Raphael S. Cohen


Raphael S. Cohen is the director of the Strategy and Doctrine Program at the Rand Corporation’s Project Air Force.

Articles by Raphael S. Cohen
U.S. Marine Corps recruits from Lima Company complete a 10-mile hike at Camp Pendleton, near San Diego, California, on April 22, 2021.
U.S. Marine Corps recruits from Lima Company complete a 10-mile hike at Camp Pendleton, near San Diego, California, on April 22, 2021.
Ukrainian servicemen fire artillery during an anti-drone drill in Chernigiv oblast, Ukraine, on Nov. 11, 2023.
Ukrainian servicemen fire artillery during an anti-drone drill in Chernigiv oblast, Ukraine, on Nov. 11, 2023.
A man walks past a banner depicting Iranian missiles along a street in Tehran on April 19.
A man walks past a banner depicting Iranian missiles along a street in Tehran on April 19.
A cluster of parachutes dropping supplies is seen from above over the coast of the Gaza Strip.
A cluster of parachutes dropping supplies is seen from above over the coast of the Gaza Strip.
Smoke ascends over the northern Gaza Strip following an Israeli strike, as seen from Sderot, Israel, on Oct. 23, 2023.
Smoke ascends over the northern Gaza Strip following an Israeli strike, as seen from Sderot, Israel, on Oct. 23, 2023.
Israeli soldiers and their gear are seen in Nahal Oz, Israel, near the Gaza border.
Israeli soldiers and their gear are seen in Nahal Oz, Israel, near the Gaza border.
A damaged, bent no entry sign stands among a landscape of rubble and damaged buildings in Gaza.
A damaged, bent no entry sign stands among a landscape of rubble and damaged buildings in Gaza.
A protester waves a Palestinian flag in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, during a demonstration calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. People sit and walk on the grass lawn in front of the protester and barricades.
A protester waves a Palestinian flag in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, during a demonstration calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. People sit and walk on the grass lawn in front of the protester and barricades.
A Ukrainian soldier wearing a camouflage military uniform is seen from behind as they walk down a cracked paved road surrounded by grassy fields and open sky. The soldier is holding a rifle and casts a long shadow.
A Ukrainian soldier wearing a camouflage military uniform is seen from behind as they walk down a cracked paved road surrounded by grassy fields and open sky. The soldier is holding a rifle and casts a long shadow.
Soldiers from the U.S. Army���s 331st Infantry Regiment take cover from German fire near the village of Périers in Normandy, France, in July 1944.
Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 331st Infantry Regiment take cover from German fire near the village of Périers in Normandy, France, in July 1944.
A woman walks past graves in the Lychakiv military cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine.
A woman walks past graves in the Lychakiv military cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine.
A Ukrainian tank unit drives towards the front near Kherson, Ukraine, on Nov. 18, 2022.
A Ukrainian tank unit drives towards the front near Kherson, Ukraine, on Nov. 18, 2022.
A man holds a Ukrainian flag during a solidarity demonstration in Chicago.
A man holds a Ukrainian flag during a solidarity demonstration in Chicago.
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a commission on military-technical cooperation with foreign states in 2017.
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a commission on military-technical cooperation with foreign states in 2017.