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Dave Barno

@DWBarno76

Visiting Professor of Strategic Studies, Johns Hopkins SAIS; Lt General, USA (Ret), fmr top US Cdr in Afg; Contributing Editor and Columnist, War on the Rocks

 Washington, DC
Joined June 2009
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Our latest WOTR column highlighting the crisis in US military recruiting - and an All Volunteer Force now at risk. @norabensahel warontherocks.com/2023/03/ad…
Addressing the U.S. Military Recruiting Crisis

Addressing the U.S. Military Recruiting Crisis

The all-volunteer force may finally have reached its breaking point. During the first years of the recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, many military

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Check out a bit of holiday humor with Santa's 2022 National Security Gift List poking fun at a well-known cast of "naughty and nice" luminaries across the natsec world. Enjoy! @norabensahel warontherocks.com/2022/12/st…
Strategic Outpost Brings You Santa’s 2022 National Security Gift List

Strategic Outpost Brings You Santa’s 2022 National Security Gift List 

Happy holidays to all you national security nerds out there! This is red-nosed Rudolph checking in for Santa this year. The old man has asked me to share

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Check out our new summer vacation reading list for '22! Best books, podcasts, articles and videos to fill those last lazy days of summer! Enjoy! @norabensahel warontherocks.com/2022/08/st…

Strategic Outpost’s Seventh Annual Summer Vacation Reading List

How can the summer be ending already?? Temperatures are soaring, vacations are wrapping up, and many of you are realizing that you have only a couple of

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Interested in military adaptation in the Ukraine war? Check out this terrific podcast digging into just what Ukraine and Russia are learning about adapting in wartime from this tragic conflict. @norabensahel @KofmanMichael youtube.com/watch?v=ZtPvJLiJ…
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Our latest at WOTR: 5 big things the Army should learn (but may be missing) from the war in Ukraine. @norabensahel warontherocks.com/2022/06/th…

The Other Big Lessons That the U.S. Army Should Learn from Ukraine

The war in Ukraine is the first major land war between two modern militaries equipped with advanced conventional weapons in decades. Its emerging lessons

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Check out our annual WOTR holiday gift list to see what Santa has in mind for some of the big names in the world of US national security! Very best wishes for a terrific holiday season, and a very happy 2022! @norabensahel warontherocks.com/2021/12/st…
Strategic Outpost Brings You Santa’s 2021 National Security Gift List

Strategic Outpost Brings You Santa’s 2021 National Security Gift List

Happy Christmas to all my favorite national security nerds! Sadly, it’s been yet another “year from you-know-where” with troubles and tragedies seemingly

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"The U.S. military has grown accustomed to fighting battles where it holds almost all the cards, and the enemy is the underdog. Those days are now almost certainly over." Fascinating insights from @DWBarno76 @norabensahel worth a read, here: warontherocks.com/2021/11/gr…
Grenada, the Evacuation of Afghanistan, and the Future of War

Grenada, the Evacuation of Afghanistan, and the Future of War

Last month, our graduate students taught us an important lesson about the future of war. We examined the 1983 invasion of Grenada, in which one of us

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Our latest WOTR column looks at Grenada, the AFG evac, and a big insight about the US military and the future of war. warontherocks.com/2021/11/gr…
Grenada, the Evacuation of Afghanistan, and the Future of War

Grenada, the Evacuation of Afghanistan, and the Future of War

Last month, our graduate students taught us an important lesson about the future of war. We examined the 1983 invasion of Grenada, in which one of us

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A superb article by ⁦@norabensahel⁩ & ⁦@DWBarno76⁩ exploring the impacts on an all-volunteer military, as individuals & as an institution, of the war in Afghanistan. When America’s All-Volunteer Force Loses a War, at ⁦⁦@WarOnTheRocks⁩ warontherocks.com/2021/09/wh…
When America’s All-Volunteer Force Loses a War

When America’s All-Volunteer Force Loses a War

The sudden fall of Afghanistan marks the very first time that the U.S. military has clearly lost a war fought solely by volunteers. This defeat will have

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Our latest column at WOTR looking at some of the impacts that losing a war may have on America's All-Volunteer Force - and what civilian and military leaders can do to reinforce its morale and confidence going forward. @norabensahel #WOTR #Afghanistan warontherocks.com/2021/09/wh…
When America’s All-Volunteer Force Loses a War

When America’s All-Volunteer Force Loses a War

The sudden fall of Afghanistan marks the very first time that the U.S. military has clearly lost a war fought solely by volunteers. This defeat will have

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Biden says al Qaeda is "gone" from Afghanistan. UN and US officials beg to disagree.
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1. Choosing to lose a war, and to relegate a country to a new dark age, is terrible. But doing very little to ensure that those who helped us, and those who counted on us, can reach safety before we leave, adds the dishonor of abandonment to the disgrace of defeat.
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I understand but disagree with those who felt we should leave Afghanistan; I cannot understand why it has been done with such tragic human cost; without an effective strategy to defend our partners; and with inestimable shock to our nation’s credibility, reliability, and honor.
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One can disagree with me & think the Biden administration was right to pull out all US troops from Afghanistan…but it is impossible to argue that it has gone about it in the right way. This looks to be both a major intelligence & policy failure with tragic consequences.
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What are BTG authors reading this summer? Check out @norabensahel and @DWBarno76's Summer Vacation Reading List from @WarOnTheRocks!
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One of my favourite lists for recommended reading, the Strategic Outpost’s Sixth Annual Summer Vacation Reading List from @norabensahel and @DWBarno76 is now available at ⁦@WarOnTheRocks⁩ warontherocks.com/2021/07/st…
Strategic Outpost’s Sixth Annual Summer Vacation Reading List

Strategic Outpost’s Sixth Annual Summer Vacation Reading List

It’s the end of July – and that means it's time for Strategic Outpost’s Sixth Annual Summer Vacation Reading List! We all need a break from Zoom squares,

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Mark Collins@Mark3Ds29 Jul 2021
Replying to @Mark3Ds @JamesKraska @newscomauHQ @US7thFleet @USNINews @USPacificFleet @INDOPACOM @drfarls @WarOnTheRocks @nukestrat @laraseligman @RANDCorporation @NATO @NavalWarCollege @navalhistorian @USNavy @US2ndFleet @ProfCMBell @AC_NavalHistory @C_M_Dougherty @CNASdc @DavidLarter @SCS_Disputes @Aviation_Intel @KyleMizokami @vgmenon99 @pinstripedline @Australian_Navy @nktpnd @Chellaney @CollinSLKoh @ASPI_org @jmohanmalik @JackDetsch @RobbieGramer
What if US planning for war with #PRC, #Russia based on false premises? A post based on piece by @DWBarno76 and @norabensahel at @WarOnTheRocks, v @tomricks1 mark3ds.wordpress.com/2021/0… #IndoPacific #NATO #PLA #USNavy #USArmy #USAF #USMC @ELuttwak #DoD #SouthChinaSea
Ten Assumptions that may Leave the US Military FUBAR in a Major War

Ten Assumptions that may Leave the US Military FUBAR in a Major War

Thanks to the excellent American war correspondent and military historian Tom Ricks (tweets here), I just came across this 2018 piece at War on the Rocks that specifies a lot of probable/possible k…

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One of my favourite lists for recommended reading, the Strategic Outpost’s Sixth Annual Summer Vacation Reading List from ⁦@norabensahel⁩ and ⁦@DWBarno76⁩ is now available at ⁦@WarOnTheRocks⁩ warontherocks.com/2021/07/st…
Strategic Outpost’s Sixth Annual Summer Vacation Reading List

Strategic Outpost’s Sixth Annual Summer Vacation Reading List

It’s the end of July – and that means it's time for Strategic Outpost’s Sixth Annual Summer Vacation Reading List! We all need a break from Zoom squares,

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Check our our 6th annual summer reading list at War on the Rocks! Great reads, looks and listens for your time at the beach! (with an awesome music video from space!) warontherocks.com/2021/07/st…
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