Новости за 27.10.2020

PSYOP During the Counter - Lords Resistance Army Campaign Dave Maxwell Tue, 10/27/2020 - 3:11pm

This case study is part of a larger body of work researched and produced by the students of the Military Information Support Operations (MISO) Program Design and Assessment Course at Ft. Bragg, NC. This body of work examines conflict scenarios with emphasis on determining the Psychological Operations (PSYOP) efforts and activities employed by the various competitive actors in the area of operations. Читать дальше...

10/27/2020 News & Commentary - National Security

News & commentary by Dave Maxwell. Edited and published by Duncan Moore.

10/27/2020 News & Commentary - Korea

News & commentary by Dave Maxwell. Edited and published by Duncan Moore.

Trying to Coordinate Force in the Sahel: The G5 Sahel Dave Maxwell Mon, 10/26/2020 - 10:12pm

The Sahel region in Africa continues to be one of the most unstable regions in the world, with a variety of jihadist groups continuing to launch attacks. Although originally focused in Mali, it has metastasized into a major threat to bordering countries. The most critical security requirements continue to fall on the local military and police forces. Both before and after the external military and peace enforcement missions... Читать дальше...

Joint Operational Design, Re-imagined… Dave Maxwell Mon, 10/26/2020 - 10:00pm

Operational design has been adopted into Joint Doctrine. The Armed Services and US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) have also, in different forms, adopted operational design. As currently captured in JP 5-0 (Joint Planning), Joint Operational Design is seriously limited in both its usefulness and application. Joint Operational Design needs to be re-imagined.

Quantifying Chaos in the Era of COVID19 - Reconceptualizing Threat Across the Western Hemisphere Dave Maxwell Mon, 10/26/2020 - 9:03pm

While it is imperative to leverage personal military experiences, it is also important to recognize our experiences have the capacity to result in inaccurate assumptions, conclusions, or implicit bias. The simple solution is to integrate data into our decision-making process rather than solely relying on observations of deployed forces, leadership experience, or self-assessments. Читать дальше...

Making Peace in Deeply Divided Societies: the Case of Mindanao in the southern Philippines Dave Maxwell Mon, 10/26/2020 - 8:30pm

In this article, our goal is to explain the factors why making peace in ethnically-divided societies, such as Mindanao, are often hard to secure. The primary argument that this article proposes is that the settlement of peace processes in ethnically divided societies are more likely to experience more cycles of violence during peace transitions. This argument... Читать дальше...

Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 32: Militias (Milícias) Surpass Gangs (Gangues) in Territorial Control in Rio de Janeiro   ZFTWARNING Mon, 10/26/2020 - 7:43pm

Various factions (facções) exert territorial control over portions of Rio de Janeiro.  These include gangs and militias (gangues e milícias) that challenge the state, contest territorial control and illicit markets, and exert raw political power of criminal governance.  A recent study: Mapa dos Grupos Armados do Rio... Читать дальше...