Books
The Strategist: How to Think About War and Politics
Princeton University Press, October 20, 2026
The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare on How Leaders Rise, Rule, and Fall
Basic Books, October 24, 2023
Revolution and Aftermath: Forging a New Strategy toward Iran
Hoover Institution Press, July 1, 2018
The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force
Basic Books, January 3, 2017
Supreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen and Leadership in Wartime
Free Press, April 17, 2012
Military Misfortunes: The Anatomy of Failure in War
Free Press, April 17, 2012
Conquered into Liberty: Two Centuries of Battles along the Great Warpath that Made the American Way of War
Free Press, December 6, 2011
War Over Kosovo: Politics and Strategy in a Global Age
Columbia University Press, January 2, 2002
Knives, Tanks, and Missiles : Israel’s Security Revolution
Washington Institute for Near East Policy, June 1, 1998
Monographs
The Three-Body Problem: Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, May 26, 2026
Rings of Fire: A Conventional Missile Strategy for a Post-INF Treaty World
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, August 24, 2022
Arming America’s Allies: Historical Lessons for Implementing a Post-INF Treaty Missile Strategy
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, August 24, 2022
Understanding Strategic Interaction in the Second Nuclear Age
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, May 15, 2019
Credibility Matters: Strengthening American Deterrence in an Age of Geopolitical Turmoil
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, May 8, 2018
Why Is the World So Unsettled? The End of the Post-Cold War Era and the Crisis of Global Order
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, May 25, 2017
Avoiding a Strategy of Bluff: The Crisis of American Military Primacy
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, March 20, 2017
Contain, Degrade, and Defeat: A Defense Strategy for a Troubled Middle East
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, March 15, 2017
U.S. Strategy for Maintaining a Europe Whole and Free
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, February 16, 2017
Understanding America’s Contested Primacy
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, October 21, 2010