Military

List of Military articles

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  Air Force nuclear missile officers: Bored, cranky, frustrated — and court-martialed

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  Rebecca’s War Dog of the Week: By land or by sea

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  Navy ‘Family’ Man Latest Casualty of Vast Prostitution and Bribery Scandal

  The Complex

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  Dan Lamothe

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  Peak Middle East?

  Why the administration is giving a free pass to Egypt's military regime.

  Marc Lynch

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  Marc Lynch

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  Karzai Pulls The Rug On The U.S. — Again

  The Complex

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  Dan Lamothe

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  You keep me Dranging on (II): 3 thoughts on the lessons of the battle of Ia Drang

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  Britain needs to take a page from American civil-military relations

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  Why Obama’s drone strategy won’t work: Because that ain’t no way to win a war

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  The Case of the Keystone Cossacks

  Who sent a bunch of hapless Russian soldiers of fortune to go do battle in Syria?

  Argument

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  Michael Weiss

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  Super Hercules in the Himalayas

  How the United States is strengthening defense ties with India.

  Argument

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  Ashton B. Carter

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  No More Easy Wars

  America is resurrecting the same strategy that failed in Iraq -- and ground troops will pay the price.

  Argument

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  Scott Gerber

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  The War In Afghanistan Could Be Lost This Week

  The Complex

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  Dan Lamothe, Yochi Dreazen

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  Goodbye “AfPak” (Can’t say I’ll miss you)

  The South Asia Channel

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  Ziad Haider

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  Actually, some of us still care a lot about Iraq and we are working to understand it

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  Ever seen a homemade artillery shell?

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks