by Lindsay Holst | May 25, 2014 | Monitor
U.S. troops react as they shake hands with President Barack Obama at Bagram Airfield in Bagram, Afghanistan, Sunday, May 25, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Watch on YouTube President Obama made a surprise visit to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan today...
by Ashley Boyle | Aug 28, 2012 | Monitor
ASP Fellow Joshua Foust was interviewed for the BBC’s “World Have Your Say” on the recent violence in Afghanistan, including the beheading of 17 civilians and the increase in “green on blue” attacks. “Helmand has been the site of a...
by Spencer Ackerman | Aug 23, 2012 | Monitor
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Paul Grimm, foreground, a rifleman with Police Advisor Team 2, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, patrols in Sangin District, Helmand. Photo: U.S. Marine Corps When President Obama surged 30,000...
by M.L.R. Smith | Aug 9, 2012 | Monitor
By: M.L.R. Smith Critiquing the Critique of British COIN
by John Kenneley | Jul 24, 2012 | Monitor
By: John Kenneley If one believes they are in the Clear/Hold phase and they are taking regular casualties, then I believe a change to disruption would make a difference.