up: We Suck at Nation Building

China Wants Taiwan and the Clock Ticks Louder Every Day

If the Marine Corps Isn’t Broken—and It Isn’t—Why Fix It?

U.S. Keeps Losing Wars Because Nobody Listens to the Spooks

Sugarcoating WWII as the ‘Good War’ Is a Terrible Mistake