- October 06, 2012
Examples of Chas’s analysis and reporting for print and online media
Missing: The Human Element
U.S. Human Intelligence Operations in Iran immediately prior to Iran’s 1979 revolution
A case study of how having too few U. S. spies in Iran during the late 1970s caused US policymakers to be surprised by the Islamic revolution there. Have “human intelligence” efforts improved?
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Lots of Bullets, Not Enough Ballots
As the 2008 election neared, Chas offered this assessment of problems in county and state election processes. The shortfalls seemed likely to cause many ballots cast by military people in warzones to fall through the cracks. The article was published in the July 2008 edition of the journal Proceedings of the U. S. Naval Institute.
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Insurgents in the Bloodstream
More of Chas’s reporting on the outbreak, during the Iraq War, of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in frontline military hospitals. As documented in this February 2008 article from the Proceedings of the U. S. Naval Institute, resulting infections required amputation of more tissue than would have been necessary because of wounded warrior’s initial injuries.
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