117: Part I. former DASD, Michael Patrick Mulroy on Integrating Civil Affairs, field operations and diplomacy

Today we welcome Michael Patrick Mulroy, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East. This episode is part one of two. 

"Mick" worked for Secretary Mattis, Esper, and the transition to the new administration. He is also a retired CIA Paramilitary Operations Officer and a United States Marine. Today he discusses the integration between field operations, Civil Affairs, and diplomacy. Mick Mulroy is currently running the Lobo Institute, a National Security analyst on ABC News, and an advocate to end Child Soldiering.
In part two, Mick Mulroy talks about China's competition. 

Links mentioned in the show:

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Civil Affairs Association: https://www.civilaffairsassoc.org/

About Michael Patrick Mulroy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Patrick_Mulroy

Lobo Institute: https://www.loboinstitute.org

Case study on improving collaboration between CIA field operations and the military (MEI): https://www.mei.edu/sites/default/files/2021-08/Irregular%20Warfare%20-%20A%20Case%20Study%20in%20CIA%20and%20US%20Army%20Special%20Forces%20Operations%20in%20Northern%20Iraq%2C%202002-03.pdf

My Star in the Sky (Child Solder documentary): https://www.loboinstitute.org/my-star-in-the-sky/

ABC article on covert action: http://abcnewsradioonline.com/national-news/covert-action-and-national-security.html

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon: Daughters of Kobani: (MIlitary.com article) https://www.military.com/off-duty/books/2021/02/18/daughters-of-kobani-tells-riveting-story-of-women-combat.html

Music: Special thank you to The Cranberries