Tag Archives for military

Idea: Criminal-Processing Corporate Micro-States

Here‘s a 2007 post brought back to life on how to solve Gitmo (making it cheaper, more useful, and ideally less ‘politiked’). Note, this was put together back when I was briefing academic audiences and private military corporations on the … Continue reading

20. May 2009 by Shlok Vaidya
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Internal Military Think Tanks

A comment by Andy on John’s site that resonates with me: Remember that this is an Army that took 6 years to produce a new Operations Field Manual despite being involved in two wars. This is an Army that shelved … Continue reading

23. March 2008 by Shlok Vaidya
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Hemmoraging Captains

Many of the brightest and most experienced captains of my generation are being driven out of the Army by the prospect of a career filled with deployments every other year,” said Capt. Patrick Ryan, who added that he was certain … Continue reading

21. March 2008 by Shlok Vaidya
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Caldwell On Reform

Lt. General William B. Caldwell has an article at Small Wars Journal in which he calls for the Army to adapt to modern warfare by: Encouraging soldiers to engage in information operations. “Tell their story.” Empower subordinates. Underwriting risk-taking and … Continue reading

29. January 2008 by Shlok Vaidya
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The Guide to Radically Revamping The US Military?

Robb points his GG readers to John Arquilla’s upcoming book: Our Own Worst Enemy: The Reluctant Transformation of the American Military . Worst Enemy offers an inside analysis of the events that have derailed our efforts to transform the nation’s … Continue reading

10. December 2007 by Shlok Vaidya
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