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A Kellog-Briand Pact for the 21st Century: Why the International Community Rejected the Call for a Ban on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems

"Mexico's apparent unabated rates of homicide, kidnappings and assassinations, with targets that include public figures and journalists, continue."

"The changes taking place within the wider Taliban network mean 'a wave of attacks throughout the country' should probably be expected".

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“There were some really fine foreign policy ideas being promulgated down to the tactical level. Unfortunately, no one had bothered to ask about the feasibility of implementation.”

What are the Basics? Developing for Mission Command by Donald E. Vandergriff, Law Enforcement and Security Consulting

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Until we figure this out, I'm afraid West Point will perpetuate an unacceptable gap in the space between the "scholar" and the "warrior."

Nigerians are increasingly pointing to rampant corruption and incompetence among police and military units.

“Terrorism is a tactic, it’s not a thing. They have now defined the United States as being in a global confrontation with a tactic…”

Continue on for intial reaction to the President's foreign policy speech. Updates will follow in the morning.

“An exclusive look at the Afghan special operations forces that are key to President Obama’s Afghan counterterrorism strategy.”

Full Transcript of President Obama’s Commencement Address at West Point via The Washington Post (Foreign Policy Focus)

Continue on for Landpower: The Future and Our All Volunteer Army

"President Barack Obama will seek to keep 9,800 U.S. troops in Afghanistan after the war formally ends."

Best Practice or Best Strategy: Can New Counterinsurgency Doctrine Win Future Wars? By David Ucko,  ISN

The White House accidentally blew the cover of the top CIA officer in Afghanistan Saturday.

We shouldn’t approach professional reading with a checklist mentality, but instead put forth a more comprehensive effort.

Special Operations - An Army Core Competency by Lt. Gen. Charles T. Cleveland and Lt. Col. Stuart L. Farris, Army Magazine

HEADQUARTERS GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC; General Orders No.11, WASHINGTON, D.C., May 5, 1868

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Landpower: Al-Qaeda, Russia, Army Culture and More

This Profession of Arms: A Military Officer Breaking the Silence After War by Dale, The Bridge