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... able to count on the loyalty of the civilian as well as military government’ (Symposium, p. 74 ).   These views were ... below, especially Bob's and Gian's. The COIN doctrine review in June will have a significant impact on shaping our future military ...

Journal Article - Apr 16 2012 - 4:44am - 23 comments

... extent ISCI wants to be Iran's cat's paw. In sum, the military dimension in Iraq has had a string of successes and is not now the ... Harvard professor praised it in the New York Times Book Review - certainly a first for a military manual. Most football commentators ...

Blog post - Aug 14 2008 - 6:30am - 1 comment - 0 attachments

... social and cultural root causes. This study will briefly review the evolution of the concept of criminal insurgency. The study will then ... Poor Mexico; so far from God and so close to the US military's COIN apparatchiks. When all you have is a hammer, everything looks ...

Blog post - Feb 11 2012 - 10:26am - 18 comments - 0 attachments

... the “Risk Rule” for assignment of women in the military.  The rule excluded women from non-combat units or missions if ... Policy may be granted on an individual mission basis after review by U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A).  This is a step in the right ...

Journal Article - Nov 20 2011 - 8:34am - 46 comments

... for personnel and promoting too quickly. I joined the military close to 20 years ago as an enlisted guy. I recall two prominent ... people why they were not selected... The Dossier review by HRC could also be eliminated, saving time and money and allowing ...

Blog post - Jun 26 2011 - 7:33am - 101 comments - 0 attachments

... won the Marine Corps Heritage Prize, the Colby Award for Military History and appeared on the Commandant's Reading List. West appears ... nation-building. In the March issue of Military Review, I lay out my reasons. In a nutshell, if you hand sovereignty over ...

Blog post - Mar 5 2009 - 6:18pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

... Los Zetas , a criminal organization founded by former military commandos. The Zetas dominate the criminal “para-state” in ... Sentinel, Small Wars Journal, The Atlantic, World Politics Review , and other publications. He blogs at Rethinking Security and the ...

Journal Article - Nov 3 2011 - 4:03am - 3 comments

... Hamas comprises a political, a social and a military wing (the 'Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades), which are not ... Political Development," American Political Science Review 54, no. 3 (September 1961). [18] Examples: Not the only, ...

Journal Article - Feb 4 2012 - 10:28am - 0 comments

... A review of the use of new media in recent insurgencies. ... ability to mobilize large numbers in protest, a decisive military victory over the Mubarak regime was unnecessary. [37] The resonance ...

Journal Article - Sep 4 2011 - 8:02am - 29 comments

... Click here to skip to comments . Military officers have frequently been called upon to serve as advisors to ... mission. I have broken this article out to  review: 1) the strategic impact of SFO advising; 2) the relevant policy and ...

Journal Article - Feb 15 2012 - 6:13am - 8 comments