… Exploring the Operational Environment
“AI should be in your battle rhythm every single day. It should be your teammate. By mastering this tool, we will outpace our adversaries. The power is now in your hands.” Pete Hegseth, Secretary of War, 09DEC25… Read the rest
[Editor’s Note: The Army Mad Scientist Initiative has an enduring tradition of hosting William & Mary undergraduate students as embedded interns. These interns are put to work on Day 1 of their internship, directly engaging in Mad Scientist endeavors … Read the rest
“What makes temporal warfare ethically destabilizing is not novelty, but the erosion of the moral assumptions built into most military ethical frameworks: linear causality, proximate harm, visible violence, and identifiable agents.”
[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest submission by Jonathan Tyrrell … Read the rest
“The decisive terrain is no longer belief alone, but the conditions that allow belief to stabilize at all.”
[Editor’s Note: Most readers are familiar with the U.S. Joint Force’s five Warfighting Domains: Land, Sea, Air, Space, and Cyber. China’s … Read the rest
[Editor’s Note: The Army Mad Scientist Initiative and William & Mary’s Whole of Government Center of Excellence facilitated our Great Power Competition & Conflict in the Age of Authoritarian Collusion Virtual Event on 27 January 2026. This event sought … Read the rest