I really just don’t know what to say about these decisions:

Obama Reverses Promise to Release Abuse Photos
Obama Set to Revive Military Commissions: Changes Would Boost Detainee Rights

We simply need full disclosure on criminal conduct in the “war on terror” and Obama has become the single greatest impediment to that kind of disclosure.  Let’s be brutally [...]

There is a segment of the strategic thinking firmament that relies very heavily on the concept of  competitive strategies (founded on the work of business guru Michael Porter).  The  idea, basically, is to shift to shift competitions on sphere where you have a competitive advantage, thus forcing your adversary (competitor) to expend more resources to [...]

Over the past several months, I have been trying to lay out a broad and consistent argument about American foreign and defense policy. In the process of doing so, I have found myself allied with a number of very thoughtful people, with whom I have nonetheless quite significant disagreements. Just for the record, [...]

I have a new piece up at Small Wars Journal.
The essay will make four interrelated points. First, the attacks of 9/11 though spectacular in consequence, were simple in execution. Second, the IED networks that have proliferated in Afghanistan and Iraq are orders of magnitude more complex than the portion of al Qaeda that planned and [...]

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Escalation in Pakistan?
A story from yesterday’s New York Times (U.S. May Widen Strikes in Pakistan) raises serious questions about the Obama Administration’s policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan. From the article:
President Obama and his national security advisers are considering expanding the American covert war in Pakistan far beyond the unruly tribal areas to strike [...]