Lt. General David Barno, USA (Ret.) is a Visiting Professor of Strategic Studies and Senior Fellow at the Philip Merrill Center at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He is also a Contributing Editor and Columnist for War on the Rocks. General Barno completed a thirty-year active duty Army career where he commanded at every level. He served with Army Ranger battalions in combat during both the Panama and Grenada invasions. General Barno was the overall commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan from 2003 to 2005.

Dr. Nora Bensahel is a Visiting Professor of Strategic Studies and Senior Fellow of the Merrill Center at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). She is also a Contributing Editor and Columnist for War on the Rocks. She has held senior positions at the Center for a New American Security and the RAND Corporation, and previously taught at American University and Georgetown University. She holds a Ph.D. in

political science from Stanford University.

• Introduction: Why Military Adaptation?


• Part I: A Framework for Analysis


• Chapter 1: Understanding Adaptation


• Chapter 2: The Role of Doctrine


• Chapter 3: The Role of Technology


• Chapter 4: The Role of Leadership


• Part II: The Recent Wars


• Chapter 5: Doctrinal Adaptation in Iraq and Afghanistan


• Chapter 6: Technological Adaptation in Iraq and Afghanistan


• Chapter 7: Tactical Leadership Adaptation in Iraq and Afghanistan


• Chapter 8: Theater Leadership Adaptation in Iraq and Afghanistan


• Part III: Looking to the Future


• Chapter 9: The Challenges of Future War


• Chapter 10: U.S. Military Adaptability Today


• Chapter 11: Recommendations for Improving Adaptability


• Acknowledgments


• Bibliography