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As a saved round, I'd like to hear from "anyone" with the experience / expertise mentioned - not just military and not just U.S. Thanks again.

All,

I’ll be joining, in July, an effort by the U.S Army that is conducting a study to determine lessons learned and best practices in support of coalition counterinsurgency infrastructure...

I'm registered and will be attending. Registration is now full - here is the e-mail I got the other day:

Greetings ~

The Marine Corps University's Counterinsurgency Leadership Symposium is...

General Vincent Desportes
Small Wars Journal Interview
by Judah Grunstein

SWJ Interview: General Vincent Desportes (Full PDF Article)



General Vincent DesportesThe Likely War
by Judah...

Is Counterinsurgency the Graduate Level of War? by COL Dave Maxwell, SWJ Blog.

Some Random Thoughts on COIN Today

Operational Effectiveness and Strategic Success in Counterinsurgency by Dr. Steven Metz at SWJ Blog.

Interesting Q&A on COIN doctrine, emerging concepts and "the debate". Linked from SWJ here.

Amb. Dave Passage (now retired) along with LtGen Paul Van Riper are our two senior mentors / grey beards for the Joint Urban Warrior and Expeditionary Warrior programs. Amb. Passage has been a...

Two Schools of Classical Counterinsurgency - David Kilcullen on the Small Wars Journal Blog.



Please comment on the SWJ Blog as well as here - thanks!

Thanks Jed! Just added these presentations to the SWJ's Counterinsurgency Page.

1 September Cato Institute policy analysis - The American Way of War: Cultural Barriers to Successful Counterinsurgency by Jeffrey Record.

Interesting COIN discussion going on at the Army.ca (Canada) board - Counter-Insurgency as a 6 Paragraph Parable.

27 March issue of U.S. News and World Report - Hard-Learned Lessons by Julian Barnes.



But a short excerpt, click on the link above for the whole story...