Pen and Sword

It ran in the Los Angeles Times so it’s official: the key to Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s success in the Bananastans will be a “civilian surge...

Contrary to what the most recent U.S. president named George told you, the oceans are “still there” and they still protect America. There...

“ The Art of War for Dummies ” discussed how poorly America’s uniformed and civilian leadership understand foreign policy and war’s place in...

Tom Shanker and Eric Schmitt of the New York Times tell us that General Stan McChrystal has been given “carte blanche to handpick a dream t...

Yet another take on the start of the Art of War series. Military precision is to precision what Kenny G is to jazz. So it is that ...

Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal , our new Bananastan war chief, may be more dangerous and even crazier than his boss, Gen. David Petraeus of Cen...

I'm taking a late spring break to entertain guests and play with dogs. Here's part one of a work in progress I'm calling "...

Thomas E. Ricks, erstwhile journalist and author of The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-200...

The recent announcement of General David McKiernan’s permanent transfer to Fort Palooka is the latest punch line in our Bananastan farce. ...

The U.S. Navy is fumbling a blue and golden opportunity to demonstrate the relevance of its maritime global reach capability (and justify it...