P. W. Singer
Capsule Review
May/June
2009
Singer here explores the issues raised by military robotics -- meeting with entrepreneurs, engineers and operators, ethicists, and pundits.
Essay
Mar/Apr
2005
Recent scandals in Iraq and elsewhere have shone unaccustomed light on an explosive trend: the growth of private military contractors. Such firms allow governments to accomplish public ends through private means and without much oversight. This lack of scrutiny may be expedient, but it is not necessarily good for democracy. Privatization can benefit everyone, but only if done in the right way.
Postscript
Manuel and Singer's second postscript to their July/August 2002 essay "A New Model Afghan Army."
Essay
Jul/Aug
2002
Afghanistan's peace remains tenuous. Rival warlords still control separate militias, and distrust of government abounds. Only a national army can secure the peace. Yet the Afghans have been slow to create one, and the international community has not helped much. The United States must jump-start the process before war breaks out again.
