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February 22, 2013

United States
You Might Have Missed: Afghanistan, Mali, and Chinese Drones

Steven Erlanger, “An Unexpected Mission for France’s Defense Minister,” New York Times, February 19, 2013. One of the most shocking lessons for him from Mali, Mr. Le Drian said, was the lack of Fren…

Mali soldiers

April 15, 2005

United States
The February TIC data

And the money keeps rolling in ... In February, the US raised $84.5 billion in financing abroad through the sale of long-term securities. Net sales of debt ("debt exports") of $92.5 billion let the…

November 3, 2012

United States
You Might Have Missed: Drones, Drones, and Drones

Editorial Board, “Pulling the U.S. Drone War Out of the Shadows,” Washington Post, November 1, 2012. (3PA: It’s a positive step that ten years after drones were first used for targeted killings outs…

Predator Bagram

July 14, 2011

Conflict Prevention
U.S. Foreign Policy on Weak States: Time to Look at the Facts

People stand near their belongings at a bus station in Mogadishu (Shabele Media/ Courtesy Reuters). My friend Joseph Siegle of the National Defense University recently published an interesting artic…

U.S. Foreign Policy on Weak States: Time to Look at the Facts

July 20, 2012

United States
You Might Have Missed: Invading Syria, Arming Yemen, and Military Dogs

Government Accountability Office, “Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Use in the National Airspace and the Role of the Department of Homeland Security,” July 19, 2012. GAO’s ongoing work has identified seve…

Dogs of war