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Book

BookInvisible Armies
January 2013

A complete global history of guerrilla uprisings through the ages.

Max Boot on NPR's Morning Edition


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January 7, 2013

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Article

ArticleThe Model Modern General
January 6, 2013Wall Street Journal

In a review of Stanley McChrystal's My Share of the Task says throughout McChrystal's career, the general was unshakably dedicated to his soldiers, to his wife, and, above all, to the Army and nation.

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2013The CIA�s Big Year on the Big Screen

2013
The CIA�s Big Year on the Big Screen
January 4, 2013Commentary

says recent films about the CIA focus on the agency's successful operations, but also highlight a real problem—that it's actually a hypercautious bureaucracy.

United States Intelligence

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Steep U.S. Drawdown in Afghanistan Brings Substantial Risks

Steep U.S. Drawdown in Afghanistan Brings Substantial Risks
December 23, 2012Washington Post

A precipitious drawdown to 6,000 troops in Afghanistan after 2014 would cripple the U.S. counterterrorism mission and Afghan security forces, vastly increasing the risk of a Taliban takeover, says .

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, Brian Fishman

, Brian Fishman, , and Andrew TablerUpdated: December 12, 2012


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Expert Roundup

Expert RoundupWhat Should U.S. Policy Be in Syria?
Authors: , Brian Fishman, Ed Husain, and Andrew TablerDecember 11, 2012

Four experts discuss what the U.S. options are for addressing the Syria crisis, with suggestions ranging from avoiding direct actions to enforcing a Libya-style no-fly zone.

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ArticleBureaucrats in Uniform
December 7, 2012New York Times

reviews The Generals by Thomas E. Rick, a book that traces the evolution of prevailing attitudes toward the promotion and relief of generals from the 1940s to present day, seeking to discover how the Army changed so dramatically in the past sixty-plus years and the consequences for the future of American military power.

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Better Spies, Not More

Better Spies, Not More
December 6, 2012Los Angeles Times

says the U.S. intelligence community already suffers from a propensity to put quantity over quality.

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Robert Kahn

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