Marc JohnsonMay 12, 20113 min readThe GOP FieldJohn Weaver, an experienced GOP political operative and former top advisor to John McCain, says his party’s presidential field is “the...
Marc JohnsonJan 5, 20112 min readThat’s AccountabilityAccountability, at least most of the time, is sure and swift in the United States military. Just ask Captain Owen Honors, who has been...
Marc JohnsonSep 3, 20102 min readCommunicating the StoryGen. Stanley McCrystal, the fellow Barack Obama fired earlier this year as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, is lecturing at Yale...
Marc JohnsonApr 28, 20103 min readA Reputation in TattersI’ve always had a soft spot for Stephen Ambrose the author of Undaunted Courage, the book that did more than anything, I think, to bring...
Marc JohnsonNov 24, 20094 min readDithering on WarNews today that President Obama is set to announce his Afghanistan strategy next week. He certainly has been getting a lot of advice and...
Marc JohnsonOct 27, 20094 min readDithering or a Strategy?Within the stark building that houses the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa – perhaps the most anti-war war museum I’ve ever visited – is a...