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.

			
		

		

	

	


  

  

  

      


  
  

    

    
  
  
      

      


  

    	  
  

                
U.S. Marine Corps to Assign Women to Ground Combat Element Units

  

  
  

                
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Posted On April 25, 2012 05:19 AM | Comments(2)

  

  
  

                

	In an exploratory move, the Marine Corps opens logistical, admin, and medical staff billets to female officers and SNCOs.


  

		  
  

                
Book Review:  Owen West's "The Snake Eaters"

  

  
  

                
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Posted On April 25, 2012 04:57 AM | Comments(6)

  

  
  

                

	West's narrative about combat advisors in Iraq is a timely read that should leave you with many questions about current and future advisory efforts.


  

		  
  

                
Disruptive Thinkers: Complacency and Isolation

  

  
  

                
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Posted On April 22, 2012 04:15 PM | Comments(1)

  

  
  

                

	A NYT article on Google and Facebook provides some unexpected lessons about complacency, isolation, and innovation.


  

	  





  

    	  
  

                
What Makes Heroic Strife?

  

  
  

                
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Posted On April 21, 2012 08:02 AM | Comments(15)

  

  
  

                

	The Economist offers a piece about breakthroughs in modeling civil wars.


  

		  
  

                
Embracing the Fog of War:  Assessment and Metrics in Counterinsurgency

  

  
  

                
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Posted On April 19, 2012 12:10 PM | Comments(0)

  

  
  

                

	A new RAND monograph from Ben Connable suggests that all those metrics may not be as metric as they seem.


  

		  
  

                
A Breakdown in Discipline?

  

  
  

                
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Posted On April 19, 2012 05:19 AM | Comments(9)

  

  
  

                

	Are the numerous recent cases of serious misconduct a symptom of ebbing discipline in the armed forces?