215 | John Nagl: Russia's Insurgency Problem
The Realignment
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Is There a Difference Between Democracy and Autocracy?
CNN's Jarrett Bellini takes on the question of whether democracy or autocracy is better at defeating an insurgency. He argues that America could have maintained a troop presence in afghanistan indefinitely, and it would be safer if they had done so. But he also says there are differences between all professional force and conscript force. bellini: Every regime appears to think lessons of the past do not apply to its current problems.
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