Adam Elkus is an analyst specializing in foreign policy and security. He is currently Associate Editor at Red Team Journal, and his articles have been published in West Point CTC Sentinel, Foreign Policy in Focus, Small Wars Journal and other publications. He blogs at Rethinking Security, Dreaming 5GW, and The Huffington Post. He is currently contributing to the Center for Threat Awareness’ ThreatsWatch project.
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Published in: openSecurityStrategy and insurgency: an evolution in thinking?America's internecine counter-insurgency debate is now making some progress, though not on a single predefined path.
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Published in: openSecurityScience, defence and strategy
Without strategy, the science of war overtakes the art of war.
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Published in: openSecurityOperational art and modern American strategy
America's strategic ambiguity in Afghanistan and elsewhere has made understanding its operational doctrine all the...
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Published in: openSecurityGlobal cities – global gangs
Global cities linking global economic circuits are also home to transnational criminals and global gangs. This essay...
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Published in: openSecurityBorder zones and insecurity in the Americas
Border zones are potential incubators of conflict. Criminal gangs exploit weak state presence to forge a parallel...
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Published in: openSecurityUrban siege in south Asia
A new wave of urban assaults poses a severe challenge in the cities of south Asia and beyond.