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Translating Lessons Learned in Colombia and Other Wars Among the People: Confronting the Spectrum of 21st Century Conflict 27 Aug 2013 | 01:35 pm
By: Max G. Manwaring We Americans tend to invent for ourselves a comfortable U.S.-centric vision with an enemy who looks and acts more or less as we do, and a situation in which the...
Algeria and Malaya: A Tale of Two Distinct and Dramatically Different Counterinsurgency Campaigns 26 Aug 2013 | 10:46 pm
By: Daniel T. Canfield This SWJ article compares the British handling of the Malayan Emergency (1948-1960) with that of the French in Algeria (1954-1962).
Combat Identification in Cyberspace 26 Aug 2013 | 02:59 am
By: Robert Zager and John Zager "Along with the rest of the U.S. government, the Department of Defense depends on cyberspace to function. It is difficult to overstate this reliance."
A Four Dimensional Model of Insurgency and the Centrality of ‘Perception and Polarization’ to Strategic Success 24 Aug 2013 | 12:12 am
By: Haroro Ingram This article is a working paper designed to present the early findings of my research to the field, particularly the model of insurgency which is still in its early developmental...
ADAPT: Training for Agriculture’s Seminal Role in Stability Operations for Afghanistan and Beyond 23 Aug 2013 | 07:06 am
By: John Groninger, Charles Ruffner, Ryan Brewster and Paul Sommers In Afghanistan, and across much of the developing world, agriculture is the primary enterprise and key to local food security, as w...
The Mexican Undead: Toward a New History of the “Drug War” Killing Fields 21 Aug 2013 | 10:38 pm
By: Molly Molloy Mexico and the US continue to assert that this a war on drugs, but provide no evidence that the drug trade has diminished despite the mounting death toll and the...
Thinking Differently: Unlocking the Human Domain in Support of the 21st Century Intelligence Mission 20 Aug 2013 | 11:43 pm
By: Robert R. Greene Sands It is clear that long-term COIN involving large numbers of US forces will be considered a last resort; however, approaches and programs that supported COIN will remain as a...
The 2012-2013 Mali Conflict: Considerations on the Human Battlespace and Strategic Outcomes 18 Aug 2013 | 10:29 pm
By: Juan-Camilo Castillo The civilian population’s diversity, through its multitude of ethnic, tribal and social groups, has made Mali an area of operations with its own challenges and advantages.
On Guerrilla Warfare: Two Takes, Mao vs. Guevara 18 Aug 2013 | 09:45 pm
By: Kyle W. Fonay Where Mao’s style was measured and subtle, Guevara’s prose is that of a decisive young revolutionary eager for the next victory.
Ensuring U.S. Prosperity and Security: The Case for Nigeria 18 Aug 2013 | 07:10 pm
By: Christopher A. Cruz, Aaron A. Bazin and Charles E. Hewins Despite the United States’ ongoing transition from the Middle East toward the Pacific, Africa remains strategically important to U.S. int...
