Essays – Tagged "Afghanistan" – Elliot Ackerman

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Vietnam War-era Marine sitting on an armored vehicle while writing in a notebook during combat operations in a rugged field environment

The Veterans Who Become Novelists

Elliot Ackerman reflects on Karl Marlantes, war literature, memory, and the enduring relationship between storytelling and combat.

Portrait of Elliot Ackerman during military service early in the Global War on Terror

How Being an Intelligence Officer Made Me a Better Writer

Elliot Ackerman reflects on intelligence work, fiction, special operations, and the experiences that shaped his novel Sheepdogs.

Illustration depicting two figures pulling opposing red lines, symbolizing geopolitical rivalry, strategic competition, and conflict between global powers

The Rivalry That Defines America

Elliot Ackerman examines how lessons from Afghanistan continue to shape the geopolitical rivalry between the United States and Russia in Ukraine.

U.S. and Afghan personnel meeting with local Afghan village elders during a security discussion in rural Afghanistan amid the U.S. war effort

The Moral Catastrophe in Afghanistan

Elliot Ackerman examines the moral and strategic consequences of abandoning Afghan interpreters during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.