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William S. Lind

Rand Paul’s Realignment

The senator points his party toward a stronger defense policy

May 2, 2013
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William S. Lind

Two Intifadas and a Flawed Theory

What one of the Marine Corps’ leading minds reveals about war, terror, and insurgency.

April 16, 2013
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William S. Lind

Don’t Break the China

We need Beijing as an ally against anarchy.

March 28, 2013
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William S. Lind

Rank Incompetence

Turf wars are the one kind our generals know how to win.

February 1, 2013
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William S. Lind

Arab Spring, Israeli Winter

Martin van Creveld on what the Muslim uprisings mean for Israel

December 11, 2012
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William S. Lind

Why Conservatives Hate War

Conflict erodes a nation’s cultural continuity as well as its finances.

November 6, 2012
photo: Tech. Sgt. Shelly Branch
William S. Lind

What’s So Special About Special Ops?

SEALs and Rangers are no answer to our military woes.

September 26, 2012
Free Syrian Army fighters in Saqba, a suburb of Damascus (Photo: Freedom House / CC-BY-2.0)
William S. Lind

Gangs of Aleppo

The Arab Spring succumbs to post-state violence

August 28, 2012
Technicians detonate an IED in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Photo: JIEDDO / Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)
William S. Lind

Unfriendly Fire

How the Taliban mastered the operational art of modern war

June 27, 2012
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William S. Lind

Stealth Turkey

The trillion-dollar F-35 is an easy target.

May 29, 2012
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William S. Lind

How To Leave Afghanistan

America can’t let India dictate South Asia’s map.

May 21, 2012
William S. Lind

That Old Romanov Feeling

America loses even if it wins a war with China.

April 9, 2012
William S. Lind

A Tea Party Defense Budget

Tea Partiers rightly fear national ruin unless government spending is reduced. The …

March 16, 2011
William S. Lind

Come All Ye Faithful

Benedict’s Counter-Reformation

February 1, 2010
William S. Lind

Love Your Neighborhood

As climbing energy prices make sprawl increasingly unaffordable, Americans are rethinking the way we live. But current urban planning allows few choices.

June 16, 2008
William S. Lind

Freedomland

Petraeus and Crocker pretend Iraq is a state. Everyone goes along.

May 5, 2008
William S. Lind

What Would Bismarck Do?

In the Balkans, 1914 is never far away.

March 24, 2008
William S. Lind

How to Win in Iraq

A stable Iraqi state would constitute a strategic victory-and the only one still possible.

July 30, 2007
William S. Lind

How to Lose an Army

Plow deep into Iraq and dare Iran to strike.

December 18, 2006