August 1 — The Next War: How the U.S. Armed Forces are evolving

The American armed forces are the most well-funded military in the world, but outside of a few humanitarian victories, the U.S. hasn’t won a war since 1945 … and in the 21st century, that might be by design. On the front lines, combat-ready battalions are replaced by nimble special forces. Fighter aces share the skies with drones. And the very concept of American military might is used for something far different from what we might expect.