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24 May SWJ Roundup

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May 24, 2013 07:52 AM | Comments (0)

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Gulf Cartel Attorney Gunned Down in Southlake, Texas

by Robert Bunker

May 24, 2013 07:19 AM | Comments (0)

Gulf Cartel Attorney Gunned Down in Southlake, Texas, Borderland Beat.

Mexican Cartel Tactical Note # 18: Cartel Caltrop Use in Texas

by Robert Bunker and Khirin A. Bunker

May 23, 2013 05:46 PM | Comments (0)

The use of caltrops by Mexican cartels in Texas.

May 2013 Issue of the CTC Sentinel.

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May 23, 2013 01:21 PM | Comments (0)

West Point's Combating Terrorism Center has released the May 2013 Issue of the CTC Sentinel.

What’s British for ‘Oorah’?

by Jill S. Russell

May 23, 2013 08:13 AM | Comments (0)

This piece introduces the institutional culture of British policing and its role as a perspective to keep in mind as part of the study of the London Riots as a piece of military history ...

23 May SWJ Roundup

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22 May SWJ Roundup

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Discriminate Power: A Strategy for a Sustainable National Security Posture

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May 21, 2013 03:02 PM | Comments (0)

Discriminate Power: A Strategy for a Sustainable National Security Posture by Michael J. Mazarr and the NDU Strategy Study Group, Foreign Policy Research Institute.

21 May SWJ Roundup

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Applying Early Lessons to Build Afghan Security

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May 21, 2013 05:28 AM | Comments (0)

Applying Early Lessons to Build Afghan Security by Thom Shanker, New York Times.

The Insurgent’s Playbook: Start Cumulative, Go Sequential

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May 20, 2013 01:59 AM | Comments (0)

The Insurgent’s Playbook: Start Cumulative, Go Sequential by James R. Holmes, The Diplomat.

20 May SWJ Roundup

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SOCOM's Goal: Pre-Empt Wars

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May 19, 2013 09:03 PM | Comments (4)

SOCOM's Goal: Pre-Empt Wars by Howard Altman, Tampa Tribune

11 May SWJ Roundup

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May 11, 2013 04:20 AM | Comments (0)

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Military Culture Still Refuses to Include Women

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May 11, 2013 12:09 AM | Comments (8)

Military Culture Still Refuses to Include Women by Major General (USA Ret.) Robert Scales, Washington Post op-ed.

10 May SWJ Roundup

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Millionaire’s Private Navy Ready to Take on Somali Pirates

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May 7, 2013 08:14 PM | Comments (3)

Millionaire’s Private Navy Ready to Take on Somali Pirates - Mike Schuler at gCaptain.

The Crime-Conflict Nexus: Warlords and Pseudo-States

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May 7, 2013 11:59 AM | Comments (1)

When a state is unable to maintain its monopoly on violence, power-vacuums inevitably arise.

7 May SWJ Roundup

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May 7, 2013 07:36 AM | Comments (2)

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6 May SWJ Roundup

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May 6, 2013 07:14 AM | Comments (0)

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Assessing Iron Dome: What Makes a Weapon System Effective?

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May 2, 2013 06:36 PM | Comments (0)

If Patriot and Iron Dome made Israelis feel more secure, then they succeeded at their most important task.

Return of the SWJ News Roundup

by Dave Dilegge

May 1, 2013 06:16 PM | Comments (0)

Monday, 6 May. Hopefully in a new (Drudge-like) format.

Wed Night Tune: Body of an American

by Dave Dilegge

May 1, 2013 06:01 PM | Comments (0)

Wed Night Tune: Body of an American by The Pogues.

Special Ops Bravado Hurts National Security

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May 1, 2013 04:49 PM | Comments (6)

Special Ops Bravado Hurts National Security - CNN Op-Ed by Michele L. Malvesti and Nancy Walbridge Collins.

Friction Rises as Mexico Curbs U.S Role in Drug Fight

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May 1, 2013 01:16 PM | Comments (1)

An important article in yesterday's NY Times by Randal Archibold, Damien Cave, and Ginger Thompson. 

Mexican Cartel Strategic Note No. 14: Narcocantante (Narco-singer) Assassinated in Mission, Texas

by John P. Sullivan and Robert Bunker

May 1, 2013 01:11 PM | Comments (0)

Singer Jesus “Chuy” Quintanilla is the latest in a string of balladeers and musicians to be killed in Mexico’s drug war.  This time the killing occurred in Texas.

Invisible Armies Insurgency Tracker

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May 1, 2013 01:02 PM | Comments (0)

The Invisible Armies Insurgency Tracker presents a database of insurgencies from 1775 to 2012. It supplements the comprehensive historical narrative in Invisible Armies: An Epic History of...

Debate on Counterinsurgency: Gentile vs. Nagl

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May 1, 2013 12:47 PM | Comments (11)

Video of a Grinnell College counterinsurgency and the future of Afghanistan debate on 22 April between COL Gian Gentile and Dr. John Nagl.

Bridging the Gap

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April 27, 2013 09:06 AM | Comments (0)

SWJ contributor John Bertetto provides tips for bringing down criminal organizations with organizational analysis.

Why Mexico's Zetas Expanded Faster than their Rivals

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April 24, 2013 02:46 PM | Comments (0)

An offering from Viridiana Rios and SWJ El Centro Fellow Stephen Dudley.