History does not repeat itself, but it rhymes. I am currently teaching a course at the US Naval Academy on the history of modern counterinsurgency campaigns. And it is interesting to see how the same principles continue to present and reassert themselves

Nagl is the latest high-profile shift by CNAS veterans in an out of government. Co-founder Michele Flournoy was Pentagon policy chief under Defense Secretary Robert Gates for three years but has announced she is leaving in February. Similarly, Colin Kahl

Former Army officer, author, and counterinsurgency guru John Nagl will leave his post as president of the Center for a New American Security to become a professor at the Naval Academy. "I'm sad to leave CNAS in a full time role, enormously proud of what

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, left, and Chairman and Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey conduct a press briefing on Nov. 10, 2011 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, left, and Chairman and Joint Chiefs o

The Defense Department promises to deliver tomorrow on pledges to create a “balanced” new U.S. military strategy that puts more emphasis on Asia even as defense budgets are cut. Critics say it can’t all be done. A “balanced approach essentially means th

Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The Defense Department promises to deliver tomorrow on pledges to create a “balanced” new U.S. military strategy that puts more emphasis on Asia even as defense budgets are cut. Critics say it can’t all be done. A “balanced approac