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...former senator, a nonprofit founder, and a current Harvard graduate student—all of whom served in the U.S. military??discussed the meaning of leadership and public service in an intimate forum event last night at the Institute of Politics. The speakers included former Georgia Senator Max Cleland; Eric Greitens, who used his combat pay from Iraq and Afghanistan to start an organization that allows disabled veterans to serve their communities; and Maura C. Sullivan, a Harvard MBA/MPA candidate who served for seven months as a marine in Fallujah, Iraq. The conversation dealt with the speakers?...
...long as one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter, anything that any group—especially the United States military??does with regard to its prisoners will make waves for global security policy and conflict prevention strategies. For that reason, post-Guantánamo detainment must be approached in a much smoother and cautious fashion than similar hot-button issues have been in the past...
Harvard Kennedy School Professor Ashton B. Carter was named the U.S. military??s chief weapons buyer by President Barack Obama on Monday. Carter—who is co-director of the Preventive Defense Project—has been a vocal critic of the Pentagon for purchasing what he deems to be unnecessary weapons and has called for greater alignment between military strategy and spending. Carter was originally scheduled to teach the class “American National Security Policy” at the Kennedy School this spring, but he joins the growing list of Harvard professors who have...
...psychological domination” and that “all mindfucking is, at least in part, self-inflicted,” but such thoughts seem more descriptive than analytical.On the way to proving no point, though, McGinn does touch on some fascinating topics. For instance, those unfamiliar with the military??s psychological operations might be interested to know that mindfucking techniques are used systematically “to undermine the morale of the enemy or to win the support of an alien population.” Likewise, the introduction of philosophical skepticism about the external world, which...
...recent years, Harvard and other elite universities have barred military recruiters from their campuses due to the military??s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which prohibits openly gay individuals from serving in the military...