In my Foreign Policy column, I explain why Pakistan's leverage over the United States won't last much longer. I also discuss why the U.S. Marine Corps is in a hurry to its next assignment.
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A Tale of Two Surges by Victor Davis Hanson, National Review.
Do Oligarchies Create Insurgencies? By Mark Safranski, Zenpundit.
The Future of Land Wars: Intense, High-Tech, Urban, Coastal by David Axe, AOL Defense.
Special Small Wars and Insurgencies Issue: Criminal Insurgencies in Mexico and the Americas: The Gangs and Cartels Wage War.
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Band of Brothers or Dysfunctional Family?: A Military Perspective on Coalition Challenges During Stability Operations by Dr. Russell W. Glenn, RAND.
In a piece for AOL Defense, Nate Freier forecasts the demand for the U.S. Army. A new report from RAND forecasts the supply. Needless to say, there is a disturbing gap.
Dr. David Ucko, no stranger to this community as author of the highly regarded The New Counterinsurgency Era, has the lead article in the forthcoming issue of the interagency journal PRISM.
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Three books on Egypt and Syria to help determine if the movement is a spring, winter, or an awakening
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More Commentary on COIN is Dead by Mark Safranski, Zenpundit.
Mexican Cartel Tactical Note # 7: Los Zetas Three Vehicle (SUV) Commando Engages in Offensive Action in Northwest Harris County, Texas: Ensuing Fire Fight with US Law Enforcement.
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An English Thanksgiving, 1942 by Thomas Fleming, Wall Street Journal.
Science is on the verge of modernizing warfare