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Monday Morning Questions
1. Do drones make it too easy for U.S. policy makers to go to war? 2. Why do some of the strongest U.S. supporters of Israel pair their animosity toward Iran with a soft spot ...
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After Gates: Asymmetric Threats
When Robert Gates began his service as U.S. secretary of defense, his priorities were clear: "Iraq, Iraq and Iraq," as he said at his Senate confirmation hearing. The priority...
By John A. Nagl
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Sunrise Service Doubleheader: Easter and ANZAC Day
Happy Easter, everyone. I want to share a quick Easter message as well as a reminder that tomorrow is ANZAC Day. First, ANZAC Day: Since I moved back to Washington, DC in Janu...
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Insurgents, Counterinsurgents, and the Provision of Social Services
This week's revelations about Greg Mortenson and the Central Asia Institute have ignited a lively debate over the influence Mortenson did or did not have over U.S. counterinsu...
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After Bashar al-Assad, the Deluge
The late Princeton scholar Philip K. Hitti called Greater Syria -- the historical antecedent of the modern republic -- "the largest small country on the map, microscopic in si...
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Heirs of Nasser, Tawreet, and Shades of Gray
A few things need to be said about Michael Doran's essay in Foreign Affairs: 1. The idea that the Bush Administration was entirely populated with people who knew nothing about...
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Indian Space Program Could Offer Opportunity for Cooperation around Climate and Environmental Data Sharing
The India Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched three satellites into orbit on Wednesday: ResourceSat-2 and two nano-satellites, YouthSat and X-Sat. The pay...
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Thanks
I was halfway through a post responding to Michael Doran's essay in Foreign Affairs when I read the news that Chris Hondros had passed away after being wounded in the same fir...
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In Defense of Cluster Munitions, Part II
Richard K. Betts, writing in the National Interest: Ikenberry faults Bush for rejecting the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the “Germ Weapons Ban” (Ikenberry must mean...
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Army Rolls Out Names of Installations to Participate in Net Zero Contest
Yesterday, the Army rolled out the names of 17 Army/Joint installations that will participate in its Net Zero Energy, Water and Waste contest. The contest is part of the Army’...
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U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan
Rudy DeLeon moderated a discussion on U.S. military efforts in Afghanistan. Among the topics they addressed were the duration of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, the r...
By John A. Nagl
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What I'm Reading Instead of Doing My Work
1. Francs-tireurs et Centurions. Les ambiguïtés de l'héritage contre-insurrectionnel français by Etienne de Durand. I will read anything Etienne publishes, but this survey of ...
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Read This Now: DOE's Critical Materials Strategy
I’m winding down work on a new minerals report that we’re set to release in a few months. In my frantic dash to meet some writing deadlines and much else on the work front, I’...
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Guest Post: Rules for Using Statistics Outside of Baseball
Longtime contributor to the blog Erin "Charlie" Simpson is back with a guest post for the ages... Instead of going line by line through MAJ Thiel’s SWJ paper (which I characte...
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From the Dept. of Better Late Than Never, I Suppose
From the New York Times: WASHINGTON — An inquiry by the Defense Department inspector general into a magazine profile that resulted in the abrupt, forced retirement of Gen. S...
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This Weekend's News: Someone Should Tell The Donald About DOD's Energy Programs
I have to admit that I don’t tend to watch Sunday morning news shows, but Will shot me an email Sunday morning noting a fabulous CNN interview with potential candidate (or not...
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In Defense of Cluster Munitions
This weekend's news that forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi are firing cluster munitions into built-up areas -- reported by C.J. Chivers and Bryan Denton in both the New York Tim...
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More National Security Funds You Won't Find in the Dept. of Defense Budget
From the Chronicle of Higher Education: The budget deal, which would finance federal agencies until the end of September, would slash funds for these Department of Education p...
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Quote of the Day: Keepin' It Classy Edition
"These murders neatly sum up the frenzy and depravity within Palestinian society, surely the sickest on earth." -- Daniel Pipes. Yes, three murders surely give us all the data...
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People of Syria: "Kilna Bierluigi Collina!"
From the Los Angeles Times, a yellow card for Bashar al-Asad: Meanwhile, you can rock out in your office to this jammin' Syrian protest song. "Allah! Sy...