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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.