Robert Haddick

		

				 
  	
		 		

			

	Robert Haddick is a contractor at U.S. Special Operations Command. From January 2009 to September 2012 he was Managing Editor of Small Wars Journal. During this time, he wrote the “This Week at War” column for Foreign Policy. Haddick was a U.S. Marine Corps officer, served in the 3rd and 23rd Marine Regiments, and deployed to Asia and Africa. He has advised the State Department, the National Intelligence Council, and U.S. Central Command.



	In the private sector, Haddick was Director of Research at the Fremont Group, a large private investment firm and an affiliate of the Bechtel Corporation. He established the firm's global proprietary trading operation and was president of one of Fremont's overseas investment subsidiaries.



	In addition to Foreign Policy and Small Wars Journal, Haddick's writing has been published in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Air & Space Power Journal, and other publications. He has appeared in many radio and television interviews.



	Contact Robert at robert@smallwarsjournal.com.

			
		

		

	

	


  

  

  

      


  
  

    

    
  
  
      

      


  

    	  
  

                
This Week at War: Baseless

  

  
  

                
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Posted On May 11, 2012 12:56 PM | Comments(1)

  

  
  

                

	In my Foreign Policy column, I wonder what would happen to its strategy if the U.S. can't use bases in Afghanistan the way it wants.


  

		  
  

                
This Week at War: Powerless in Kabul?

  

  
  

                
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Posted On May 4, 2012 03:17 PM | Comments(14)

  

  
  

                

	The new Strategic Partnership Agreement with Afghanistan rests on some fragile assumptions. U.S. policymakers should have a Plan B ready.


  

		  
  

                
This Week at War: NIMBYs in the South China Sea

  

  
  

                
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Posted On April 27, 2012 06:16 PM | Comments(2)

  

  
  

                

	Japan and the United States agree that 9,000 Marines will leave Okinawa. But where they will end up, and why, is still up in the air.


  

	  





  

    	  
  

                
Interview on "Midrats" radio show

  

  
  

                
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Posted On April 23, 2012 08:04 AM | Comments(1)

  

  
  

                

	Yesterday, I appeared on the "Midrats" radio show, hosted by Cmdr Phibian Salamander and EagleOne, and discussed the U.S. military's Pacific problems.


  

		  
  

                
This Week at War: The General's Dystopia

  

  
  

                
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Posted On April 20, 2012 02:11 PM | Comments(10)

  

  
  

                

	The Pentagon's plans don't match the harsh future described by Joint Chiefs Chairman Martin Dempsey.


  

		  
  

                
This Week at War: Iran's North Korea Scenario

  

  
  

                
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Posted On April 13, 2012 04:28 PM | Comments(0)

  

  
  

                

	In my Foreign Policy column, I ponder whether the collapse of Iran's oil trade, combined with internal repression, will create another North Korea.