Best Defense
Thomas E. Ricks’ daily take on national security.
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Fire jump A guidebook for managing military talent
At any mention of personnel reform, most defense wonks and service members will either jump on their soapboxes for a sermon or run for the hills as fast as their legs will carry them.
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major_ethnic_groups_of_pakistan_in_1980_borders_removed Balochistan looks ready to blow, and when it does, it likely will spill over
In the ungoverned corners of the world, conflicts simmering under the surface will almost inevitably boil over every now and again.
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131014-N-LN619-178 An enlisted Navy sailor tackles suicide
There’s a good, serious article in the February issue of "Proceedings" about how the Navy could deal with suicide better.
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Rangers lead way with open house event Nice work if you are under 24 and interested in making some public policy
The Millennial Public Policy Fellowship at New America is accepting application.
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170130-m-qh615-197c A powerful attack on the Marine Corps leadership — by a serving Marine captain
There is a powerful article in the February issue of the “Marine Corps Gazette” by Capt. Joshua Waddell, a company commander in the 1st Marine Division.
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170206-a-sa215-413c Is the Pentagon trolling Trump?
What does Trump’s arm angle remind you of?
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col_kurd Operation Provide Comfort: A forgotten mission with possible lessons for Syria
In retrospect, OPC was one of the great American military operations of the 20th century, though it rarely garners the degree of attention and recognition that it rightly deserves.
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c2smw34w8aab8w3 This guy needs to make up his mind
From an exercise in Eastern Europe.
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royal_irish_rifles_ration_party_somme_july_1916 How can a commander love his troops and yet send them to their deaths?
I have been asked by several people to explain the term “love” as I use it in the context of essays on being a grunt. Let me try.
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gen_arthur_j-_lichte Firings and such
I think the chief engineer of the Russian aircraft carrier Kuznetsov should get an Order of Putin medal or something.
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160719-N-HX127-003 War dog: Jumping along
Here they are.
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170101-N-KP948-093 Toward a new American naval strategy: Learning to play a strategic shell game
No American aircraft carriers were at sea in the first weeks of the New Year.
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516juxo2xfl-_sx329_bo1204203200_ Miller’s ‘American Power and Liberal Order’: Toward conservative smart power
The future of American foreign policy, and of the existing international order, is the topic of Paul D. Miller’s book, "American Power and Liberal Order: A Conservative Internationalist Grand Strategy."
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9875509444_13b2dfce48_z Trump’s foreign policy tweetstorm
Lots to chew on here from President Donald Trump's Thursday morning tweetstorm.
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CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 18: Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn delivers a speech on the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Cleveland, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Republican National Convention kicks off on July 18. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Flynn calls out Iran
National Security Advisor Michael Flynn just called out Iran in the White House briefing room.
