by zen | Sep 2, 2013 | Monitor
[by Mark Safranski a.k.a. “zen”] Octavian Manea has had an excellent series of COIN interviews at SWJ and this is one of the more important ones: Reflections on the “Counterinsurgency Decade”: Small Wars Journal Interview with General David H....
by Octavian Manea | Mar 5, 2013 | Monitor
By: Octavian Manea When Afghanistan failed, then COIN was seen as having failed too, having proved itself too risky, too time-consuming to justify its extraordinary investment in lives and treasure.
by Octavian Manea and A.A. Cohen | Jan 22, 2013 | Monitor
By: Octavian Manea and A.A. Cohen For COIN, a trinity of attributes is needed to complement traditional military acumen: analytical intelligence, openness of mind, and broad culture.
by zen | Dec 5, 2012 | Monitor
The intense behind the scenes lobbying on behalf of prospective candidates to replace General David Petraeus as Director of the CIA and the ongoing furor over Ambassador Rice’s “talking points” on Benghazi, have spilled over into op-eds quietly...
by aelkus | Nov 29, 2012 | Monitor
Having plowed through Tom Ricks’ book on generals, I expected to write a review here. Unfortunately, I realized that I lack the background in the history of American military management and leadership to properly evaluate Ricks’ arguments. I found some of...
