Dr. Maximilian C. Forte
Changing Fortunes in Washington: The Evolution of House Armed Services Committee Reports on the Human Terrain System Juxtaposing three reports on the U.S.…
The U.S. Army’s “Other” Human Terrain System? "Human terrain" multiplies in the U.S. military! Notes on distinguishing between the Human Terrain System, and…
Time Line and FAQ for the Human Terrain System and Responses by the Network of Concerned Anthropologists and the American Anthropological Association Precise…
Gun Running, Drugs, and Flamenco: U.S. Army Human Terrain System Has it All A disturbing report about the U.S. Army’s Human Terrain System,…
Human Terrain System Criticized by U.S. Congress House Armed Services Committee limits further funding, until HTS can be revalidated by the Army, a…
Imperial Instruction: The Human Terrain System’s Academic Trainers, Part 2 Part 2 focuses on the work of various academics who train members of…
Imperial Instruction: The Human Terrain System’s Academic Trainers, Part 1 Part 1 focuses on the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Center for Afghanistan…
Human Terrain Teams Feared More than CIA: John Stanton On casualties in the Human Terrain System; the return of Lincoln Group’s public propagandist,…
Iraq 1492 What does Iraq from 2003 onwards have in common with the Caribbean from 1492 onwards? A lot.
US Army Human Terrain System Smoke and Mirrors: John Stanton More on the scandal involving the promotion of a leader removed from a…
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