Robert Haddick

		

				 
  	
		 		

			

	Robert Haddick is Managing Editor of Small Wars Journal. He writes the “This Week at War” column for Foreign Policy. Haddick was a U.S. Marine Corps officer, served in the 3rd and 23rd Marine Regiments, and deployed to Asia and Africa. He has advised the State Department and the National Intelligence Council on irregular warfare issues.



	In the private sector, Haddick was Director of Research at the Fremont Group, a large private investment firm and an affiliate of the Bechtel Corporation. He established the firm's global proprietary trading operation and was president of one of Fremont's overseas investment subsidiaries.



	In addition to Foreign Policy and Small Wars Journal, Haddick's writing has been published in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Air & Space Power Journal, and other publications. He has appeared in many radio and television interviews.



	Contact Robert at robert@smallwarsjournal.com.

			
		

		

	

	


  

  

  

      


  
  

    

    
  
  
      

      


  

    	  
  

                
This Week at War: The Toughest Op

  

  
  

                
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Posted On February 17, 2012 10:00 PM | Comments(8)

  

  
  

                

	According to the New York Times, Admiral William McRaven wants a freer hand for his special operators. Will this extend to an unconventional warfare campaign in Syria?


  

		  
  

                
The new defense budget does not support the Pentagon’s strategy

  

  
  

                
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Posted On February 14, 2012 11:43 AM | Comments(1)

  

  
  

                

	As promised, the Pentagon's new budget slashes U.S. ground forces. That was supposed to free up resources for naval and air power in the Pacific. But the new budget fails to deliver on that...


  

		  
  

                
This Week at War: The Ticking Clock

  

  
  

                
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Posted On February 10, 2012 06:16 PM | Comments(6)

  

  
  

                

	Four reasons why -- this time -- you should believe the hype about Israel attacking Iran.


  

	  





  

    	  
  

                
This Week at War: What is NATO Good For?

  

  
  

                
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Posted On February 3, 2012 02:01 PM | Comments(0)

  

  
  

                

	The U.S. pivot to Asia could give the military alliance a chance to find a new identity.


  

		  
  

                
This Week at War: Winners and Losers of the Defense Budget

  

  
  

                
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Posted On January 27, 2012 04:51 PM | Comments(1)

  

  
  

                

	This week, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta rolled out the Pentagon's post-COIN budget. He's taking the military to the high-tech future Donald Rumsfeld had in mind in 2001.


  

		  
  

                
Let's not forget the new MIAs

  

  
  

                
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Posted On January 27, 2012 11:42 AM | Comments(0)

  

  
  

                

	The Vietnam War seared the issue of MIAs into America's culture.  Writing for Time Magazine, Marine Captain Bingham Jamison asks us not to forget about the newest MIAs.