Author: Lionel Beehner

During its Civil War, Sri Lanka Was a Garrison State. Will the Easter Attacks Turn it Back into One?

Lionel Beehner and Liam Collins | 05.03.19 | Commentary & Analysis

The Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka against Christian targets that killed hundreds raises...

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Volunteering for War: The Citizen Soldiers Shaping the Modern Battlefield

Liam Collins and Lionel Beehner | 03.29.19 | Commentary & Analysis

Hunched over a long table strewn with plates of chicken Kiev, tucked away in an underground...

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McChrystal Delivers MWI’s Wedemeyer Lecture on Leadership

Lionel Beehner | 03.22.19 | Events

On Tuesday, March 19, retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal addressed a packed Robinson Auditorium of...

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MWI War Council: “The Path Forward in Syria”

Lionel Beehner | 02.22.19 | Events

The decision to pull US forces out of Syria has reinvigorated debate over the wider US role in the...

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Mara Karlin Advises on How to Build Militaries in Fragile States

Lionel Beehner | 01.18.19 | Events

Dr. Mara Karlin has served under five administrations and secretaries of defense. Having spent so...

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