Out of Africa: The Strategic Mistake of US Disengagement from Somalia
In December 1992, as an infantry platoon commander, I was among the first Marines to land in...
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Lessons from the Hardest Place: Twenty Years of War in Afghanistan
What lessons should the United States military take from twenty years of war in Afghanistan?...
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Jihadism is Spreading to the Gulf of Guinea Littoral States, and a New Approach to Countering It is Needed
The jihadist insurgency in the Sahel, despite years of Western-backed efforts to counter it, is...
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Cyber Threats and Choke Points: How Adversaries are Leveraging Maritime Cyber Vulnerabilities for Advantage in Irregular Warfare
The grounding of the container ship Ever Given in the Suez Canal in March 2021 caused a complete...
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The Appeal of Covert Action: Psychology and the Future of Irregular Warfare
Meddling in foreign countries is a risky business. This is especially true when the meddling is...
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What’s In a Name? The Disaggregation Problem that Undermines Counterterrorism Strategy
In June, reports emerged that the leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, killed himself via a...
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An Unforced Error: How US Attempts to Suppress the Opium Trade Strengthened the Taliban
As the Taliban consolidates control in Kabul, the stunning fall of the Afghan government has...
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China’s Strategically Irregular Approach: The Art of the Gray Zone
How does China operate in the space between war and peace to gain strategic advantage in Asia and...
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