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Admiral Gary Roughead, USN (Ret.), is the Annenberg Distinguished Visiting Fello

Admiral Gary Roughead, USN (Ret.), Named Annenberg Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution

Monday, November 14, 2011
Stanford

Admiral Gary Roughead, USN (Ret.), appointed in September 2007 as chief of naval operations (CNO) by President George W. Bush, will spend next year at the Hoover Institution as the Annenberg Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Director John Raisian announced today.

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The Hoover Institution’s National Security Affairs Fellows (NSAFs) for the 2011–

The Hoover Institution’s National Security Affairs Fellows (NSAFs) for the 2011–12 academic year

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

The Hoover Institution’s National Security Affairs Fellows (NSAFs) for the 2011–12 academic year have been announced by John Raisian, the Tad and Dianne Taube Director of the Hoover Institution.

The NSAF program offers representatives of the US military and government agencies the opportunity to conduct independent research on topics relevant to their respective branches of government and to the practice of diplomacy. Admission to the program is based on direct nominations from each governmental branch. Since the program began in 1969, more than 130 people have participated.

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To the Shores of Tripolitania

by Charles Lindseyvia Hoover Digest
Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Libya has known autocrats and invaders before. A century ago, Italians came, saw, conquered . . . and were defeated. By Charles Lindsey.

Reagan statue

In Reagan's Footsteps

by Edwin Meese IIIvia Hoover Digest
Wednesday, October 12, 2011

As the Reagan centennial year draws to an end, Europeans honor the man who, as Margaret Thatcher put it, “won the Cold War without firing a shot.” By Edwin Meese III.

USS San Jacinto

Between the Gates of Tears

by Camille Pecastaingvia Hoover Digest
Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Jihadist violence troubles the lands around the Arabian Sea, where sailing of any sort has rarely been smooth. By Camille Pecastaing.

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When the Strongman Falters

by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Alastair Smithvia Hoover Digest
Wednesday, October 12, 2011

The Arab revolts show why some autocrats hang on forever while others get swept away. By Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith.

Diagrammatic Map to Illustrate Outline Plan, Operation "Overlord" Report

Declassified British Documents Now Available in Hoover Collections

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

More than one hundred British government documents from nine archival collections at Hoover have been declassified. The majority, which are among the Charles Hill papers, are communications from the Office of the British Chargé d'Affaires in Beijing, 1966–68.

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Can Iran be Deterred?

by Ron Tiravia Policy Review
Saturday, October 1, 2011

On nukes, the theory is not reassuring

The Perfect Officer

by Henrik Beringvia Policy Review
Monday, August 1, 2011

Military brass throughout history

Sun Yat-sen, at top center of this 1912 calendar

The Revolutionary Republic

by Hsiao-ting Lin, Lisa Nguyenvia Hoover Digest
Wednesday, July 13, 2011

In 1911, China rejected feudalism to enter the modern era. A new Hoover exhibit on a century of change. By Hsiao-ting Lin and Lisa Nguyen.

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Military History Working Group


The Working Group on the Role of Military History in Contemporary Conflict examines how knowledge of past military operations can influence contemporary public policy decisions concerning current conflicts.