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The Military-Industrial Circus

The Military-Industrial Circus is a regular column by Pulitzer-prize winning National Security Analyst Mark Thompson for CDI at POGO.

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The Danger of Fibbing Our Way into War

analysis | January 31, 2020 | Mark Thompson

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Introducing: The Bunker

analysis | January 29, 2020 | Mandy Smithberger

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When Congress Told the Pentagon to Rein In Weapons Costs

analysis | May 28, 2018 | Mark Thompson
Thoughts on Memorial Day

analysis | May 21, 2018 | Mark Thompson
Will the New Drone Export Policy Hurt the Countries that Buy Them?

analysis | May 7, 2018 | Mark Thompson
Arms ‘R’ U.S.

analysis | April 30, 2018 | Mark Thompson
The New American Way of War

analysis | April 23, 2018 | Mark Thompson
The Navy’s Incredible Shrinking Drone

analysis | April 16, 2018 | Mark Thompson
U.S. Army Is Trying to Fix Its Afghanistan Trainers’ Career Cul-de-Sac

analysis | April 9, 2018 | Mark Thompson
President Trump’s Flip-Flop on the F-35

analysis | April 2, 2018 | Mark Thompson