Military

List of Military articles

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  The value of humor in combat, especially as a measure of a unit’s sanity and hubris

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  Pentagon Pushes for Zombie Satellites by 2016

  The Complex

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  John Reed

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  Army colonel becomes Indian chief

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  Rebel fragmentation in Syria and Palestine

  The Middle East Channel

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  Wendy Pearlman

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  Consider the Duck-Rabbit

  How this Wittgenstein sketch explains the Somalia SEAL raid.

  By Other Means

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  Rosa Brooks

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  The Power Paradox

  Why America can only be great by being unexceptional.

  David Rothkopf

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  David Rothkopf

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  U.S. to Egypt: We Love You, But We’re Keeping Our $560 Million

  The Cable

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  Yochi Dreazen

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  Reading a casualty report: U.S. fighting in Afghanistan as long as they can remember

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  How to deal with pompous sticklers

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  Tales of the shutdown (III): On civilian faculty, federal furloughs, and quality

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  Commando Supersuit Will Feature an Exoskeleton and ‘Liquid Body Armor’

  The Complex

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  John Reed

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  The Known Unknowns of Counterterrorism Ops

  When it comes to assessing the success of the war on terror, there's a lot we just don't know.

  Micah Zenko

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  Micah Zenko

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  What did British naval aviation do in World War II after the Taranto raid?

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  The USMC crackdown on barracks life may in fact exacerbate the trouble

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  ‘Fire and Forget’: A review

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks