Having posted as I did last night, I’ve been having second thoughts. I’ve met Christian Brose a few times, spoken with him, and I certainly have a high opinion of...
Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln. Both born 200 years ago today, on February 12, 1809. Even so, almost 40% of Americans now believe in Darwin’s theory of evolution.
Chris Brose, reporting on/from the Munich security conference, writes a long post on Afghanistan. This part caught my eye: What I heard again and again is that we may have...
I’m not as prepared as Damir is to take for granted, even temporarily, Christian Brose’s statement that “we should not allow resources to determine strategy” in Afghanistan. Every time I...
“We should not allow resources to determine strategy.” Standing on its own, this statement embodies a classic fallacy of defense planning. Resources are the foundation of any coherent strategy. However,...
Will Inboden writes a long screed on Obama and the prospects for democracy promotion during his administration. Like pretty much everything on Shadow Government, it’s very much worth reading. He...
