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
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
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
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
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