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RUSSIA,  A.I. & HOW CIA AND SOCOM DEAL WITH PARAMILITARY PROGRAMS, THE RENEWAL OF SPECIAL OPERATOR CULTURE

9/10/2019

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 Passing the paramilitary torch from the CIA to Special Operations Command
(Military Times) In the shadowy realm of international competition that falls below the threshold of traditional conflict, the United States continues to struggle to match near-peer competitors like Russia and China. 
How to Fix a Broken Special Operations Culture by Andrew Milburn
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In Search of Ideas: The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence Wants You 
by Robert Work and Eric Schmidt
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Anticipating a New Russian Military Doctrine in 2020: What it Might Contain and Why it Matters 
by Dara Massicot
Hypersonics: The New ‘Sputnik’ Moment?
By Mark Henderson, War Room: “The rise of hypersonic technologies could render the current naval and marine strategies obsolete virtually overnight."

Strategic Partnership or Strategic Dependence?
By Jon Ahlstrom, Proceedings: "The 20th-century world order—a U.S.-led order that espouses liberal values and is underpinned by collective security agreements—exacts a gravitational pull on countries in search of individual growth and competitiveness on the world stage."

Technology, Military Genius, and the Improbable Victory
By Joanne C. Lo, Strategy Bridge: “War is ultimately a human affair. Because technology is a tool humans use to wage war, no study of battlespace technology can be complete without diving into the way humans interact with technology in a chaotic combat environment."

After the INF: Russia’s Propaganda and Real Threats
By Stephen Blank, Eurasia Daily Monitor: "No sooner did the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty expire on August 2, Moscow launched a propaganda offensive to shift attention away from the threats its missile programs pose to both European and Asian security."
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EXECUTING THE US LED AFRICA STRATEGY:  AT SEA

9/5/2019

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Western COIN: The Rise of 'Soft' Counterinsurgency Doctrine
By Brandon Brooks, Small Wars Journal: “Since the middle of the 20th century, intrastate conflict has become the prevailing form of warfare worldwide. Though often lacking in manpower and physical resources, insurgents have exhibited an impressive degree of skill and innovation, frustrating their opponents’ efforts to infiltrate the organization and disrupt its activities."
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 Executing the US Africa strategy, at sea
(Defense One) The U.S. Africa Strategy and the Defense Department’s Strategy for Africa provide a framework for engagement with African nations to help them create a “self-reliant, stable, and prosperous continent.”
With US help, Africa’s coastal nations are learning to work together
(Defense One) About a decade ago, most coastal African countries lacked the gear and know-how to effectively track maritime threats.
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GENERAL MATTIS, THE GLOBALIST:  ON ALLIANCES, US WAR POSTURE & CHINA'S MILITARY MODERNIZATION; HOW CHINA WORKS COVERTLY IN THE US

9/1/2019

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SWJ Quick-Look Book Review - Call Sign Chaos
By David Maxwell, Small Wars Journal: "The book could serve as syllabus for an entire Ph.D. program in preparation for military leadership It is the best list of readings of the classics for the understanding and practice of warfare. I use the example of a Ph.D. specifically to emphasize that General Mattis' example of self-study is something to be emulated and his self-study probably taught him more than any Ph.D. program could have."
What Mattis Gets Wrong: Alliances Also Need Rebuilding at Home
By Jane Doe, Politico: "Mattis gets something wrong, though, something important. It’s his attribution of the growing divisiveness in America to tribalism. This misidentifies the nature of the problem. America is of course deeply tribal, and always has been. What we’re living now, though, is political apartheid."
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Our So-Called Foreign Policy: Why Mattis Isn’t the Last Word on “America First”
Major War Game To Jolt 4 Services, Force Decisions 
In conflicts of the future the Pentagon will need some radically new thinking.
It’s Time to Talk About A2/AD: Rethinking the Russian Military Challenge by Michael Kofman
Testimony: China’s military modernization program
Oriana Skylar Mastro | US-China Economic and Security Review Commission 
The United States needs to put economic, diplomatic, and military resources behind maintaining the regional order in East Asia — and be willing to take some risks to ensure its success.
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Jim Mattis From His New Memoir
By Hope Hodge Seck, Military.com: ""If I had to do it again," Mattis wrote, "I would have called both [the U.S. Army Central Command] commander and Admiral Moore and said, 'Sir, I have a plan to accomplish the mission, kill Osama bin Laden, and hand you a victory. All I need is your permission.'""

SOCOM Is in the Hunt for a Chaplain Field Ethics Guide
By Shawn Snow, Military Times: "... with the special operations community finding itself stressed and in the midst of several scandals after nearly 18 years of continuous deployment, U.S. Special Operations Command is looking to find additional ways for those men and women of faith to help get its operators back on track."
U.S., CHINA:
Influence Power: How China Covertly Operates in the U.S.

By Bill Gertz, The Washington Free Beacon: "Chinese influence operations in the United States are pervasive and include the use of covert operations to support the objectives of the Communist Party of China in silencing critics of the regime in Beijing."
Gen. Jim Mattis On War And Trump
interview with General Jim Mattis via CBS News
Hoover Institution fellow James Mattis discusses his life and his over 40 years in the military.
 
​James Mattis On Why He Left The Trump Administration But Won't Criticize It
interview with General Jim Mattis via PBS News Hour
Hoover Institution fellow James Mattis talks about his philosophy of leadership and why he’s reluctant to weigh in on current policy from outside the administration.
General Mattis' Finest Hour Editorial of The New York Sun | September 3, 2019
https://www.nysun.com/editorials/general-mattis-finest-hour/90818/
That James Mattis is a tough man, we have no doubt. He is, after all, a Marine. He's been decorated for the kind of valor it's impossible to alloy. The question is whether he'll prove tough enough to withstand the pressure to jump into the 2020 election campaign not as a candidate but as a critic of the commander in chief he served as secretary of defense. It seems the pressure is mounting with every passing day.
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General Jim Mattis:
The Currents, Undercurrents and Crosscurrents of Chaos’ Re-emergence

By Katherine Voyles, Small Wars Journal: “... it’s helpful to look at several pieces of his: his speech at Boeing Field over Memorial Day weekend, the resignation letter, the book Warriors and Citizens, and his letter to All Hands the night before the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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