Welcome to Rewind & Reconnoiter. Each week, we’ll ask one of our authors to look back at an article they’ve written for War on the Rocks in light of a current news event. Did their argument hold up?

Army National Guard Pvt. Caleb N. Torgerson, the son of Philip Torgerson and nephew of Jeanne Brooks, both of Coos Bay, has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. During ...