Military

List of Military articles

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  The British generals talk candidly about their role in the wars of the last 10 years

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  A personnel policy offering Marines a break from active service for up to 3 years

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  Guest War Dog of the Week: The quiet thoughtfulness of many military dogs

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  RAND’s ‘Paths to Victory’: A valuable new study of what works in COIN campaigns — and also of what doesn’t

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  Why JOs leave: They see mediocrity rewarded and accountability neglected

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  The Army shouldn’t cut back on training in how to confront a live, thinking enemy

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  The Soldier and the State Go Public

  Civil-military relations haven't been this bad in decades.

  Micah Zenko

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  Micah Zenko

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  FBI Releases Footage of Navy Yard Shooter

  Passport

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  Elias Groll

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  Ethical leadership: Let’s talk about victims in the Marine urination case

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  Amb. Crocker and Prof. Bacevich talking about Syria — but thinking about Iraq

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  Obama’s Favorite General Stripped of His Security Clearance

  The Cable

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  Gordon Lubold

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  The Air Force nearly eradicated eastern North Carolina with an H bomb in 1961 — and thoughts about that sort of thing now

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  Navy air wing CO ousted

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  What worries a real defense expert these days? The state of American education

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  Democracy Lab Weekly Brief, September 23, 2013

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  Christian Caryl, Prachi Vidwans