The new Strategic Partnership Agreement with Afghanistan rests on some fragile assumptions. U.S. policymakers should have a Plan B ready.
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by Dave Dilegge | Fri, 05/04/2012 - 4:09am | 0 comments
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by Dave Dilegge | Fri, 05/04/2012 - 2:34am | 0 comments
Team Building: The Next Chapter of Airpower Command and Control in Afghanistan by Maj Gen Tod D. Wolters and Lt Col Joseph L. Campo, Air and Space Power Journal.
by Robert Bunker | Fri, 05/04/2012 - 1:50am | 0 comments
Drug Trafficking, Violence, and Instability by Dr. Phil Williams and Dr. Vanda Felbab-Brown, U.S. Army War College’s Strategic Studies Institute.
by Peter J. Munson | Thu, 05/03/2012 - 2:41pm | 1 comment
West Point's Combating Terrorism Center publishes 17 declassified Bin Laden documents with accompanying analysis.
by Peter J. Munson | Wed, 05/02/2012 - 6:06pm | 26 comments
Ben Kohlmann offers a lengthy rebuttal to his critics.
by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 05/01/2012 - 9:15pm | 0 comments
The start-up of my new small business is quite demanding so the Roundup will return next Monday. For those that have a Facebook account a like here would be most appreciated. - Dave D.
by Peter J. Munson | Tue, 05/01/2012 - 8:41pm | 0 comments
The White House summary and a pointer to the text of the speech on Afghanistan.
by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 05/01/2012 - 7:09pm | 0 comments
President Obama is in Afghanistan and tonight, at 7:30 p.m. EDT, he'll address the nation on the future of the NATO mission in the region after a decade of war.
What: President Obama addresses the nation
When: Tonight at 7:30 p.m. EDT
Where: WhiteHouse.gov/Live
by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 05/01/2012 - 6:36am | 0 comments
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by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 04/30/2012 - 6:09am | 0 comments
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by Gary K. Busch | Mon, 04/30/2012 - 5:47am | 3 comments
Speaking truth about real power and the dim prospects for "people power" in Putin's Russia.
by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 04/29/2012 - 6:38am | 0 comments
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by Robert Haddick | Fri, 04/27/2012 - 7:16pm | 2 comments
Japan and the United States agree that 9,000 Marines will leave Okinawa. But where they will end up, and why, is still up in the air.
by Dave Dilegge | Fri, 04/27/2012 - 1:47am | 0 comments
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by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 04/26/2012 - 5:49am | 0 comments
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by Charles A. Flynn | Wed, 04/25/2012 - 12:55pm | 9 comments
BG Flynn explains the mission command Network as people enabled by technology with a shared purpose.
by Peter J. Munson | Wed, 04/25/2012 - 6:19am | 3 comments
In an exploratory move, the Marine Corps opens logistical, admin, and medical staff billets to female officers and SNCOs.
by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 04/24/2012 - 6:26am | 0 comments
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by Robert Haddick | Mon, 04/23/2012 - 9:04am | 1 comment
Yesterday, I appeared on the "Midrats" radio show, hosted by Cmdr Phibian Salamander and EagleOne, and discussed the U.S. military's Pacific problems.
by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 04/23/2012 - 5:06am | 0 comments
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by Peter J. Munson | Sun, 04/22/2012 - 5:15pm | 1 comment
A NYT article on Google and Facebook provides some unexpected lessons about complacency, isolation, and innovation.
by Peter J. Munson | Sat, 04/21/2012 - 9:02am | 15 comments
The Economist offers a piece about breakthroughs in modeling civil wars.