November 2009 Issue
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As the U.S. draws down its footprint in Iraq, its presence in and focus on Afghanistan increases regardless of a definitive decision by the commander in chief on troop numbers and how forces...
As the U.S. draws down its footprint in Iraq, its presence in and focus on Afghanistan increases regardless of a definitive decision by the commander in chief on troop numbers and how forces...
Misinformed on IO
I’m concerned by the overuse of the term “information operations” (IO) in Armed Forces Journal and a number of other recent publications, particularly when attributed to...
I’m concerned by the overuse of the term “information operations” (IO) in Armed Forces Journal and a number of other recent publications, particularly when attributed to...
Are boots always necessary?
I read with great interest Lt. Col. Mike Grice’s article [Air power’s limits,” September], and while he was very eloquent, I think he missed the boat on some key issues....
I read with great interest Lt. Col. Mike Grice’s article [Air power’s limits,” September], and while he was very eloquent, I think he missed the boat on some key issues....
Agonizing over Afghanistan
Ten weeks into his presidency, Barack Obama announced his “comprehensive strategy” for Afghanistan.
BY KAREN WALKER
Ten weeks into his presidency, Barack Obama announced his “comprehensive strategy” for Afghanistan.
BY KAREN WALKER
Why we can’t walk away
There is certainly a lot of hand-wringing, chin-rubbing and forceful exhaling going on these days over the increasingly challenging war in Afghanistan, where nearly 70,000 U.S. troops are...
BY PETER BROOKES
There is certainly a lot of hand-wringing, chin-rubbing and forceful exhaling going on these days over the increasingly challenging war in Afghanistan, where nearly 70,000 U.S. troops are...
BY PETER BROOKES
The Taliban’s political program
At their core, insurgencies are about political power struggles, usually between a central government and those who reject its authority, where the objective of the conflict is the...
By Dan Green
At their core, insurgencies are about political power struggles, usually between a central government and those who reject its authority, where the objective of the conflict is the...
By Dan Green
Cleaning up corruption
The international community has striven to reduce corruption through encouraging development of robust autonomous auditing agencies, increasing the pay of public sector officials, and...
BY CMDR. MICHAEL HALLETT
The international community has striven to reduce corruption through encouraging development of robust autonomous auditing agencies, increasing the pay of public sector officials, and...
BY CMDR. MICHAEL HALLETT
Vietnam’s distorted legacy
This summer, we lost two icons of the Vietnam War: Robert McNamara, its steward, and Walter Cronkite, its chronicler. In remembrance, commentators have repeated narratives about the men that...
BY HENRY NUZUM
This summer, we lost two icons of the Vietnam War: Robert McNamara, its steward, and Walter Cronkite, its chronicler. In remembrance, commentators have repeated narratives about the men that...
BY HENRY NUZUM
Off course
Maritime domain awareness (MDA) is imperiling global maritime security. Developed and implemented correctly, MDA is one tool among a panoply of naval and coast guard capabilities for...
BY CMDR. JAMES KRASKA AND CAPT. BRIAN WILSON
Maritime domain awareness (MDA) is imperiling global maritime security. Developed and implemented correctly, MDA is one tool among a panoply of naval and coast guard capabilities for...
BY CMDR. JAMES KRASKA AND CAPT. BRIAN WILSON
Unmanned limits
Our defense establishment has become seduced by the idea of unmanned airpower. Futurists predict an eventual combat force of unmanned systems performing existing wartime missions, directed...
BY COL. JAMES JINNETTE
Our defense establishment has become seduced by the idea of unmanned airpower. Futurists predict an eventual combat force of unmanned systems performing existing wartime missions, directed...
BY COL. JAMES JINNETTE
Industry pulse: The unknown
“As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But...
BY SCOTT HAMILTON
“As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But...
BY SCOTT HAMILTON
Manning overboard TO THE NAVY for a lean manning policy that appears to have gone too far. Efficiency is good in any large organization, but a Naval Inspector General’s report following a visit to...
Blue goes green TO NAVY SECRETARY RAY MABUS for his commitment to develop by 2012 a plan for a “green” carrier strike group that can be deployed by 2016.
Joint speak TO THE AIR FORCE AND THE NAVY for their apparent jitters over the JTRS radio program. For sure, the Joint Tactical Radio System has had a checkered history with the usual tangle of...
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