Book Review

SWJ El Centro Book Review – Children of a Modest Star: Planetary Thinking for an Age of Crises

ZFTWARNING — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 18:57:23 +0000

SWJ El Centro Book Review – Children of a Modest Star: Planetary Thinking for an Age of Crises

SWJ−El Centro Associate Daniel Weisz Argomedo Reviews of "Children of a Modest Star: Planetary Thinking for an Age of Crises" by Jonathan S. Blake and Nils Gilman.

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SWJ Book Review – The Vory: Russia’s Super Mafia

ZFTWARNING — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 02:25:00 +0000

SWJ Book Review – The Vory: Russia’s Super Mafia ZFTWARNING Sun, 07/17/2022 - 10:25pm

Book review of Mark Galeotti, "The Very: Russia's Super Mafia." The text provides a valuable overview of Russian organized crime and its influence on Russia's political system.

Review Essay: Peacekeeping & The Consolidation of Gains

ZFTWARNING — Sat, 21 May 2022 02:31:08 +0000

Review Essay: Peacekeeping & The Consolidation of Gains ZFTWARNING Fri, 05/20/2022 - 10:31pm

This Review Essay of Lise Morjé Howard's "Power in Peacekeeping" looks at Power, Persuasion, and Inducement in Peacekeeping through the lens of US doctrine: both US Army FM 3-0: Operations and the Joint Multi-service Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (MTTP) for Peace Operations.

Tweets and the Streets: Social Media and Contemporary Activism

Riley.C.Murray — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 16:49:51 +0000

Tweets and the Streets: Social Media and Contemporary Activism Riley.C.Murray Tue, 07/20/2021 - 12:49pm

Paolo Gerbaudo’s Tweets and the Streets: Social Media and Contemporary Activism is a fascinating and evocative book that is based on the author’s grass-roots experiences during the January 2011 uprising against Mubarak in Egypt, the May 2011 indignados protest in Spain, and the September 2011 Occupy Wall Street movements. He uses his findings to challenge techno-optimists, pessimists, and contemporary social movement mainstream theories. Gerbaudo, Director of the Centre for Digital Culture, argues that techno-theorists do not consider how the use of technology differs based on geography and culture. He contends in his theory of “choreography of assembly” that social media aids in setting the foundations of the nature and type of movement where “soft” leaders emerge within social media communication to guide the emotional and physical nature of a social movement.

Book Review: Resistance Operating Concept

Riley.C.Murray — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:12:39 +0000

Book Review: Resistance Operating Concept Riley.C.Murray Mon, 06/21/2021 - 11:12am

A Mongolian Special Forces officer reviews Otto C. Fiala's "Resistance Operating Concept"

Small Wars Journal Book Review: The Dragons and the Snakes: How the Rest Learned to Fight the West

Riley.C.Murray — Wed, 26 May 2021 20:24:42 +0000

Small Wars Journal Book Review: The Dragons and the Snakes: How the Rest Learned to Fight the West Riley.C.Murray Wed, 05/26/2021 - 4:24pm

A review of David Kilcullen's new book on how U.S. adversaries (state and non-state) have adapted to be more effective at competition with the U.S.-led international system

Modern War Institute: Seven Pillars Revisited: The Myths and Misreadings of T.E. Lawrence

Riley.C.Murray — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 07:25:56 +0000

Modern War Institute: Seven Pillars Revisited: The Myths and Misreadings of T.E. Lawrence

A review of "Lawrence of Arabia on War: The Campaign in the Desert, 1916–18" by Robert Johnson

Link: https://mwi.usma.edu/seven-pillars-revisited-the-myths-and-misreadings-of-t-e-lawrence/

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SWJ Book Review: “A Military History of the Modern Middle East”

SWJED — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 23:45:13 +0000

SWJ Book Review: “A Military History of the Modern Middle East” SWJED Sat, 10/21/2017 - 7:45pm

"A Military History of the Modern Middle East" represents a new offering by James Brian McNabb.

A Movie and a Book: All Quiet on the Dunkirk Front

SWJED — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 15:02:49 +0000

A Movie and a Book: All Quiet on the Dunkirk Front SWJED Fri, 09/08/2017 - 11:02am

Christopher Nolan's "Dunkirk" mimics Eric Maria Remarque’s "All Quiet on the Western Front" matter-of-fact depiction of war, down to a boot.

Book Review: “Chinese Intelligence Operations”

SWJED — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 15:23:15 +0000

Book Review: “Chinese Intelligence Operations” SWJED Tue, 09/05/2017 - 11:23am

In his book, "Chinese Intelligence Operations", Nicholas Eftimiades states that the “lucrative field of espionage…is highly suited to the People’s Republic of China".