Peter Munson

Peter J Munson is a Marine officer, KC-130 pilot, and Middle East Foreign Area Officer currently assigned to U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command. He is the author of two books, Iraq in Transition: The Legacy of Dictatorship and the Prospects for Democracy (Potomac, 2009) and War, Welfare, and Democracy: Rethinking America’s Quest for the End of History (Potomac, forthcoming in fall 2012). A frequent contributor to multiple journals and blogs, including his own (http://peterjmunson.blogspot.com), he is also the Editor of the Small Wars Journal. All views are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Marine Corps or Department of Defense.