Security Force Assistance in weak states
Authors Emily Knowles and Jahara Matisek discuss that a shift is needed to a peacebuilding approach when providing SFA in weak states.
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Strategic Narratives and US Surrogate Warfare
In this article ‘Strategic Narratives and US Surrogate Warfare’ Thomas Waldman discusses how the US frames and justifies their surrogate wars by using strategic narratives
Buy now, pay later: American military intervention and the strategic cost paradox
Thomas Waldman explores how attempts at avoiding short-term political costs of war increase longer-term political and security costs.
Vicarious warfare: The counterproductive consequences of modern American military practice
Thomas Waldman details how delegation, darkness and danger-proofing contribute to blowback effects for states waging remote warfare.