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Gian Gentile's Reading List
I am off to Indiana today to give a talk on the conflict in Afghanistan, but last night, I met counterinsurgency non-enthusiast Gian Gentile for a few rounds of beer at Kramer...
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When the Only Reasonably Easy Thing to Achieve in Afghanistan is Getting Yourself Killed
Andrew Sullivan highlights the crux of Justin Logan's defense of the Afghanistan Study Group: I cannot find evidence that either Foust or Exum recognizes strategic thought. Bo...
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Greatest Nigerian Internet Scam Ever?
Mitch reports that all that time he's been spending in Gaza is finally paying off. Big time. ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Mrs. Suha Tawil Arafat <[email protected]&...
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Clinton in Sharm el Sheik*
The Secretary of State continues in her attempts to push the ball forward on the Middle East Peace Process. I generally avoid issues relating to Israel and the Palestinians li...
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CRS on REEs
This past July, while we weren’t looking, Congressional Research Service issued a report called “Rare Earth Elements: The Global Supply Chain” (pdf warning). I thought we’d us...
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On Corruption (And Admitting When You're Wrong)
I know think tank researchers, like scholars in academia, are not supposed to admit when they have been wrong about something. But as regular readers of this blog know, I am n...
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This Weekend's News: The Many Troubles of Water
Water was the frontrunner theme in this weekend's news. We even had a few comics with water-related punchlines. Via the Wilson Center's Geoff Dabelko on Twitter, Steven Solom...
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A Better ASG
From the comments I have been reading, one of the main reasons the Afghanistan Study Group's report has disappointed so greatly is because people really want an alternative to...
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The ASG Report
I read through the Afghanistan Study Group's report last night and recommend you all do so as well because some really smart people contributed to it, and I applaud anyone who...
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Quote of the Weekend
This isn't the quote itself, but a friend of mine wrote to me after reading my complaint in this New York Times Magazine article: Exum emphasized that he is not outraged by Me...
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“Ésta es mi batalla”: The Realities of Local Development Projects
To be an effective partner in local development projects, one must possess a significant degree of patience and flexibility. Primarily, I strived to gain the trust of the l...
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The Plant that Changed the World?
Mounted on the back of a motorcycle, traveling the makeshift dirt roads of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the efforts of IDDI, CIDEAL, and the EU in collaboration with l...
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South Asia's Geography of Conflict | Robert Kaplan
In this exclusive interview, CNAS Senior Fellow Robert D. Kaplan discusses his new report, South Asia’s Geography of Conflict. Kaplan argues, “As the U.S. and China become gr...
By Robert D. Kaplan
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What Did You Do This Summer? Our Guest Blogger Planted Jatropha in the Dominican Republic
Welcome back from a long weekend everyone. This week on the blog we're going to hear from a talented student I met last winter who spent his summer in Dominican Republic and H...
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On Bacevich, Part I
The last time I saw Andrew Bacevich was a month or so ago, and he chastised me for not responding to this piece he wrote on the New Republic's website. I explained that I had ...
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Quote of the Weekend (Heartland Edition)
Heard this past weekend in a bar in Chattanooga, Tennessee: Lane Kiffin is the Sarah Palin of college football. He's never stayed anywhere long enough to actually accomplish a...
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Happy Labor Day: Here's Some Natural Security News
We wanted to note the important natural security news items from the weekend, but this will be our only post today. Happy Labor Day everyone! Lithuania has announced guideline...
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What’s the MATA with public transportation?
I wanted to follow up my post from yesterday with another related post on energy, though with a slightly different angle. We’ve done quite a bit of international travel this s...
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Iraq: The Morning After Commentary (Updated)
As I wrote last night, I rather liked the president's speech and thought it showed proper respect for the sacrifices made and for President Bush. Others on the internets had d...
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Cultural Change and the Energy Revolution
With about 20 hours of flying time over the last 10 days, hopping between Washington and Europe for a climate change simulation that we ran in Hamburg last week, I managed to ...