Jason Thomas

		

				 
  	
		 		

			

	Jason Thomas worked alongside US forces in Afghanistan in 2009-2010 and in 2011.  He has also worked in South Sudan, the civil war area in Sri Lanka and the Philippines.   In his spare time he takes disadvantaged kids up the Kokoda Track in PNG, a World War Two battleground. Opinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely those of the author.

			
		

		

	

	


  

  

  

      


  
  

    

    
  
  
      

      


  

    	  
  

                
Multi-National Corporations and Stability Operations: A New Role?

  

  
  

                
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Posted On October 1, 2012 04:35 AM | Comments(16)

  

  
  

                

	Multi-national corporations--particularly from the extractive sector with long project life cycles, access to capital, and attractive return on investment--could act as a new phase in civil-...


  

		  
  

                
Romancing the COIN

  

  
  

                
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Posted On March 13, 2012 11:56 AM | Comments(35)

  

  
  

                

	Jason Thomas explores the romance of COIN theory and where it has gotten us in Afghanistan, suggesting instead we follow the less romantic, more focused "hedgehog concept."


  

	  





  

    	  
  

                
Asymmetrical National Security Policy – simple doesn’t mean stupid

  

  
  

                
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Posted On September 4, 2011 08:20 AM | Comments(2)

  

  
  

                

	Smaller and weaker opponents do not have a monopoly on asymmetric warfare and it does not need to be left to Guerrilla movements for us to romantically read about in the future.   We need...