Camilla Guldahl Cooper (Oslo): Rules of Engagement Demystified: A Study of the History, Development and Use of ROEs. SEAL Team 6’s secret history of quiet killings and blurred lines: The unit best known for killing Osama bin Laden has been converted into a global manhunting machine with limited outside oversight. If you’re lying about being a Navy SEAL, this man will catch you. Just as our cops are becoming soldiers, our soldiers are becoming cops. Why is the American military so bad at teaching others how to fight? The United States is training militaries with dubious human rights records — again. Andrew Liptak reviews The Modern Mercenary: Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order by Sean McFate (and more). Can the U.S. military halt its brain drain? The Pentagon worries its rigid personnel system is driving away the officers it will need for the conflicts of the 21st century. Can the Pentagon do business with Silicon Valley? E. B. Boyd investigates. Military experience isn’t preparing veterans for private success: It may be less about training and more about ethos — you already chose honor over money.
A map shows how enormous US military spending really is. Scott Beauchamp on the US military’s trillion-dollar boondoggle: Faulty fighter planes show the defense industry’s focus is “industry”, not “defense” (and more). Kelley Vlahos on how Republican primaries create more Pentagon pork. Bernie Sanders is right — America spends too much money on its military. Yes, America’s military supremacy is fading (and we should not panic). Adam Reiffen on a civilian’s guide to the U.S. military.
