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Kellogg Brown & Root, Halliburton, and other private military contractors earned about $5 trillion during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to a recent report.   The report’s author, William D. Hartung of the Center for International Policy, sharply criticized DoD policies in Southwest Asia. “If it were only the money, that would be outrageous enough,” he said. “But …

The British recently sent the aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth, along with its support vessels, to the largest and southernmost landmass in the Chagos Archipelago.   The latest violent boundary dispute between India and China renewed the focus on Diego Garcia’s military significance and checkered past. Royal Navy Admiral Tony Radakin is a major proponent of increased military activity on the …

The Department of Homeland Security recently asked for bids in a project to renovate a migrant detention center in the Gitmo Naval Base.   DHS expects the 120-person facility to have “an estimated daily population of 20 people.” However, during “surge” periods, up to 400 detainees may be housed there. Generally, Haitian migrants intercepted en route to the United States …

There is no shortage of jobs for American private military contractors. Between 2012 and 2017, the government spent over $160 billion on PMCs. That is a much larger sum than the entire defense budget of most other nations. As outlined below, there are many different opportunities available, even for people with little or no combat experience.   The required level …

South Vietnam held on for about two years after most U.S. ground forces left. Afghanistan barely lasted two weeks. Although the United States largely trained and equipped Afghan security forces, these soldiers were no match for battle-hardened and determined Taliban fighters, who captured all the country’s major cities in a few days. Although the Taliban says it will not reimpose …