Linda Robinson

Americans are assessing President Obama's plans for a sustained military effort against ISIS, which calls for an open-ended air war in the Middle East.

Linda Robinson describes how special operations forces have become the go-to force for U.S. military endeavors worldwide. She followed the evolution of special ops in Afghanistan, their longest deployment since Vietnam, and looks at the challenges they face and the constant danger in which they operate. Her book  One Hundred Victories: Special Ops and the Future of American Warfare explores what a tiny band of warriors can do, and cannot do, out on the wild frontiers of the next-generation wars.

 

Two recent events mark a very significant shift in U.S. tactics—a shift that has been happening over the last decade—from boots-on-the-ground to a Special Operations-only approach. Ha...

Gen. David Petraeus says there's a long struggle ahead for the U.S. in Iraq. Journalist Linda Robinson tells us about Gen. Petraeus’s attempts to get the war under better control, and create a workable plan for the future. Her new book is Tell Me How This Ends.

Shot down! Covering Cuba after Brothers to the Rescue planes are shot down.