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An active duty captain weighs in on the debate over retention between LTG (R) Barno and LTG Hodges.

Nagl hopes that the next generation of military innovators will focus on human-centric innovations, lest the military be caught unprepared for another decade of war.

David Petraeus: We Must Be Coldly Realistic Over The Use Of Force - Many of the lessons we have learnt post-9/11 have been paid for and written in blood - The Telegraph.

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This second Small Wars Journal-El Centro anthology captures the important debate on the crime wars and criminal insurgencies taking place in Mexico and other regions of the Americas.

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The Seven Deadly Sins of Defense Spending - Center for a New American Security report by Lieutenant General David W. Barno, USA (Ret.), Dr. Nora Bensahel, Jacob Stokes, Joel Smith, and Katherine...

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The Dark Side of Globalization, Washington Post Op-Ed by Admiral James Stavridis.

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

The use of caltrops by Mexican cartels in Texas.

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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