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Checkmate

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In Robert Farley
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On August 22, 2013
My latest at the Diplomat jumps off of a Mattis-ism to talk strategy: “Strategy” is a notoriously slippery term that often seems to serve simply as a blunt rhetorical instrument. Nevertheless, it might help to try to break down how air, sea, and land forces have...

Airpower in Afghanistan

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In Robert Farley
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On February 20, 2013
My latest at the Diplomat concerns Karzai's limitations on the use of coalition airpower in support of ANA operations: Given that Afghan Army ground forces have yet to demonstrate a clear advantage over their Taliban counterparts, airpower really is the Afghan government’s“asymmetric advantage.” Whatever the Taliban...

F-35 Got Issues

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On February 14, 2013

I have a second Diplomat piece this week, this time on the ongoing troubles with the F-35: Perhaps more importantly, rules of engagement are inherently political.  Civilian leaders, and their politically.

Airlift!

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In Robert Farley
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On January 30, 2013
My latest at the Diplomat isn't so much about Mali as it is about heavy airlift, logistics, and multilateralism: With increasingly dense littoral populations living in a disaster-prone region, the ability of ASEAN militaries to conduct airlift may become their critical operational capability. Of all...
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