How US Military Aid Can Backfire
Guest post by Daniel Karell and Sebastian Schutte. Can military forces mitigate insurgent activity—“win hearts and minds”—by implementing…
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The Diversification of Militant Violence
By Evan Perkoski and Philip Potter for Denver Dialogues. When militants kill civilians, media outlets often focus on the particular tactics that…
What Do We Know, and Need to Know, About Successful Counterinsurgency?
Guest post by Eli Berman and Aila M. Matanock Imagine a counterinsurgency challenge: government forces (like the Iraqi…
“Hearts & Minds” on My Mind
By Will H. Moore Last week ProPublica carried a post decrying wasted US tax dollars on “Hearts &…
Timetables and Deadlines
By Andrew Kydd The Vice Presidential debate featured some interesting exchanges on foreign policy, too many for some…