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The SOSH Department at West Point is launching a new podcast called the Social Science of War. First episode releases Monday, an interview I hold with Mark Hertling & Rob Person 🇺🇸🇺🇦 on the implications of Ukraine for the U.S. Army. Article below is one of the many items discussed.

Time for the annual Christmas Eve poem. blogtarkin.wordpress.com/2012/12/24/san…

Kitten was very concerned about the fate of John McClain, but relieved when Gruber fell from Nakatomi plaza.

Great piece by colleague Dana Spinks on how to support rotary wing aviation in major power conflict.

What a privilege to work and spend time with these amazing people…and to know we follow in the footsteps of predecessors like Secretary Jane Holl Lute and Ambassador Douglas Lute Department of Social Sciences at West Point Rob Person 🇺🇸🇺🇦 Sam Wilkins Katie Hedgecock Haemin Jee

At 20 years, it is worth noting that these leading IR/CP scholars - no collection of pacifists - accurately predicted how the war would unfold in this NYTs advertisement. That their warning fell on deaf ears raises serious systemic & accountability questions still unanswered.

Really solid overview of counterinsurgency research from the past 20 years by E. Radziszewski from START Consortium Sam Winter-Levy Sam Wilkins Mike Rosol Aaron Miller irregularwarfare.org/articles/the-l…

NEW: I’m not sure people fully appreciate how dire the US life expectancy / mortality situation has got. My column: enterprise-sharing.ft.com/redeem/75e5e3d… And some utterly damning charts. 1) at *every* point on the income distribution, Americans live shorter lives than the English.

Current scene in West Point, New York / #HudsonValley 🌊 The radar estimates that over 10 inches of rain fell today, nearly the amount that typically falls over an entire summer! ⚠️ There’s more rain to come… 📸 Megan Cardone via a resident of West Point, NY

1/3: Submit an abstract or panel proposal for the 2024 Department of Social Sciences at West Point seminar! forms.microsoft.com/pages/response…

Directly targeting and killing civilians is an immoral war crime. Full stop. Sadly, such acts, motivated by a desire for revenge, are not rare in international politics. [THREAD]

Best Eisenhower biographies? Also, best Eisenhower biographies for a teen?

Literally no one wants to see the 49ers win this game

America lost today

Attacking the Capitol building as a part of a political riot/insurrection is the definition of dishonorable service. He brought shame upon the uniform and everything it stands for, undermined public trust in the military's ability to be nonpartisan, and broke the law. WTF.

It should be so obvious as to go without saying, but academic freedom produced greater prosperity and is necessary for a free society. To oppose it is to make yourself an enemy of free society and liberal democracy. theatlantic.com/science/archiv…