Latest articles by David W. Brown
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America's embarrassingly redundant and entangled cyber security complex
feature Thank goodness no serious observer of electronic warfare considers a cyber-9/11 possible, let alone imminent
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10 things you didn't know about the president's secret army
feature They're everywhere, and they're completely covert
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How the U.S. military's idiotic tribal mentality leaves us vulnerable to cyber catastrophe
feature Our leaders could solve this problem. But they won't.
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Matt Bell on readerly impulse, tastemakers, and the gatekeepers of publishing
feature An interview with the acclaimed author and scholar
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The perks and perils of our newly indexed society
feature Paper documents have become unnecessary relics. But when everything is digital and searchable, it comes at a steep cost to your privacy
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Syria's PR campaign failed — and so did America's policy
feature Bashar al-Assad is on his last legs, but his campaign to crush the rebellion in Syria got a boost from Washington's astonishingly weak stance
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How Hamas' rockets and Israel's missile-defense system work
feature The fate of the escalating conflict in the Middle East rests primarily on how effective machinery on both sides turns out to be
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The evolution of SEAL Team Six
feature How the celebrated unit went from being a ragtag band of outlaws to America's go-to guys
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How NATO spent $200 million teaching Afghan cops to read — and failed
feature Well, Afghanistan is a burgeoning narco-criminal state that is being fueled by American blood and tax dollars, so...
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How one inspector general is fighting fraud and waste in Afghanistan
feature John Sopko has done his job so well it's hard to believe he's been allowed to keep it
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Why the CIA should get out of the killing business. Again.
feature With the top job at the CIA now open, it's time to redirect the agency's mission away from paramilitary activity and back to intelligence
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What Iraq's chaos tells us about Afghanistan's coming spiral of drug-fueled violence and despair
feature Afghanistan is a mess, and we're preparing to declare victory and go home. But if Iraq is any indication, we'll be back — and soon.
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