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More on the Mysteries of Social Science
Check out this NYT Mag article on Patrick Ball, "who has spent nearly two decades fashioning a career for himself at the intersection of mathematics and murder. You could call...
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The Evolution of Odierno
The Washington Post has an article on the evolution of Gen. Ray Odierno from a division commander focused on breaking heads to a theater commander focused on winning hearts an...
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And a Big US Army Middle Finger to all the Captains
You reading this? You a US Army captain? You wonder what your worth to the Army? Well, less than a private... How's $30,000 of indentured servitude feel now? (Or, perhaps you ...
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Betrayed, reviewed
For those of you not inclined to read the Arts section of major NYC print publications (and Charlie's guessing that's about, hmm, all of you), let her be the first to tell you...
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A nation at war? Not any time soon...
For those civilians who hoped after President Bush's 2007 State of the Union address that the President was finally opening an avenue for a nation not at war to support a mili...
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File Under: Believe it When We See It
Herr Profesor Nagl writes in to rain on our F-22 hate parade to remind us that some in the Air Force do, in fact, get it. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said much the same th...
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Imad Who?
Ooh, Martin Kramer has a really good post up on Harvard's blog. For years, Hizbollah denied involvement with Imad Mughniyeh and claimed not have been involved with any terror ...
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Public Diplomacy Starts at the Top
You know who's not very good at this whole public diplomacy thing? President Bush. We here at Abu Muqawama stay out of the whole presidential politics thing, but that's okay b...
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Thinking for Failure
How can we still have it so wrong! Today (thank you Danger Room for posting this important article) the Army moved its entire Reimer Digital Library containing doctrinal publi...
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Imad Mughniyeh: Who Killed Him?
Imad Mughniyeh is set to be buried today in Beirut. It's funny: last night, Abu Muqawama got a call from a friend of his wondering if he should cancel his business trip to Bei...
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Down with COIN!
Good news for all full spectrum operators today! Acquisition officials all over the US military are licking their lips in anticipation of ignoring the lessons of irregular wa...
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Happy Valentine's Day!
Valentine's Day may be the most worthless holiday of all time, but it's not all bad. For one, genius Cintra Wilson offers her thoughts on the holiday's "fashion." (Note: Vi...
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Strengthening the Readiness of the U.S. Military
This CNAS Congressional Testimony contains Michèle A. Flournoy's prepared statement to the House Armed Services Committee, on Feb. 14, 2008. According to Flournoy, "the readin...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Security Clearances
Okay, so according to recent congressional testimony by the current Director of National Intelligence, we know these two things about U.S. government workers who spy on the Un...
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"Lord, I hate this city. When will they let me go home to Washington State? Do I honestly have to wait until 2009?"
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert Gates broke his right shoulder in a fall on an icy step at his home in Washington, D.C., and was being treated at Walter Reed Army Medica...
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Ambassadorial Challenges
Somewhere in the ancient stomping grounds of the mighty Khyber pass remains evidence that you reap what you sow...in the guise of Pakistan's now missing ambassador to Afghanis...
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Imad Mughniyeh is Dead
Imad Mughniyeh has been killed one day before the anniversary of the assassination of Rafik Hariri. Lebanon is so %$&*ed... Andrew Exum has more on Harvard's Middle East S...
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Behind the Pause
The case for temporarily halting the reductions was endorsed Monday by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, who had previously voiced hope for greater reductions to ease the eno...
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Learn to Drive!!
Many of you who don't live in DC, and don't know Charlie, may think she leads an exciting, glamorous life. You'd be wrong on many counts, not the least of which is that her ...
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War and Film
Charlie loves teaching, which is handy when you're a professor. She got to spend the morning watching and discussing Twelve O'Clock High with some young lieutenants. This co...