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April 11, 2012

Defense and Security
Lessons Learned: General MacArthur’s Dismissal

   

Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

April 19, 2012

Defense and Security
TWE Remembers: General Douglas MacArthur’s Speech to Congress

Americans love generals. We have elected twelve of them president. But for a president, generals can be an enormous pain—and a political threat. James K. Polk worried (rightly) that Winfield Scott wa…

lindsay macarthur speech 2012 04-19
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

June 14, 2013

United States
Birthday Wishes to the United States Army!

Doughboy. GI. Grunt. Dogface. Warrior. Whatever term you prefer, if you see an active duty, former, or retired member of the United States Army today, wish their service Happy Birthday. The United St…

Members of the U.S. Army Band perform during the Army's birthday celebration at Times Square on June 14, 2012 (Shannon Stapleton/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

June 27, 2013

United States
The World Next Week: Books to Read This Summer

The World Next Week podcast is up. This week, Bob McMahon and I took a break from our regular discussion of next week’s news to kick off the summer with some reading recommendations. Bob and I beg…

(Andy Clark/Courtesy Reuters)
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

April 3, 2014

Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigerian Human Rights Organization Calls for an Inquiry into March 30 Deaths at Security Services Headquarters

Access to Justice, a distinguished Nigerian human rights organization, has released a statement which questions the official explanation for the shoot-out between the security forces and alleged Boko…

An army vehicle is seen parked at the entrance of the LEA primary school refugee centre, following a raid by gunmen who killed over 100 people last Friday at Angwan Gata, Kaura local government Kaduna State, March 20, 2014.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition