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In their new book, War at Arm's Length, authors Alex Noyes and Richard Bennet outline exactly why military assistance works in some cases and fails so badly in others. Drawing on years of research, they argue that shipping weapons is the easy part—but to secure strategic wins and keep troops out of harm's way, Washington must pivot from a "weapons-first" strategy to a strict "institutions-first" approach.
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https://www.brookings.edu/books/war-at-arms-length/
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In their new book, War at Arm's Length, authors Alex Noyes and Richard Bennet outline exactly why military assistance works in some cases and fails so badly in others. Drawing on years of research, they argue that shipping weapons is the easy part—but to secure strategic wins and keep troops out of harm's way, Washington must pivot from a "weapons-first" strategy to a strict "institutions-first" approach.
If we want to protect national security, we have to get this tool right.
https://www.brookings.edu/books/war-at-arms-length/
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