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Hoover Digest by topic: Military Organization and Mgmt

January 25, 2013

Our Robot Children

mannequin dressed for battle
Image credit: © EPA/Tobias Kleinschmidt

At what point will we trust robots to kill? By Shane Harris.

August 13, 2012

"Leading from Behind Is an Oxymoron"

Peter Robinson Uncommon Knowledge logo

Condoleezza Rice weighs America’s failures, successes, and diplomatic challenges yet to come. An interview with Peter Robinson.

August 13, 2012

Hearts and Minds: Counting the Costs

Brenda Dwiggins
Image credit: U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Gabriela Garcia

The American way of winning popular support is now a well-oiled—and very expensive—strategic machine. By Thomas H. Henriksen.

August 13, 2012

Resilience Is Not Enough

Bouncing back from national-security setbacks is no substitute for overcoming or avoiding them in the first place. By Amy B. Zegart.

April 6, 2012

Threat for Threat

Korean man with bombs
Image credit: Taylor Jones

How South Korea might deter its nuclear neighbor without going nuclear itself. By Dimitri Landa.

April 6, 2012

Restraint is Powerful

General Ray Odierno and Army officer Joseph McGee
Image credit: U.S. Army/Sgt. Kani Ronningen

Do our strict codes of conduct unduly burden our soldiers in the field? Not according to this officer. A first-person account of events in Iraq. By Joseph McGee.

April 6, 2012

Back to the (Uncertain) Future

Robert Gates cartoon
Image credit: Taylor Jones

Proposals to cut deeply into the Pentagon budget carry risks that the administration has yet to confront. By Kori N. Schake.

April 6, 2012

Taiwan's Secret Ally

Retired admiral Charles M. Cooke
Image credit: Hoover Archives

In Chiang Kai-shek’s darkest hour, he turned to a retired U.S. admiral. By Hsiao-ting Lin.

January 23, 2012

Diplomats for a New Era

The Foreign Service needs fresh ideas for training American envoys. By Kori N. Schake.

January 23, 2012

The U.N.:So Bad It's Almost Beautiful

Powerless, aimless, corrupt: what’s not to like? By Bruce S. Thornton.