Marcus Aurelius: Ground Truth from an “Average” Lieutenant in Afghanistan

Below is one of the better pieces of its type that I’ve read.  While it refers several times to USMA, the majority of it is, IMHO, applicable to new officers from all commissioning sources. I think the most important point author makes comes at the end where he emphasizes the reality of a platoon leader’s …

Worth a Look: Books on War and Torture Victims, Asylum and Refugee Trauma

2014 Refuge and Resilience: Promoting Resilience and Mental Health among Resettled Refugees and Forced Migrants Taking an interdisciplinary approach and focusing on the social and psychological resources that promote resilience among forced migrants, this book presents theory and evidence about what keeps refugees healthy during resettlement. The book draws on contributions from cultural psychiatry, anthropology, …

Berto Jongman: Time to Reassess Goals of Humanitarian Aid

It’s time to reassess the goals of humanitarian aid Those caught in conflict and natural disasters are part of growing trend exemplified by Syria, South Sudan and the Philippines David Miliband The Guardian, 28 February 2014 For the first time the UN has declared three simultaneous crises – in South Sudan, Syria and the Philippines …