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COIN in Colombia
I'm sure most of you who read the Washington Post saw this article today on the lessons we can take from the COIN campaign in Colombia and apply to Afghanistan. The lessons ar...
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Euro-Troops in Afghanistan: The U.S. Perception
Yesterday we noted the difference between the Times and the Guardian over European commitments to the NATO mission in Afghanistan. The two big Sunday newspapers in the United ...
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"dangerous to base long-range policy on temporary military success"
I was trying to find by this quote by George C. Marshall yesterday, which I had seen in the book The Wise Men. It was said to Dean Acheson, I think, who was encouraging him to...
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No Troops For You
It doesn't matter how much Robert Gates complains or how much Barack Obama pleads. It is highly unlikely the U.S. political leadership will win new backing for the war in Afgh...
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I've only read four. How many have you read?
Tom Ricks lists his top ten books on U.S. military history. I would bet our readership could offer a few others. But if you're going to do that, which books would you then rem...
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Coming to America
It is soooo quiet outside. When I ask about the reason, they say “It’s a residential area.” I quietly respond, “What’s your point?” An Iraqi translator for the New York Times ...
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More on Safe Havens
Mike Innes, who knows more about safe havens than perhaps even Qadhafi, has a great critical take on my recent TNR piece....
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More Hot (COIN) (Podcast) Action
Matthew Bell has devoted an entire podcast (.mp3) to the debate over counter-insurgency and current operations. Lots more from Nagl, Flournoy, Exum, and Gentile. Again, Bell r...
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C2 in AFG
Longtime defense and foreign policy journalist Dan Sagalyn has a great PBS podcast on command and control in Afghanistan. There is some especially good stuff on the relationsh...
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Attention, Readers: Abu Muqawama Let Loose on MSNBC
Allegedly (and despite my recent tirade on American cable news), I will be on the Rachel Maddow Show tonight talking about Afghanistan. Come up with your very own Abu Muqawama...
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Christmas in April?
I have never been so excited about a freaking budget in my entire life. Again, if you have shares in SAIC you've been meaning to sell, now is the time. Defense Secretary Robe...
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Nagl and Exum and Gentile on The World (UPDATED!)
Matthew Bell sent me an email yesterday saying that his special on counter-insurgency for The World was going to run today. You can listen to it here. Bell also warned me, tho...
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Nick Schmidle on Pakistan's Insurgency
It's over the Indus now......
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Powell on Obama's Foreign Policy
You guys know how much I hate American TeeVee news of all ideological slants -- and goodness gracious, it boggles the mind that people listen to this freaking guy -- but bear ...
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Smart Things Said by David Kilcullen ... and Smart Things to be Said by Craig Mullaney
Many thanks to those of you who stopped by to say hello after yesterday evening's event with David Kilcullen. Dave said a few things last night that I really liked. I did not ...
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This guy was probably Kucinich's foreign policy adviser...
If I'm not being accused of being some wild-eyed reactionary (see yesterday's post on policing and the G20), then I'm being accused of being a godless liberal. A few weeks ago...
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Transcript: CNAS Book Discussion with David Kilcullen on New Book The Accidental Guerrilla
CNAS hosted a discussion with CNAS Senior Fellow David Kilcullen on his new book, The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One. The book takes an in...
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A Discussion with David Kilcullen on His New Book, "The Accidental Guerrilla"
The Center for a New American Security was honored to host the launch event for CNAS Senior Fellow and counterinsurgency expert David Kilcullen on his new book The Accidental ...
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How an Insurgency Ends
My friend Judah Grunstein at World Politics Review really put together a good feature on the "Age of Counterinsurgency." Anastasia Maloney has a particularly good dispatch fro...
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On Lebanon and Lebanese Elections
I posted yesterday to remind our readers that this is not a Middle East policy blog. The comments I received in reply assured me that a) you all understand this and b) any Leb...