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Rethinking Revolution: Introduction

... facing a generation of revolution as changes occur in the Americas, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. Before we can hope to ... to prove it" so you cannot tell me anything new. Maybe best to look at it like Maybe best to look at it like this: Q: ...

Blog entry - Dec 6 2011 - 9:05am - 68 comments - 0 attachments

28 May SWJ Roundup

... Officials: Rwanda Genocide Suspect Arrested - AP Americas Mexico Gang Violence Displaces Thousands in Michoacan - BBC ... as far as I can see. Indians will do what they think best, Pakistanis will do what they think best, and so on and so forth. Our ...

Blog entry - May 28 2011 - 5:31am - 7 comments - 0 attachments

President Obama: Look for a New Massoud

... the adjacent areas didn't like the Pashtuns anyway. Best of all, its largely a fresh slate where avoidance of bad past kinetic ... this last position: any AF government that will satisfy Americas putative security needs will have to exert a monopoly on the ...

Journal Article - Aug 10 2010 - 10:17am - 25 comments

The COIN Approach to Mexican Drug Cartels: Square Peg in a Round Hole

... (FM 3-24) is currently #12 on Amazon.com’s list of best sellers in military strategy, just four places behind Tom Clancy’s ... (Cartel & Gang) Insurgencies in Mexico and the Americas:  What you need to know, not what you want to hear.”  ...

Journal Article - Dec 27 2011 - 5:10am - 42 comments

Counterinsurgency Strategy Not Working in Afghanistan, Critics Say

... collapse and crush him once he attempted to withdraw. The best he could hope for was a "decent interval." Long story short, God ... written constitution in the world, the United States of Americas Constitution 1787. Citizens in every local town in the United ...

Blog entry - Jan 12 2011 - 7:44am - 71 comments - 0 attachments

Lopsided Wars of Peace: America’s Anemic Ability to Project Civilian Power

... lessons we have re-learned over the past decade was best articulated by T.E. Lawrence when he stated, “It is their war, and ... lack of ability to colonize other nations and make little Americas is a strength, not a weakness. The ability to assist governments (not ...

Journal Article - Dec 12 2011 - 5:54am - 3 comments

12 December SWJ Roundup

... the Laureate's Curse - New York Times opinion Americas and Caribbean Corruption Sweep in Mexico Unravels in the ... to also understanding the decisions China makes and how to best leverage their support and avoid their opposition to our own policy goals. ...

Blog entry - Dec 12 2010 - 3:31am - 2 comments - 0 attachments

The COINdinistas

... hard, and that burden most often falls on faceless. Best, Rob Re: The COINdinistas I would concur with Rob's comments and ... 5. Mr. Winslow Wheeler. Its impossible to understand Americas wars unless one sees its political foundation in Washington -- our ...

Blog entry - Nov 29 2009 - 4:12am - 25 comments - 0 attachments

PSYOP: On a Complete Change in Organization, Practice, and Doctrine

... of this opportunity and advise our leaders on how best to put these pieces together into something streamlined, efficient, and ... adapt to the change? Finally, in 2001 the School of Americas changed its name to the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security ...

Journal Article - Jun 26 2010 - 5:23pm - 25 comments

Ten Years Gone

... are also "the Afghan People." Ten years of resisting the best we can throw at them and they show little signs of giving up anytime soon. ... that calculation. Giap conceived a strategy against Americas military effort to secure the independence of South Vietnam based on a ...

Journal Article - Jun 22 2011 - 7:45am - 40 comments