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.

A look at decision-making in Vietnam.

Punch them in the nose and leave? Or are we conducting a responsible, managed transition?

Pointer to an interview by frequent SWJ contributor Bob Tollast.

A new RAND occasional paper from Ben Connable.

Forthcoming from Biddle, Friedman, and Shapiro in International Security.

Outstanding resources for study of revolutions and insurgencies.