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The Pentagon Pizza Index: Behavioral OSINT, National Security, and the Geopolitics of Takeout

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The Pentagon Pizza Index: Behavioral OSINT, National Security, and the Geopolitics of Takeout Introduction When Washington’s most powerful pull an all-nighter, the food delivery scene in D.C. starts buzzing. Observant sleuths have noticed an uncanny pattern: late-night pizza orders spiking


Killing the Watchman: Why Gutting the Pentagon’s Office of Net Assessment is a Catastrophic Mistake

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Killing the Watchman: Why Gutting the Pentagon’s Office of Net Assessment is a Catastrophic Mistake I. Introduction – The Death of the Pentagon’s Future The Pentagon just shot itself in the foot. Again. This time, it wasn’t an overpriced weapons


The Velvet Glove of Colonialism: USAID’s Road from Altruism to Absolution and the USAID Collapse

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The Velvet Glove of Colonialism: USAID’s Road from Altruism to Absolution The Velvet Glove of Colonialism: USAID’s Road from Altruism to Absolution Report by Kevin J.S. Duska Jr., Margot Lanihin and Lucas Nyemcsik Aesthetic Over Aid: The Performative Theatre of


USAID vs. China: Why American Aid Keeps Losing to Beijing’s Strategy

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USAID vs. China: Why American Aid Keeps Losing to Beijing’s Strategy The Mission vs. The Reality – USAID’s Strategic Failure The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) presents itself as the world’s leading development institution, a force for democracy, stability,


USAID’s Top 10 Failures, No. 6: $200 Million Disaster: How the CRDA Program in Serbia Wasted Taxpayer Money

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USAID’s Top 10 Failures, No. 6: $200 Million Disaster: How the CRDA Program in Serbia Wasted Taxpayer Money Introduction – USAID’s $200 Million Masterclass in Failure There’s an old saying: If you want to make money fast, start a war.


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