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"In a COIN environment where the population is the center of gravity, access to the entire population is an obvious necessity for operational success."

“The military’s favored option among several variations currently under White House review, would ease a number of restrictions on U.S. activities.”

“In the absence of a coherent national strategy, arbitrary increases in the defense budget will do little to make America safer.”

NSA H.R. McMaster to appear before the SASC and on defeating ISIS.

The U.S. administration’s new national security adviser has reportedly told his staff that Muslims who carry out terrorist acts are corrupting Islam.

Continue on for the press release on this GSSR Special Issue and a link to download.

“President Trump's new adviser will need to avoid the Vietnam-era mistakes he studied.”

Continue on for information about and how to pre-order a Secretary of Defense “required” reading by Dr. Nadia Schadlow.

Continue on for an issue overview by Editor-in-Chief Paul Cruickshank and links to this month’s articles.

“In a White House laden with competing power centers, a trio of military men has emerged as a force to be reckoned with.”

Countering the threats posed by Russia, China, Iran and North Korea - and countering violent extremism - is still the correct way to benchmark what the Defense Department must do.

“The defense secretary clashes with the White House about staffing the Pentagon.”

“The President is to consider options that are expected to include sending more troops to Syria and Iraq, according to U.S. officials.”

"President Trump’s developing plan to defeat the Islamic State may lead to significant alterations in the Syria strategy that Trump inherited from Barack Obama."

"The Islamic State is seeping back into areas it once controlled, taking advantage of rampant corruption in Iraq’s security forces and institutions."

"More U.S. troops may be needed in Syria to speed the campaign against the Islamic State, the top United States commander for the Middle East said on Wednesday."

Declaring the formation of dedicated information warfare troops, the Russian Defense Minister noted that "propaganda needs to be clever, smart and efficient."

"At one point or another, they each strode the sands of Iraq, fighting on the unforgiving battlefield of America’s costliest war since Vietnam."

“More than any other officer of his generation, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster’s military career has been defined by a willingness to dissent - often forcefully.”

Continue on for an overview and a link to download this latest CNAS report.

"President Donald Trump's appointment of Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster to be his national security adviser is a brilliant decision." Continue on for a detailed op-ed.

"The literature on the Vietnam War is enormous and growing, but Fall’s work still stands out for its insight and sagacity. He remains our greatest writer on the struggle.."

Transparency International says corruption is one of the root causes of violent extremism.

WSJ editorial - “H.R. McMaster wrote a book about the duty to challenge a President.”

“McMaster is highly respected in the conservative foreign policy community, and a man with little pretense and a great deal of battlefield experience.”