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War and Insurgency in the Western Sahara

Authored by Dr. Geoffrey Jensen.
Published May 13, 2013

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Research & Analysis

Cyber Infrastructure Protection: Vol. II, Edited by Dr. Tarek N. Saadawi, COL Louis H. Jordan, Jr, Dr. Vincent Boudreau.
Sharing Power? Prospects for a U.S. Concert-Balance Strategy, Authored by Dr. Patrick Porter.
Egypt's New Regime and the Future of the U.S.-Egyptian Strategic Relationship, Authored by Gregory Aftandilian.
Making Strategic Sense of Cyber Power: Why the Sky Is Not Falling, Authored by Dr. Colin S. Gray.
Governance, Identity, and Counterinsurgency: Evidence from Ramadi and Tal Afar, Authored by Dr. Michael Fitzsimmons.
Strategic Stability: Contending Interpretations, Edited by Elbridge A. Colby, Michael S. Gerson.

Articles & Editorials

Op-Ed: Downsizing the Army Profession, Dr. Leonard Wong
Op-Ed: Developing A New Approach To Conventional Arms Control, Dr. Jeffrey D. McCausland
Op-Ed: Drones Are Making A Difference In Yemen, Dr. W. Andrew Terrill
Colloquium Brief: Kingston Conference on International Security (KCIS-2012): International Security in an Age of Austerity, Dru Lauzon
Cyberspace: Malevolent Actors, Criminal Opportunities, and Strategic Competition Conference, Dr. Robert J. Bunker
Op-Ed: Thinking Inside A New Box: The Coming of the New Age of Mutualism; The End of Another, COL Louis H. Jordan, Jr
Routine, Disciplined, and Results-Oriented: Joint Plans and Operations (JPOx) and Decisionmaking Processes in U.S. Forces-Iraq (USF-I), Colonel Matthew Q. Dawson
Op-Ed: The Need For A "Half-Pivot to the Americas", Dr. Robert J. Bunker

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Ethical Warriors: The Profession of Arms in Contemporary Perspective Kingston, Ontario, Canada

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The Hot Topic of the month is the North Korea. See some of our previous North Korea publications:

Busting the Myths About the North Korea Problem, Dr. David Lai

Understanding the North Korea Problem: Why It Has Become the "Land of Lousy Options", William A. Boik

Criminal Sovereignty: Understanding North Korea's Illicit International Activities, Dr. Paul Rexton Kan, Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol Jr., Mr. Robert M. Collins

The North Korean Ballistic Missile Program, Dr. Daniel A. Pinkston

Projecting Pyongyang: The Future of North Korea's Kim Jong Il Regime, Dr. Andrew Scobell

Prospects from Korean Unification , Colonel, Australian Army David Coghlan

North Korea's Military Threat: Pyongyang's Conventional Forces, Weapons of Mass Destruction, and Ballistic Missiles, Dr. Andrew Scobell, Captain USN John M Sanford

External North Korea Resouces

Strategic Horizons: Thinking the Unthinkable on a Second Korean War
Strategic Horizons: In North Korea's Dangerous Game, It's China's Move
North Korea Factbook

Another Hot Topic is Cyber. See some of our previous Cyber publications:

Cyber Infrastructure Protection, Dr. Tarek N. Saadawi, COL Louis H. Jordan Jr.

Cyberspace: Malevolent Actors, Criminal Opportunities, and Strategic Competition Conference, Dr. Robert J. Bunker

Colloquium Brief: Cyber Infrastructure Protection, Dr. Tarek N. Saadawi, COL Louis H. Jordan, Jr.

External Cyber Sources:
FBI & Cyber Crime
DHS Cybersecurity
CSIS Cybersecurity Information
Cyber Security Summit 2013
Cyber Infrastructure Protection 2012

The U.S. Army War College Guide to National Security Issues is available:
Volume 1: Theory of War and Strategy
Volume 2: National Security Policy and Strategy

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