David Petraeus Is Wrong: Counterinsurgency Won’t Work in Gaza
When you only have a hammer. . .
When you only have a hammer. . .
Earlier this month, China’s financial aut...
The general was one of few who understood that Iran was at war with the US, and no bargain could be struck
Should the United States act to protect Syrian civilians from their murderous regime? Secretary of State Hillary Clinton...
The war on terror is far from over. Why are we coming home?
By Bill Ardolino On a warm August afternoon, two dozen US and Afghan soldiers trudged through sticky corn fields to the village of Majiles in the contentious district of Sabari...
In the WSJ, Max Boot has an insightful, and at times moving, account of the failed mission this weeken...
How to create experts in counterinsurgency.
It’s the Pentagon’s job to prepare for wars of the future. But somewhere between Vietnam and Iraq, military planners confused “future” with “futuristic.” They...
Blackwater could be a worse problem than you think.
The United States, the most powerful nation in the world, is reassessing its approach to war. With America entering the 10th year of what was originally called the global war on terror, the Natio...
General David Petraeus helped write COIN. |