Dr. Lani Kass

Last week, The Atlantic published an explosive report claiming that its editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, was invited to a “Principals Committee (PC) Small Group” discussion on Signal, where Cabinet officials discussed plans to strike the Houthi rebels in Yemen. Sensitive details—including the iconic who, what, where, when, and how of military operations—were publicly disclosed. Although the Administration denied […]

Pearl-clutching leaders, biased media, and delusional demonstrators are outraged by the ingenuity and lethality of Israel’s ongoing campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon. On Sept 25th, Pentagon’s spokeswoman Sabrina Singh assured reporters that “the US is not providing intelligence to support Israel’s operations.” Two days later, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken urged Israel to “stop firing” […]

All strategic planning is based on a set of assumptions. Surprise occurs when core assumptions are proven wrong. History is replete with examples of militaries that failed due to their inability to transform organizations and culture, adopt new operational concepts, or leverage breakthrough technologies. But militaries do not fail by themselves. Failure occurs in the […]