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by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 10/29/2012 - 8:28pm | 0 comments

Harvard Tracks Mexican Drug Gangs via Google by Hannah Stone of InSightCrime.

by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 10/29/2012 - 8:15pm | 0 comments

Tracking the Steady Rise of Beheadings in Mexico by Elyssa Pachico of InSightCrime.

by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 10/29/2012 - 8:10pm | 0 comments

October 2012 CTC Sentinel and Summer 2012 Parameters Now Online.

by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 10/29/2012 - 5:47am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 10/28/2012 - 6:37am | 3 comments

Australia in the Asian Century White Paper. Hat tip to Bill Moore via the Small Wars Council who recommends reading the Executive Summary and Chapter 8 at a minimum.

by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 10/28/2012 - 6:32am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 10/28/2012 - 5:31am | 1 comment

Accusations Against Generals Cast Dark Shadow Over Army by Ernesto Londoño, Washington Post.

by Robert Bunker | Sat, 10/27/2012 - 7:04am | 3 comments

Mexico’s Drug Lords Ramp Up Their Arsenals with RPGs by Ioan Grillo, Time Magazine.

by Dave Dilegge | Sat, 10/27/2012 - 12:23am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Fri, 10/26/2012 - 7:07am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 10/25/2012 - 2:00pm | 1 comment

Via Tom Ricks at his Best Defense blog: Army War College Axes 10 Civilian Professors.

by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 10/25/2012 - 1:06pm | 0 comments

General Failure by Tom Ricks, "The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today" book excerpt at The Atlantic.

by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 10/25/2012 - 6:37am | 1 comment

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by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 10/25/2012 - 5:39am | 1 comment

Shifting Mood May End Blank Check for US Security Efforts by Scott Shane, New York Times.

by Robert Bunker | Wed, 10/24/2012 - 11:08am | 2 comments

With 60,000 Dead, Mexicans Wonder Why Drug War Doesn't Rate in Presidential Debate by Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor.

by Dave Dilegge | Wed, 10/24/2012 - 5:52am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Wed, 10/24/2012 - 4:44am | 4 comments

U.S. Develops New Blueprint for Hunting Terrorists by Greg Miller, Washington Post.

by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 10/23/2012 - 5:24pm | 0 comments

Relationship Between Conventional and Special Operations Forces in Transition by Valerie Insinna, NDIA’s National Defense.

by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 10/23/2012 - 4:48pm | 0 comments

Closing In. New York Times book review of  ‘The Finish: The Killing of Osama bin Laden,’ by Mark Bowden. Review by Tara McKelvey.

by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 10/23/2012 - 6:19am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 10/22/2012 - 9:26pm | 4 comments

Irregular Warfare: Counterterrorism Forces in Support of Counterinsurgency Operations by William B. Ostlund, Institute of Land Warfare.

by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 10/22/2012 - 2:32pm | 0 comments

Do Your Slides Pass the Glance Test? By Nancy Duarte at Harvard Business Review.

by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 10/22/2012 - 2:18pm | 3 comments

Why Benghazi Is Even Bigger Than You Think for Obama and Romney by Spencer Ackerman at Wired’s Danger Room.

by Bill Caldwell | Mon, 10/22/2012 - 7:04am | 2 comments

It’s great to be back at Small Wars Journal. It’s been nearly a year since my last post. Since then, I returned to the United States after 24 consecutive months in Afghanistan and assumed command of U.S. Army North (Fifth Army).  I’d like to take a moment to talk about this incredible organization, especially our continuing partnership with Mexico's Secretariat of National Defense, or SEDENA. 

by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 10/22/2012 - 6:41am | 0 comments

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