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 Spencer Ackerman | Jan 8, 2013 | Monitor
The U.S. drone war in Pakistan appears to be back in a big way: after a two-year decline, U.S. drones battered Pakistan six times in eight days, killing 35.
by Chris Miller | Nov 7, 2012 | Monitor
By: Chris Miller To think that America can’t or shouldn’t project its power globally when necessary is a mistake. America’s military struggles in the post-9/11 era have stemmed from improper…
by Spencer Ackerman | Jul 1, 2012 | Monitor
Retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the former commander of the Afghanistan war, briefs his subordinates in Kandahar, 2010. Photo: ISAF ASPEN, Colorado — The former commander of the Afghanistan war and the most elite unit in the U.S. military wants to use...
