Military

List of Military articles

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  Curb your enthusiasm!: Special Operations Forces should be niche units, not our foundational military assets

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  Fromkin on the change in the historical outlook of people in recent centuries, plus Howard on the advent of modern armies

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  Comment of the day: Did U.S. military involvement in the ME begin with defense of Jordan’s king from PLO in 1970?

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  No Exit from Pakistan

  The South Asia Channel

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  Shamila N. Chaudhary

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  Does Burning the Thumb of Your Husband’s Lover Make You a WMD Monster?

  Passport

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  Hanna Kozlowska

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  Exclusive: Assad Asks The U.N. to Equip His Troops, Give Him Armored Trucks

  The Cable

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  Colum Lynch

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  Meet the Marines’ New Pirate-Hunting Team

  The Complex

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  Dan Lamothe

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  ‘Moment of Battle’: An old school approach to military history, but still fun

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  I was surprised to see Google getting down with Marine Corps intelligence

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  The Missing Option for Afghanistan: A Response to Steve Biddle

  Shadow Government 2009-2017

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  Paul D. Miller

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  Teenagers Are Droned, And a Family Cries Out

  The U.S. says it was hunting militants on August 8. The dead boys' brother has a different story.

  Dispatch

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  Shuaib Almosawa

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  The Afghan Air War Is Down 82 Percent

  The Complex

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  Dan Lamothe

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  Top Obama Lawyers: Reforming the NSA Could Hurt Americans’ Privacy

  The Cable

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  John Hudson

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  Counterinsurgency was never about Afghanistan

  The South Asia Channel

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  Ryan Evans

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  Why Does the Pentagon Love Toasting You Like a Bagel So Much?

  Passport

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  Hanna Kozlowska