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They Make You Take an Oath to the Constitution; They Don’t Make You Read It,” War on the Rocks, October 31, 2022.

‘A’ for Effort, ‘F’ for Execution as a General Defends Women in Service,” Defense One, October 11, 2022.

Democrats’ Dangerous Gerrymandering Disarmament: New York is the Latest State to Wave the White Flag,” New York Daily News, May 1, 2022.

Twitter Doesn’t Have to be the End of the Conversation,” War on the Rocks, August 18, 2021.

Trump’s Generals: A Natural Experiment in Civil-Military Relations,” Strategic Studies Quarterly, Summer 2021, pp. 120-148.

Congress Should Vote ‘No’ on Austin. It Likely Won’t.Defense One, December 8, 2020.

Biden Has Many Good Choices at SecDef,” Defense One, November 29, 2020.

Fear of a Black General?Defense One, September 1, 2020.

Soldier-Scholar (Pick One): Anti-Intellectualism in the American Military,” War on the Rocks, August 25, 2020.

Who Decides Who Is a ‘Domestic Enemy’?Defense One, August 13, 2020.

Whose Deaths Deserve to be Honored? War on the Rocks, June 16, 2020 (with Pauline Shanks Kaurin).

This is Not a Civil-Military Crisis,” Defense One, June 5, 2020.

May Madness: Competitive Wargaming in a Pandemic,” War on the Rocks, June 1, 2020 (with Thomas Gordon and Jorge Benitez).

Why Is H.R. McMaster Pleading For More War?” The National Interest, May 12, 2019. [200]

The Pentagon Is Flubbing Its Pitch to Silicon Valley,” Defense One, May 1, 2019 (with Matthew Bernius).

Does the Military Really Need More Strategists?War on the Rocks, November 8, 2018.

It’s Not the Military’s Job to Oppose Trump,”   The National Interest, November 3, 2018.

Social Media Attacks on Trump Could Put America’s Security at Risk,”  The National Interest, August 24, 2018.

Why ‘Different Spanks for Different Ranks’ Are Often Justified,” Defense One, March 6, 2018 (with Butch Bracknell). [195]

‘Bloody Nose’ Strike Illegal but Unstoppable,” RealClearDefense, February 9, 2018.

The New National Defense Strategy: Everything is a PriorityThe National Interest, February 2, 2018.

Who Suffers the Most from Government Shutdowns?” The National Interest, January 23, 2018.

How Trump’s National Security Strategy Breaks with the Past,” The National Interest, December 19, 2017.

Donald Trump and the Decline of the Ideas Industry,” RealClearWorld, June 7, 2017

Mattis is Mostly Right on NATO,” RealClearDefense, March 2, 2017.

Greater Deference to Generals Has Undermined Civilian Control of the Military,” New York TImes, December 6, 2016.

Normalizing Hysteria,” The National Interest, November 15, 2016.

Clinton-Cartwright Comparisons Don’t Hold Up,” War on The Rocks, October 27, 2016.

Generals and Political Interventions in American History,” War on The Rocks, August 4, 2016.

EU Leaders Must Keep Calm and Carry On,” RealClearWorld, July 7, 2016.

Getting Rid of Generals Won’t Save Much Money, But It’s Still a Good Idea,” The National Interest, July 4, 2016.

Professional Military Education and the Rigor Problem” War on The Rocks, March 15, 2016.

The Forgotten Veterans of Desert Storm,” RealClearDefense, March 3, 2016.

America’s Massive Decline in Gun Violence,” Christian Science Monitor, December 4, 2015.

GOP Presidential Primary: Why Wild Swings Persist,” Christian Science Monitor, November 3, 2015.

Is Jeb Bush’s Campaign Dead?” Christian Science Monitor, October 26, 2015.

This is Why Civilianizing Military Justice Can Work,” War on The Rocks, October 16, 2015 (with James Weirick).

Why Hillary Clinton Was Clear Winner in First Debate,” Christian Science Monitor, October 14, 2015.

Sexual Assault in the Military and the Unlawful Command Influence Catch-22,”  War on The Rocks, October 7, 2015 (with James Weirick). [175]

In Defense of Crazy Talk: Why Bradford’s West Point Article is Worth Talking About,” War on The Rocks, September 10, 2015.

Why Republican Presidential Re-runs are Faring Badly,” Christian Science Monitor, September 1, 2015.

The Inter-Service Wars are Looking Like Calvinball,” War on The Rocks, August 26, 2015.

Yes, Red States are Attracting Blue-State Voters. But They Don’t Stay Red,” Christian Science Monitor, July 28, 2015.

America’s Military Needs a New Retirement Plan,” The National Interest, June 16, 2015.

Yes, ‘Veterans Should Pay Taxes Like Everyone Else’ – and We Do,” Christian Science Monitor, March 17, 2015.

Tom Cotton’s Open Letter to Iran was Hardly ‘Mutiny’,” Christian Science Monitor, March 16, 2015.

Obama’s ISIS AUMF: A Convenient (But Necessary) Excuse,” The National Interest, February 13, 2015.

National Security Strategy to National Defense Strategy,” RealClearDefense, February 11, 2015.

Is Obama Real(ist) Confused?War on The Rocks, February 11, 2015.

The Domestic Side of National Security,” The Hill, February 10, 2015.

Obama’s National-Security Wish List,” The National Interest, February 10, 2015.

Why Congress is AWOL on National Security Policy,” Christian Science Monitor, February 6, 2015.

Obama’s Paris Blunder: Part of a Much Bigger Problem,” The National Interest, January 15, 2015.

Torture Doesn’t Work: The CIA Torture Report’s Long Shadow,” The National Interest, December 11, 2014.

Hagel’s Fate Was Sealed Long Ago,” The National Interest, November 26, 2014.

Did Obama Have Authority for Immigration Action? Justice Memo Raises Questions,” Christian Science Monitor, November 21, 2014.

Whack-a-Mole: Obama’s Real ISIS Strategy,” The National Interest, September 12, 2014.

Has Obama Institutionalized Bush’s Worst?” Christian Science Monitor, September 5, 2014.

Britain Poorer Than All US States Except Mississippi,” Christian Science Monitor, August 28, 2014.

Police Are Not Soldiers; Our Communities Are Not War Zones,” Christian Science Monitor, August 18, 2014.

No, We’re Not Supporting Regime Change in Iraq,” The Hill, August 13, 2014.

Will the GOP Ever Win Another Presidential Election?Christian Science Monitor, August 11, 2014.

Senator Walsh’s Unrepresentative Black Mark on Professional Military Education,” RealClearDefense, July 26, 2014.

Don’t Believe Everything You Read in the Papers,” War on the Rocks, July 25, 2014. [150]

America Comes to Soccer,” The Hill, July 13, 2014.

Europe’s Free Ride on the American-Defense Gravy Train,” The National Interest, July 13, 2014.

Ahmed Abu Khattala and the Miranda-Rights Question,” The National Interest, July 7, 2014 (with Butch Bracknell).

Blogs Are Dead, Long Live Blogging,”  The Hill, July 2, 2014.

Explaining the Sinclair Demotion,”  The Hill, June 27, 2014 (with Butch Bracknell).

Neoconservatives, the Iraq Debate and Ad Hominem Attacks,” The National Interest, June 27, 2014.

Why All VA Executives Are Above Average,”  The Hill, June 24, 2014.

Leaders Must Watch Their Words on Military Sexual Assault,”  The Hill, June 13, 2014 (with Butch Bracknell).

Hagel: Climbing Out From Under The Bus,” War on the Rocks, June 12, 2014.

If Bowe Bergdahl Deserted, Prosecute Him,” The National Interest, June 4, 2014.

Barack Obama Gets Realistic at West Point,” The National Interest, May 30, 2014.

Crimea is Not Armageddon,” The Hill, March 6, 2014.

Hagel’s Defense Cuts: The Least Bad Choice,” The National Interest, February 26, 2014.

The Pentagon Is Picking an Unnecessary Fight With Congress,” Defense One, February 24, 2014.

The U.S. Military’s Ethics Crisis,” The National Interest, February 13, 2014.

Medal Fatigue,” War on the Rocks, February 3, 2014.

Paying Any Price: Starting the Next Chapter of Military Compensation,” War on the Rocks, November 18, 2013.

The Military and the Shutdown: Assessing the Damage,” The National Interest, October 22, 2013.

The Army’s Misguided Crackdown on Tattoos,” Defense One, September 26, 2013.

It Isn’t the Military’s Place to Weigh In on the Syria Debate,” The Atlantic, September 17, 2013. Republished by Defense One.

Obama’s Goldilocks Syria Plan,” The National Interest, September 11, 2013.

Smart Wars Don’t Need Selling,” The National Interest, September 10, 2013.

No More Baby Steps: DoD Needs a Real Strategic Review,” Defense News, September 8, 2013 (with Barry Pavel).

Why Obama’s Plan to Strike Syria Makes No Strategic Sense,” The Atlantic, August 30, 2013.

Clapper’s Bodyguard of Lies,” The National Interest, August 20, 2013. [125]

Dempsey to Senators: Can You Handle the Truth on Syria?” RealClearDefense, July 24, 2013.

NSA: Three Hops and You’re Out,” The National Interest, July 24, 2013.

McCain is Wrong About Dempsey on Syria,” Defense One, July 19, 2013.

Enough with the QDR Hype,” RealClearDefense, July 18, 2013.

Why Should Congress and the Courts Care About Snooping If Citizens Don’t?” The Atlantic, June 13, 2013.

Leaders and Leakers,” The National Interest, June 11, 2013.*

NATO’s Not Attacking,” The National Interest, June 5, 2013.

Kenneth Waltz’s Crucial Logic,” The National Interest, May 16, 2013.

Never Again, Except This Time,”The National Interest, May 8, 2013.

Why Terrorists Are Worse Than Guns,” The National Interest, April 24, 2013.

It’s Not Too Soon to Tell,” The National Interest, April 10, 2013.

Hagel’s Three Questions,” The National Interest, April 5, 2013.

The Military Isn’t Going to Change Anytime Soon,” The Atlantic, April 4, 2013.

Washington’s Losing Streak,” The National Interest, March 19, 2013.

Was Afghanistan Worth It?” The National Interest, March 6, 2013.

Killing Americans,” The National Interest, February 6, 2013.

Ignoring the Hagel Hearing Farce,”The National Interest, February 1, 2013.

Obama Doctrine, Reagan Doctrine,” The National Interest, January 18, 2013.

No Longer the ‘Party of Eisenhower and Reagan,’The Atlantic, January 12, 2013.

A Drone Strike on Democracy,” New York Daily News, December 6, 2012.

The Future of Conservative Foreign Policy,” The Atlantic, November 19, 2012.

Why NATO Should Have Won the Nobel,” The National Interest, October 15, 2012.

America’s Scandalous Drone War Goes Unmentioned in the Campaign,” The New Republic, September 26, 2012. Republished by The Australian  as “Drones Backfire as Civilian Toll Mounts,” October 3, 2012.

Insanity on the Iran Question,” The National Interest, September 25, 2012.

The Day We Lost Afghanistan,” The National Interest, September 19, 2012. [100]

What Would Romney’s Foreign Policy Look Like?” The Atlantic, September 12, 2012.

Freedom of Speech and Religion in Egypt and Libya,” The National Interest, September 12, 2012.

Stop Feeling Sorry for American Veterans,” The Atlantic, August 31, 2012.

Oversight or Not, Drones Are Here to Stay,” World Politics Review, July 27, 2012.

Don’t Try to Have It All: Just Live With Your Choices,” The Atlantic, June 29, 2012.

Men Can’t Have it All, Either,” The Atlantic, June 26, 2012.

Ankara Puts NATO on Speed Dial,” The National Interest, June 26, 2012.

NATO Muddles Through in Chicago,” The National Interest, May 21, 2012.

With Iran, Syria Looming, Can Obama Save NATO from Disaster at Chicago Summit?Christian Science Monitor, May 11, 2012 (with Barry Pavel).

Why the Obama Administration’s Drone War May Soon Reach a Tipping Point,” The New Republic, May 2, 2012. Republished by NPR.

Insurmountable Obstacles in Afghanistan,” The National Interest, April 26, 2012.

Turkey Cries Wolf,” The National Interest, April 16, 2012.

Ending the Afghan Slog,” The National Interest, March 19, 2012.

Why Obama Is Right to Withdraw From Afghanistan Early,” The Atlantic, February 2, 2012.

Why We Should Be Glad the Haditha Massacre Marine Got No Jail Time,” The Atlantic, January 25, 2012.

Some Reasons Not to Worry About Republican Foreign-Policy Craziness,” The Atlantic, November 17, 2011.

For Europe, Some Fear a Conflict Between Union and Democracy,” The Atlantic, November 4, 2011.

This Could Be the Fatal Flaw in Europe’s Rescue Plan,” The Atlantic, October 28, 2011 (with Alexei Monsarrat).

The Changing Definition of ‘Conservative’,” The Atlantic, October 13, 2011.

Romney’s Realist Foreign Policy Is a Lot Like Obama’s,” The Atlantic, October 8, 2011.

The Thorniest Question: When Can a President Order an American Killed?The Atlantic, September 30, 2011.

The Future of EU-US Security and Defence cooperation: What Lies Ahead?” EU-Washington Forum Debate, European Union Institute for Security Studies, September 29, 2011.

Despite Transatlantic Political and Economic Turmoil, NATO Endures,” The Atlantic, September 15, 2011.

Libya Exposes Transatlantic Contradictions,” CNN, August 26, 2011.

NATO Fails in Libya,” The National Interest, August 25, 2011. [75]

Libya After Qaddafi: Lessons From Iraq 2003,” The Atlantic, August 23, 2011.*

Scant Planning for Post-Qaddafi Libya,” The Atlantic, July 20, 2011.

Is the U.S.-European Relationship Really in Decline?” The Atlantic, June 14, 2011.

How Perpetual War Became U.S. Ideology,” The Atlantic, May 11, 2011.

Back in the Saddle: How Libya Helped NATO Get its Groove Back,” Foreign Policy, April 15, 2011. Republished by NPR.

Military Service is a Job, Not a Duty,” The American Conservative, May 2011 (print edition; posted online April 11, 2011).

NATO in an Age of Austerity,” World Politics Review, October 26, 2010.

Crisis in the EU,” The National Interest, July 20, 2010.

NATO’s Cyber Threat,” The National Interest, July 2, 2010.

Turmoil in Krygyzstan,” The National Interest, June 17, 2010.

NATO and Israel,” The National Interest, June 3, 2010.

The Eurocrats Europe Needs,” Foreign Policy, December 1, 2009.

Grading Obama,” Foreign Policy, November 2, 2009. (Invited symposium.)

Europe’s Obama Fatigue,” Foreign Policy, October 29, 2009.

The North Atlantic Phoenix,” The National Interest, September 10, 2009.

Bush’s Third Term,” The National Interest, July 22, 2009.

Interview with former Undersecretary of Defense Jed Babbin,” The New Individualist, March 2008.

NATO and Afghanistan,” The National Interest, February 29, 2008. (Invited response letter.)

What the Experts Really Said About Iraq: As it Turns Out, Not Much,” TCS Daily, August 21, 2007.

New War and the Threat to Globalization,” TCS Daily, June 26, 2007.

Interview with Author John Robb” (Brave New War) Washington Examiner, May 23, 2007.

Armed Diplomats? When State and Stability Operations Collide,” TCS Daily, May 21, 2007 (with John Burgess).

Netiquette: How to Befriend a Blogger,” The Politico, May 9, 2007 (with Jeff Mascott).

Preparing for the Next War,” The New Individualist, April 2007.

Depoliticizing Crime and Decriminalizing Politics,” TCS Daily, March 23, 2007. [50]

Following Al Gore’s Example for Energy Use,” TCS Daily, February 27, 2007.

Nick Saban’s Pay is Inconsequential,” Tuscaloosa News, January 14, 2007.

Teddy Kennedy, Congress, and the Surge,” Human Events, January 10, 2007.

Crimson with Envy: Why Nick Saban Makes More Than Your Kid’s Teacher,” TCS Daily, January 9, 2007.

Time For the Commission to Ban Commissions,” Washington Examiner, December 6, 2006.

How About a Commission to End Commissions?TCS Daily, December 4, 2006.

How Republicans Can Get Back on Track,” Human Events, November 10, 2006.

The Most Important Culture War,” TCS Daily, October 17, 2006.

An Intelligent Reading of the National Intelligence Estimate, TCS Daily, September 29, 2006.

I Know You Are But What Am I,” TCS Daily, September 19, 2006.

Combating Wal-Mart Asymmetrically,” Human Events, September 12, 2006.

Risk-Terrorism Analysis,” TCS Daily, August 21, 2006.

Bombing to Lose: Why Israel Failed in Lebanon,” Reason, August 16, 2006.

YouTube Politics” (Political Misperception and Mass Media) TCS Daily, August 16, 2006.

Why Israel Lost,” TCS Daily, August 14, 2006.

Killing Us Softly: Terrorists Win Even When they Lose,” TCS Daily, August 11, 2006.

Two Parties, Like it or Not,” TCS Daily, August 10, 2006.

Closing the Book on NovakGate,” Human Events, July 13, 2006.

Panoptic WarTCS Daily, June 8, 2006.

U.S. Offer to Iran Has Eerie Similarity to Failed 1994 Deal With North Korea,” Human Events, June 7, 2006.

Organic Matter” (Organic Food Economics) TCS Daily, June 6, 2006.

Death Tax: Not Simply the Paris Hilton Tax,” Human Events, June 6, 2006.

A Joker in the Deck?” (Internet gambling) TCS Daily, April 11, 2006.

Give Civil War a Chance,” TCS Daily, February 27, 2006.

Libertarian Paradise,” TCS Daily, February 22, 2006. [25]

The State of the Enemy,” TCS Daily, January 30, 2006.

How Wal-Mart is Like Academia,” TCS Daily, January 27, 2006.

Twin Anniversaries,” TCS Daily, January 20, 2006.

Suicide Girls,” TCS Daily, January 18, 2006.

Real Power is Something You Take,” TCS Daily, January 11, 2006.

The Triumph of ‘Angry and Stupid,’” TCS Daily, January 4, 2006.

Who’s Watching the Watchers,” TCS Daily, December 21, 2005.

Does Criticism of the War Undermine Troop Morale?Tech Central Station, December 9, 2005.

Counterinsurgency and the American Way of War,” Tech Central Station, December 5, 2005.

Please Appease Me,” (London Al Qaeda bombings) Tech Central Station, July 8, 2005.

Debate Club: Should the Draft be Brought Back?” Legal Affairs, April 18, 2005 (with Phil Carter).

The Gray Zone Between War and Peace,” Tech Central Station, March 7, 2005.

Shut the Window, It’s Getting Drafty,” (military conscription) Tech Central Station, March 3, 2005.

Backdoor Draft?” (Military reservists) Tech Central Station, January 11, 2005.

Applying Free Market Logic to an Unfree Market?” (Sports stadium financing) Tech Central Station, December 22, 2004.

What Are They Volunteering For?” (Army stop-loss policy) Tech Central Station, December 14, 2004.

Civil War Enthusiasts” (Is Iraqi Civil War Inevitable?) Tech Central Station, December 1, 2004.

Why Ohio Wasn’t Florida All Over Again,” (Presidential election) Tech Central Station, November 3, 2004.

Intel Reform 2.0,” Tech Central Station, August 27, 2004.

Swift Justice: Why Vietnam May Cost Kerry the Election,” Tech Central Station, August 10, 2004.

The Dragon Stirs,” (US-China relations) Tech Central Station, August 2, 2004.

Saddam and al Qaeda,” Tech Central Station, June 18, 2004.

Bouncing the Security Check,” Tech Central Station, June 1, 2004.

Numerous print edition op-eds in local papers including the Anniston Star, Birmingham News, Chattanooga Times, Chattanooga Free Press, Montgomery Advertiser, and Tuscaloosa News from 1984 to 2002.

BOOK CHAPTER

“Competing Transatlantic Visions of Cyber Security” in Cyberspace and National Security: Threats, Opportunities, and Power in a Virtual World, Derek S. Reveron, ed. (Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2012).

ACADEMIC JOURNAL ARTICLES

Trump’s Generals: A Natural Experiment in Civil-Military Relations,” Strategic Studies Quarterly, Summer 2021, pp. 120-148.

Iraq and Jihadist Terrorists: A Review Essay,” Strategic Insights,” July 2004.

Are the American People ‘Pretty Prudent?’  Public Responses to U.S. Uses of Force, 1950-1988,” International Studies Quarterly, June 1996, with John R. Oneal and Brad Lian.

BOOK REVIEWS

Seth A. Johnston, How NATO Adapts: Strategy and Organization in the Atlantic Alliance Since 1950 (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 2017) in MCU Journal, Fall 2019.

Benjamin Jensen, Forging the Sword: Doctrinal Change in the U.S. Army (Palo Alto: Stanford University Press, 2016) in Parameters: US Army War College Quarterly, Spring 2017.

Andrew Bacevich, Breach of Trust:  How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country (New York: Metropolitan, 2013) in The National Interest, November-December 2013.

Matthew Yglesias, Heads in the Sand: How the Republicans Screw Up Foreign Policy and Foreign Policy Screws Up the Democrats (Hoboken: Wiley, 2008) in The New Individualist, Fall 2008.

Jed Babbin, In the Words of Our Enemies (Washington: Regnery, 2007) in The New Individualist, March 2008.

John Robb, Brave New War: The Next Stage of Terrorism and the End of Globalization (New York: Wiley, 2007) in Washington Examiner, May 22, 2007.

Anonymous (Michael Scheur), Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror (Washington: Brassey’s, Inc. 2004) in Strategic Insights, September 2004.

Mary A. Renda, Taking Haiti: Military Occupation and the Culture of U.S. Imperialism, 1915-1940 (Chapel Hill and London: The University of North Carolina Press, 2001) in Military Review, July-August 2002.

Michael Howard, The Invention of Peace: Reflections on War and the International Order (New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 2001) in Military Review, May-June 2002.

James G. Ralph, Beyond the Security Dilemma: Ending America’s Cold War (Ashgate: Burlington, VT, 2001) in Political Science Quarterly, Winter 2001-2002.

Douglas L. Bland, ed., Backbone of the Army: Non-Commissioned Officers in the Future Army (Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2000) in Canadian Journal of Political Science, May 2002.

ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLES

“Command and Control,” in Jeff Larson, Eric Croddy and James Wirtz, eds., Weapons of Mass Destruction: An Encyclopedia of Worldwide Policy, Technology, and History, ABC-CLIO, 2004.

“Department of Defense,” in Jeff Larson, Eric Croddy and James Wirtz, eds., Weapons of Mass Destruction: An Encyclopedia of Worldwide Policy, Technology, and History, ABC-CLIO, 2004.

“Iran-Iraq War,” in Jeff Larson, Eric Croddy and James Wirtz, eds., Weapons of Mass Destruction: An Encyclopedia of Worldwide Policy, Technology, and History, ABC-CLIO, 2004.

“ Strategic Arms Limitation Treaties,” in Jeff Larson, Eric Croddy and James Wirtz, eds., Weapons of Mass Destruction: An Encyclopedia of Worldwide Policy, Technology, and History, ABC-CLIO, 2004.

“Vietnam War,” in Jeff Larson, Eric Croddy and James Wirtz, eds., Weapons of Mass Destruction: An Encyclopedia of Worldwide Policy, Technology, and History, ABC-CLIO, 2004.

“Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986,” in David A. Schultz, ed., The Encyclopedia of Public Administration, New York: Facts on File, 2003.

“Joint Chiefs of Staff,” in David A. Schultz, ed., The Encyclopedia of Public Administration, New York: Facts on File, 2003.

“National Security Act of 1947,” in David A. Schultz, ed., The Encyclopedia of Public Administration, New York: Facts on File, 2003.

“Secretary of Defense,” in David A. Schultz, ed., The Encyclopedia of Public Administration, New York: Facts on File, 2003

“Federal Trade Commission,” in David A. Schultz, ed., The Encyclopedia of American Law, New York: Facts on File, 2002.

“Freedom of Information Act,” in David A. Schultz, ed., The Encyclopedia of American Law, New York: Facts on File, 2002.

“Interstate Commerce Commission,” in David A. Schultz, ed., The Encyclopedia of American Law, New York: Facts on File, 2002.

U.S. vs. Dennis,” in David A. Schultz, ed., The Encyclopedia of American Law, New York: Facts on File, 2002.

“War Crimes,” in David A. Schultz, ed., The Encyclopedia of American Law, New York: Facts on File, 2002.

RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS

“Publishing Across the Academic/Policy Divide,” Joint Annual Meeting of the International Security Studies Section of the International Studies Association and the International Security and Arms Control Section of the American Political Science Association, 2013.

“Blogging, Politics, and the Academy,” Alabama Political Science Association, 2005.

“The Last Vestige of Feudalism: The Obsolete Rank Structure of the US Armed Forces,” Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society, 2003.

“Defense Reorganization and the War on Terror: A One-Year Progress Report,” Joint Annual Meeting of the International Security Studies Section of the International Studies Association and the International Security and Arms Control Section of the American Political Science Association, 2002.

“Beyond Huntington: Revisiting Professionalism in the Modern Armed Forces,” Alabama Political Science Association, 2002.

“Back to the Future: The Rumsfeld Defense Strategy Review in Historical Perspective,” United States Air Force Academy, 2002.

“Back to the Future: The Rumsfeld Defense Strategy Review,” Joint Annual Meeting of the International Security Studies Section of the International Studies Association and the International Security and Arms Control Section of the American Political Science Association, 2001.

“Reflections on American Foreign Policy at the Clinton-Bush Transition,” Alabama Political Science Association, 2001.

“Citizen Soldiers in the New World Order: US Military Readiness and Reserve Component Reliance,” Joint Annual Meeting of the International Security Studies Section of the International Studies Association and the International Security and Arms Control Section of the American Political Science Association, 2000.

“Bombing the Bridge to the 21st Century: American Foreign Policy at the End of the Clinton Era,” Alabama Political Science Association, 2000.

“A Decade after the Cold War: A Better State of the Peace?” International Security Studies Section of the International Studies Association, 1999.

“International Conflict Roundtable” participant, Alabama Political Science Association, 1998.

“Peacekeepers vs. Warriors: The New Face of Battle,” Alabama Political Science Association, 1997.

“The End of Heroism?” Air Command and Staff College, 1996.

“Allison Revisited: Organizational Culture and Defense Reorganization, 1943-1996,” Alabama Political Science Association, 1996.

“Bifurcation of Interests: Interservice Competition and the United States Armed Services,” Southern Political Science Association, 1995.

“Fighting the Last War: The U.S. Military and the 21st Century,” Alabama Political Science Association, 1995.

“Revisiting Cybernetics: Defense Reorganization for the New World Order,” Southern Political Science Association, 1994.

“Organization Matters: Defense Reorganization for the Post-Cold War Era,” International Studies Association–South, 1994.

“Restoring Hope: The Future of the American Military?” International Security Studies Section of the International Studies Association, 1993.

“The Gulf War: Selective Engagement or New World Order?” Southwestern Social Science Association, 1993.

“New World, Same Order: Realpolitik in the Post-Cold War Era,” International Security Studies Section of the International Studies Association, 1992.

SYNDICATED WRITING & RELATED

Regular participant in National Journal blogger polls between Fall 2008 until their demise in June 2010.

Newsweek.com syndicated my Campaign 2008 coverage as part of its The Ruckus blog from December 18, 2007 to November 11, 2008. Dozens of entries.

Associated Press syndicated my live coverage of the Scooter Libby trial January 23-25, 2007.

GRANTS AND HONORS

Foreign Policy Magazine “Twitterati 100” for 2009 and 2011 (no 2010 list)

Winner, 2006 Golden Dot Award for “Best Blog,” awarded by The George Washington University’s Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA APPEARANCES

“McIntyre in the Morning,” KABC, March 9, 2016 (Radio)

“In Depth with Francis Rose,” Federal News Radio, June 17, 2015 (Radio)

“Power Play with Chris Stirewalt,” Fox News Live, October 8, 2013 (Online TV)

“Power Play with Chris Stirewalt,” Fox News Live, August 21, 2013 (Online TV)

“Power Play with Chris Stirewalt,” Fox News Live, March 5, 2013 (Online TV)

“Power Play with Chris Stirewalt,” Fox News Live, January 24, 2013 (Online TV)

“Power Play with Chris Stirewalt,” Fox News Live, November 29, 2012 (Online TV)

“The Monocle Daily,” Monocle 24 Radio, September 28, 2012 (Radio)

“Power Play with Chris Stirewalt,” Fox News Live, September 24, 2012 (Online TV)

“World Have Your Say,” BBC, September 6, 2012 (Radio)

“Power Play with Chris Stirewalt,” Fox News Live, August 15, 2012 (Online TV)

“Power Play with Chris Stirewalt,” Fox News Live, July 31, 2012 (Online TV)

“Power Play with Chris Stirewalt,” Fox News Live, July 9, 2012 (Online TV)

“BBC World,”  BBC, June 26, 2012 (TV)

NTV (Turkey) June 25, 2012 (TV)

“World Have Your Say,” BBC, May 11, 2012 (Radio)

“Power Play with Chris Stirewalt,” Fox News Live, May 3, 2012 (Online TV)

“Power Play with Chris Stirewalt,” Fox News Live, April 11, 2012 (Online TV)

“Power Play with Chris Stirewalt,” Fox News Live, March 15, 2012 (Online TV)

“Power Play with Chris Stirewalt,” Fox News Live, February 14, 2012 (Online TV)

“World Have Your Say,” BBC, January 31, 2012 (Radio)

“Power Play with Chris Stirewalt,” Fox News Live, January 20, 2012 (Online TV)

“World News America,” PBS, January 12, 2012 (TV)

“BBC World,”  BBC, January 12, 2012 (TV)

“World Have Your Say,” BBC, January 11, 2012 (Radio)

“Power Play with Chris Stirewalt,” Fox News Live, December 22, 2011 (Online TV)

“Power Play with Chris Stirewalt,” Fox News Live, November 23, 2011 (Online TV)

“Power Play with Chris Stirewalt,” Fox News Live, November 8, 2011 (Online TV)

“Power Play with Chris Stirewalt,” Fox News Live, October 18, 2011 (Online TV)

“Power Play with Chris Stirewalt,” Fox News Live, October 6, 2011 (Online TV)

“Kathleeen Dunn Show,” Wisconsin Public Radio, September 19, 2011 (Radio)

“World Have Your Say,” BBC, September 1, 2011 (Radio)

Russia Today, July 22, 2011 (Radio)

“World Have Your Say,” BBC, June 20, 2011 (Radio)

“Free Hour,” Alhurra, April 20, 2011 (TV)

“The Bottom Line,” PJTV, April 16, 2011 (Online TV)

“World Have Your Say,” BBC, April 15, 2011 (Radio)

“RT News,” RT America, January 20, 2011 (TV)

“Inside Story,” Al Jazeera English, August 23, 2010 (TV)

“Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow,” KUAR NPR, May 27, 2010 (Radio)

TV IMEDI (Republic of Georgia), May 18, 2010 (TV)

“To The Point,” NPR, March 29, 2010 (Radio)

“Washington Journal,” C-SPAN, November 29, 2009 (TV)

“RT News,” Russia Today, August 13, 2009 (TV)

“RT News,” Russia Today, July 29, 2009 (TV)

“The Takeaway with John Hockenberry,” BBC, May 10, 2009 (Radio)

“Inside Story,” Al Jazeera English, April 9, 2009 (TV)

“To The Point,” NPR, November 12, 2007 (Radio)

“American Morning,” CNN, taped January 12, 2007, aired January 16 (TV)

“The Tammy Bruce Show,” nationally syndicated, May 18, 2006 (Radio)

“On the Story, “ CNN, taped November 3, 2005 aired November 4 and 5  (TV)

“The Brian Lehrer Show,” WNYC NPR, November 1, 2005 (Radio)

“MSNBC Live,” MSNBC, April 28, 2005 (TV)

“Cam (Edwards) and Company,” NRA News, February 18, 2005 (Radio)

“Kevin McCullough Live,” WMCA (New York), February 17, 2005 (Radio)

“Majority Report,” Air America, August 18, 2004 (Radio)

“Cam (Edwards) and Company,” NRA News, May 12, 2004 (Radio)

Interviewed for “Beltway Bloggers,” Washington Post, February 7, 2004, E01