New Book by SWJ El Centro Fellow Paul Rexton Kan: "Cartels at War: Mexico's Drug-Fueled Violence and the Threat to U.S. National Security".
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by Robert Bunker | Mon, 08/06/2012 - 5:10pm | 0 comments
Mexican Cartel Strategic Note No. 13: City of Hidalgo, Texas, Fearful of Cartel Violence Potentials - Will Not Release New Police Chief’s Photo.
by Crispin Burke | Mon, 08/06/2012 - 6:09am | 7 comments
Charred hulks of buildings lie smoldering in this once proud American metropolis. Meanwhile, dazed victims wander the streets aimlessly in search of food, water, and thier missing loved ones. Rescue workers clear the city streets block by block, pulling victims from the rubble, while others try to calm unruly mobs.
It might have looked like "Escape from New York", but in reality, it was Muscatatuck, Indiana.
by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 08/06/2012 - 5:17am | 0 comments
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by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 08/05/2012 - 4:48pm | 1 comment
Assessing Revolutionary and Insurgent Strategies (ARIS) Project: The purpose of the ARIS studies is to produce professional academic research material that will provide a foundation of common understanding on the topic of insurgency and revolution.
by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 08/05/2012 - 7:31am | 0 comments
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by Butch Bracknell | Sat, 08/04/2012 - 8:53am | 3 comments
Who knew that domestic politics and foreign affairs were linked?
by Peter J. Munson | Fri, 08/03/2012 - 7:51pm | 1 comment
Today's SWJ journal article on insurgency was written by John Kenneley.
by Charles G. Kels | Fri, 08/03/2012 - 6:38pm | 1 comment
Claims that drone operators are acting illegally are based on an overly rigid and inaccurate reading of the laws of war.
by Robert Haddick | Fri, 08/03/2012 - 3:39pm | 2 comments
China is inexorably accumulating small changes in the South China Sea, confounding U.S. strategy in the region.
by Dave Dilegge | Fri, 08/03/2012 - 6:57am | 0 comments
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by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 08/02/2012 - 11:28pm | 0 comments
John Keegan, Historian Who Put a Face on War, Dies at 78 by David Binder, New York Times.
by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 08/02/2012 - 5:21am | 0 comments
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by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 08/02/2012 - 4:33am | 0 comments
U.S. Model for a Future War Fans Tensions with China and Inside Pentagon by Greg Jaffe, Washington Post.
by Johnny Lairsey | Wed, 08/01/2012 - 8:13pm | 2 comments
In total, there are approximately 18,000 DoD members assigned to 57 CSTs, 17 CERFPs, 10 HRFs, two C2CREs, and the DCRF, prepared to respond to a domestic CBRN incident.
by Dave Dilegge | Wed, 08/01/2012 - 6:49am | 0 comments
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by Inge Fryklund | Wed, 08/01/2012 - 6:00am | 3 comments
Our Western design and training programs are subtracting capability—by pushing adoption of an alien military culture.
by Dave Dilegge | Wed, 08/01/2012 - 5:22am | 1 comment
Study Criticizes Pentagon Over Its Plans for a Greater Focus on Asia by Thom Shanker, New York Times.
by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 07/31/2012 - 5:54am | 0 comments
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by Sterling Jensen, by Robert Sharp | Tue, 07/31/2012 - 5:21am | 1 comment
In a game of surrepititious steps, whom is grandmother?
by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 07/30/2012 - 12:27am | 0 comments
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by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 07/29/2012 - 8:55pm | 34 comments
After 25 years in the military, Dr. David Kilcullen needed a change. So he started Caerus Associates, which is "two-thirds tech, one-third social science, with a dash of special operations."
by Peter J. Munson | Sun, 07/29/2012 - 3:45pm | 7 comments
Punch them in the nose and leave? Or are we conducting a responsible, managed transition?
by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 07/29/2012 - 8:30am | 0 comments
July’s IW Fusion Cell Newsletter has been distributed. This issue includes updates on the proposed Army 7th Warfighting Function, Building Partner Capacity and FM 3-24 Counterinsurgency revision.
by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 07/29/2012 - 7:40am | 0 comments
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