As The War On Terror Winds Down, The Pentagon Cuts Social Science
The Pentagon is ending a controversial program to fund social science research. It's part of a shift from asking for academic advice toward building new weapons systems.
by Geoff Brumfiel
Mar 16, 2020
3 minutes
The fragile peace deal taking shape in Afghanistan could spell the end of an era of for the U.S. military, one marked by efforts at nation-building and winning hearts and minds.
It appears that the Pentagon is also intent on ending a research program from that era--to fund social science for the military.
The program, known as the , was controversial and never quite delivered, according to its critics. But it
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