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... on TV and radio and new online resources to reach the 1 million Afghan internet users who are our target market. ... in 2018 is going to have no tax base because the $1.5 billion received in revenue in 2011 was largely dependent on international ... 'push back' from some folks who may argue that 'our' endgame is nation building, let us consider how successive POTUS has described ...

Journal Article - May 21 2012 - 5:48am - 29 comments

... my column at Foreign Policy : Topics include: 1) Libya's rebels scramble to hold out 2) Think grand strategy is too ... their political and military strategies as what may be the endgame approaches in Libya. According to the BBC, military forces loyal ...

Blog post - Mar 11 2011 - 8:15pm - 7 comments - 0 attachments

... my column at Foreign Policy : Topics include: 1) Karzai speeds up the end-game 2) How to handle a troublesome China ... my column at Foreign Policy : Topics include: 1) Karzai speeds up the end-game 2) How to handle a troublesome China ...

Blog post - Oct 30 2010 - 7:53am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

... book, The Strongest Tribe: War, Politics, and the Endgame in Iraq has been widely acclaimed since its release last August. ... CCO on the lessons he learned from writing the book. 1. Your assessment of the national Iraqi security forces, including the Army ...

Blog post - Mar 5 2009 - 6:18pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

... my column at Foreign Policy : Topics include: 1) By tossing the COIN to Afghanistan, Obama can now aim at Pakistan 2) ... failed spectacularly due to the same reasons of lack of endgame, asymmetric escalation by India and the flexibility of response that ...

Blog post - Jun 23 2011 - 1:30pm - 64 comments - 0 attachments

... is powerful. --Shahmurat, village elder [1] Introduction Throughout their history, Afghans have ... and without a robust a ground troop presence. Endgame: Countering Violent Extremism and Preventing a Civil War If ...

Journal Article - Feb 23 2012 - 7:10am - 4 comments

... Face Crackdown With Creativity, Humor - AP Endgame in Syria Fast Approaching - WP opinion Syria Spins Out of ...

Blog post - Feb 1 2012 - 6:37am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

... game” in the seventh inning. Blowing the endgame in Afghanistan could be as bad after 2014 as it was in the 1990s.  ... spent some time at the strategic level in Afghanistan. 1) It is a mischaracterization that the US walked away from Afghanistan. We had ...

Journal Article - Jan 8 2012 - 6:25pm - 20 comments

... and risky, is not reckless. Here's why: 1. Time pressure In his column, Ignatius mentioned this spring as the ... assault into southern Lebanon. 4. Managing the endgame An Israeli raid on Iran's nuclear complex would probably ...

Blog post - Feb 10 2012 - 7:16pm - 6 comments - 0 attachments

... Captain Aaron Tapalman, commander of Bravo Company of the 1/26th Infantry responsible for Sabari, cites the saying “As Sabari goes, ... under the effort less than two years later? The Endgame Despite the dogged efforts of small units, the fight in Sabari ...

Journal Article - Nov 2 2011 - 6:13pm - 28 comments