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“Competitive Control”: How to Evaluate the Threats Posed by “Ungoverned Spaces” | Small Wars Journal

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Competitive Control : How to Evaluate the Threats Posed by Ungoverned Spaces. September 17, 2014 - 5:20am. Ldquo;Competitive Control”: How to Evaluate the Threats Posed by “Ungoverned Spaces”. Daniel Fisher and Christopher Mercado. So-called “ungoverned spaces” present the United States with significant security challenges in an era characterized by “softened sovereignty.” [i]. Advances in technology and finance, coupled with globalization and stoked by the often bright flame of political instability hav...

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Chasing the Dragon: Afghanistan’s National Interdiction Unit | Small Wars Journal

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Chasing the Dragon: Afghanistan’s National Interdiction Unit. September 5, 2011 - 7:11am. This post is an extended version of Security Scholar Synopsis. 001 “CNP-A’s National Interdiction Unit (NIU)” available. ISAF officials, particularly American officials, have often referred to narcotics as the driving force behind the corruption endemic to many of Afghanistan’s government and security systems. As one US counter-narcotics official. Including raiding, arresting and conducting seizures of High-Value Ta...

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A Question of Legitimacy | Small Wars Journal

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A Question of Legitimacy. December 16, 2011 - 5:42am. The American Military has consistently been regarded as one of the most trusted institutions in the United States [1]. Partly due to the period into which they were thrust, the founding fathers feared the implications of a standing Army and worried about what it might do [3]. Is it becoming a class, separate and distinct with its own cultural and ideological norms? What does it say about society when such a small portion of the population serves?

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SWJ Blog is a multi-author. Blog publishing news and commentary on the various goings on across the broad community of practice. We gladly accept guest posts. From serious voices in the community. New Commander Will Increase Tempo of US Operations in Conclusive Stage of ISIS Fight. By The Washington Post. August 21, 2016 08:52 AM Comments (0). President Ronald Reagan’s Remarks at a Farewell Ceremony for General John W. Vessey, Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. A Great Man Has Passed. The 50th a...

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The Mike Sadler Project: February 2008

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The Mike Sadler Project. A blog to chronicle the progression of my book project on Willis Michael "Mike" Sadler, MC, MM. Monday, February 25, 2008. Looking for the source of my evasion silk map. Sunday, February 10, 2008. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Looking for the source of my evasion silk map. Long Range Desert Group Preservation Society. The Small Wars Council.

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The Mike Sadler Project: September 2011

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The Mike Sadler Project. A blog to chronicle the progression of my book project on Willis Michael "Mike" Sadler, MC, MM. Saturday, September 24, 2011. Remarkable new SAS publication. A close British acquaintance who has long helped me with my research introduced me to this news today: http:/ www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14952939. What a remarkable advance in the history of the Regiment, and the men who served it so well. It's very coincidental that I just finished reading the book, "We Won a War,".

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The Mike Sadler Project: August 2009

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The Mike Sadler Project. A blog to chronicle the progression of my book project on Willis Michael "Mike" Sadler, MC, MM. Saturday, August 22, 2009. This picture seems to have been taken in a sequence that included the title page photo of Sadler. An acquaintance recently commented that he was a handsome fellow, and I suppose that yes, he is in indeed. Herehe wears the rank insignia of a captain, denoted by the three pips found on his epaulets. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.

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The Mike Sadler Project: February 2011

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The Mike Sadler Project. A blog to chronicle the progression of my book project on Willis Michael "Mike" Sadler, MC, MM. Monday, February 28, 2011. I have been on leave from my military duties for some time, and just had the opportunity to log on to the .mil network in order to check my email. As I browsed the new arrivals and deleted ones that were related to my previous billet, I came across one that I misread when I first saw it sitting in my Outlook queue. Friday, February 25, 2011. Just a few months...

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Do We Really Understand Unconventional Warfare? | Small Wars Journal

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Do We Really Understand Unconventional Warfare? By David S. Maxwell. October 23, 2014 - 10:34am. Do We Really Understand Unconventional Warfare? America May Not Be Interested In Unconventional Warfare. But UW Is Being Practiced Around The World By Those Who Are Interested In It. David S. Maxwell. And if not, why not? We know that the Department of Defense (DOD) defines unconventional warfare as. Although this definition now resides in the DOD dictionary there is no DOD or joint level doctrine. Two recent...