Thomas E. Ricks

Thomas E. Ricks is a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy.

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Reading rainbow: Take a look inside a book, you might learn something dammit

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Is ICE becoming the new Abu Ghraib? I wish Gen. Kelly would show more sense

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The free market fix for personnel system: This just might be the lever that does it

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Who’s in command in Afghanistan? A scorecard that indicates a lack of focus

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America’s military doesn’t need more money — what it needs is an engaged public to demand a genuine strategy

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US Army Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster looks on as US President Donald Trump announces him as his national security adviser at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on February 20, 2017. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
US Army Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster looks on as US President Donald Trump announces him as his national security adviser at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on February 20, 2017. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

Hey, General McMaster: Does your strategy canon have space for works by women, Asians or Africans?

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Book excerpt: When McMaster’s former deputy challenged the Army’s generals

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War dogs on Iwo Jima

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Our untapped resource: Junior enlisted

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Military spouse vs. Trump White House

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis (L) shakes hands with British Secretary of State for Defense Michael Fallon during a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels on February 15, 2017. NATO allies meet new US Defence Secretary James Mattis for the first time in Brussels seeking reassurance over President Donald Trump's commitment but bracing for military spending demands. / AFP / POOL / Virginia Mayo (Photo credit should read VIRGINIA MAYO/AFP/Getty Images)
U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis (L) shakes hands with British Secretary of State for Defense Michael Fallon during a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels on February 15, 2017. NATO allies meet new US Defence Secretary James Mattis for the first time in Brussels seeking reassurance over President Donald Trump's commitment but bracing for military spending demands. / AFP / POOL / Virginia Mayo (Photo credit should read VIRGINIA MAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

Mattis, McMaster, and — Trump?

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US President Donald Trump announces US Army Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster (L) as his national security adviser at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on February 20, 2017. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump announces US Army Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster (L) as his national security adviser at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on February 20, 2017. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

Book excerpt — national security advisor at war: McMaster as a colonel in Iraq

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Quote of the day: Gen. Mattis’ reading list, and why he looks more to the East

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Last man standing: McMaster for NSA?

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Meantime, on the Russian sanctions front

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