Daily Archives: October 1, 2009

Video of the Day 1/10/2009 — Obama’s War

Tags:Bactria, COIN, Entangling Alliances, The Presidency, Video of the Day

OBAMA’s WARMartin Smith. Frontline. 1 October 2009. This video was first brought to my attention by a post over at War News Updates. The editor of that site linked favorably to the summary of the video over at Danger Room, where Noah Shactman states, “It’s best televised look I’ve seen yet at how these marines […]

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The Missile Shield – Why We Planned It, Why We Scrapped It, and Why It Matters

Tags:Bactria, Bargaining and Balancing, Central Asia, Entangling Alliances, Europa Regina, Russia

The security blogosphere is buzzing with talk of the Obama administration’s decision to scrap planned missile defense architecture in Eastern Europe. The majority of commentators have been content to play the role of cheerleader, offering no substantial analysis of the reasoning behind this decision or the diplomatic consequences of its implementation. As I read the […]

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