Click here to see the latest edition of my column at Foreign Policy.
Topics include:
1) Is counterinsurgency a woman's job?
2) Mexico is struggling with more than just drug cartels.
I welcome your feedback in the comments and at Small Wars Council.
Comments
Women are typically far more perceptive and empathetic to peoples' true emotions and feelings than men are. If I'm not mistaken, there are actually a number of studies that show that women are more capable of detecting a liar than men as well. These traits would, of course, prove helpful in a COIN environment where human intelligence is so critical.
My question is whether or not being in Muslim nations places women at a disadvantage (the article seems to think not).