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Georg Klein (and the Bundeswehr) on the Carpet
Rajiv Chandrasekaran has been allowed access into ISAF's investigation of what happened in Kunduz: Instead of sending troops to the scene for an assessment of casualties -- as...
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What Abu Muqawama Is Reading This Weekend
I'll be reading LTG (ret.) Dubik's report on building security forces (.pdf). My mother, meanwhile -- who thinks you guys curse too much but once sent me off to war with the i...
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Kunduz: What It Means for NATO
Smart Afghanistan watchers -- like Joshua Foust and Gilles Dorronsoro -- have been worried about Kunduz Province, a province in northern Afghanistan with a signficant Pashtun ...
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Weekly News Roundup: Rare Earth Elements
Rare earth elements are the big theme this week. The New York Times focused much attention to China's ability to corner the market for rare earths. Some have accused it of art...
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Veterans Applaud, Ladies Swoon
The Washington Post profiles veterans' advocate Matt Flavin: Flavin, director of the new White House Office of Veterans and Wounded Warrior Policy, is the administration's lia...
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Reading Old Magazines: “Environment and Security: The Clear Connections”
In medieval times, sieges were used to prevent an enemy from accessing fresh water, food and other supplies. Using the natural environment against foes has been a common warti...
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The Obama Administration: MIA on Afghanistan?
So I was on the Newshour last night debating Afghanistan with a favorite of this blog and its readers, Andrew Bacevich. As readers of this blog know, I am uncomfortable when p...
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Before FM 3-24
Reading Grant's memoirs, it's hard -- even for a Southerner -- not to admire the cold-blooded competence of William Tecumseh Sherman. But then... What Sherman finally decided ...
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Beware of Climate Change Denialism: You’re the Target
I love my job. Not many scientists get to work with a Congressional staffer one day, a military expert the next, and a business exec the day after that. These are all smart, r...
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Live Blog: DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable with Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen
The following is a live blog feed of the “DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable” with Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen. Admiral Allen – who blogs and tweets himself – will disc...
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Meanwhile, in Iraq...
Smart Iraq-watchers are a lot more worried by tensions in northern Iraq than by car bombs in Baghdad, which -- if we are to believe Nir Rosen (and I, for one, do) -- lack stra...
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Live Blogging DOD's Press Conference on the Arctic, Today at 1500 EST
For our Natural Security Blog post today, Will Rogers will live blog at 3:00 p.m. EST the “DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable” with Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen. Admiral...
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Help Abu Muqawama Understand U.S. Politics (Updated)
Since I'm new to this town and don't really understand (American) politics, could someone please explain to me why the White House fears growing opposition from the Left on Af...
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On your mark ... get set ...
C'mon, I know you guys could care less about Democratic Party politics and are instead itching for a debate on whether or not we should be in Afghanistan in the first place. S...
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ISAF DNE USSR?
From The New Republic, erstwhile whipping boy of this blog's readership: We are now conducting a military operation completely different from the Red Army's stupidly brutal a...
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Flame War!
I was on Politico reading how George Will is about to call for a pull-out from Afghanistan -- not that surprising given Will's somewhat conservative* views -- when I was distr...
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Afghanistan: Easy to Lose, Hard to Win
General McChrystal's assessment of the war in Afghanistan was forwarded to the Secretary of Defense and the NATO Secretary-General today, so it's as good a time as any to flag...
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Fishing for a Fight
“Fishing stocks represent a significant natural resource for African coastal communities,” according to Ambassador Mary C. Yates, civilian deputy at United States Africa Comma...
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Elections in Afghanistan: A Heritage Foundation Event
Pretty interesting panel discussion at the Heritage Foundation. I was wondering what Barno's thoughts on all this were... In other news, Hamid Karzai is doing his best to exha...
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Mullen: It's Still A Pig, Part II
Spencer provided the link to the piece itself: But beyond the term itself, I believe we have walked away from the original intent. By organizing to it—creating whole structure...