From Foreign Policy, an article on the world’s biggest military buildups: A look at the countries that are going large while everyone else is slimming down. Promoting innovation: Can Gen. David Petraeus fix the Army's broken promotion system? Saving our troops: Evangelical singer Eric Horner is the darling of the American military, and the bane of non-Christian soldiers everywhere. From TAC, a cover story on hired guns: While the volunteer Army struggles, the business of war booms. From Wired, a look at how technology almost lost the war: In Iraq, the critical networks are social, not electronic. From Foreign Policy, an interview with Phebe Marr on the end game in Iraq. A review of Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal by Anthony Arnove. A look at why Pax Americana — U.S. attempts to govern the world — is today failing everybody, including America. Persuading Them: Want the world to like us again? Think diplomacy. The Brand Old Party: It's hard to deny the election of a Democrat would result in a a big boost to America's international brand.
