Новости за 05.06.2018

A useful map and chronology via AEI. Link:http://https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/2018-red-sea-coast-offensive The Soufan Group has a 47 pg. report 'The Forgotten War: The Ongoing Disaster in Yemen'....

An official DoJ press release on 4th June 2018, that starts with: ---Quote--- Ron Rockwell Hansen, 58, a resident of Syracuse, Utah, and a former Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) officer, was arrested Saturday afternoon on federal charges including the attempted transmission of national...

---Quote--- Amazon drew the ire of the American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday over a facial-recognition system offered to law-enforcement agencies that the advocacy group says can be used to violate civil rights. In marketing materials obtained by the group, Amazon Web Services says its...

Why Americans are Inclined to be Poor Advisors (and What to do About It …) SWJED Tue, 06/05/2018 - 8:19am

It is well established, in lessons learned and academic research, that advisory success is predicated, or conditioned, upon three foundational requirements which depend on the ability to: (1) understand the historical, social, and cultural context in which the advising mission is being performed; (2) adapt individual behavior to operate effectively within this context; and (3) establish effective... Читать дальше...

D-Day Forever Intertwines Past, Present, Future

D-Day Forever Intertwines Past, Present, Future

An article from Open Democracy that starts to explain why Assad used / uses chemical weapons and offers an explanation of a civil war where nothing is simple. For once the few comments and the author's response are worth reading too. I'd not spotted this: ---Quote--- In reality, there have...

An excellent article from 'The Guardian', helped by having access to a Nigerien National Guard soldier who was held by ISIS (his outpost being overrun) and helps to explain the background. Tribes or clans, cattle, guns and more - plus some religion. So a key section: ---Quote--- Sahraoui, the...

AFPAK Hands: Time for Strategic Review? SWJED Tue, 06/05/2018 - 1:06am

One of the more celebrated culture-oriented initiatives in the DoD is the Afghanistan-Pakistan (AFPAK) Hands program. Originally designed to strengthen long-term stability between allies and immerse military service members deep within the cultures and languages of Afghanistan and Pakistan, many within the DoD see the program as a glowing success. So successful in fact, that some military leaders want to replicate... Читать дальше...

Is a Light Attack Aircraft Coming to the Marine Corps?

Is a Light Attack Aircraft Coming to the Marine Corps? By Shawn Snow – Marine Corps Times

The Afghan Air Force May Be One of the Few Success Stories in a 17-year War

The Afghan Air Force May Be One of the Few Success Stories in a 17-year War by Kyle Rempfer – Air Force Times