by Patricia H. Kushlis | Dec 3, 2014 | Monitor
By Patricia H Kushlis CALAIS-ISTANBUL: All Aboard! I have long been an Agatha Christie fan, especially of her murder mysteries set in the Middle East. The Murder on the Orient Express, of course, is the classic – but rumors to the contrary – her most...
by Joseph J. Collins | Apr 11, 2013 | Monitor
By: Joseph J. Collins One consistently wrong—but always convenient—prediction has been the improbability of ground wars and the declining utility of ground forces.
by aelkus | Nov 12, 2012 | Monitor
Military failure is always hard to discuss rationally. Whether we are considering a black mark on an otherwise victorious strategy or yet another disgrace in a lost war, military failures always are contentious issues and great analytical challenges. Veterans Day and...
by Joe Royo | Jul 11, 2012 | Monitor
By: Joe Royo Naiveté clouded the lens through which they viewed military power.