Peter J. Munson

		

				 
  	
		 		

			

	Peter J. Munson is a Marine officer, author, and Middle East specialist.  He is the author of War, Welfare, and Democracy: Rethinking America's Quest for the End of History (Potomac, 2013) and Iraq in Transition: The Legacy of Dictatorship and the Prospects for Democracy (Potomac, 2009) and .  A frequent contributor to multiple journals and blogs, including his own, he is also the Editor of the Small Wars Journal.  You can follow his Twitter feed @peterjmunson and find his LinkedIn profile here.  He is leaving the Marine Corps in summer 2013 and hopes to translate his experience in leading high-performance teams and creating strategic solutions to complex international problems into the business world. All views are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Marine Corps or Department of Defense.

			
		

		

	

	


  

  

  

      


  
  

    

    
  
  
      

      


  

    	  
  

                
We Don't Reward Top Performers - And It's Costing Us

  

  
  

                
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Posted On February 14, 2012 10:14 PM | Comments(11)

  

  
  

                

	Marine officer Aaron MacLean at WaPo bemoans the military's lack of talent management (via @Doctrine_Man).


  

		  
  

                
Iraq:  Interview with Hayder al-Khoei

  

  
  

                
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Posted On February 13, 2012 08:13 PM | Comments(4)

  

  
  

                

	Bob Tollast interviews Hayder al-Khoei on developments in Iraq and the Iraqi view of events in Syria.


  

		  
  

                
Marine Corps Gazette Blog Post: The SS, Special Snowflakes, and Supervision

  

  
  

                
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Posted On February 12, 2012 07:35 PM | Comments(0)

  

  
  

                

	Brett Friedman draws attention to the deeper malaise behind the recent string of black-eyes for the Marine Corps.


  

	  





  

    	  
  

                
U.S. Planning to Slash Iraq Embassy Staff by Up to Half

  

  
  

                
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Posted On February 7, 2012 03:22 PM | Comments(0)

  

  
  

                

	"Swift realization" that the build up may have been "ill-advised" represents a "remarkable pivot."


  

		  
  

                
An Education in Occupation

  

  
  

                
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Posted On February 5, 2012 10:57 AM | Comments(0)

  

  
  

                

	Hugh Gusterson argues that the destruction of the Iraqi university system played a part in de-modernizing the country.


  

		  
  

                
The Hard Way Out of Afghanistan

  

  
  

                
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Posted On February 5, 2012 09:20 AM | Comments(0)

  

  
  

                

	Sunday's New York Times Magazine takes a look at the hard gains being won to buy breathing room for transition to Afghan forces.