An appropriate thread that opens with:
The author of the report has a Q&A contribution and here is part of one answer:
There is a closed 2009 thread on the original DHS report:...
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'Blood on their hands': USG was warned 10 yrs ago white supremacy was a threat
An appropriate thread that opens with:
The author of the report has a Q&A contribution and here is part of one answer:
There is a closed 2009 thread on the original DHS report:...
We must see China - the opportunities and the threats - with clear eyes
An opinion piece in The Sydney Morning Herald by an Australian Federal MP and chair of the Intelligence & Security Committee; identified by a "lurker". It is strongly worded and was condemned by the...
3rd time lucky to end forty-two years of war!
Most readers I expect will recall Mozambique has been blighted by a civil war for a very long time; no, not the current insurgency in the northern provinces.
Here is a shock, with my emphasis in...
Tunisia Kills Another Wanted Terrorist and the Growth of Jabal Orbata As An IS Base
Aaron Zelin is a known SME, who I think I have heard talk once in London and thanks to Twitter found he has a website dedicated to Tunisia, part of the promotion for a forthcoming book due out in...
A Sea Lamprey Waits For Them
A short review of a new book from an Indian observer. The book being 'Chinese Spies—from Chairman Mao to Xi Jinping' by Roger Fagliot, which I see via Twitter has had rave reviews.
I'd not heard...
No longer does al-Qaida grab the headlines. That might be the plan
Jason Burke, a UK journalist whose focus is often AQ and jihadists, has a short column and asks:...
Russian-Ukraine War 2019 onwards
A new thread. The war rarely attracts attention now and looking at the previous threads some had 500k plus views.
The previous thread - now closed - has 1093 posts and 61.7k views....
The Most Repressive State You May Have Never Heard Of
A Canadian newspaper Q&A with the author Martin Plaut, the former Africa Editor of the BBC’s World Service, of the updated book (cited above). There's also a 17 min Vice documentary (undated). I note...
Egypt: a country simmering under multiple pressures
A February 2018 first-hand report on the situation, id'd today and the author is an experienced US journalist. Insurgency aside he fills in the gaps and here is one example:...
AFRICOM helps to make matters worse?
IIRC the author is opinionated and critical of AFRICOM, but that caveat aside his article does pose questions. Notably:...
Goliath: why the West doesn't win wars and what we need to do about it
This is an event in London @ LSE on 24th October 2019, in the evening and is free. The speaker is Sean McFate, whose name and writings I am sure have appeared here before. His mini bio starts with: ...
Avoiding the penthouses
Found this January 2019 article which ends:
Link:https://theconversation.com/theres-a-wider-scandal-suggested-by-the-trump-investigations-109203
IMHO this fits here and is not an issue just for...
AML legislation is the least effective of any anti-crime measure, anywhere
Discovered today via a "lurker" a November 2017 submission to the Senate Judiciary Committee by an ex-US financial crimes investigator, which has some stunning quotes and this response from a contact...
Between Regime and Rebels: A Survey of Syria’s Alawi Sect
Recommended by a "lurker" this interesting NYRB article, it dissects what has happened to this loyal community, their losses and the apparently little gain for this....
From a previously unknown source, Global Voices...
From a previously unknown source, Global Voices NGO, and I have viewed the short video. It also provides an update on the situation which is so rarely reported, in part as few can visit the affected...
A French Army hero - last in Algeria - and what can be learnt
Hat tip to an excellent War on The Rocks article, which fits here well and has a wider application to fighting 'small wars'. Notably over working with local allies and whether a conflict can be won....
Shadow force: The secret history of the US intelligence community's battle with IRGC
A 'Long Read' that provides an overview of the 'battle' and a number of new to me items....
Thread reopened for next post
Manually id'd this thread for the next post to be added.
Mayday in the most extreme and hostile place on earth.
Earlier this year I posted a thread in 'Trump's Navy' after the Wavell Room, a UK blogsite published two articles on leadership at sea and today I found the third article had been published.
The...
British troops to join force countering Mali militants
A mix of updates and with our current political focus unlikely to attract much attention:
1. ...
Two articles I caught today. A 'Long Read' in the...
Two articles I caught today. A 'Long Read' in the NYRB by two SME and the title almost gives away their view:wry: 'Iran: The Case Against War'. Curiously they end with:...
Snippet
From a longer NYRB article on teh confrontation with Iran:
Link:https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2019/08/15/iran-case-against-war/
Presumably someone knows where this 'compendium' can be located?
Trusting an informant
A complicated story that illustrates the dangers of HUMINT and the source's death suggests he was in very deep - as this passage shows:...
Indicators of home grown violent extremist mobilization
A NCTC, FBI & BHS published document (32 pgs) and they explain at the start:
Shortly after a bit more:...
Russia Is Perfecting the Art of Crushing Uprisings Against Authoritarian Regimes
Or lessons learnt from Syria and available - presumably at a price - from Russia. Here is one passage:...