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Books-A-Million
Does the much maligned field of Political Science have anything to offer practitioners or analysts of counter-insurgency? My Marine colleagues would be quick to say no and go...
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More on books...
While I'm at it... The flip side of the reading list below might be a compilation of books that an interested civilian would read in order to better understand the military. ...
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Charlie calls the ball...
Abu Muqawama's alter ego is otherwise occupied for a few days, so frequent reader Charlie has the ball until his return. Her nearly finished PhD is in political science, not ...
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The IED
It's hard to think of a more effective weapon than the IED (Improvised Explosive Device). Thought it can take the form of a roadside bomb or jury-rigged land mine, the U.S. m...
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The Horrors of War
Speaking of Phil Carter, he sent along this article by Damien Cave from Iraq, knowing the unit profiled -- the most deployed unit in the U.S. Army since 9/11 -- was the first ...
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Charlie on Charlie
Regarding yesterday's post, Abu Muqawama operative "Charlie" (she's a civilian, so you do not salute her) wonders if Charles Dunlap has gotten around to asking any failed coun...
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Introduction
This is the first post on Abu Muqawama, a blog intended to be a resource and clearinghouse for information relating to contemporary insurgencies. As one might guess from the n...
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PG&E takes Chamber of Commerce to the Woodshed
“Pacific Gas and Electric considers climate change to be among the most serious issues ever for our company, our country, and the world.” With those words, Peter Darbee, the C...
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Top 5: Exporters of Rare Earth Elements to the United States
Today we’re starting a semi-regular series called “Top 5.” You may be asking “Top 5 what?” We will be periodically examining some general background of the larger issues we an...
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Best Classroom Presentation Ever
This may seem a little incongruous today given the terrible news out of Texas. But as our hearts go out to the families of the victims there, maybe this can serve as an antido...
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Stuck in the middle with you? Threading the needle between Moselle and Bacevich on Stablization in Afghanistan
Tyler Moselle, a smart and capable researcher based at Harvard's Carr Center, has a bizarre op-ed in today's Financial Times in which he warns that counterinsurgency not be co...
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Learning Lessons in Afghanistan, from Tokyo
Last week I spent a few days in Tokyo at a symposium hosted by the University of Tokyo on the role of natural resources and infrastructure in post-conflict peacebuilding. The ...
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Read This Now: America's Energy Future: Technology and Transformation
The National Academies Press recently released an overview and summary of “America's Energy Future: Technology and Transformation,” a study by the National Research Council pu...
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It’s Budget Week Part 3: Climate Change
One question has persisted for me with most every reporter I’ve spoken with in the past few weeks: what will the administration do with regard to climate change in the budget?...
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Military Intervention: A Checklist of Key Considerations
Col. (Ret.) John Collins spent 30 years (and three wars) as an officer in the U.S. Army and then another 25 years as a researcher for the Congressional Research Service (CRS)....
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Natural Security News, Vietnam Edition
As you know, Christine Parthemore is traveling in East Asia where she is conducting research for our South China Sea project. She’s in Vietnam today, and she has put together ...
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On Biofuels, Administration Says Go Big or Go Home
Yesterday, the Obama administration made a huge investment in U.S. energy security by announcing that the Departments of Agriculture, Energy and Navy will invest $510 million ...
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This Weekend’s New: Remembrance and Resiliency
It was an emotional weekend for most as the nation reflected on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. There was widespread coverage as one can imagine. I was parti...
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Read This Now: Quadrennial Technology Review
I was riding my bike on Ohio Drive near West Potomac Park on Sunday and saw the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Solar Decathlon, which reminded me that DOE just published its fir...
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Events from Around Town: National Petroleum Council Report: Prudent Development of North America's Oil & Gas Resources
Yesterday, the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) hosted key members of the National Petroleum Council (NPC) to discuss its recently released report “Prud...