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It’s funny how things work
The importance of understanding “the why” (purpose) has occupied much of my thinking lately. One of my projects at work is to develop a training module on infrastructure reconnaissance. One of the themes I’m trying to emphasize in the module … Continue reading → […]

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WoW!!
WoW - the Watchers Council - it's the oldest, longest running cyber comte d'guere ensembe in existence - started online in 1912 by Sirs Jacky Fisher and Winston Churchill themselves - an eclective collective of cats both cruel and benign with their ability to put steel on target (figuratively - natch) on a wide variety of topictry across American, […]

Rethinking Security

Administrative Shift
Over the next week, there will be some big changes at Rethinking Security. First, I will be moving this blog to Tumblr. I've been blogging for five years now, and have been learning about the business as I go along.... […]

Mountain Runner

Public Diplomacy: Books, Articles, Websites #62
Courtesy of Bruce Gregory, here is the latest update on resources that may be of general interest for teachers, students, and practitioners of public diplomacy and related courses and activities. Suggestions for future updates are welcome. Bruce Gregory is an adjunct professor at George Washington University and at Georgetown University and a pre-eminant fon […]

Abu Muqawama

The Mattis Book Club
I've always admired USMC general General James Mattis. I first encountered him when I read his scathing takedown of Effects-Based Operations (EBO) in 2008, and soon became familiar with his operational record in Iraq and endlessly entertaining quotables. Most of all, I've always admired Mattis' deep interest in his own profession, as evidenced […]

Long War Journal

Prominent anti-Taliban police chief killed in western Afghanistan
Taliban assassins killed the Khak-i-Safid district police chief in Farah province on Friday night. Khak-i-Safed police forces have been conducting an effective counterinsurgency campaign in the area since last year. […]

Real Clear World

Let's Stop Pretending Russia Will Help U.S.
David Kramer, Wash PostCan everyone please stop pretending that Russia can be a partner with the United States and others in solving the crisis in Syria? Recently, there has been a flurry of visits to Moscow by senior Western and U.N. officials: U.S. national security adviser Tom Donilon was there in mid-April, followed by Secretary of State John F. Kerry in […]

Army Learning Concept 2015

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Posts Tagged ‘AFPAK’

Happy New Year! My 2010 List of Significant Stuff.

December 31st, 2010 by Centurion

Many people make a list of all of the things they are going to tackle in the new year. I am not that stupid (OK I am, but go with me on this). So instead I thought I would put out a different kind of list, and you are invited to add to it. [...]

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Tags: 2010, AFPAK, books, China, cyber operations, India, information, movies, North Korea, Pakistan, Stuxnet, wikileaks, Year in review
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Planning to Plan

December 17th, 2010 by Caradoc

With all the news from the December Review and the “fragile progress “ we are making in Afghanistan, and how corrupt governance and safe havens negate the progress made, most people seem to have completely missed the completion of a rather strategically significant document, and the equally strategically important process that produced it. Based on [...]