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While McFate may have written only about "anthropology" on that cocktail napkin, I think the real question is how can the broader social sciences contribute to military efforts. And I think most COIN...

The silliness continues...

http://blog.wired.com/defense/2007/11/more-barnett.html

Thanks for the kind words, guys. i really appreciate it.

The second article I wouldn't characterize as a "rehash," though. I'd say it fills out some details - particularly about how hard it's...

Actually, FCS planners have been pretty explicit that it's "optimized for offensive operations in Major Combat Operations."

Interesting discussion here...

http://roboteconomist.blogspot.com/2007/07/so-why-azerbaijian-and-does-it-matter.html

In my view, Azerbaijan was picked because its size, terrain, and political...

Makes sense to me. Might there also be some value in picking a place as seemingly "off-the-wall" as Azerbaijan? I mean, is Iran or China discovered to be the model, the mess that gets stirred up...

Noah Shachtman, from WIRED, here.

Steve: I'm sure what you say is true. But - just curious - what do you make of this? Is the guy just being ignorant? Or is there something to what he's...