Sr Fellow & Dir, Smart Women, Smart Power @CSIS. Author. PhD, War Studies. Adjunct @Syracuse. Mom. She/Her. @kjmcinnis1 on most platforms
Jun 30, 2021 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
A few Wednesday morning thoughts on creative methodologies - in particular the use of fiction - in national security policy analysis. 1/
There's cool stuff out there on useful fiction and #ficint and the key point is that such tools can help you contemplate the current and emerging world in a methodologically and logically unbound way. 2/
Jul 7, 2020 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
This is an important read.
When I was in the Pentagon, I used to travel in and out of Afghanistan a lot. One trip was to Kandahar Airfield and there was no return date on my ticket. I was there as long as it took to get my job done. 1/
Before departing, an Air Force officer and colleague of mine pulled me aside in the bathroom. She wanted to know if I’d taken self-defense classes. I was confused; I was going to be spending my time downrange behind the wire 2/
