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PIPE DREAMS: The Taliban and Drugs from the 1990s into Its New Regime ZFTWARNING Wed, 09/15/2021 - 2:51pm

Perhaps nowhere in the world has a country and the international community faced an illicit drug economy as deeply entrenched as in Afghanistan. After toppling the Ashraf Ghani government in August of this year, the Taliban has announced its intention to rid Afghanistan of drugs. They tried to ban opium production in 2000 with limited success, This analysis by SWJ-El Centro... Читать дальше...

9/15/2021 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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US Security Force Assistance is Much More than Afghanistan, Iraq, and Vietnam Riley.C.Murray Tue, 09/14/2021 - 10:15pm

In her recent articles in Foreign Affairs and the Irregular Warfare Initiative at Modern War Institute Rachel Tecott paints a quite bleak picture about US Security Force Assistance efforts. In both of these articles the author arrives to strong conclusions by suggesting that the US approach to building foreign militaries does not deliver the expected results and even... Читать дальше...

Influence Mechanisms: A Framework for Integrated Operations Riley.C.Murray Tue, 09/14/2021 - 9:53pm

Traditionally most people think of using the stick of coercion when dealing with a foe and the carrot of persuasion with an ally, but we should amend our influence planning to include the possibility of applying both, as required, in a goal-centric model.  Friend or Foe?  As a target it makes little difference in designing the dialog of influence if we recognize that either would decide... Читать дальше...

The Art of Urban Warfare from the Deep Seas Riley.C.Murray Tue, 09/14/2021 - 9:26pm

In the short Sherlock Holmes story from 1885, Mycroft Holmes, the intellectual panjandrum of the British government, tells his brother Sherlock about the plans of the Bruce-Partington submarine. Mycroft mentions to Holmes that the submarine’s importance can hardly be exaggerated. It has been the most jealously guarded of all government secrets. “You may take it from me,” Mycroft declares, “that naval... Читать дальше...

Tracking the Violent Extremism Spillover from the Sahel to Littoral West Africa

Tracking the Violent Extremism Spillover from the Sahel to Littoral West Africa