by ruston | Dec 28, 2009 | Analysis, Intelligence, Military, Narrative, Strategic Comm.
by Scott W. Ruston Recent headlines revealed that video feeds from the Predator, the US unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) used for surveillance and targeting in both Iraq and Afghanistan, have been intercepted by insurgents in Iraq. Early follow up analysis focuses on...
by editor | Dec 18, 2009 | Government, Military, Southeast Asia
by Mark Woodward and Mariani Yahya* Thai-Buddhist colonialism? That is a strange concept, but it is reality as far as the Malay-Muslims of the “Deep South” of Thailand are concerned. Edward Said noted that the representation of political- and military-subject people...
by lundry | Sep 10, 2009 | Counterterrorism, Indonesia, Military
by Chris Lundry In the aftermath of the 17 July bombings at the Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta, some interesting developments have emerged in Indonesia’s anti-terrorism efforts. The incident has shattered the illusion that Indonesia was safe from...
by editor | Dec 12, 2008 | Military, Strategic Comm.
by Steven R. Corman Yesterday that the DoD Office of Inspector General released a report with the unparsimonious title “Organizational Structure and Managers’ Internal Control Program for the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) and American Forces...
by editor | Dec 2, 2008 | Analysis, Complexity, Military, Strategic Comm.
by Steven R. Corman The Advanced Research and Assessment Group of the Defense Academy of the United Kingdom has just released a new primer on Strategic Communication. The executive summary says: This paper attempts to address a perceived gap in UK defence thinking...
by etp | Nov 20, 2008 | Analysis, Government, Military, Strategic Comm.
By Edward T. Palazzolo and Dawn Gilpin (With analysis support from Nick Brody, Jesse Herrera, Krista McNaughton, and Jordan Wolff) This is the third post in a series about the one-year anniversary of the State Department’s Dipnote blog. In Part 1 we focused on...