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Fifty years on, the US, once very critical of French objectives in Algeria, would yearn for an analogous conclusion to her own protracted war in Afghanistan.

The Asia-Pacific ‘US Pivot’, of course, has ramifications (second-third order effects) well beyond US defense strategies, budgets, and service-related in-fighting.

Proof of counterinsurgency’s failures is the current state of affairs in Iraq and Afghanistan says Gian Gentile in the Jerusalem Post.

Down that hot dog and beer and continue on for today's SWJ news and opinion roundup and links to the USNI Daily and Real Clear World.

SWJ friend Doug Ollivant takes a contrarian view of Rajiv Chanrasekaran’s new book, Little America.

Carl Prine is hurting, damn, damn, damn.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

Reconciling competing requirements and upholding academic rigor in PME.

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The next COIN Center webcast is scheduled for Thursday, 12 July 2012 at 1000 CDT (1100 EDT,15:00 ZULU). COL (RET) Mike Kershner from the Biometrics Identity Management Agency will be the guest.

America's 'Pacific Pivot' Craze by Max Boot, Los Angeles Times opinion piece.

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Fictional, from my hometown Baltimore and my all time favorite cable series, but lessons may be learned here...

Syrian opposition groups have rejected a United Nations-backed plan for a political transition in Syria, calling it "ambiguous" and "a farce".

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Via the Fort Leavenworth Lamp: The Command and General Staff College’s Golden Pen Award program recognizes personnel assigned to the college for their literary achievements. Four SWJ articles make the cut.

Subcommittee Hearing: Border Security Threats to the Homeland: DHS’ Response to Innovative Tactics and Techniques - Opening Statements and Witness Testimony.

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A sincere and humble thank you to our tried and true ally from across the pond as you celebrate Armed Forces Day.

Border School was held 26-27 June 2012 in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Sponsors of this training were the Los Angeles High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (LA HIDTA) in coordination with the Southwestern Border Sheriff’s Coalition, Texas Border Sheriff’s Coalition, Coalition for a Drug Free California, and Chabot Strategies, LLC.

Via VOA: US military leaders are promising a small-scale, but effective plan for dealing with terrorist threats throughout Africa.

The CSBA think tank came up with seven ways to cope with defense austerity. I apply them to the Pentagon's current predicaments.

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Clearer rules will lead to more innovative policy recommendations.

Search and Destroy by Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Slate. An excerpt from Little America: The War Within the War for Afghanistan.