Peter J. Munson

		

				 
  	
		 		

			

	Peter J. Munson is a Marine officer, KC-130 pilot, and Middle East Foreign Area Officer.  He is currently assigned to U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command.  He is the author of two books, Iraq in Transition: The Legacy of Dictatorship and the Prospects for Democracy (Potomac, 2009) and War, Welfare, and Democracy: Rethinking America's Quest for the End of History (Potomac, forthcoming in fall 2012).  He is a frequent contributor to multiple journals and blogs, including his own.  He is the Editor of the Small Wars Journal.

			
		

		

	

	


  

  

  

      


  
  

    

    
  
  
      

      


  

    	  
  

                
Journalist Anthony Shadid Dies in Syria at 43

  

  
  

                
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Posted On February 16, 2012 09:06 PM | Comments(0)

  

  
  

                

	Anthony Shadid, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, dies at 43 in Syria, reportedly of an asthma attack.


  

		  
  

                
We Don't Reward Top Performers - And It's Costing Us

  

  
  

                
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Posted On February 14, 2012 09:14 PM | Comments(10)

  

  
  

                

	Marine officer Aaron MacLean at WaPo bemoans the military's lack of talent management (via @Doctrine_Man).


  

		  
  

                
Iraq:  Interview with Hayder al-Khoei

  

  
  

                
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Posted On February 13, 2012 07:13 PM | Comments(4)

  

  
  

                

	Bob Tollast interviews Hayder al-Khoei on developments in Iraq and the Iraqi view of events in Syria.


  

	  





  

    	  
  

                
Marine Corps Gazette Blog Post: The SS, Special Snowflakes, and Supervision

  

  
  

                
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Posted On February 12, 2012 06:35 PM | Comments(0)

  

  
  

                

	Brett Friedman draws attention to the deeper malaise behind the recent string of black-eyes for the Marine Corps.


  

		  
  

                
U.S. Planning to Slash Iraq Embassy Staff by Up to Half

  

  
  

                
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Posted On February 7, 2012 02:22 PM | Comments(0)

  

  
  

                

	"Swift realization" that the build up may have been "ill-advised" represents a "remarkable pivot."


  

		  
  

                
An Education in Occupation

  

  
  

                
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Posted On February 5, 2012 09:57 AM | Comments(0)

  

  
  

                

	Hugh Gusterson argues that the destruction of the Iraqi university system played a part in de-modernizing the country.