The Seven Habits of Highly Successful Under Secretaries

Friday, March 30th 2012

Tara Sonenshine was confirmed Thursday night by the Senate, and she will probably take office officially early this week.  (She can be sworn in privately by some current official and begin work, even as a more formal ceremony is planned for a few weeks hence.)

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Brian E. Carlson

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Bridging the Potomac

Tuesday, January 10th 2012

In a little noticed development, the State Department and the Defense Department agreed to establish a joint office for managing global emergencies through activities such as stabilization, conflict prevention and building security capacity. 

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Brian E. Carlson

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Go Nimble or Go Home

Tuesday, November 2nd 2010

The U.S. Military spends $1.75 B/day going big because we can.  We’re big on guns, battleships, and battalions but not nimble enough with our information and netwars.  What’s been our philosophy?  James Jones once said, “The bigger the hammer, the better the outcome.”  In Iraq our strategy was “Shock and Awe” while General Powell advocated “overwhelming force.” 

It’s not hammer time. 

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