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... but that does not make it so. They are acting in their capacity as our employees. If we wish to empower them with that ability, we ... stuff, how many citizens must be at risk? A bus full? A building full (how many stories)? A whole city? I've noticed the "nuclear bomb ...

Blog post - Oct 31 2007 - 2:30pm - 215 comments - 0 attachments

... leaders. Venture Capitalists harness this boundless capacity by applying sophisticated filters, derived from proven experience, to ... by leadership out there actively engaged in commitment building. Commitment to a vision is difficult to obtain and sustain where the ...

Journal Article - May 14 2012 - 4:42am - 62 comments

... Nation Building at the Barrel of an American Gun? A Short Reply to the Dubik ... mirror. Thomas P.M. Barnett stated we have no capacity for nation building period. Especially when the collective policy ...

Blog post - Sep 13 2009 - 8:19am - 29 comments - 0 attachments

... Gates Calls for Building Foreign Troops' Capacity By John J. Kruzel American Forces Press Service ...

Blog post - Feb 25 2010 - 6:43am - 1 comment - 0 attachments

... most) our stargeic interest has nothing to do with nation building and everything to do with the maintenance of some form of status quo ... a set of skills and processes for develop security force capacity that can apply to a wide range of missions well beyond FID. Frankly, ...

Blog post - May 7 2012 - 5:12pm - 43 comments - 0 attachments

... prepare itself to accomplish partner nation capability-building missions. Click here to skip to ... 22 funds or Title 10 special authorities that permit true capacity building.  As the focus shifts to building partner capacity, will ...

Journal Article - Feb 20 2012 - 8:08am - 23 comments

... is always the worst thing to be, especially given our capacity for adding flawed analysis to any given picture, which Peter concisely ... IMO, this entire series, to include Jones's definition is building off of Kilcullen's work. And, before that, Kilcullen built off the ...

Blog post - Dec 6 2011 - 10:05am - 68 comments - 0 attachments

... generations. If we see that there is internal momentum building toward that kind of change we may, at certain points, be able to help, ... Again, agreed, except that I see it as a matter of capacity, not will. I don't believe that we should ever have tried to govern ...

Journal Article - Dec 2 2010 - 11:22pm - 120 comments

... – but for broadening baseline capabilities and surge capacity by training a force with more language capability across the ... focused effort to clarify operational need, and ideas for building the capability into our force.  Here are some reform ideas that ...

Journal Article - Mar 20 2012 - 5:26am - 30 comments

... shore batteries and gunboats. He opposed the Federalists building of frigates; and, as a result, the U.S. had less of a Navy in the War ... be praised for showing the proper skepticism about the capacity of the U.S. military (or any military) to do successful ...

Blog post - Mar 16 2012 - 6:21pm - 44 comments - 0 attachments