military

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• SOURCE: The Guardian
  6/8/2020
  

  Yes, American Police Act Like Occupying Armies. They Literally Studied Their Tactics

  by Stuart Schrader

  The founders of modern policing quelled foreign uprisings. ‘Demilitarizing’ police will be harder than taking away their tanks.

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• SOURCE: CNN
  6/7/2020
  

  Marines Ban Depictions of the Confederate Flag, Including on Bumper Stickers and Mugs

  "Our history as a nation, and events like the violence in Charlottesville in 2017, highlight the divisiveness the use of the Confederate battle flag has had on our society," said the Marines in a statement posted to Twitter.

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• SOURCE: TomDispatch
  5/26/2020
  

  The Coming of a Social-Distancing Version of War

  by Danny Sjursen

  With U.S. troops still fighting in Somalia, former West Point history instructor Danny Sjursen takes a deep dive into the future of American war in a Covid-19 world.

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• SOURCE: The Nation
  4/1/2020
  

  The Military Knew Years Ago That a Coronavirus Was Coming

  The Pentagon was well aware of not just the threat of a novel influenza, but even anticipated the consequent scarcity of ventilators, face masks, and hospital beds. 

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• SOURCE: Task and Purpose
  3/24/2020
  

  Troops Say the US Military is not Taking COVID-19 Seriously

  "This is a telling indicator of leadership failure," said one Army officer.

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• 3/15/2020
  

  Golda Meir and Women's Wartime Leadership

  by Jonathan W. Jordan and Emily Anne Jordan

  Are women seeking the presidency held back by Americans' mistrust of female military leadership? The example of Golda Meir suggests they shouldn't be.

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• SOURCE: Tom Dispatch
  2/25/20
  

  The Paradox of America’s Endless Wars

  by William Astore

  They Persist Because They Don’t Exist (For Americans) 

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• SOURCE: The Washington Post
  1/17/20
  

  Can Historical Analysis Help Reduce Military Deaths By Suicide?

  by Jeffrey Smith, Michael Doidge, Ryan Hanoa, and B. Christopher Frueh

  A longer look reveals interesting patterns and may clarify what is driving a rise in suicides.

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• SOURCE: Time
  1/7/20
  

  How Methamphetamine Became a Key Part of Nazi Military Strategy

  by Peter Andreas

  As Norman Ohler shows in Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany, while other drugs were banned or discouraged, methamphetamine was touted as a miracle product when it appeared on the market in the late 1930s.

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• SOURCE: The New York Times
  9/14/2019
  

  The Only Way to End ‘Endless War’

  by Stephen Wertheim

  To get serious about stopping endless war, American leaders must do what they most resist: end America’s commitment to armed supremacy and embrace a world of pluralism and peace.

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• 5/26/19
  

  A Day to Remember: Memorial Day 2019

  by Vaughn Davis Bornet

  For some among us, Patriotism sometimes seems just “old hat.”  Not for everybody.  

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  2/27/19
  

  White Supremacism in the U.S. Military, Explained

  For much of the 20th century, the Ku Klux Klan actively recruited members in the armed forces without hindrance. 

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• SOURCE: Foreign Affairs
  1/1/19
  

  The History of Deterrence and Its Current Decline

  by Andrew F. Krepinevich, Jr.

  Since WWII, the United States has put deterrence at the core of its defense strategy. Now technological and geographical changes might change that. 

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• SOURCE: Common Dreams
  1/2/19
  

  The Costs of American Military Superiority

  by Lawrence Wittner

  The United States is first in war, but trailing in crucial aspects of modern civilizaiton. 

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• 1/27/19
  

  The Surprising Role of the Army in Getting Americans Addicted to Cigarettes

  by Joel R. Bius

  What a historian who is in the Air Force discovered when he dug into the archives.

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• SOURCE: The Washington Post
  7-15-18
  

  Think it’s strange that immigrants are in the army?

  It’s not.

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• 12/31/17
  

  Why the “Merchants of Death” Survive and Prosper

  by Lawrence Wittner

  As long as people retain their faith in the supreme value of military might, we can probably expect defense contractors to continue profiting from war at the public’s expense.

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• SOURCE: AHA Today
  9-28-17
  

  Is Civilian Control of the Military Eroding?

  by Dane Kennedy

  The generals’ prominent roles in the present administration are a particular cause for concern.

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• SOURCE: Tom Dispatch
  10-5-17
  

  Autopilot Wars

  by Andrew J. Bacevich

  Sixteen Years, But Who’s Counting?

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• SOURCE: NYT
  9-18-17
  

  Trump wants a military parade down Pennsylvania Avenue on July 4th

  We've had them before, though not during most of the Cold War; most presidents then thought they would remind people of the USSR.