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Heads Won’t Roll

Obama’s talking tough about the VA scandal, so why isn’t he firing anyone?

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Gordon Lubold
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Rand Paul Goes Down Swinging Against Obama’s Judicial Nominee

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John Hudson
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Ed Snowden Needs a Better Biographer Than Glenn Greenwald

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Elias Groll
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FP’s Situation Report: The White House wakes up to VA troubles; As Republicans played politics, Libya burned; Hagel needs to make nice with the House; Will Robert Irvine open a restaurant in the Pentagon?; and a bit more.

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Gordon Lubold with Nathaniel Sobel
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How Much Economic Espionage Is Too Much?

Passport
Elias Groll
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FP’s Situation Report: A Putin pullback?; North Africa increasingly dangerous; Why Shinseki shouldn’t be fired; A sting op on sexual predators nets a DOD official; The first day for Maria; and a bit more.

Situation Report
Gordon Lubold with Nathaniel Sobel
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Bensahel: Active-Reserve relations need to be overhauled — and the Army is in trouble

Best Defense
Thomas E. Ricks
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Every time China oversteps, American interests in Southeast Asia advance

Best Defense
Thomas E. Ricks
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Rebecca’s War Dog of the Week: A Puppy Postcard from the Royal Australian Air Force

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Thomas E. Ricks
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FP’s Situation Report: Iran is recruiting Afghans to fight in Syria; Marines felt pressure before Osprey crash 13 years ago; News flash: Shinseki won’t resign; 500 DOD workers disciplined for sexual harassment; and a bit more.

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Gordon Lubold
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The Peril and Promise of Big Data

The White House report on information overload is underwhelming. But it's a start.

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Erin M. Simpson
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4 ways in which UAV warfare is different

Best Defense
Thomas E. Ricks
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U.S. military UAV guys talk a good game, but do they have their eye on the ball?

Best Defense
Thomas E. Ricks
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Why today’s readers can learn from a new book about WWI hero Rickenbacker

Best Defense
Thomas E. Ricks
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FP’s Situation Report: Concerns over Libya, Marines move in; What was Petraeus’ role in Swenson’s lost MOH file?; Dempsey: Syrian opp not ready for prime time; The fight to save the A-10; Afghanistan needs a runoff; and a bit more.

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Gordon Lubold with Nathaniel Sobel

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Heads Won’t Roll

Rand Paul Goes Down Swinging Against Obama’s Judicial Nominee

Ed Snowden Needs a Better Biographer Than Glenn Greenwald

FP’s Situation Report: The White House wakes up to VA troubles; As Republicans played politics, Libya burned; Hagel needs to make nice with the House; Will Robert Irvine open a restaurant in the Pentagon?; and a bit more.

How Much Economic Espionage Is Too Much?

FP’s Situation Report: A Putin pullback?; North Africa increasingly dangerous; Why Shinseki shouldn’t be fired; A sting op on sexual predators nets a DOD official; The first day for Maria; and a bit more.

Bensahel: Active-Reserve relations need to be overhauled — and the Army is in trouble

Every time China oversteps, American interests in Southeast Asia advance

Rebecca’s War Dog of the Week: A Puppy Postcard from the Royal Australian Air Force

FP’s Situation Report: Iran is recruiting Afghans to fight in Syria; Marines felt pressure before Osprey crash 13 years ago; News flash: Shinseki won’t resign; 500 DOD workers disciplined for sexual harassment; and a bit more.

The Peril and Promise of Big Data

4 ways in which UAV warfare is different

U.S. military UAV guys talk a good game, but do they have their eye on the ball?

Why today’s readers can learn from a new book about WWI hero Rickenbacker

FP’s Situation Report: Concerns over Libya, Marines move in; What was Petraeus’ role in Swenson’s lost MOH file?; Dempsey: Syrian opp not ready for prime time; The fight to save the A-10; Afghanistan needs a runoff; and a bit more.

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Heads Won’t Roll

Rand Paul Goes Down Swinging Against Obama’s Judicial Nominee

Ed Snowden Needs a Better Biographer Than Glenn Greenwald

FP’s Situation Report: The White House wakes up to VA troubles; As Republicans played politics, Libya burned; Hagel needs to make nice with the House; Will Robert Irvine open a restaurant in the Pentagon?; and a bit more.

How Much Economic Espionage Is Too Much?

FP’s Situation Report: A Putin pullback?; North Africa increasingly dangerous; Why Shinseki shouldn’t be fired; A sting op on sexual predators nets a DOD official; The first day for Maria; and a bit more.

Bensahel: Active-Reserve relations need to be overhauled — and the Army is in trouble

Every time China oversteps, American interests in Southeast Asia advance

Rebecca’s War Dog of the Week: A Puppy Postcard from the Royal Australian Air Force

FP’s Situation Report: Iran is recruiting Afghans to fight in Syria; Marines felt pressure before Osprey crash 13 years ago; News flash: Shinseki won’t resign; 500 DOD workers disciplined for sexual harassment; and a bit more.

The Peril and Promise of Big Data

4 ways in which UAV warfare is different

U.S. military UAV guys talk a good game, but do they have their eye on the ball?

Why today’s readers can learn from a new book about WWI hero Rickenbacker

FP’s Situation Report: Concerns over Libya, Marines move in; What was Petraeus’ role in Swenson’s lost MOH file?; Dempsey: Syrian opp not ready for prime time; The fight to save the A-10; Afghanistan needs a runoff; and a bit more.

Latest

Two Years On: Where the Israel-Hamas War Stands Now

China’s Weak Passports Are Holding Back Its Soft Power

Cameroon’s Predictable Election Will Produce Unpredictable Chaos

Is Europe’s Top Diplomat Diplomatic Enough?

Europe Should Support U.S. Democracy

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